Lincoln Versailles

The Lincoln Versailles was the first mid-size luxury car from the Lincoln division of Ford Motor Company. Nearly identical to the Ford Granada and Mercury Monarch it was based upon, the Versailles was sold only as a 4-door sedan; it was the final product derived from the 1960 Ford Falcon. Sold from 1977 to 1980, 50,156 were produced.

During the 1980 model year, the Versailles was discontinued without a direct replacement; however, the division would again reintroduce smaller cars based on Ford products. In 1982, the Continental, after three decades as the largest Lincoln, became a mid-size car nearly the same size as the Versailles. Based on the Ford Fox platform, it wore an entirely different body from its Ford counterparts. In the mid-2000s, the division revisited the concept of an entry-level luxury car with the Lincoln Zephyr (renamed the MKZ). Although still an openly badge-engineered Ford/Mercury (in this case, the Ford Fusion/Milan); the MKZ has fared better in terms of sales than the Versailles.