Lincoln Quicksilver by Ghia
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Lincoln Quicksilver
First Proven: 1983 Geneva Auto Present
Description: Mid-engine hatchback luxurious sedan
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Lincoln Quicksilver by Ghia
Particulars:
First seen on the 1983 Geneva Auto Present, the Lincoln Quicksilver was designed by Ford’s then in-house design group Ghia. The big hatchback sedan featured a rear-engine V6 mounted transversely simply aft of the rear seats. Energy got here from a Ford 2.8-liter engine mated to a 5-speed handbook transmission.
The fastback European design was, per Ford, particularly aerodynamic for the time, with a drag coefficient of simply .30. Oddly, the operating idea was based mostly not on a Ford product, however on the body of a stretched AC 300ME sports activities automobile. Due to the engine placement, rear-seat area was restricted, however an under-hood “frunk” supplied extra cupboard space.
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Lincoln Quicksilver by Ghia
CG Says:
Who is aware of what Ford was considering right here? Significantly, I’m asking. A mid-engine, manual-transmission hatchback with restricted rear-seat area? That was, and actually is, solely antithetical to the Lincoln model expertise. Two doable explanations for this automobile’s existence: First, Ford might have been exploring the viability of the Lincoln model within the European market. Or, secondly, Ford had commissioned an idea from Ghia, and upon seeing the automobile, determined it was a bit of little bit of a attain for the Ford model, in order that they badged it Lincoln. Both method, I actually just like the wheels, that are most likely essentially the most American-looking components of the Quicksilver Idea.
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Lincoln Quicksilver by Ghia
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