[Closed] Photos - When automotive acreage mattered . . .

Are you sure about McNamara wanting to kill Lincoln? My understanding...

... is that wanted to make Lincoln smaller and the '61 Continental is the first model of it being downsized. The only thing McNamara wanted to kill was the acreage of the previous models that didn't sell well.

'61 Lincoln

George: I believe that the model was made by "Signature" Not "Yat Ming"

Got it! My information is coming from heresay from when I worked at FoMoCo.

I began working at Ford in '69. As a young 18 year old kid, I was fortunate enough to work in an office while I took my college classes at night. (That was because my Dad also worked at Ford and had some pull). At any rate, the old veteran workers loved talking about the old days at Ford. One of the stories that was told was about the success of the '61 Lincoln. My recollection of what they told me was the counter-point to what you pulled from Wiki.

I'm sure there's some definitive historical information around somewhere regarding the correct answer. I just did a quick search on the Internet and couldn't come up with anything.

Actually, "Signature Series" is a Yat Ming ....... it's their upscale line and not to be confused with "Signature Models", which is a separate company, usually specializing in cars from the 1920's, '30's and '40's.