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This is the story of the Lincoln Versailles. The Versailles was Lincoln's answer to the recently introduced Cadillac Seville. Both were an attempt by Ford and GM to rush a downsized luxury car to market in response to the oil crisis and ever-increasing emissions and economy regulations.

Introduced in 1977, Versailles never really achieved the acceptance the Seville received. This was largely due to its high price that most consumers found difficult to justify considering its all too obvious Granada roots.

The Lincoln Versailles has become a poster child of the malaise era and is often listed along-side the Cadillac Cimarron and other marketing failures of the malaise time period.

Only now are people finding cars of this era worthy of a second look. Though under-powered and sometimes fussy to maintain, the baroque styling is truly unique and for that, these automobiles should get some recognition.

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