Production chronology1977–open
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
rdw ↗1 year
← Lincoln
Lincoln / Model record
LincolnVersailles
Production1977 – present
Recorded originUnited States
ClassMid-size car
Background
The Lincoln Versailles is a mid-size luxury sedan manufactured by Ford Motor Company and marketed by its Lincoln brand for model years 1977-1980 as a rebadged variant of the Ford Granada and Mercury Monarch. Replacing the Mercury Grand Monarch Ghia, the Versailles competed with the Cadillac Seville — and was noted as the first vehicle marketed in North America with clearcoat paint and halogen headlights.
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Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1977–1980
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗4 years