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Rare Rides Icons: The Lincoln Mark Series Cars, Feeling Continental (Part XLII)

The Truth About Cars

There were simply fewer coupe buyers as Americans ran to minivans and the earliest family-friendly SUVs. The MN12 was finalized with a 113-inch wheelbase, and put into production on the 10th generation Ford Thunderbird and seventh generation Mercury Cougar for the 1989 model year. Only trim remained to tell them apart.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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San Jose Mercury News ). We hope Ford will, and then move ahead! If that target is met, the largest U.S. automaker expects to sell 1 million within five years to make the model profitable. Bloomberg News ). The truth is just the opposite. "We Were studying the matter, and keeping a careful eye on the projects happening around California."(

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