Lincoln was acquired by the Ford Motor Co in 1922. The Mercury name is known to have been used by at least five other manufacturers at various times,the first Lincoln engineered Mercury did not appear until 1939. Lincoln had already become the up market end of the Ford range and were early pioneers of 4 wheel brakes and vacuum assisted braking systems. Coach and trim specifications were equally high on Lincolns and the Mercury range carried on this tradition. The McPhearson strut front suspension was used on US Fords from 1949 and on Lincoln Mercury models from 1951.All Lincolns were also fitted with automatic transmission from that time.It is interesting to note that such model names as Zephyr and Capri were used by Lincoln Mercury long before they were adopted by the UK Division of Fords. In recent times, engine options available from this division of the company ranged from the 1.6 litre Pinto engine of European origin through straight sixes of 3.3 and 4 litres to V8 layouts of between 4.2 and 7.5 litres. These vehicles are a joy to drive and ride in and have an excellent balance of mechanical refinement and comfortable accommodation.

Giacinto Ghia was born in Turin on 18 Sep 1887 and by the early years of this centaury was on the way to becoming one of the most famous motor body stylists and coach builders ever to be associated with the motor industry. The Ghia design house designed futuristic and super luxury car bodies for: Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Plymouth,Volkswagen, Rolls Royce and even Moskvitch and Volga. Ghia was merged with the design studio of the Ford Motor Company in 1973 and since then, only the top of the range Fords have been privileged to carry the Ghia name. This vehicle is an excellent example of what Ghia set out to do to the internal appointment of a car and puts an already good quality product in the true luxury class.

General Information
REGISTRATION NUMBER	XHR 410T
AWMMT Cat No	127
MANUFACTURER	MERCURY
PARENT COMPANY	FORD MOTOR Co.USA
MODEL	MONARCH
MILEAGE	28330 SEP 89
YEAR	1978
ENGINE
CUBIC CAPACITY	4088cc
BORE	93.5mm
STROKE	99.3mm
CYLINDERS	6
COMPRESSION RATIO	Data not available
VALVE GEAR	OHV
FUELLING	Mechanical Fuel Pump
CARBURETTORS	1 Carter
IGNITION	Electronic
HP/BHP	32.5 HP
TORQUE	Data not available
TRANSMISSION
TYPE	Automatic
NUMBER OF FORWARD SPEEDS	3