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Two Face



In an earlier article I had speculated on what the face of Lincoln would be. The buzz has been that the egg crate, as shown on the Aviator concept, would be the winner. Well that grill appears to be only half the story. In a recent Automotive News interview Peter Horbury, Executive Director of Design for Ford North America, commented that future vehicles would wear either the egg crate or the current waterfall grill that adorns most Lincolns. Said Horbury of is new line of thinking "Is there an American face? No. Is there a Lincoln face? Well, there's two, actually." Hmmm. That seems to fly in the face of most other manufacturers who are slapping the same family schnoz on every model from top to bottom. Horbury also popped off that Lincoln was no longer in intensive care and he could begin to divide his time equally among Ford/Lincoln/Mercury. I'm not so sure about that one as Lincoln has really had gone through a rough patch as of late. Next up on the production schedule is the Aviator which by all accounts looks pretty good--but the real proof will be how much of the concept's interior has made it to reality. The Detroit Auto Show should see the debut of a large Lincoln sedan concept and there will be another sedan and "people mover" coming as well. Its a shame that the momentum of the LS was lost and that Lincoln cast about for so many years with concept after concept with none making it to production. For Lincoln the future can't come some enough.