Lincoln Blackwood
LOS ANGELES-Lincoln saw its market share rise in 1998, giving the venerable marque the luxury-segment sales crown for the first time in nearly 60 years. Much of Lincoln's success in 1998 can be directly attributed to the astonishing sales of the new-for-'98 Navigator, which is the first truck Lincoln has ever sold.
In an attempt to ride the wave of sport-ute popularity a little bit further, Lincoln unveiled a concept vehicle today at the Los Angeles Auto Show that blurs the lines between pickup truck, sport-utility vehicle and luxury sedan.
Dubbed the Lincoln Blackwood, this new concept vehicle is based on the Navigator, which is a carbon copy of the Ford Expedition, which, in turn, is built on the Ford F-Series light-duty pickup truck platform. An amalgamation of the two-wheel-drive Navigator and F-150 pickup truck, the Blackwood features four conventional doors, traditional Navigator styling, and a wood truck bed with a form fitting tonneau cover. The truck bed, or extended trunk in Ford parlance, is made of more than 20 square feet of wenge wood, a highly striated type of wood found in central Africa. The wood is protected from the elements by a high gloss epoxy.
Lincoln Vice President of Design, J. Mayes, likens the Blackwood to a modern-day woody--albeit one with a GPS navigation system, 19-inch chrome wheels, and four bucket seats trimmed in Connolly leather. The Blackwood also features the 5.4-liter DOHC V8 engine found in the Navigator and would be classified a Class III towing vehicle, if slated for production. Mayes claims that the potential market would include buyers looking for a sophisticated tow vehicle, capable of hauling thoroughbreds to an equestrian event, and those that require the luxury of a touring sedan with an extended trunk.
LOS ANGELES-Lincoln saw its market share rise in 1998, giving the venerable marque the luxury-segment sales crown for the first time in nearly 60 years. Much of Lincoln's success in 1998 can be directly attributed to the astonishing sales of the new-for-'98 Navigator, which is the first truck Lincoln has ever sold.
In an attempt to ride the wave of sport-ute popularity a little bit further, Lincoln unveiled a concept vehicle today at the Los Angeles Auto Show that blurs the lines between pickup truck, sport-utility vehicle and luxury sedan.
Dubbed the Lincoln Blackwood, this new concept vehicle is based on the Navigator, which is a carbon copy of the Ford Expedition, which, in turn, is built on the Ford F-Series light-duty pickup truck platform. An amalgamation of the two-wheel-drive Navigator and F-150 pickup truck, the Blackwood features four conventional doors, traditional Navigator styling, and a wood truck bed with a form fitting tonneau cover. The truck bed, or extended trunk in Ford parlance, is made of more than 20 square feet of wenge wood, a highly striated type of wood found in central Africa. The wood is protected from the elements by a high gloss epoxy.
Lincoln Vice President of Design, J. Mayes, likens the Blackwood to a modern-day woody--albeit one with a GPS navigation system, 19-inch chrome wheels, and four bucket seats trimmed in Connolly leather. The Blackwood also features the 5.4-liter DOHC V8 engine found in the Navigator and would be classified a Class III towing vehicle, if slated for production. Mayes claims that the potential market would include buyers looking for a sophisticated tow vehicle, capable of hauling thoroughbreds to an equestrian event, and those that require the luxury of a touring sedan with an extended trunk.
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