  the lincoln versailles was a mid-size luxury car manufactured by ford motor company and marketed by its lincoln division as a rebadged variant of the ford granada and mercury monarch. marketed solely as a 4-door sedan from 1977 to 1980, the versailles reached a production total of 50,156 and was noted as the first production vehicle to offer clearcoat paint. the versailles was named after the 17th century palace outside paris. ==history== thumb|left|rear Â¾ view, lincoln versailles as with the cadillac seville, the versailles was marketed in response to the 1973 oil crisis, and was differentiated from the ford granada/mercury monarch by front end styling, quad headlights, grille, wheel covers and faux spare tire trunk lid. otherwise, the vehicle including dash, doors, windows and overall bodyw
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