It is now official: FoMoCo will kill off its long since badge engineered slightly-upmarket-from-ford-but-not-as-upmarket-as-lincoln brand.
i am not sad. while they have had a few hits over the years (cougar, marauder) they have had many more misses. and all of the cars are just rebadged fords that were never very good to start with. it was the same with plymouth for chrysler, and oldsmobile for GM, and while some were upset to see them go, noone was truly broken hearted. their pinnacle was long ago.
is this a continued sign of the times, with Carpocalypse still hanging in the air? i don't think so. i think this was a long time coming. it had been talked about for the last 20 years, only it never made quite as much financial sense as it does right now. The final cars will roll of the line late this year, and they will likely still sit on dealer lots.
so goodbye, and sorry you lived so long past your prime. as neil young once wrote, it is better to burn out than to fade away. i just wish it hadn't taken so long for you to fade.