Great Mark VIII history document

Hello fellow Mark VIII enthusiasts,

I found a great link to a document with some neat Mark VIII historical information which would be nice to capture on this site. Perhaps someone with authority could add it to the 'Lincoln Tech' page. By the way, I didn't name the link. Maybe this is old news to some folks here, but I haven't seen it until now.

http://home.comcast.net/~thebellybutton/93specs.html


I especially liked the target market section. Who on this board qualifies as "celebrities, sports professionals and entertainers who are looking for domestic alternatives to Porsches and Jaguars."?

Also impressive was the attention to detail behind this fact: "An exclusive 10-cars-per-hour assembly line is used at the Wixom factory. This is slower than any other assembly line used by FoMoCo. The typical assembly-line speed at Wixom is 45-cars-per-hour."
 
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Imagine finding one with the cellular flip phone option still in it!! :eek:
 
Yep the if the mark was priced in "today's" dollars it would be in line with entry level porsches, mid line jags etc.
 
"The paint process used on the Mark VIII has 23 steps, and the primer is color-keyed to the topcoat to reduce visible scratches"

That seems like a lot ?

And so does this :

"The wiring harnesses used in the Mark VIII weigh in at 95 pounds."
 
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Imagine finding one with the cellular flip phone option still in it!! :eek:

I have a 1st Gen corded cell, and a brand new 2nd Gen portable cell still in the factory box with the original wrapping on it... :p
 
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Imagine finding one with the cellular flip phone option still in it!! :eek:

my 97 LSC had it ....I really miss that car
 
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