The Capri was a Lincoln series built from 1952 to 1959. In 1952-1955 it was Lincoln's top series, above the Cosmopolitan, and from 1956 it sat below the new Premiere. It was powered by Lincoln's overhead-valve Y-block V8. Lincolns finished at the top of their class in the Carrera Panamericana road races in Mexico, with Capris taking first and second place in 1954. The Capri name was retired after 1959.
A Lincoln series of 1952-1959, offered as hardtop, sedan, coupe and convertible. It was Lincoln's top series until 1955 and sat below the Premiere from 1956.
74years
2generations
2trims
202–281hp range
The Lineage
2 generations · tap any to explore1 trim1st gen
1952–1955
1 trim2nd gen
1956–1959
The Story
Why the Capri mattersTrims · 2nd gen
1 trim · 1956–1959Second generation (1956-1959), longer and more heavily styled, serving as the value counterpart to the upscale Premiere.
★ Only trim
Capri 6.0 V8
Sedan · 1956–1959
Power
281 hp
Body
Sedan
Debut
1956
Production
1956–1959
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