The last time Lincoln put its spin on one of Ford's pickups, it was met with very little public acceptance. By the time Lincoln put the brakes on the ill-fated Blackwood program, the company was practically giving them away just to rid its car lots of the expensive truck.
Well, Lincoln is back at it again, this time infusing styling cues taken from its Navigator SUV into the proven F-150 platform. Out of the box, this is a great-looking truck that rides well, has decent power, and offers a great canvas for future customization. If the nearly $40,000 base sticker price doesn't scare you away from the salesman and you are inclined to put your own spin on its looks, then the LT will make for a comfortable and very cool cruiser.
Precision Grilles received one of the very first examples of the high-end sport truck and busted out a phat billet grille, immediately. The new grille maintains the look of the LT's vertical bar treatment but pushes the style quotient over the top by tripling the number of bars. The stock grille has 14 wide bars, but Precision's unit flexes 80 highly polished bars. It's a silky smooth and expensive-looking design that matches the character of this ride to a tee. We dropped by the shop, as Precision went through motions of building and installing the grille into its new LT. Check it out.
1.Before we checked out Precision's...
1.Before we checked out Precision's Lincoln Mark LT, we checked out its warehouse. It was stacked from floor to ceiling with boxes of billet. If only we knew how to operate a forklift.
2.In the assembly area, we...
2.In the assembly area, we watched as a Precision employee TIG-weld a grille destined for greatness in a Nissan Hardbody pickup.
3.After the part had cooled,...
3.After the part had cooled, it was coated in black paint and then the front side of the aluminum bars was polished to a high luster on this polishing machine. Notice that the guy is covered from head to toe in black polishing grime.
4.On the right side, you can...
4.On the right side, you can see the raw aluminum before polishing, and on the left, after a few minutes work.
5.The stock Lincoln grille...
5.The stock Lincoln grille unscrews from the shell, and the emblem is removed and retained.
6.Precision engineered the...
6.Precision engineered the new grille with tabs that allow the grille to bolt into the stock locations. There's no need to drill holes in your $40,000 ride.
7.Lastly, the familiar Lincoln...
7.Lastly, the familiar Lincoln emblem is reinstalled onto the new grille using the existing hardware, and the truck is ready to roll, looking killer and custom.