The Only Lincoln VIII ‘Markero’ Pickup Is For Sale
Lincoln has twice tried to hitch its wagon to the Ford F-150 and sell a luxury pickup.
The Blackwood sold in 2002 and 2003 was an elaborate effort with a split tailgate, carpeted bed and hardshell tonneau cover.
Lincoln sold less than 4,000 of them before it was discontinued and replaced by the more conventional Mark LT, which also wasn’t a huge it.
Just about 35,000 were built across the 2005 through 2008 model years.
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Since then, Ford has focused on luxury versions of the F-Series like the Platinum and Titanium that cost upwards of $100,000 today.
But maybe Lincoln just went about things wrong. What if instead of trying to turn a Ford pickup into a Lincoln, it tried turning a Lincoln car into a pickup?
That’s what one intrepid person has done by converting a 1993 Lincoln Mark VIII coupe into a two-seat Ranchero-style pickup nicknamed the Markero.
The vehicle is coming up for auction at the Mecum Auctions event in Houston on April 6.
The build reportedly took nearly two years and blasphemously uses the rear window and bed from a fifth-generation Chevrolet El Camino, according to Lincolns of Distinction.
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The vehicle remains powered by the Mark VIII’s 4.6 liter V8, has a healthy 100,756 miles on the odometer and is equipped with the SecuriCode keypad entry system for what remains of its cabin.
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The Classic.com value tracker indicates that unmodified Mark VIIIs typically sell in the $3,000 to $10,000 range, but Mecum hasn’t put an estimated sale price on the Markero, which is being offered without reserve.
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