The Ford D186 platform is a automobile platform produced by Ford Motor Company from 1986 to 2007. Replacing the majority of the models based upon the rear-wheel drive Fox platform, it marked the adoption of front-wheel drive for Ford and Mercury mid-size cars. In 1988, it became the basis of an all-new Lincoln Continental, introducing front-wheel drive to the Lincoln division.In 1995, the platform was expanded further as Ford introduced its first front-wheel drive minivan, the Windstar.