For the 1977 model year, Lincoln introduced the Lincoln Versailles compact sedan (at the time, its smallest vehicle ever produced). Intended as a direct competitor for the Cadillac Seville, the Versailles was a rebranded version of the Ford Granada and Mercury Monarch, adopting the features of the Mercury Grand Monarch Ghia. Sharing nearly its entire body (with the exception of its grille, headlamps, and trunklid) with the Monarch sold in the same showroom, the Versailles was priced as the most expensive Lincoln sedan. While sharing its chassis with the Chevrolet Nova, the Seville shared no visible bodywork with its Nova counterpart. The Versailles sold far under sales predictions, outsold by the Seville nearly three-to-one; early in the 1980 model year, the Versailles was discontinued. For the 1982 model year, the Lincoln Continental was repackaged as a mid-size sedan (becoming a four-door version of the Lincoln Mark VII, introduced for 1984), sharing no body panels with Ford or Mercury vehicles.