Lincoln Town Car

The Lincoln Town Car was an American car model of the upper class of the car manufacturer Ford owned premium brand Lincoln.

This was the flagship of Lincoln, since it was launched in 1981. Town Cars represent the majority of luxury sedans in the U.S. (around 85%), and stretch limos are almost exclusively Town Cars.

Even with normal length (not as a stretch limo ) had the Town Car substantial. With a length of 5.47 m ( model with long wheelbase 5.62 m) at the time was the longest produced in high American cars and the fourth longest in the world, after the Maybach, Rolls- Royce Phantom and the Bentley Mulsanne (2009).

Although the Town Car was considered a status symbol in the U.S., it was compared with the competition relatively inexpensive. The price for a Town Car were recently between U.S. $ 43,045 and U.S. $ 56,915. The biggest competitor on the U.S. market at the time was the Cadillac DTS. In Europe, where the Town Car was only available through a few importers, it is mainly known as a stretch limo.

  • 2.3.1 1990
  • 2.3.2 1995
  • 2.4.1 1998
  • 2.4.2 2003

History

A special version of the 1959 Lincoln Continental was first described as a Town Car. After the Continental had received a new design, the Town Car special version was no longer available. Only in 1971 the name Town Car was again using. From 1971 to 1980, the model with the most extensive special equipment for the Lincoln Continental was provided with the name Town Car. In 1981, the production of the Lincoln Continental was temporarily suspended, and the Lincoln Town Car was the prestige model of the Lincoln brand.

The name refers to a Town Car sedan version, which was very popular in the U.S. in the 20s. In the Town Car models of the 20 passengers were sitting in the back seat in a separate cab, while the driver of the car was sitting outside in the open. Various manufacturers of luxury automobiles in the 20s as Duesenberg, Rolls -Royce, Bentley and, indeed, Lincoln Town Cars sold.

Model generations

Previous to 1980

From 1970-1980 " Town Car " was the name given to the most luxurious equipment package of the Lincoln Continental, the former flagship of Lincoln. The Lincoln Continental Town Car package got its name because of the multiple design elements that had been taken over in the 1920s and 1930s, from the classic Town Cars.

From 1977 to 1979 there was the Lincoln Continental in addition to the Williamsburg Town -car equipment from 1975 to 1980 was equivalent to the Town Car, for the Continentals in the coupe form, the Town Coupe equipment.

For model year 1979 accounted for all Continental and Mark V models, the 7.5 -L V8 engine and was replaced by the 6.6 L V8.

1st generation

1981

The model 1981 was the Town Car into an independent model while the flagship model of Lincoln. The name of Continental was assigned to a new, smaller model from the model year 1982.

1985

In 1985, the Town Car a smaller facelift, which rounded off the edges of the body, the tail revised, and included optical changes in the interior. From 86, the Central Point -FI was replaced by a multi-point FI.

2nd generation

1990

The Lincoln Town Car has been completely redesigned for model year 1990. The angular design elements of the body of the Town Car of the 80s were replaced by a more aerodynamic, more rounded design. In 1991, the Town Car received the award Car & Driver Car of the Year. In the same year, the previous 5 -liter engine with a modern aluminum 4.6-liter engine was replaced with overhead camshafts, which (since 2007) performs his duties in the current model.

1995

For model year 1995, the interior has been completely redesigned. New seats, instruments and a new instrument panel were part of the newly designed interior. Outside were clear-glass headlights and a new grille to the changes.

3rd generation

Lincoln Town Car, 1998-2003

1998

The Lincoln Town Car was designed in 1998 after eight years for the first time from scratch and received a much more aerodynamic body. The interior has also been redesigned. A new instrument panel, new seats and trim panels on the doors were among the improvements. Many of the previous plastic surfaces were replaced by wood paneling or leather.

2003

For 2003, several minor elements of the body have been renewed. The radiator grille and more angular, as " American Style " in force, style elements have been re-introduced, the front axle has been completely revised -. Said Jaguar was for the new steering geometry Godfather.

End of production

Due to the vigorous protests of the limousine industry was changed the original plan to cease production in 2007. The production site of the Town Car in Wixom, Mich., has been closed, the model was instead built further on the assembly line together with the parallel models Ford Crown Victoria and the now also been set Mercury Grand Marquis in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. The production of the Lincoln model recently stood at about 1,500 copies per month. The three models were the last of their kind with a based on a traditional American body-on -frame construction platform, equipped with a durable V8 engine and rear wheel drive.

On 29 August 2011, the last copy of the Town Car rolled off the assembly line. The Lincoln MKT MKT Town Car to replace him as an exclusive rental car and fleet vehicle.

Trivia

In September 2006, Warren Buffett has his 2001 Lincoln Town Car Signature Series sold for $ 77,000 on the online auction platform eBay and donated the money for charitable purposes.

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