'Quirks and Features' of the Lincoln Town Car

After spending some time with my newly purchased Lincoln Town Car, I discovered a number of unique and unusual features built into the car.

[IKhanNot]

These were, and still are, the ultimate road trip machines. They can carry 4 people in comfort and carry all their stuff in the trunk. Seats are comfy and they ride like a cloud. My favorite thing about these American land yachts is that you always take the more chilled out approach to driving. No need to rush, just stay in the right lane and cruise.

[MyCatInABox]

These cars are so underrated...
I'm 40 and I'd be EXTREMELY happy to be able to drive one of these in good condition.

[bkeen]

$3400 is a hell of a score for that car.

[KoldingDenmark]

Brings back memories. Drove this model in the same color from JFK to Reading, DC, Buffalo, Toronto, Montreal and back to JFK in 1996.
My mother could rest and sleep perfectly well in the front passenger seat on the long trips.
Cornering lights: Cadillac got them in 1964. Mercury, T-Birds and other cars for them soon after. Lincoln should have had them in 1965, but ended up waiting untill the model change in 1970.
Key hole light was intruduced in selected cars around 1979.
Hi Low lights with the mirror in the sun visors- my 1975 Continental Mark IV has that in both sides.
The Town Car we drove in 1996 - like the models I drove the previous years, had a double set of sun visors, left an right front, to help you with low hanging sun light from the side, by swinging the one set out to the door window.
I would love to have this particular car again, but they are hard to find here and difficult to import because of car inspection regulations.
It is possible, though. I will have to work on that.

[stevesmith]

You really got an amazing deal on a Town Car in great shape.

[markwoodley]

I used to rent Lincoln Town Cars whenever I travelled on business, and at the hotel I generally stayed at in Washington DC (no valet service) the parking garage was narrow and tight when manoeuvring into parking spaces, but if I recall this large car had very precise steering and I was able to reverse into my assigned corner parking space with little trouble. A very comfortable driving car for long road trips similar to Jaguar. Enjoyed your video.

[drizze]

I bought a 97 town car back in 2013 for 3800 bucks same color as this 1it had 130, 000 miles on it and I drove it until 2020 and it still had the original alternator, starter, compressor, waterpump etc man I miss that car it wound up getting towed because I bought another car and it was sitting parked to long man I miss that car drove it almost 8 yrs they are great vehicles thanks for sharing this brought back memories

[sethh]

DUDE!!! Thank you so much for the keypad information. In the manual it just says underside of trunk lid.

[CrashCo]

My favorite features on my 06 Lincoln is the cornering light, as well as the way to open the hood. A handle pops out of the hood so it's super easy to open instead of trying to find where the lever is under the hood. You can also lock the glovebox and trunk button with the key so a valet can't get in your car with the valet key and go into your trunk or box.

[typeongtv]

You are making me want to buy an old towncar now ... =)

[mattrice]

Hit "5" on the keypad after you enter your code, and it should open the trunk, if I remember my Ford/Lincoln days correctly.. How I miss that feature!!!

[itsnotme]

Didn't know about the steering effort switch. Everything else....yeah, cool stuff!

[capitainebonhomme]

Thank you for sharing your video about your beautiful Town car !!
Great you are pouring out so many interesting features !

[HXXIIA]

My grandparents owned one of these when I was growing up and we used to take it on a 3 he trip to the beach all the time. Best backseat to be a kid ever. So comfortable 😁. Miss you mami and pop, gonna try to find one of these in your memory.

[samnelsonorganist]

My 89 Town Car also has the keypad, lightup keyhole, side-headlights, moving grill, and automatic headlights/automatic highbeams. But man, I wish I had that steering wheel stiffness setting! Sometimes I feel like if I don't pay attention for just 2 seconds, I'll be in the ditch because the steering wheel is so loose. The 89 also has NO cupholders at all. But both back seats have their own cigarette lighters/ash trays---the important things lol. Anyway, I'm with you--these cars are fantastic.

[zzzut]

I loved that review. You went straight to the point. No unnecessary comments and no lengthy presentation. That’s how it should be done.

[pantherplatform]

This is probably the best video I've seen of a 95 town car. My ultimate car is my 2003 Marauder. It completes my collection of all four 2003 Panthers, the best year after 1995. Got a 03 and a 05 town car, both white rust free and got them both for $5k. They run forever and the AC never quits.

[lebronpryor]

I had a 1995 Lincoln town car signature series. I loved it. Someone convinced me to buy a 2005 Lexus LS 430. It really wasnt a good decision to make. I miss that Lincoln

[graczPL]

this car is on the list of cars i want to get

[jo_clarke]

That car is great, I like the older stuff, just drive and relax. There are some quirksto the operation of some of the features on her. 1400 miles in 5 weeks...I think your going to miss her when it's time to say "Bye, bye".