Vehicle Description
1989 Lincoln Town Car Cartier
Louis-Fran�ois Cartier founded Cartier in Paris, France in 1847
when he took over the workshop of his master, Adolphe Picard. In
1874, Louis-Fran�ois' son Alfred Cartier took over the company, but
it was Alfred's sons Louis, Pierre and Jacques who established the
brand name worldwide. Louis ran the Paris branch, moving to the Rue
de la Paix in 1899. He was responsible for some of the company's
most celebrated designs, like the mystery clocks (a type of clock
with a transparent dial and so named because its mechanism is
hidden,) fashionable wristwatches and exotic orientalist Art Deco
designs, including the colorful "Tutti Frutti" jewels.
For consignment and your consideration, a buttoned up, near
wonderful, Cartier edition of the 1989 Lincoln Town Car. With
plenty of comfort amenities, 1980's design utilizing the square and
rectangle, and tastefully selected colors and finishes. This
Cartier car is no exception with plenty of power amenities, climate
controls, fine leather interior complete with plenty of wood
appliques in exotic woods and driving controls such as cruise
control.
Exterior
The side panels (essentially the middle 1/3 of this car) are
covered with Silver Frost Metallic, showing nicely with little
faults overall. The uppers, door sills, fender tops, roof, hood,
and trunk lid of the car is draped with Sandstone Metallic, again
nicely preserved. On the rockers we see a large stainless polished
trim piece, running on the sides from stem to stern. Chrome bumpers
adorn each area of the rear and grille and are nice and shiny. On
front is the Rolls Royce-esque separate grille and radiator
surround topped by the Continental star badge. This is flanked by
dual horizontal rectangular headlights with another Continental
star badge separating these lights. As with any potentially
chauffeur driven car, the rear passenger area outside has a padded
vinyl roof complete with opera lights on the B pillars, and tinted
windows as well as a vertical C pillar window for some extra
viewing area and more interior natural light. Spoked wheel covers
are on all 4 corners, and consigner states all new tires and a
spare are now on or in this car.
Interior
A pull on any one of the massive doors, and you will be met with a
plethora of controls in a wood applique tiger maple woodgrain. From
mirror controls, to windows, power locks and seat adjustments it's
all there at the driver's fingertips. Gray panels cover the
remainder of the doors and are molded plastic to create an armrest
for the left arm of the driver, and right of the passenger. Dual
overstuffed and wide leather covered padded bucket seats are in
front and have a fold down armrest for extra comfort on those long
drives. The rear bench which has massive leg room, and a wide
stance for extra room complete with another armrest stretches from
rear door to rear door. An original square and rectangle design
dash is up from the and includes a large amount of more tiger maple
wood applique, and the rectangular trio of gauges and a clock gauge
cluster, climate controls, and an aftermarket stereo which doubles
as a CD player as well all neatly tucked under a gray padded dash
top with no cracks or faults. Gray carpet covers the floors and is
a very thick pile for extra sound deadening and comfort. Sitting on
the hump is also a CB radio and on the rear trunk deck is a
flexible spring antenna for the CB radio.
Drivetrain
Flipping open the crested hood, we are welcomed into a fully
restored and ultra polished up engine bay with a 5 liter V8 fuel
injected gas guzzler to run all the car, its amenities and then
some. An AOD 4 speed automatic transmission is attached to the back
of this big mill, and all the way back, is a Ford 8.8 inch rear
with 3.27 conventional gearing.
Undercarriage
Impressively preserved with just a touch of surface rusting on the
rockers, areas of the frame, and the usual suspects, but overall
very good. Noted is a hole in the muffler due to rust invasion, so
it will need repaired or replaced. Otherwise all is strong and
sturdy under here. Independent coil springs upfront, and 4 link
with coil springs provide the executive ride. Power disc brakes
upfront, and power drums on the rear are seen.
Drive-Ability
As with all the potentially and actual chauffeur driven cars, I sit
in the back and enjoy the scenery all the while paying attention to
my senses for convenience options, and this car does not let me
down. Climate control was spot on, and the ride was very smooth
with plenty of leg room. My driver reported nice acceleration, good
cornering for a large car, and a smooth cruise, which I noticed as
well. Good stopping power, and all the conveniences worked to
perfection.
If you are going to be driven, or want to drive a large designer
inspired car, why not do it in old style with this 1989 Lincoln
Town Car a-la Cartier inspirations. Fancy enough to rival their
modern kin, but classic square design that never gets old in this
case. It is like a pair of Docksiders, a Polo shirt, or a plaid bow
tie ...timeless with plenty of class.
1LNBM83F0KY605227
1LN-Lincoln Motor Company USA Passenger Car
B-Manual Belts
M83-Town Car Cartier 4 Door Sedan
F-5.0L V8
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K-1989
Y-Wixom, Mi Assy Plant
605227-Sequential Unit Number
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interest automobile showroom, featuring over 600 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display.
This vehicle is located in our showroom in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia
on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The website is
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