Purchasing a 1989 Lincoln Town Car Signature Series Special Edition Part 1

[@Ryan-u6z]

Thanks for sharing this adventure with us! Love the loaded Special Edition! You will do wonders with it!

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Thanks, Ryan!

[@roseanntrotta911]

Hello Mr. Tony - Wow another great video & what a nice find on the Town Car! We really enjoyed all the pieces of the video with the initial inspection, comments on options and the drive back. Plus it was great to see your mom & dad as they are so cool. I know you mentioned it needs some work. We are all a work in progress, nothing is perfect. Whatever you spend or time you invest, it will be less expensive than buying a new car today and Mr. Tony will end up with a fun to drive reliable vehicle. P.S. We are so glad you liked some of the treats from the HF trip. Take good care. Roseann & Dan

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Thanks, guys! The car really does need quite a few things, but I believe it's worth it as I already have most of what it needs. I'll find the rest in time. I can tell you that I will be stocking up on Vernors to bring home on the next trip. 🙂

[@david-wilkerson1967]

Beautiful car, a car that you can actually enjoy and drive when it’s dry outside, and you don’t have to be afraid of using it, and a fun trip to Kentucky, sometimes you have to stop and look back and realize you are a living some of the best moments of your life, when that car was new, you were 21years old, probably struggling to get started in life-like most people that age, now the car is 35 years old, and you’re 56 years old, both in good shape, many more years ahead of enjoyment

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Thanks, Dave! I actually test drove one off the lot in 89, but I wasn't willing to give up my 79 Town Coupe. However, the one I drove didn't have near this many options!

[@trixie9867]

i have never seen an opera light like that before - my grandparents had an 89 marquis with the regualar ones - and i love those things

[@tonyscarcare5657]

The Special Edition was the only one to get them.

[@gh2687]

Looks great. That midnight blue top looks great. We have matching seats now. ❤

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Thank you! You'll see in part 2 that it needs quite a bit of attention.

[@t.l.robinson2162]

​@@tonyscarcare5657that is great. You get to make a few videos.

[@t.l.robinson2162]

@@tonyscarcare5657 I can't remember if I told you before,if I did please forgive me. If you ever need any Ford parts that are discontinued check with Green Sales in Cincinnati Oh. They buy all of Ford's discontinued parts.

[@freddyhoyt1849]

My dad bought a new Lincoln just like this one for my mother in 1989 for Christmas it was a beautiful car

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Dang! Your dad was doing well in life! Thank you!

[@phillipbouchard4197]

Congratulations Tony on another fantastic Lincoln Town Car ! The dark blue carriage roof is stunning and identical to the one on my 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis 50th Anniversary edition. So glad to see your folks out and about with you for your new purchase. I just returned Sunday from a 500 mile round trip to visit the Battleship New Jersey BB - 62 in Camden. I went down with my 1991 Ford Crown Victoria LX wagon as we brought down an extensive collection of Proceedings magazines I accumulated since 1981 when I joined the U.S. Naval Institute and thought it was too much for the Mercury. I was getting compliments and thumbs up for it every where we went including down town Philadelphia. Thanks for the video.

[@tonyscarcare5657]

You're welcome! Thank you! I totally understand all of the looks and thumbs up because we get them everywhere we go. People definitely stand up and take notice of these cars.

[@rightlanehog3151]

Tony, Since this one already has every single option, it is a good thing it needs a few repairs. 😉

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Lmao! Yeah, I guess I don't have to add anything, but I have to fix a lot of things.

[@HelpingHand-ic4wt]

a friend of the family had a 72 Lincoln 2 dr with dark blue leather. I liked it, it seemed like the perfect color for a quiet, restful car. Your new car reminds me of that, it's beautiful.

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Awesome! Lincoln sure knew how to do things back in the day.

[@andythebest4632]

Beautiful town car! Congratulations.Thats my main concern with these is that transmission bushing making it home without blowing up lol. I really like those 86-89 Grand Marquis!

[@tonyscarcare5657]

That bushing replacement video is loading right now!

[@danielimpastato3466]

Hi Tony - nice! We know you love these highly optioned Lincolns. The blue leather is fantastic. Good choice. I'll enjoy seeing you working on it 👍🏼

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Thank you! I'm glad because it needs a lot of little things done as you'll see in part 2.

[@kroge007]

Nice looking. I remember back in high school when my one Uncle bought a new 77 Town car. It drove like you were on a cloud. My other Uncle had bought a used 87 Town car in the early 90’s. My opinion was the 77 rode much better. Your comment at the end about what the lady said of your Moms car had me on the floor LOL!

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Thank you! The older ones very well may have rode better, but the late 80s were superior in so many ways. I drove a 79 Town Coupe for 8 years. I said that at the end because we got so much hate from my parents' accident video with people saying how old, ugly, outdated, and unsafe the car is. They don't have a clue.

[@markbehr88]

Tony. I LOVE it. Definitely a keeper. I like the dual exhaust too. 👍

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Thanks, Mark!

[@terry3193]

Hi Tony, thanks for the video. I’ve always loved the white with blue carriage roof…extremely sharp. You’re right, this seems to be fully loaded. I love the color matched body side molding, sun roof, and factory dual exhaust. My ‘88 signature has a factory sunroof and trailer pkg. w/ factory dual exhaust. I like to think I’m pretty knowledgeable about Lincoln’s but I was not aware of a Special Edition in ‘89…learned something new. At first I thought it was the “Stars and Stripes” edition but that was on ‘87. I liked that edition’s white leather with blue piping. In any event, that’s a beautiful car and congratulations on another great find!

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Thank you! Yeah, it kinda seems like maybe this was one last chance for someone to get one similar if they missed out on a Stars and Stripes in 87. I'll go over the Marti Report in Part 2. I plan to post it tomorrow.

[@fleetwin1]

Another beauty indeed! Love the way your Mom has no trouble manipulating that phone!

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Thank you! They do very well with their phones. Dad drives mom nuts listening to classic country music on KZbin all the time! We got him earbuds, but he won't use them! 🤣

[@fleetwin1]

@@tonyscarcare5657 Your Mom handles that thing like a pro, I usually end up chucking mine against the wall out of frustration. So now you have 4 town cars, but I suppose you can never have enough of them. Always liked these cars even when they first came out...

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Well, I have two, and mom and dad have two.

[@Arthur-sz7uf]

Your town cars are all beautiful.! I will say that my favorite one is the pastel Adobe.!

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Thank you! I'm getting that a lot. I've always loved that color.

[@czechmate6916]

I love the styling on these early model Lincoln’s. That’s pretty good gas mileage for a car that size. This one looks really nice too.

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Thank you! They get outstanding fuel mileage for a big comfortable car.

[@dsds4199]

Das ist ein ganz tolles Auto und ein sehr netter Verkäufer ❤️

[@treyreed6203]

Oh Tony! How exciting! I agree with you on having one that’s not perfect, that your not afraid to drive and something happen, a scratch or ding. That’s how I am with my 79, it nice but no show car and I’m not afraid to drive it.

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Yes, thank you! The car shows extremely well going down the road but is far from perfect. I cover it all in the next video.

[@Vile-Flesh]

Enjoyed this video and the in-car footage and, as always, the commentary. These Town Cars are beautiful and so smooth. The blue leather seats in the Signature Series look very comfortable.

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Thank you! Part 2 should be up to see tomorrow evening.

[@Vampirebear13]

Congratulations !!! She's a beauty !!!

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Thank you! I have part 2 posted.

[@Mark-x8s6u]

I'm not sure how you keep finding these older model classics but your peaking my interest in finding one for myself. lol

[@tonyscarcare5657]

I'm addicted to Facebook Market Place! It has to stop!

[@stevenlang918]

My 89 Lincoln town car guy nice car👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👍🏾

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Thank you! 🙂

[@stevenlang918]

@ hey Tony, I have a friend that I follow on the name on the website is Specialty motors and he deals with a lot of Lincoln town cars and Cadillacs. He just purchased one almost like yours, but I think you’re just quite better than he is but his has fewer miles on it and family owned check it out if you get a chance.

[@tonyscarcare5657]

I watch him as well.

[@trixie9867]

love it love it - i have to say i do like plain white on these cars and a matching roof and interior

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Thank you!

[@DSP1968]

A very nice buy, Tony! A few things to consider: one of the reasons that there is a large discrepancy between the order date and the build date could be that Lincoln announced the special edition to the dealer much earlier than they scheduled the beginning of production. (They do that a lot these days with Mustang special editions!) Another: the way the data for options is encoded, I think that Kevin and team just call things out that are specially noted. Note that on the actual Marti Report, these items are listed as "features", not options. Said "features" are usually options, but not always. For example, if a particular car had a standard vinyl roof, the vinyl roof and color would be called out in that section.

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Those are good ways to consider it. I also thought maybe a strike. 89 was a short production year, but I don't remember why. Thank you!

[@santinocappellaro7468]

🏁 Awesome looking Lincoln Town car Tony! 🇺🇲🏁🏁🏁😎🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Thank you! It actually needs quite a bit.

[@jamesmcintire3800]

Beautiful Lincoln! I love the white/blue color combination

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Thank you! It looks a lot like the 1987 Stars and Stripes Edition.

[@daltonkibele7224]

Beautiful car Tony does not afraid to drive me late well you're going to drive the hell out of this one

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Thank you! Yep, I go over the Marti Report in Part 2.

[@owlnswan4016]

They're going to run out of '89 Town Cars for you to buy! 😉 Nice car...I didn't know about this Special Edition. Great that it has the factory CD player. I love that blue interior...we had an '88 LSC bought new with that color interior, and was Dark Shadow Blue outside. I would love to have another just like it. Congrats 🥂

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Thank you! I will be going over the Marti Report in video part 2. They were only offered in white, blue, and black.

[@issyparrish]

Happy for you on your find, Tony.

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Thank you!

[@OLDS98]

Congrats on the purchase. It looks good on the inside( digital gauges) and it looks grand for what your purchased. It was good seeing you check things out and more as well before the purchase. I do not know how you find nice Town Cars, but you do.

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Thank you! I'm addicted to Facebook Market Place, and it needs to stop!

[@OLDS98]

@@tonyscarcare5657 That is one of the places I am looking for my 1995-1996 Ninety-Eight.

[@tonyscarcare5657]

It will turn up.

[@OLDS98]

@@tonyscarcare5657 Thank you for your words of encouragement. You are indeed right. It sure will. I will be waiting and watching.

[@tonyscarcare5657]

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[@jasonp.greiner8239]

Congratulations, Best of luck!!!

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Thank you!

[@groovy1937]

That is a beautiful Lincoln!! Congrats!

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Thank you! It shows well going down the road, but you'll see in part 2 that it needs a lot of attention.

[@jamesdriver0317]

Looks a lot like the one my grandparents had. Same year, also a Signature Series, white with black roof. It’s been sitting for a few years and I may see if my uncle will sell me the car and me and a few of my friends will get it running good and looking nice again. Edit: only difference between the one in this video and the one my grandparents had is that theirs had the analog cluster.

[@tonyscarcare5657]

It's worth saving.

[@danielulz1640]

Congratulations on your new baby 👶. 😂

[@tonyscarcare5657]

🤣 thank you!

[@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461]

🤗CONGRATS TONY 🎉🎉🎉

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Thank you!

[@ThejasonJaw5442]

Wow such a beatful car just beatful

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Thanks! It showed really well going down the road, but it's far from perfect, as you'll see in part 2.

[@65merc390]

how many miles are this??..car looks real good...makes me want to have another 90 grand marquis that i owned for 14 years

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Thank you! 144k miles.

[@ShelterCats]

Now I want one before you buy all the 89s left! Just kidding it’s a beauty enjoy it!

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Lol. It has to stop!

[@kevindoxey]

Love!!!!!

[@bestoflincolnmotorcompany]

I wish all the Town cars came with that style Coach lights, they look light years better than the standard coach lights, That's a real beautiful Car Tony, you guys scored big time and i like the Pipes!!!

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Thank you! Yes, these tops look better than the carriage roof. The pipes are great. The car does need a lot of attention, which you'll see in part 2.

[@thebestisyettocome4114]

I own new in 1989. Same color and package. I kelp till 1996 before I traded in on a new town car.

[@tonyscarcare5657]

I don't think I could have traded it if I was in your shoes.

[@neilschipper3741]

Curious.... What kind of mileage what's on the odometer when you bought it? I just recently found a 1990 Mercury Marquis was 54,000 miles on it, interior looks brand new, Florida car with no rust however the clear coat is coming off on one corner. Thanks for sharing your latest acquisition with us viewers.

[@tonyscarcare5657]

You're welcome. Thank you! It has 144k miles. I'll talk about all of that in part 2.

[@vinnyp3351]

Nice color combination.

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Thank you!

[@mr.hearse7512]

i love the dual exhaust

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Me too. Thank you!

[@chriswilkerson1493]

At 8:43 in the video a 1991-94 Explorer Eddie Bauer pulls into the gas station. You just don’t see those early Explorers on the road at all anymore, most were traded to cash for clunkers or have rusted away by now.

[@tonyscarcare5657]

There's still a few around here. Like you said, not very many.

[@williamlemen8088]

He sure knew where to park. lol

[@tonyscarcare5657]

🤣😂🤣😂

[@AlexanderWaylon]

That’s interesting, the I want to stay GM style opera lamp 82 98 Regency, 86-90 Caprice Classic LS…. But I can’t say that 100% the 80 Cougar XR-7 with the Luxury Group had that same tall narrow lamp. The 82-89 Chrysler New Yorker had that that same slender coach/opera lamp. I really want to add an 80-82 Cougar XR-7 Luxury group or 80-83 Mark VI with two tone paint in my collection. Especially the white with red either bodystyle…. Lovely car Tony .. I’m jealous as hell.

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Lol. This car actually needs a lot of attention, which you'll see in part 2. However, the price was right. As far as the coach lamps, I believe that ASC made those for all of the big 3 in Detroit.

[@AlexanderWaylon]

@@tonyscarcare5657 Ohhh boy you got me there, Adams interview with Cadillac Chief of Design Wayne Kady, he mentioned this man, the one of the other face cards in Detroit Brougham design…. He had the anecdote about him remembering everyone’s name … thinking about it didn’t the elevated 87?-91 LTD and Grand Marquis have the same insert on the b-pillar? The overstuffed top that produced a slight brow ? I believe it was full top.

[@tonyscarcare5657]

I don't believe they were the same as these. These do not have a bulb in them. I'm not even sure if they are considered LED or fiber optic. They aren't even mentioned in the dealer shop manuals as this car was clearly a late year afterthought. I'll be finding out because one of them doesn't work.

[@AlexanderWaylon]

Gm classics have been blighted by electroluminescent it has a panel of some sort and an inverter… it’s ruined a lot of Buick Electra Park Avenues, Rivieras, Cadillac Brougkams and Caprice Classic Brougham LS cars for people. I am not sure of the Chryslers technology. Time is providing information to correct these lamps, people have done it. It will require reading and sourcing parts form strange locations. I have studied this. - EDIT IF YOU DO find you have electroluminescence in that car your meticulous break down would be unprecedented on line

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Yes! That is what they are called. Cadillac King is redoing them for people, but a lot of people are complaining that they are too bright. Believe me, if I figure out a way to fix them, I don't care how bright they are. I think they're too dim anyway! They need to be brighter.

[@JoseChavez-rr6og]

That is so so cool!!!!

[@allenrobbins7509]

I have the dealer brochure for the 1989 town car but it never referenced the special edition. From your video it looks as though there was a separate brochure.

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Yes, the Special Edition was a late year introduction, and what you see on the cover photo of the video was the insert that was put in the dealer catalog in showrooms for people to flip through. They were offered in white, blue, and black. I cover all of this with the Marti Report in the part 2 video, which I plan to post tomorrow evening. I've known about them for 15 years and have only ever seen one black one. Most people who own one now don't even know they have a Special Edition.

[@allenrobbins7509]

I have never seen a black one. I really like the white with blue top. I'm 53 but went nuts over these cars back in the day. Wife thinks I'm crazy. I still have Lincoln's but they are newer models. But I consider this body style the best of all

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Get your wife one of them, and she'll quickly change her mind when she sees how comfortable they are and how much attention she gets! I'm 56, and I was the same way. I test drove one off the lot, knowing I couldn't buy it.

[@michaeloliva3759]

The most beautiful “ugly outdated piece of shit” I’ve ever seen! 😂

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Lol. I said that because there were so many ugly comments like that on my parents' accident video.

[@ericheld4382]

Just fixed the A/C in my 88 crown vic, the compressor went, new compressor, accumulator, O tube, O rings

[@tonyscarcare5657]

It's always something, but they are worth keeping going.

[@ericheld4382]

@tonyscarcare5657 and cost me around $400 in parts i have a background in HVAC so i know what I'm doing.

[@tonyscarcare5657]

That's good! I do not know much about that field.

[@jeffsmith846]

So let me get this straight.... your Mom and Dad ended up with two replacement cars for the one that they wrecked and now this one is your second one? I see nothing wrong with this, just trying to get it all straight in my head. Lol. I never paid any attention to these until I started seeing you showcase them. I'm getting impressed with them.

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Lol. Yes, you've got it straight. I explained it all in the upcoming part 2 video, which I plan to post tomorrow evening. I really need to get back to my LTD and Country Squire videos soon. Mom and dad's accident really changed my course of videos. But people seem to be enjoying them.

[@ericheld4382]

Very nice

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Thanks, Eric!

[@williamlemen8088]

Pipes are totally fine

[@tonyscarcare5657]

I've only had one speak up against them.

[@allenwayne2033]

Oh no! What's Adam gonna say about this one???

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Lol! He's already calling us hoarders, as if he should talk! 🤣

[@AndrewJacobson-cq2om]

You sure your not a lincoln dealership?? 🤪🤪 If so i need to get down and buy ah car!!!

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Haha! No, I don't think I am. 🤣

[@AndrewJacobson-cq2om]

@@tonyscarcare5657 I wonder what the sales numbers would have been over at Tony's Ford/Lincoln back in 2011 if Panthers started getting the Coyotes??🤪🤪 I bet they'd be flying off the lot to this day......

[@tonyscarcare5657]

😂🤣😂🤣😂 I would have to think they would have been very good!

[@freddyhollingsworth5945]

05:47 144,559 miles?

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Yes! I'll go over that in part 2. It's done and ready to post tomorrow evening.

[@WhittyPics]

You know your Lincolns

[@tonyscarcare5657]

Thank you!

[@JEWSFORTRUMP]

How many miles on it

[@czechmate6916]

I saw 42k unless it’s 142k

[@JEWSFORTRUMP]

@czechmate6916 oh okay thank you

[@tonyscarcare5657]

144k

[@JEWSFORTRUMP]

@tonyscarcare5657 well it's been taken care of

[@tonyscarcare5657]

It's a great car, but you'll see in part 2 that it actually needs quite a bit. I definitely shows well going down the road.