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History
The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Lincoln Town Car page on 15 August 2017, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
The Lincoln Town Car is a model line of full-size luxury sedans that was marketed by the Lincoln division of the American automaker Ford Motor Company from 1981 to 2011. Deriving its name from a style of limousine, "Town Car" translated in French is the term "Sedan de Ville" (the Cadillac rival to the Lincoln Continental from the 1950s to the 1990s). The Town Car nameplate first appeared as a sub-model of the Continental in 1959, later becoming a trim line during the 1970s. For 1981, the Lincoln Town Car became a distinct product, taking the place of the previous Continental in the Lincoln model line.
Produced in three separate generations, the Lincoln Town Car was based solely on the rear-wheel drive Ford Panther platform, sharing its chassis and mechanical components with the Mercury Grand Marquis and the Ford (LTD) Crown Victoria. With the exception of two-door sedans sold in 1980-81, the Town Car was produced in a single four-door body style. Following the 1996 discontinuation of the Cadillac Fleetwood, the Town Car became the longest (though not the heaviest) mass-produced sedan assembled in the Western Hemisphere until 2003. Within Ford Motor Company, the Lincoln Town Car marked the introduction of several significant features and technologies, including fuel-injected engines, 4-speed overdrive automatic transmissions, keyless entry, and overhead-cam V8 engines.
Marketed primarily in the United States and Canada, the Town Car saw exports worldwide. From 1980 to 2007, the Lincoln Town Car was assembled at Wixom Assembly, at Wixom, Michigan, alongside the Lincoln Continental, Mark Series, and Lincoln LS. Following the closure of Wixom Assembly, production of the Town Car was moved to St. Thomas Assembly in Southwold, Ontario, Canada, alongside the Ford Crown Victoria and Mercury Grand Marquis. In 2011, production of all three Panther-platform vehicles ended as the St. Thomas facility ended production in September 2011.
Reference Desk
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1982  Book | 1982 Car Shop Manual Volume A (Body/Chassis/Electrical for Lincoln Town Car/Continental Mark VI, Ford/Mercury) by Ford Motor Company |
| 1986 Lincoln Town Car Demolition Derby Model Car Model built by Robert Lindeman. Shown at the 2011 Attack of the Plastic Photo ©2011 Bill Crittenden Download video of 1986 Lincoln Town Car Demolition Derby Model Car - 8.7MB |
| Date | Document Name & Details | Documents |
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| classified date 1993 | In-Depth Accident Investigation 1990 Lincoln Town Car National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |  PDF - 32.8MB - 340 pages |
| classified date 1993 | In-Depth Accident Investigation 1990 Lincoln Town Car Signature National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 41.7MB - 153 pages |
| May 1994 | In-Depth Accident Investigation 1993 Lincoln Towncar National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 18.5MB - 209 pages |
| December 2001 | Remote Child Air Bag-Related Fatality Investigation Vehicle - 1993 Lincoln Town Car National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 1,578KB - 10 pages |
| July 2008 | Remote Not in Traffic Surveillance Back Over Investigation 1996 Lincoln Town Car National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 1,648KB - 23 pages |
| classified date 2002 | Special Crash Investigation Report Case Vehicle: 1997 Lincoln Town Car Signature Series, 4-door sedan National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 7.0MB - 134 pages |
| September 1998 | Remote Redesigned Air Bag Deployment Investigation SCI Technical Summary Report RABSS Vehicle - 1998 Lincoln Town Car National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 181KB - 10 pages |
| September 2003 | On-Site Rear Impact Crash and Fire Investigation Vehicle: 1998 Lincoln Town Car Limousine National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 935KB - 18 pages |
| May 2000 | Veridian Remote Side Impact Occupant Protection Investigation SCI Technical Summary Report Vehicle - 2000 Lincoln Town Car Executive National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 277KB - 11 pages |
| April 2001 | Veridian Remote Side Impact Occupant Protection System Investigation SCI Technical Summary Report Vehicle - 2000 Lincoln Town Car National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 213KB - 15 pages |
| classified date 2006 | Special Crash Investigation Report Case Vehicle: 2003 Lincoln Town Car Signature, 4-door sedan National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 7.6MB - 109 pages |
| December 2006 | On-Site Child Safety Seat Investigation Vehicle - 2006 Lincoln Town Car National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 1,219KB - 20 pages |
| Date | Article | Author/Source |
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| 3 January 2013 | Lincoln Town Car Engines Now Sold to the Public at EnginesforSale.org | EnginesforSale.org |
