Trends and fads seem to be a way of life here in America, and in some respects, that’s probably a good thing because it helps our economy. That expensive cold-shoulder top I bought for my wife at Macy’s a few Christmases ago ended up helping Goodwill’s bottom line a couple of years later, and it didn’t seem like any time after I painted our living room a colorful terra cotta that I was back at Lowe’s having gallons of neutral grey mixed to cover it. Cars are no exception, either. Remember how cool it was to see who could create the most bass from a set of subwoofers a few years ago? I still hear that occasionally in traffic, but not nearly as often as in the days gone by. And it really doesn’t seem like that long ago when whoever was seen stepping out of the longest limo was the most envied kid on the block, and I guess that’s still got a fairly high hipster factor. If you’re craving for the latter, you’re in luck, as this 1995 Lincoln Town Car Stretched Limousine is 42 feet long! It’s in the Davie, Florida area, about an hour north of Miami, and can be spotted here on Craigslist for what seems like a reasonable $3,000.
I found it interesting that first and foremost the seller warns potential buyers that they’d better plan their navigating ahead of time, as this monstrosity doesn’t take turns very well. Guess I never really thought about this, as I’ve never been in the driver’s seat of a limo, and for that matter, I was never swank enough in my younger days to be in the back of one either. Needless to say, this vehicle is enormous, and while I’m sure it garners all the attention claimed by the seller you’d better be reasonably confident in your piloting skills before getting into too much serious traffic.
I’m kind of enamored by the inside, and it looks like all the period-correct pieces are all still intact for the passengers to enjoy. The TVs look a little dated, but I’m thinking that was likely a pretty rockin’ sound system for its time, plus the whiskey decanters are a nice touch, although it looks like all the bourbon has already been consumed. Not sure what’s up with the pair of anti-freeze bottles, perhaps that’s the booze in disguise. The owner says the back area is designed for 12 passengers, with a whopping 20 stated to have been in there at one time in the past. Outside, the body is mentioned to have some cosmetic flaws from aging, but so do a lot of us and they really don’t appear to be all that bad.
We don’t get to see under the hood, but the limo is powered by a standard 4.6 liter V8 that all Lincoln Town cars came with in ’95, which produced 210 horsepower from the factory. The seller claims the motor is all stock, which kind of seems like an underkill for all the weight, but maybe it’s not, as the single-vehicle motorcade is said to run and drive well. The automatic transmission is still shifting properly, and although I’m counting four wheels outback there’s only one drive axle, but it does have air assist and electric brakes to help with all those pounds. While this oddity seems like it may only appeal to a limited audience, it’s certainly attention-getting, and at just $3,000, this limo’s not going to break the bank if you can find a decent use for it. What are your thoughts on this 1995 Lincoln Town car, and its super stretched size of 42 feet?
What, no hot tub? The Air BnB potential just diminished, except for those down by the river, under the bridge…
The mind reels at what shenanigans went on here. It’s a POS, folks. 1st, I wonder how many carrier bearings that 30 foot driveshaft must have, jugs of coolant, typical Ford, TV probably analog, only gets channel 9, and SWING ‘ER WIDE, LOUIE,,reminds me of a straight truck I drove once. Davie, Fl. is near Miami, so no question, this, um, thing, saw duty in Miami Beach. I wonder what it smells like inside? Do the math, 12 people, and they are partiers, not track stars, so 12 partiers comes to 3,000 lbs,,pert near CDL worthy.
Typical Ford? Do tell. I’ve owned a couple 4.6’s with well over 100k on them. They never used a drop of coolant.
I agree with everything except “typical Ford” . Its an old abused car. These monstrocities should never have been built.
A good use for this would be to enter it in a destruction derby.
I was thinking “Drift Car….”
I think I’d pay to see that…
Wow thought the crazy super stretch was over by this time. Now was I wrong, here is the proof. A true obnoxious creation that still moving under it’s own power. Conversation to an RV has plenty of room, just shy on head room. Wait that can be fixed.
Show up with this to take the road test for your drivers license . .
…and have to parallel park!
Angle park would be worse.
I can’t see how that thing will carry 12 of today’s average sized adults, and pass over road dips etc without the frame kinking. Just everyone boogeying to the same music beat will probably put it in a harmonic, and it’ll go down like the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.
With the value of used cars so high, it might be worth scrapping the extension and putting it back together stock…
Take a black light into the cabin and it will look like you found another solar system.
“if I had a blacklight, the place would look like a Jackson Pollock painting.”
I only see 1 door for driver and 1 door for passengers (per side?). Same configuration as a limo that caught fire on San Francisco Bay area bridge. Only one door for passengers; none made it out, all died. Not enough doors.
But what a way to go! (kidding)
This would be a great application for GM’s Unitized Power Package. :)
I wonder who stretched that beast.. Springfield Mo is home of the long Lincoln Limousine. Worked with one of the manufacturers that stretched them that long. It was a sight to see a new LTC show up to be immediately drawn and quartered and turned in to a true land yacht. Their advertisements would show it lifted in the middle with a jack and no sag.
Living here in California, if I bought this and drove it home, as front end of the car entered each state, the back end could be one to two states back.
Strip it, fold it, crush it.
What no tinted windows?
So just reading the add the owner of this thing purchased it didn’t fully understand how much room it needs to make a turn wrecked it on both sides and blamed the age of the car for its dents.
Turn it into a RV with a pop up tent top and sell it to one of those van life people you will still make a profit
Those cheap seat covers are a deal-breaker.
As a positive comment, I was in the limo business. This must have been a hit! It has 112K miles. It must have been popular. great for a funeral procession for a rock star
Thinking of buying it but need to measure my townhouse’s garage length first. Will get back to you.
Pretty sure this limo is build by the same company that built the limo in this video by Junkyard Digs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QarJ22H1f98&t=2012s&ab_channel=JunkyardDigs
Perhaps this could used as a “tour car” for an amusement park like Disneyland. I sure couldn’t drive it where I live since we only have 2 lane roads and plenty of hills and tight curves. I couldn’t park this thing in my driveway either. I still shake my head at those stretch limos as I never really saw them as being very efficient and definitely no fun to drive.
I can see this hungup on a railway crossing.
And so could the train.
from 2 miles away
First thought, a wonderful chicken coop for an upscale farm. Second thought, add rear steering, like a hook and latter truck and hire a retired firefighter. Problem solved!
I have driven Limos in the past, with the longest being 42 feet. That is the longest allowed in Florida and you are required to have a DOT license To drive something that long. Not a CDL. The 42 footer I drove was a Hummer and I can tell you it was the most miserable thing to drive. And the seller is correct, if you buy it you’ll learn to map out where you’re headed with turns included. Also, a limo of that age will not pass the age limit of limos in the state of Florida. Buyer beware.
Here in Australia we have torsional rigidity standards for such conversions. Imagine what happens when a front wheel drops into a deep pothole. The body would twist plus how much extra steel is put into it to stop it from twisting and where is it fitted. Often such stretched vehicles have issues with tyre & suspension loading plus you have to get around the original vehicle manufacturer’s GVM specification. This car would be best purchased for a movie prop.
I’m guessing that trying to refuel this monstrosity is an amazing challenge.
If the service station was long enough to accommodate this limo, I’m betting you’d probably have to visit in the wee hours of the morning to have no one else in line. Even a truck stop would be no fun and I’m sure one would visit a fuel station quite often. The seller is going to need plenty of luck to dump this “thing”.
Buy a 95 Ford F350, remove the bed, add a fifth wheel. Take the limo, drop out the front sub frame and engine, fabricate a hitch mount for the fifth wheel and tow it like a big rig. Convert the inside if the limo to an RV with a pop top
There was an accident here in New York involving one of these stretches- Couldnt stop on an offramp, was loaded with a wedding party and plowed into a busy parking lot, 20 People died. Turns out every safety device and brakes were deficient. Junk this POS before somebody gets hurt.
Sorry off topic.
GPC
I remember when that happened, and thought, OMG, how could that possibly happen. Driver probably going like hell and brakes failed. Terrible situation.
Any guesses to how much horsepower it would take to get this barge into the 13’s? How can a vehicle THIS long be street legal?? Turning right has to be a lot of fun!