The seller has this 1990 Lincoln Town Car listed as an “Executive Series,” but the base trim level wouldn’t reportedly be known as the Executive Series until the 1991 model year, although it first shows up as such in the 1992 Lincoln Town Car brochure. This one is just known as a Town Car, and it’s beautiful and listed here on craigslist in Plainfield, New Jersey, and the seller is asking just $4,500. Here is the original listing, and thanks to Zen for the tip!
Here’s a vehicle that’s 36 years old and less than $5,000. Did we ever have a “$5,000 Find of the Week” here on Barn Finds? If not, we need to start that, and I mean like right now. Who can find the best vehicle for $5,000 or less? Who’s with me?! (crickets) (sound of SG being laid off…) This would probably be my find for the week. In any case, you most likely won’t find a nicer, usable car for less money than this Lincoln. There really is no base model Lincoln Town Car, no matter what trim level it is. They’re all nice, quiet, luxurious, smooth cars. This era should be relatively easy to fix and keep maintained without a lot of electronic drama, glitchy touchscreens, and other modern “conveniences” that can often be more troublesome than they’re worth.
New Jersey vehicles can have issues with rust, but I don’t really see any on this car, even on the underside, which appears to just show some normal surface rust. The seller nails the photos of everything except showing the dashboard and the trunk. Well done, seller! Not showing the trunk on a 1990 Lincoln in New Jersey, though?! Not to generalize about how often six-body trunks are needed in The Garden State. Ha, just kidding, of course. (looking around. Is anyone following me?!) The second-generation Town Car was made for model years 1990 through 1997 in a four-door body style only. I wonder what a two-door Coupe model may have looked like…
The beautiful leather seats have fewer wrinkles than I do, and at 36 years old, this Lincoln is hardly broken in yet. Did I mention it has just 55,000 miles? Double bonus, actually triple. It’s nice, it has almost no miles, and it’s cheap. Wait, four: this one has the ever-popular-and-modifiable 302 V8. The back seat is the place to ride in this car, and it looks nice. Here’s a 1990 Lincoln Town Car brochure to dig into on a lazy Sunday afternoon.
Here’s the Ford 302-cu.in. OHV V8. 1990 was the last year for the 302 V8 in a Town Car, and this base-level Town Car had 150 horsepower and 270 lb-ft of torque when new. The upper two trim levels received dual exhaust, which kicked up the horsepower a bit. Ford’s famous AOD (four-speed automatic with overdrive) provides movement to the rear wheels, and the seller lists a huge bevy of things that have recently been done to keep this gorgeous Town Car maintained as it deserves to be. It includes “Exhaust, Alternator, Tuneup (wires plugs air and fuel filter), Ignition coil, Front brakes calipers and hoses, Tires, Power steering pump, Windows fixed” etc. I can’t believe it’s possible to go wrong here. This seems like a killer deal for this nice-looking Town Car, doesn’t it? Who’s in for a Barn Finds $5,000 Find of the Week?
Good write-up SG. I agree with the theme: good shape, tons of maintenance, terrific at what it set out to do (large four door luxury car), bulletproof; all for very little money. I wonder if the cost of the completed maintenance isn’t far from the asking price. The blocky styling still looks clean and attractive. Classy silver/blue paint with the dark blue upholstery.
The seller sounds like he/she could be a Barn Finder, given the comments about modern vehicles.
Interesting photoshop, but I’ll stick with the four door.
I agree with Scotty about the price. Not much out there in that range. This looks pretty good. Maybe a little careful work with a buffing wheel and some polishing compound. As for rust, yes you’d have to look under it. Plainfield is more Central Jersey and not quite as much ice and snow as in Northern NJ. So, it may have had less salt exposure. Also, if someone older had it, they probably would wait at home a few days for the snow to melt and the roads to clear. This is just a thought, not stating as a fact. Thabks Scotty!!!
Isn’t life grand; I’m visiting favorite MIL in western Essex County NJ, down the street from where a coupla guys got the good ol’ double-tap, thinking that this car would fit so well here!
Totally agreed; this looks like a superb find for a bargain price! Wonder if it would be any fun with a third pedal…
When a Lincoln WAS a Lincoln