Hi all,
Mike from Tampa here. I've got a 1988 Signature Series.. I believe it's what is called a " Sail America" edition. Lincoln was a big sponsor of the America's Cup yacht race, so they wanted something witha nautical theme. It doesn't have any badging denoting such, but from the color schemes,it fits the description. It's white with white leather, dark blue carriage roof,two tone blue pinstriping and solid disc spoked wheels. ASC added the top and interior. I don't believe it's the "America's Cup" edition, because they had blue piping on the interior, and a red and blue pistripe... or at least the ones I've seen anyway. I'm trying to track down the sales literature for 1988 now, hoping that there's some information on this car in it. I know it was a limited production type, but don't know how many were made, or the right edition name.
I retired my previous '88 at 290k miles, and really missed it the two years I drove my '71 Coupe deVille. So, as luck would have it, I was walking through the parking lot at work, and what should come drifting majestically by, but this white '88 Town Car... I felt my heart skip a beat. It desperately needed a good detailing, but it ran flawlessly, so I caught the owner as he was getting out, and told him that if he ever wanted to sell, to look me up. Well, he told me to make an offer, I offered $1500, and he accepted ! The interior is near perfect, and it has 20k miles on a rebuilt engine and transmission.( He bought it from his mother in law..) Turns out, he didn't want to spend the $800 to fix the A/C, so he bought a '97 Town Car instead, as he wanted to go a bit newer. I don't really like white cars, and I don't really like carriage roofs, but the longer I own this one, the more attractive it becomes. Isn't it ironic ? LOL !
When they brought the car to me, his wife drove the '88, she got out and introduced herself, and said.." I want you to know I've been fighting him on this". She was half joking, I could tell, and I asked "Why?" She said " I like the '97, but it doesn't ride and drive like this one. This one feels so much better to me, I love it!" I replied " well, you keep this one, and let me have the '97!" Well, needless to say, I kept the '88 ( which I preferred anyway..) and gave her visitation rights..LOL !
I'm hoping that I'll get to post here regularly, and I apologize about being so long winded, but anyone who knows me will tell you that I HATE being deprived of a good story to tell..LOL ! Does anyone know anything about this particular edition of Town Car ? Any information will be greatly appreciated. I'll post pics as soon as I figure out how !
Thanks, Mike aka BigDaddy
Mike from Tampa here. I've got a 1988 Signature Series.. I believe it's what is called a " Sail America" edition. Lincoln was a big sponsor of the America's Cup yacht race, so they wanted something witha nautical theme. It doesn't have any badging denoting such, but from the color schemes,it fits the description. It's white with white leather, dark blue carriage roof,two tone blue pinstriping and solid disc spoked wheels. ASC added the top and interior. I don't believe it's the "America's Cup" edition, because they had blue piping on the interior, and a red and blue pistripe... or at least the ones I've seen anyway. I'm trying to track down the sales literature for 1988 now, hoping that there's some information on this car in it. I know it was a limited production type, but don't know how many were made, or the right edition name.
I retired my previous '88 at 290k miles, and really missed it the two years I drove my '71 Coupe deVille. So, as luck would have it, I was walking through the parking lot at work, and what should come drifting majestically by, but this white '88 Town Car... I felt my heart skip a beat. It desperately needed a good detailing, but it ran flawlessly, so I caught the owner as he was getting out, and told him that if he ever wanted to sell, to look me up. Well, he told me to make an offer, I offered $1500, and he accepted ! The interior is near perfect, and it has 20k miles on a rebuilt engine and transmission.( He bought it from his mother in law..) Turns out, he didn't want to spend the $800 to fix the A/C, so he bought a '97 Town Car instead, as he wanted to go a bit newer. I don't really like white cars, and I don't really like carriage roofs, but the longer I own this one, the more attractive it becomes. Isn't it ironic ? LOL !
When they brought the car to me, his wife drove the '88, she got out and introduced herself, and said.." I want you to know I've been fighting him on this". She was half joking, I could tell, and I asked "Why?" She said " I like the '97, but it doesn't ride and drive like this one. This one feels so much better to me, I love it!" I replied " well, you keep this one, and let me have the '97!" Well, needless to say, I kept the '88 ( which I preferred anyway..) and gave her visitation rights..LOL !
I'm hoping that I'll get to post here regularly, and I apologize about being so long winded, but anyone who knows me will tell you that I HATE being deprived of a good story to tell..LOL ! Does anyone know anything about this particular edition of Town Car ? Any information will be greatly appreciated. I'll post pics as soon as I figure out how !
Thanks, Mike aka BigDaddy