On the one hand, he's promoting his website. On the other, his product is good. I find his reviews fun. He's playing the capitalism game brilliantly and I say good for him! It's kinda like Amazon. I think he Bezos should pay his workers more but I can't stop ordering from them. Amazon is just SOOOO damn convenient.
As a 74 year old driver of a Lincoln MKZ with a 400 HP engine. I have so much fun with young people who look at me and think old lady driving a Lincoln and then I leave them behind in my dust.
Blast " mo Bamba" by sheck wes through your stereo when they catch up to you at a red light "probably doesn't happen often" to throw em for even more of a loop.
I'm not a huge modded car guy, especially when it comes to panthers, but I appreciate where this guy was coming from with this swap. Anyone who puts 500HP in a luxury car AND says, "No, no, keep the wood grain," knows where their priorities are. If you try TOO hard to make a car into a dancing bear to point and laugh at, you make it less than what it was. By beefing up the horsepower and still respecting the machine's original purpose, you add to the personality without also taking some of it away. Really neat.
My grandmother had a 2004 Town Car Signature and was essentially my first car. Even though it's a boat with an engine that "only" made ~240hp, I was always surprised at the ability to pass someone if needed. It's a lot quicker than you'd think, so something like this is really cool to me.
I have a 99 TC signature right now. Cut the exhaust off and love the sound of that 4.6 V8. I will never sell it. Not to mention its only got 160k on the clock and these things do 500k with no problems. I mean it is a fleet car.
i had a 2000 taurus with 250k on it with broken fuel gauge and leaking transmission but it had passing power and was buttery smooth! it had the vulcan V6 2.9L and i liked it best $500 i spent in my 20s.
As a Terminator cobra owner myself, I can say this is probably one of the coolest engine swap that I’ve ever seen, and seen Doug’s reaction is priceless. He truly understands what makes the 03/04 Cobras so unique and special, just a pulley swap on those engines and you are making over 450RWHP, ridiculous power for an early 00’s muscle car.
@@mrdanflores huh? I'm confused. How do you know that? I'm seriously interested, (not trying to be argumentative) what exactly is that and how is it different from the terminator engine?
@@christopherwalker6056the teksid block is the strongest ford block ever made, and I believe the strongest American oem block ever as well. Idk if this car has a teksid or not, but that would only make this car that much better! People easily push 1500+ on stock teksid blocks.
If you're going to make a sleeper car, THIS is the way to do it. Giving it a more power, better wheels to handle the power, and adding a slightly more modern touch while still keeping it true to it's essence, the owner did a great job with this one. I love your supercar reviews but I enjoy reviews like this as well Doug, please do more of these. I know these reviews don't get the same amount of views, but for real car enthusiasts, we enjoy these vids just as much as the supercar ones, I promise you.
GrandPah here. Trunk lid pull downs have been around since the 1960's at least. I'm also a proud owner of a 2003 Town Car Signature series model with the 4.6 engine. I had my engine modified to around 400 hp and 395 ft lb's of torque. I am having the leather seats in the front recovered and the pull handles in the front replaced. When done she will look brand new. Already had the body fully sanded down and repainted and replaced all the chrome. She is a looker for sure. Don't have 500HP but she will jerk a knot in your neck when you floor it.
I had an ex who had a Lincoln Town Car and I absolutely LOVED sliding it around. She was less enthusiastic about it, but what I would've given for a 450WHP version. I love these town cars and it is amazing to see THISSSSSS
I love this! When it was in highschool (2013), this was my dream build (except in black). An executive sedan that you saw everywhere, make it a sleeper, and only I would know it’s true power.
@@boygeorgeismylover8653 and a countach and a carerra gt and driven literally thousands of cars and alot much more hp and he still more excited driving something like this vs alot of the other stuff he reviewed. Speaks volumes supercharging a big boat of a car lol.
Seeing you in episodes like THIS....the ones where you're smiling ear to ear from pure enjoyment.... THOSE are the best episodes! I'll never be able to drive 1/100th of the cars you've been able to, but your joy makes me feel as if I had just as much fun as you have! Thank you for these reviews! Much love and God Bless! Keep doing your thing! 😂🤣❤️
I love this thing. A mechanic in my hometown did this with a Chrysler LHS. He was always a big sedan guy and so he slapped an Apache 392 motor in it and kept it automatic. He even put a quiet exhaust on it. Only way you could tell was the quad pipes and the the fact it was gapping you on the highway.
Looking at it, the Lincoln Town Car looks like a fancier cousin of the Crown Victoria, but with a "common" engine. But this? This is something in a whole new level. I'm just blown away by this car
I mean, yes, the Town car and crown Vic are mostly the same car, built on the same Panther platform, however the Town Car is a much nicer car with even the base models much better equipped than top trim Crown Vics. Also, the air ride suspension makes a huge difference in the ride of the car. The Grand Marquis straddles the line, with top trim models being closer to the Lincoln and base models more like a Crown Vic.
My dad drove a Lincoln Town Car for over 2 decades. He did a lot of driving for his job and he got a new TC every year/year and a half. He'd turn them in with over 100k miles each time. I swear I don't remember them ever breaking down. I partly learned to drive in these - it was like driving your living room around. Corners were terrifying at 15 years old!
I bought and own a 2004 Town Car at 75,000 miles for $10,000 and the one I got was in a garage all its life and the interior is immaculate. No joke the back seats were never sat in. Even the ash trays, all of them, were NEVER used. I would do anything to add a Terminator Mustang engine to it.
I like Doug’s energy and enthusiasm he puts into his vids. Really seems like a happy kid on Christmas. Loved the Cobra R vid. Def gonna watch more of these.
Doug ,thank you for reviewing this car combined with your giddy reaction to the torque experience since my grandmother's 69 455 powered buick wildcat. No disappointments. Americans have forgotten what getting put back in the seat upon acceleration is.like liftoff of a old school commercial aircraft . Love it. Great review.
Doug, note on the gear vendors overdrive unit: doesn't necessarily strengthen the transmission(unless it was built by GV) its an addition gear set for an extra overdrive gear OR you can actually split the gears. Instead of going from 1st to 2nd gear it would be 1st then gv engages, 1 "and a half" then gv disengaged then goes into second gear, meaning technically you can have up to 8 ratios 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5 etc. It can be engaged manually or automatically
Unless it's been regeared to 4.10 or something, I couldn't see someone putting on a gearvendors overdrive. These things from the factory are stupid tall geared.
@@mmiller1188 well since it has a GV overdrive unit installed, there is a possibility that it would be used to split the gears as I described. Not necessarily for extra overdrive in that case Edit: owner explains in one if his videos that he used the GV for highway driving and explains how it kicks in
I have always pondered why this sort of modding isn't more popular. Make the car look maybe a tad bit cooler, bit nothing overly crazy. More power, but nice ride quality. Bentley et al have been doing mega power luxury cars for ages, and many people see the point in that. But that sort of people doesn't seem to be modders I guess. This is really, really well made. Well done, those who are responsible.
Hearing the care the previous owners did to this car is really something you don't usually know when you purchase a used vehicle. I hope the winning bidder will take care of this car like the previous owners.
I had two 89 town cars with 150-160 hp 5.0. My second 89 a fully loaded faux convertible top with cd/cell phone/lower chrome cladding moon roof, LSD. I did a 350 hp mustang 5.0 swapping from speed density to mass air. I had to modify the wiring harness because the intake and ac compressor are on opposite sides from the mustang. Thankfully the cobra intake manifold is symmetrical so it was a fairly easy swap. Had to change a few sensors, add maf, and move a few connections at the ecu to change injector connection because it was a different firing order. Also upgraded springs, shocks, aod transmission. Had true dual exhaust, h-pipe with two high flow cats and still passed emissions! Turned a 16+ second ¼ mile almost 3 ton car to mid 13sec. Cruised at 100+mph easily and burnouts were awesome. The best feature was the keyless entry pad on the door!
I absolutely love this build, and whoever wins this will too. I am actually surprised he did the Doug score because I knew it would beat out EVERYTHING else, and it did. His expression while driving it says it all.
This reminds me of my 96 park ave ultra. May not be a v8 or rwd but supercharged v6 and cutting edge tech for the 90s. It's got the temp control on the steering wheel, rear passenger vents, soft close trunk, and moves pretty damn good for an old buick.
👍my neighbor sold me their park Avenue with bad mounts for $200. I think it was $500 ish for parts and new favorite car was born. Went everywhere. Moved out well (not a race car). Rode so smooth! I loved that car. Then a ding dong hit it. Thanks for bringing back a fond memory.
the 96 is okay, but its not really the comparison you may hope, buT! If we were talking the previous panther gen of town car(ugly tbh) from the same time, it would actually compare really nicely to those. THe 97-05 park avenue really can shine if you get a pretty one and do a few solid things that dont break the bank
I've always been very disappointed that Ford discontinued the panther before upgrading the 4.6 to a Coyote. A factory panther/Coyote would have been legendary.
Having driven as a chauffeur for 25 years, the last five years also doubling as a mechanic I can tell you for a surety that the Lincoln town car is a wonderful vehicle without any modifications at all. And at 68 years of age, I really enjoy the comfort that the town car gives me. I am so looking forward to purchasing my third, hopefully my last.
Regarding the instrumentation, the seller could have either swapped in a Marauder cluster, or better yet, modify a late model Panther cluster (these had a tach during the final years) to reflect the Terminator's redline.
If I had a nickel for every time I've heard Doug talk about the 1999 Mustang Svt Cobra this week, I would have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice, right?
@@RC51Legend it's a regular resistive touch screen navigation unit, think Pioneer made it. Complete with voice interaction and a motorized drop down screen that has the 6 cd changer behind it built into the headunit. High tech and high dollar stuff for a domestic in 2004. Mine still works like a champ other than the CD unit is dead but they haven't updated the maps in 15 years or better. I can't quite bring myself to swap it out, everything aftermarket looks like crap.
okay, so when your job is to review pretty much every car there's since the last decade and you've driven every car no matter how powerful it is and experienced cars that put down more than 1,000 hp and you happen to find yourself inside a 500+ hp car and put your foot down, then the immediate thing that you gonna do is smile blissfully and utter, "oh, I wanna do it again!" then this is just the ultimate prove that flooring a vehicle can never get old, never. thank you for demonstrating that, Doug! 😅😊
Town Cars have always had the potential to become proper muscle cars, it’s sad and weird to see they never made them. This is truly an amazing car, great review Doug!
@@fokakya Not necessarily because that was a car that was targeted towards a more younger and hipster demographic, so it wasn’t as luxurious or comfortable like a Town Car.
@@benitomejia03 you're definitely right about that. I think the whole Mercury brand was aimed more toward that demographic. As nice as the Town Car is, and to the OP's point about its potential, I don't think Ford would ever have decided to try to make such a thing because there would be no market for it, especially back in that era. Nowadays it might be more well received, as people expect much more performance from expensive luxury cars.
Wow.Back from 'Cars and Bids' sight after reading the info.I was going to ask if he'd used a Marauder sway-bar,and yes they did.With an engine rebuild,and the trans,and differential about 10,000 miles ago,I'd say this is a pretty new set-up.I'd buy it if I could.What a great car!
Man that whine sure brings back memories of my old Marauder with the Trilogy set up I originally had before I ultimately went overboard with a Terminator block/Fl-A ProCharger/6 speed manual (as seen on my channel) Hands down insane fun but after 17+ years it was finally time to pass the torch and continue on my bucket list of cars.
Turning Panther cars into sleepers are certainly satisfying. They are muscle cars as they share the Mustang engine in ALL model years (though toned down), but people never realize it.
A couple of my Town Cars came from the factory with a tachometer. I believe one of them was a 2007 it also had a sunroof. So if you look hard enough you could find one.
06-11 had them. Same for the other panthers. And they had navigation screens for town cars from 2003-2008. But Doug gets a pass for not knowing, most people do not!
I love that car. My grandpa had a 99 when I was growing up and I always wanted to get one and put a huge engine and a blower. I’m glad I’m not the only one with that vision!
Doug, I admit I don't watch a lot of your videos but holy cow this has to be my favorite one you've ever put out. The Terminator mustang is one of the most epic cars ever made and to engine swap an old towm car with that powerplant? LMAO 🤣😂 that's beyond epic
The mercury marauder got the 32v 4.6 which makes about 320hp... Same engine as the 2001 Cobra which Doug seems to forget existed haha... They came out in 99... Skipped 2000 year and came back in 2001 then disappeared again until 2003 with the supercharged version of same engine from 2001
ruclips.net/video/ukMVIY7SAkQ/видео.html Doug seems to like to pretend he doesn't know things in order to make his videos more engaging for people who don't follow everything he does.
Man I used to follow the guy on IG that built it and sold it. I remember it used to have no mirrors either. Such a cool ride and I’m happy to see it still in mint condition.
Okay. I was just going to take a minute to remind you that most cars have a handle on the doors in order to close them. Also, it's a great feature for humans of all ages in life. Hopefully you'll recognize the benefits of getting old when you compare it to risks of staying at your present age. Now that I have given away my age with my old man advice, I have to replay the video (once again) just to see your reaction to that great sound of the supercharger as you haul ass in a 2000's era Lincoln! Carry on, son. But please drive safely!
Super neat car. Love the idea of a OEM+ style build like this. It is strange to me that they went so far to make it look factory then added that cheap looking front bumper lip.
As the owner of a self-modified supercharged 2003 Marauder and a lightly modified 2007 Town Car, I can say that I wholeheartedly approve of this video! :)
@@joshuacolbert1762 I have done suspension, intake and exhaust, after-market engine and transmission tuning, and 3.73:1 ring and pinion gearing in the rear end. Suspension: ADDCO anti-sway bars front and rear, Metco billet aluminum rear control arms and Energy Suspension poly bushings and the same for the watts link arms. Intake: cold air intake setup with a K&N conical filter and a heat shield box around it, straight intake pipe to the throttle body and a polished upper intake plenum. Exhaust: Stainless Work long tube headers that are Jet Hot coated, high flow catalytic converters, H-pipe cross-over, dual 2.5" stainless steel piping back to a pair of Magna Flow mufflers and then out to 3" polished tips. Tuning: Engine and transmission tuning by MartyO at Mo's Speed Shop in Atlanta. Also a few other minor things: Steeda under-drive pulleys, one range colder spark plugs and 180 deg thermostat (to support a bit more timing), slotted brake rotors and Hawk HPS pads, and other small items like these.
19:20 It is mentioned the soft close trunk would be “cutting edge” in 2003. Many cars much older than this had this feature as standard. All of my 70s, 80s, and 90s Cadillacs do, for instance.
My best friend had a 1978 Cadillac Seville, that had the soft touch trunk lid feature. and there were several Lincoln and Mercury models that also had it. many years before that, if I remember rightly my aunt and uncle. had a late seventies Mercury Marquis that had it.
The crown Vic is usually to obvious, most car guys would know that it's likely modified, because crown Vic. A town car, probably glance at it and think nothing.
Doug. Lincoln actually tried to do this, with the Lincoln LS. In 2002 they created the LSE McLaren. A 360hp supercharged, 6 speed manual version Of the Lincoln LS. Sadly only one was ever built, and it's been missing since it was first shown in the 2002 New York autoshow. I would love to see if this car still existed, as would most of the Lincoln LS community (all like 3000 of us)
@@HeavyTanker1945 It wasn't a Ford prototype, it was a car McLaren Engineering made to try to get a contract with Ford. I worked for McLaren and I saw pics of the car at the scrap yard and talked to people involved with the project.
I feel like someone should write a song about a hot rod Lincoln. Also, the "soft close" trunk would not have been cutting edge in 2003. It was quite common (if not standard) on luxury cars back in the '70s. Looking it up, it seems Cadillac started offering it as an option in 1955.
I've been following articles for this car for the last year. I never would have imagined Doug would review it! I guess the owner will finally be able to sell it now
Like you, I love a "clean" swap, particularly when the swap components stay within the corporate family. Really dig this car. Curious. The Mercury Marauder had a somewhat "enhanced" gauge package in the dash, if I recall. I wonder how difficult it would've been to swap that into place. Still wouldn't have gotten a boost gauge or some of the others out of the deal, but it would've been a cool touch that might have reduced the need to mount things on the A pillar or steering column. Regardless, fantastic job on it!
It was probably expensive but I doubt it wasn't as expensive as it would've been with any other car. Those panther platforms are pretty massive for anything & everything
I have a friend of mine who goes to car shows with me and he brings his straight-piped supercharged town car and it always steals the show. People love it.
that was, in my opinion, the best video in this channel. I belive the channel more doug demuro could be dedicated to cars like this or go even further in tunned cars unpractical and fun... I believe its not the core of your business but see your reaction and having fun its pretty cool
Doug, "I typically don't review heavily modified cars." Unless someone puts a supercharged Ford Mustang engine in a Towncar and lists it on Cars and Bids. With that being said, I love the channel Doug.
There’s a car dealership specialty motors Anthony Gozzo he and his father did a video of on restoring a 2003 Town car that was sitting since 2007 to 2022 with 10k miles yes 10,000 miles and they replaced the gas tank and other things: They do restorations on other cars as well of different models
The creation of his website has really opened the floodgates for the amount of cars he has access to now
I think it was a planned benefit of the site
" Muaaah hahaha so many quirks and features"!!!
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On the one hand, he's promoting his website. On the other, his product is good. I find his reviews fun. He's playing the capitalism game brilliantly and I say good for him! It's kinda like Amazon. I think he Bezos should pay his workers more but I can't stop ordering from them. Amazon is just SOOOO damn convenient.
@@FSXairpilot They did. It's called Lowe's.
As a 74 year old driver of a Lincoln MKZ with a 400 HP engine. I have so much fun with young people who look at me and think old lady driving a Lincoln and then I leave them behind in my dust.
Go get em grandma
what year?
🤣😂🤣😂
Blast " mo Bamba" by sheck wes through your stereo when they catch up to you at a red light "probably doesn't happen often" to throw em for even more of a loop.
Lol I love it,I love to see a ederly lady kicking ass in the car
I'm not a huge modded car guy, especially when it comes to panthers, but I appreciate where this guy was coming from with this swap. Anyone who puts 500HP in a luxury car AND says, "No, no, keep the wood grain," knows where their priorities are. If you try TOO hard to make a car into a dancing bear to point and laugh at, you make it less than what it was. By beefing up the horsepower and still respecting the machine's original purpose, you add to the personality without also taking some of it away. Really neat.
hella well said🙏🙏 if/when I'll have the knowledge and resources, I'd like to build a sleeper. It's the coolest kind of modded car imo
Neon lights and indigo guages does not count as "mod"
His/her, not "their" 🙂
Well said
Well put. I love sleepers.
My dad built this car...temple performance in Atlanta. I drove it once. Very fast and comfortable. Definitely eats up miles on long trips.
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Your Dad is my kind of guy. This thing is so cool.
Ask your dad can he do mines lol
My dad built this too we used to take it everywhere
Hey my dad helped build this car also I now own this car.
My grandmother had a 2004 Town Car Signature and was essentially my first car. Even though it's a boat with an engine that "only" made ~240hp, I was always surprised at the ability to pass someone if needed. It's a lot quicker than you'd think, so something like this is really cool to me.
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My grandma had a Crown Vic... it was NOT a slow car, and she drove like a maniac.
I have a 99 TC signature right now. Cut the exhaust off and love the sound of that 4.6 V8. I will never sell it. Not to mention its only got 160k on the clock and these things do 500k with no problems. I mean it is a fleet car.
i had a 2000 taurus with 250k on it with broken fuel gauge and leaking transmission but it had passing power and was buttery smooth! it had the vulcan V6 2.9L and i liked it best $500 i spent in my 20s.
The rear axle on that one must be 3.55 or something.
As a proud owner of a nearly-identical, albeit stock, 2004 Lincoln Town Car, I'm envious as SH** of this fantastic conversion!! Freaking awesome idea!
Are you gonna mod your car now?
@@carltonleboss you have to now!
Or get on Carz and Bidz!!! to buy this one.
25 years old and I own a 76 Lincoln Contientnal Coupe, 0-60 in 20 minutes and i love it
@@UnionPacific1997 sweet land yacht
Putting the effort into making the upgrades look how they would if they came from the factory was a really good idea. Love everything about this.
Me too obviously loved this.
15:16 sleeper modes are cool for sure.
Indeed
As a Terminator cobra owner myself, I can say this is probably one of the coolest engine swap that I’ve ever seen, and seen Doug’s reaction is priceless. He truly understands what makes the 03/04 Cobras so unique and special, just a pulley swap on those engines and you are making over 450RWHP, ridiculous power for an early 00’s muscle car.
And they sound so good ! Thanks for the knowledge though
This car doesn't have Terminator motor....he's using a Teksid block
@@mrdanflores huh? I'm confused. How do you know that? I'm seriously interested, (not trying to be argumentative) what exactly is that and how is it different from the terminator engine?
@@christopherwalker6056the teksid block is the strongest ford block ever made, and I believe the strongest American oem block ever as well. Idk if this car has a teksid or not, but that would only make this car that much better! People easily push 1500+ on stock teksid blocks.
@@coltoncaskey5781 Ford didn't make the Teksid block....was made by Teksid Aluminum company in Italy...but it is the strongest block you can use
The pure joy in Doug’s face reviewing and driving this car. I’m glad this car exists, kudos to the owners care and enthusiasm.
I've never seen him so excited.
@@dougsmith6262 only when he did the Tesla plaid🤩
If you're going to make a sleeper car, THIS is the way to do it. Giving it a more power, better wheels to handle the power, and adding a slightly more modern touch while still keeping it true to it's essence, the owner did a great job with this one. I love your supercar reviews but I enjoy reviews like this as well Doug, please do more of these. I know these reviews don't get the same amount of views, but for real car enthusiasts, we enjoy these vids just as much as the supercar ones, I promise you.
Doug: I don’t review modified cars
Also Doug: THIS…. Modified car is on cars and bids!
lol
Exactly lol. But I figured he would feature this because it's the same engine as that other mustang he has as well it's called a brand synchronization
I wonder why the exception
Business is Business
@@WashburnD10 Cars that sell for more on his site, make him more money. And get views here, which give him more money. Its smart and simple.
GrandPah here. Trunk lid pull downs have been around since the 1960's at least. I'm also a proud owner of a 2003 Town Car Signature series model with the 4.6 engine. I had my engine modified to around 400 hp and 395 ft lb's of torque. I am having the leather seats in the front recovered and the pull handles in the front replaced. When done she will look brand new. Already had the body fully sanded down and repainted and replaced all the chrome. She is a looker for sure. Don't have 500HP but she will jerk a knot in your neck when you floor it.
What mods on your engine?
That is cool. Did you buy it new?
Badass.
Love it.
I had an ex who had a Lincoln Town Car and I absolutely LOVED sliding it around. She was less enthusiastic about it, but what I would've given for a 450WHP version. I love these town cars and it is amazing to see THISSSSSS
I love this! When it was in highschool (2013), this was my dream build (except in black). An executive sedan that you saw everywhere, make it a sleeper, and only I would know it’s true power.
I never thought I'd see Doug do a modified car like this but I absolutely love it! I would love to see more like this honestly
Seeing Doug smile and laugh when he hits the accelerator is a metric for me.
It's pure joy
should be in the doug score 13:33
seems it never rains in southern california 15:40
Smiling is my favourite
The look on Doug's face when he opens up the throttle for the first time.. priceless.
It’s slow af
@@Diddy_Do_It2037 it's fast enough for a 4 door
I haven't seen Doug this gitty in a car for a while. His laughter and smiles made my day! What an amazing build!
You also have to remember that his reaction is from the same guy that owns a Ford GT.
Giddy
@@boygeorgeismylover8653 and a countach and a carerra gt and driven literally thousands of cars and alot much more hp and he still more excited driving something like this vs alot of the other stuff he reviewed. Speaks volumes supercharging a big boat of a car lol.
Seeing you in episodes like THIS....the ones where you're smiling ear to ear from pure enjoyment.... THOSE are the best episodes! I'll never be able to drive 1/100th of the cars you've been able to, but your joy makes me feel as if I had just as much fun as you have! Thank you for these reviews! Much love and God Bless! Keep doing your thing! 😂🤣❤️
I haven't seen Doug laugh and giggle like this when he floors it in a minute 13:29
I'm happy for him
I love this thing. A mechanic in my hometown did this with a Chrysler LHS. He was always a big sedan guy and so he slapped an Apache 392 motor in it and kept it automatic. He even put a quiet exhaust on it. Only way you could tell was the quad pipes and the the fact it was gapping you on the highway.
Way cool
In a front wheel drive LHS?
Did he keep it front wheel drive?
That’s not possible.
Lol auto
Didn’t think he would actually drive a modified car but I guess this was done so well, it could’ve passed as a stock car. What a cool build!
Looking at it, the Lincoln Town Car looks like a fancier cousin of the Crown Victoria, but with a "common" engine.
But this? This is something in a whole new level. I'm just blown away by this car
I mean, yes, the Town car and crown Vic are mostly the same car, built on the same Panther platform, however the Town Car is a much nicer car with even the base models much better equipped than top trim Crown Vics. Also, the air ride suspension makes a huge difference in the ride of the car. The Grand Marquis straddles the line, with top trim models being closer to the Lincoln and base models more like a Crown Vic.
My dad drove a Lincoln Town Car for over 2 decades. He did a lot of driving for his job and he got a new TC every year/year and a half. He'd turn them in with over 100k miles each time. I swear I don't remember them ever breaking down. I partly learned to drive in these - it was like driving your living room around. Corners were terrifying at 15 years old!
I bought and own a 2004 Town Car at 75,000 miles for $10,000 and the one I got was in a garage all its life and the interior is immaculate. No joke the back seats were never sat in. Even the ash trays, all of them, were NEVER used. I would do anything to add a Terminator Mustang engine to it.
I like Doug’s energy and enthusiasm he puts into his vids. Really seems like a happy kid on Christmas. Loved the Cobra R vid. Def gonna watch more of these.
Doug ,thank you for reviewing this car combined with your giddy reaction to the torque experience since my grandmother's 69 455 powered buick wildcat. No disappointments. Americans have forgotten what getting put back in the seat upon acceleration is.like liftoff of a old school commercial aircraft . Love it. Great review.
Doug, note on the gear vendors overdrive unit: doesn't necessarily strengthen the transmission(unless it was built by GV) its an addition gear set for an extra overdrive gear OR you can actually split the gears. Instead of going from 1st to 2nd gear it would be 1st then gv engages, 1 "and a half" then gv disengaged then goes into second gear, meaning technically you can have up to 8 ratios 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5 etc. It can be engaged manually or automatically
Thank you. And the trans was rebuilt a little more stout though.
I was trying to figure that out:
Having a GV Under/Overdrive is awesome but, I was confused at wether the 4R70W was actually "improved" or not.
Unless it's been regeared to 4.10 or something, I couldn't see someone putting on a gearvendors overdrive. These things from the factory are stupid tall geared.
@@sdr5757 oh no doubt it was, just had to make sure some folks knew the difference ..if they didn't of course.
@@mmiller1188 well since it has a GV overdrive unit installed, there is a possibility that it would be used to split the gears as I described. Not necessarily for extra overdrive in that case
Edit: owner explains in one if his videos that he used the GV for highway driving and explains how it kicks in
I have always pondered why this sort of modding isn't more popular. Make the car look maybe a tad bit cooler, bit nothing overly crazy. More power, but nice ride quality.
Bentley et al have been doing mega power luxury cars for ages, and many people see the point in that.
But that sort of people doesn't seem to be modders I guess.
This is really, really well made. Well done, those who are responsible.
12:24 soft close trunk was not new to the 2003 Town Car. My mother 82 Deville had that.
@@blackericdenice he said cutting edge but I see what you mean. My grandad Eldorado had that on '92
Sleeper builds are always so cool! Especially on a car like this, and this mod makes it truly an old school Uber comfy fast sedan. It's so cool.
Hearing the care the previous owners did to this car is really something you don't usually know when you purchase a used vehicle.
I hope the winning bidder will take care of this car like the previous owners.
The pure joy on Doug's face whine driving this car made my day
I had two 89 town cars with 150-160 hp 5.0. My second 89 a fully loaded faux convertible top with cd/cell phone/lower chrome cladding moon roof, LSD. I did a 350 hp mustang 5.0 swapping from speed density to mass air. I had to modify the wiring harness because the intake and ac compressor are on opposite sides from the mustang. Thankfully the cobra intake manifold is symmetrical so it was a fairly easy swap. Had to change a few sensors, add maf, and move a few connections at the ecu to change injector connection because it was a different firing order. Also upgraded springs, shocks, aod transmission. Had true dual exhaust, h-pipe with two high flow cats and still passed emissions! Turned a 16+ second ¼ mile almost 3 ton car to mid 13sec. Cruised at 100+mph easily and burnouts were awesome. The best feature was the keyless entry pad on the door!
I absolutely love this build, and whoever wins this will too. I am actually surprised he did the Doug score because I knew it would beat out EVERYTHING else, and it did. His expression while driving it says it all.
This reminds me of my 96 park ave ultra. May not be a v8 or rwd but supercharged v6 and cutting edge tech for the 90s. It's got the temp control on the steering wheel, rear passenger vents, soft close trunk, and moves pretty damn good for an old buick.
👍my neighbor sold me their park Avenue with bad mounts for $200. I think it was $500 ish for parts and new favorite car was born. Went everywhere. Moved out well (not a race car). Rode so smooth! I loved that car. Then a ding dong hit it. Thanks for bringing back a fond memory.
the 96 is okay, but its not really the comparison you may hope, buT! If we were talking the previous panther gen of town car(ugly tbh) from the same time, it would actually compare really nicely to those.
THe 97-05 park avenue really can shine if you get a pretty one and do a few solid things that dont break the bank
@@CT_Taylor the 2nd gen does have more tuning capabilities. But I prefer the looks of the 1st gen way more
I was thinking but for the riviera of the same generation wich to me is the best car to have with that supercharged engine.
@@always_trust_all_scientists soap bar deluxe
His reaction to hitting the throttle is right up there with his hyper car reactions!
I've always been very disappointed that Ford discontinued the panther before upgrading the 4.6 to a Coyote. A factory panther/Coyote would have been legendary.
Easily one of the happiest moments in Doug's career.
@breadandcircuses8127Speak for yourself, peasant. 😷
Having driven as a chauffeur for 25 years, the last five years also doubling as a mechanic I can tell you for a surety that the Lincoln town car is a wonderful vehicle without any modifications at all. And at 68 years of age, I really enjoy the comfort that the town car gives me. I am so looking forward to purchasing my third, hopefully my last.
Regarding the instrumentation, the seller could have either swapped in a Marauder cluster, or better yet, modify a late model Panther cluster (these had a tach during the final years) to reflect the Terminator's redline.
I would have swapped in something with a boost gauge and tried to keep it looking "old boaty luxury" by replacing all the fonts with larger bold font.
If I had a nickel for every time I've heard Doug talk about the 1999 Mustang Svt Cobra this week, I would have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice, right?
Fun fact: There was in fact a factory touch screen navigation radio option. Not common but they actually worked very well.
I don't think it was a "touch" screen, as much as a screen
@@RC51Legend it's a regular resistive touch screen navigation unit, think Pioneer made it. Complete with voice interaction and a motorized drop down screen that has the 6 cd changer behind it built into the headunit. High tech and high dollar stuff for a domestic in 2004. Mine still works like a champ other than the CD unit is dead but they haven't updated the maps in 15 years or better. I can't quite bring myself to swap it out, everything aftermarket looks like crap.
@@wolfwalker78 cool. My old S55 has a screen with cd navigation, but it's analog operated.
okay, so when your job is to review pretty much every car there's since the last decade and you've driven every car no matter how powerful it is and experienced cars that put down more than 1,000 hp and you happen to find yourself inside a 500+ hp car and put your foot down, then the immediate thing that you gonna do is smile blissfully and utter, "oh, I wanna do it again!" then this is just the ultimate prove that flooring a vehicle can never get old, never. thank you for demonstrating that, Doug! 😅😊
The genuine laugh of doug shows how ridiculously strangely fast this car is 🤣🤣
Town Cars have always had the potential to become proper muscle cars, it’s sad and weird to see they never made them. This is truly an amazing car, great review Doug!
Mercury Marauder was essentially Ford's answer to what you're saying here.
@@fokakya except that still falls short of what it originally was suppose to be.
@@Sequestor no doubt. The Marauder always seemed like a cool idea to me, but fell short in execution.
@@fokakya Not necessarily because that was a car that was targeted towards a more younger and hipster demographic, so it wasn’t as luxurious or comfortable like a Town Car.
@@benitomejia03 you're definitely right about that. I think the whole Mercury brand was aimed more toward that demographic. As nice as the Town Car is, and to the OP's point about its potential, I don't think Ford would ever have decided to try to make such a thing because there would be no market for it, especially back in that era. Nowadays it might be more well received, as people expect much more performance from expensive luxury cars.
That super charger whine and the look on your face 🎉
Awesome Dougie
Please continue 😊
I always loved the hvac controls on the wheel too. We will never see a modern version of this boat. No more cushy seats and cloud like rides
This is what the Mercury Marauder should have been - perfect for the gradpa rocking the leather jacket but still banging the grannies 😎😎😎
The reaction Doug has to these cars is just pure internet wholesomeness. He seems like a fun guy to hangout with TBH.
Wow.Back from 'Cars and Bids' sight after reading the info.I was going to ask if he'd used a Marauder sway-bar,and yes they did.With an engine rebuild,and the trans,and differential about 10,000 miles ago,I'd say this is a pretty new set-up.I'd buy it if I could.What a great car!
Man that whine sure brings back memories of my old Marauder with the Trilogy set up I originally had before I ultimately went overboard with a Terminator block/Fl-A ProCharger/6 speed manual (as seen on my channel) Hands down insane fun but after 17+ years it was finally time to pass the torch and continue on my bucket list of cars.
Turning Panther cars into sleepers are certainly satisfying. They are muscle cars as they share the Mustang engine in ALL model years (though toned down), but people never realize it.
Any car that makes a driver smile like Doug was smiling is a winner. Hats off to the builder
Doug was filming in my neck of the woods Riverside off el sobrante road I’m hyped!
I thought I was over car reviews, but you, Doug, always make me smile.
Great car by the way
A couple of my Town Cars came from the factory with a tachometer. I believe one of them was a 2007 it also had a sunroof. So if you look hard enough you could find one.
06-11 had them. Same for the other panthers. And they had navigation screens for town cars from 2003-2008. But Doug gets a pass for not knowing, most people do not!
If its like the crown victoria its a very involved process the way the ecu works. I have a P71 with fully redone suspension and I looked into it.
@@coldaxle oh absolutely. I wish these had the mileage stored in the computer and not the cluster. And the harnesses are all different
I love your videos Doug! What you do is a dream job!
Wow. So much joy on your face when you press the gas pedal. Makes me want to buy it
I love that car. My grandpa had a 99 when I was growing up and I always wanted to get one and put a huge engine and a blower. I’m glad I’m not the only one with that vision!
Doug, I admit I don't watch a lot of your videos but holy cow this has to be my favorite one you've ever put out. The Terminator mustang is one of the most epic cars ever made and to engine swap an old towm car with that powerplant? LMAO 🤣😂 that's beyond epic
The mercury marauder got the 32v 4.6 which makes about 320hp... Same engine as the 2001 Cobra which Doug seems to forget existed haha... They came out in 99... Skipped 2000 year and came back in 2001 then disappeared again until 2003 with the supercharged version of same engine from 2001
Actually Doug reviewed a Marauder earlier this year
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Doug seems to like to pretend he doesn't know things in order to make his videos more engaging for people who don't follow everything he does.
“Can handle 700-800 horsepower”
*Laughs in Teksid Mark VIII 32v”
Man I used to follow the guy on IG that built it and sold it. I remember it used to have no mirrors either. Such a cool ride and I’m happy to see it still in mint condition.
17:31 this thing has no right to sound that good 😩🎶
Okay. I was just going to take a minute to remind you that most cars have a handle on the doors in order to close them. Also, it's a great feature for humans of all ages in life. Hopefully you'll recognize the benefits of getting old when you compare it to risks of staying at your present age.
Now that I have given away my age with my old man advice, I have to replay the video (once again) just to see your reaction to that great sound of the supercharger as you haul ass in a 2000's era Lincoln!
Carry on, son. But please drive safely!
Super neat car. Love the idea of a OEM+ style build like this. It is strange to me that they went so far to make it look factory then added that cheap looking front bumper lip.
As the owner of a self-modified supercharged 2003 Marauder and a lightly modified 2007 Town Car, I can say that I wholeheartedly approve of this video! :)
What colour marauder
@@daevid21 Black. I got one very early when they came out. Mine is number 626. :)
What is done to your town car?
@@joshuacolbert1762 I have done suspension, intake and exhaust, after-market engine and transmission tuning, and 3.73:1 ring and pinion gearing in the rear end.
Suspension: ADDCO anti-sway bars front and rear, Metco billet aluminum rear control arms and Energy Suspension poly bushings and the same for the watts link arms.
Intake: cold air intake setup with a K&N conical filter and a heat shield box around it, straight intake pipe to the throttle body and a polished upper intake plenum.
Exhaust: Stainless Work long tube headers that are Jet Hot coated, high flow catalytic converters, H-pipe cross-over, dual 2.5" stainless steel piping back to a pair of Magna Flow mufflers and then out to 3" polished tips.
Tuning: Engine and transmission tuning by MartyO at Mo's Speed Shop in Atlanta.
Also a few other minor things: Steeda under-drive pulleys, one range colder spark plugs and 180 deg thermostat (to support a bit more timing), slotted brake rotors and Hawk HPS pads, and other small items like these.
Doug is the type of guy to laugh like a movie villain while driving a Lincoln Towncar
Very cool car, all the panther cars got a tach in 2006. The marauder had one in 2003 & 2004.
That Town Car is awesome! I've always wanted to drive one of those. Now if the Town Car Terminator was actually a thing, that would be even awesomer.
This screams Hoovie, I wouldn’t be surprised if Hoovie gets it
Agreed. This has Hoovie written all over it.
Damn, what a nicely done swap. Bay is clean. 1:56
That's what I was impressed by.... It looks factory
19:20 It is mentioned the soft close trunk would be “cutting edge” in 2003. Many cars much older than this had this feature as standard. All of my 70s, 80s, and 90s Cadillacs do, for instance.
My best friend had a 1978 Cadillac Seville, that had the soft touch trunk lid feature. and there were several Lincoln and Mercury models that also had it. many years before that, if I remember rightly my aunt and uncle. had a late seventies Mercury Marquis that had it.
88 Mark VIII had it. 88 Turbocoupe didn't even have the option. Hardly 'cutting edge' in 03 though.
That's the kind of thing I wasn't expecting from Doug's reviews.
Car & Bids changed everything.
Yay
In the nanny states of Australia this car would not get a registration plate. We are missing so much. At 77 years old, this is the perfect car for me.
watching Doug laugh was totally worth it. often thought of doing a "sleeper" Crown Vic, but this is even better.
The crown Vic is usually to obvious, most car guys would know that it's likely modified, because crown Vic. A town car, probably glance at it and think nothing.
Such a clean build. Well done to the owner! Wish we had these in South Africa.
13:23 forward.
That's why he does it people.
Thanks for that Doug!
My crown vic lx has the same climate control steering wheels buttons, nice video great job.
Doug. Lincoln actually tried to do this, with the Lincoln LS. In 2002 they created the LSE McLaren. A 360hp supercharged, 6 speed manual version
Of the Lincoln LS. Sadly only one was ever built, and it's been missing since it was first shown in the 2002 New York autoshow.
I would love to see if this car still existed, as would most of the Lincoln LS community (all like 3000 of us)
Not missing. It was crushed
@@likeMIKE_1 Ford keeps just about every prototype vehicle they build, so I doubt that
@@HeavyTanker1945 It wasn't a Ford prototype, it was a car McLaren Engineering made to try to get a contract with Ford. I worked for McLaren and I saw pics of the car at the scrap yard and talked to people involved with the project.
Really cool to see Doug review modified cars😎
I feel like someone should write a song about a hot rod Lincoln.
Also, the "soft close" trunk would not have been cutting edge in 2003. It was quite common (if not standard) on luxury cars back in the '70s. Looking it up, it seems Cadillac started offering it as an option in 1955.
I remember the soft close trunks on Mercurys in the late 80's.
There is already a song called Hot Rod Lincoln by Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
ford did some changes for 05 model year to rust worst according to what i hears fron the windor plant at the day
I've been following articles for this car for the last year. I never would have imagined Doug would review it! I guess the owner will finally be able to sell it now
I trust Doug’s taste enough for him to start reviewing tastefully modded cars.
Like you, I love a "clean" swap, particularly when the swap components stay within the corporate family. Really dig this car. Curious. The Mercury Marauder had a somewhat "enhanced" gauge package in the dash, if I recall. I wonder how difficult it would've been to swap that into place. Still wouldn't have gotten a boost gauge or some of the others out of the deal, but it would've been a cool touch that might have reduced the need to mount things on the A pillar or steering column. Regardless, fantastic job on it!
So true about the climate controls on the wheel. My 2008 Toyota Camry XLE had that feature as well, and I really appreciated it!
Why? You set the temperature to 22 degrees and Auto. Then you never need to change it again.
The terminator probably drop right in, since a 4.6 came in that factory. Great swap, but expensive I'm sure
It was probably expensive but I doubt it wasn't as expensive as it would've been with any other car.
Those panther platforms are pretty massive for anything & everything
5.4 swaps are common on Panthers. Big engine bay and they go together like Legos.
@@MarloSoBalJr Marauder 4.6-4V must be about the same size, so I'm not surprised it drops right in.
13:25 Man! I am JEALOUS of how thrilled and happy he seems! He really must love his job in general, and of course this car!
As a high-school senior in 2008 I drove an LTD Crown Victoria and boy do I miss front bench seats in cars!
I have a friend of mine who goes to car shows with me and he brings his straight-piped supercharged town car and it always steals the show. People love it.
Who cares if it's modded, look at Doug's face when he steps on it, it's just awesome. Great Review Doug
That laugh, that's pure joy.
I absolutely LOVE this thing. I sure wish I was in the position to buy it. I bet it's a blast to drive.
12:55 If stopped in a red light and a Town Car sounded like this I would be confused to what the owner did to it XD
Its sounds awesome too!!!
that's the car Commander Cody sang about in his song "hot rod Lincoln". Such a cool car. I like that you reviewed a custom car.
This is cool. I didn't think you would review a modified car again.
I hope you do more of these
this Town Terminator is nuts!
that was, in my opinion, the best video in this channel. I belive the channel more doug demuro could be dedicated to cars like this or go even further in tunned cars unpractical and fun...
I believe its not the core of your business but see your reaction and having fun its pretty cool
Doug, "I typically don't review heavily modified cars." Unless someone puts a supercharged Ford Mustang engine in a Towncar and lists it on Cars and Bids. With that being said, I love the channel Doug.
There’s a car dealership specialty motors Anthony Gozzo he and his father did a video of on restoring a 2003 Town car that was sitting since 2007 to 2022 with 10k miles yes 10,000 miles and they replaced the gas tank and other things: They do restorations on other cars as well of different models
The suspensions of these cars were amazing..Felt like your in an airplane ✈️
Airplanes are bumpy
@@jackkenny4194 380 airbuses are smooth as butter
Agree these cars were so comfy
@@jackkenny4194 airplanes are smooth when cruising
Yes indeeed