It's sad to look back these heaps from Cadillac and Lincoln. It's amazing that they thought a car like this would actually sustain the brand with in the same year cars like the LS400 and Q45 came out, not to mention the already vastly superior European sedans of the time. The demographic that bought these were literally dying out in droves in the 90's. They didn't even see it coming.
@Marcusjj1973: You obviously don't know much about automotive marketing. These 'sad heaps' ran all the way up to 2011 with only evolutionary changes in styling while retaining the same fundamentals. These 'sad heaps' remained wildly popular with well heeled- well seasoned adults as well as the stretch limousine industry throughout their entire run. They were true dinosaurs by the time they were finally phased out, well past their expected expiration which shows a truly successful design and application. Can't say that about most other cars.
@@TeeroyHammermill You mean from the same Lincoln brand that is a shell of it's former self in 2023? It's a complete joke that you'd mention the word "marketing" in the same sentence trying to defend a type of car that was well past it's expiry date and from a brand that has been stagnant for years and is outsold by many other luxury brands. Yeah so wildly popular if you count yourself among the livery driver market. The fact that they were phased out proves they were outdated and out of touch, yet somehow you think this is a success. Many other vehicles evolve and stick around, even some from Ford. What an incredibly low bar American car apologist have. Wildly popular is particularly funny since sales peaked in 1990 and dropped off every single year after until they were under 10K a year by 2011. Wildly popular if you don't know what "wildly popular" means.
@@MercOne I wouldn't call 1979-2011 a low bar my friend, and certainly nothing to apologize about. 32 years on the same fundamental design is a true success story. There's no if, ands, or buts about it. The design paid for itself many times over. Once again you don't know much about automotive design or marketing. Your narrow minded 'me too' comments bear this out. Have a nice day.
@@TeeroyHammermill A truly successful car evolves and IS NOT phased out and the brand that sells it doesn't linger on life support or just one relevant vehicle in today's market. 32 years with the same design is the reason why it is no longer around. Who care's if it paid for itself, a buyer doesn't care about that. You're the one that thinks that because an antique finds a few buyers years after it's expiry date, that it's a success. You clearly have incredibly low standards for success. You're literally arguing about a pitiful relic and you're telling me that I don't know anything about design? That is absolutely laughable. Do you know the difference between design vs using the same tired mechanicals for too many years? A 911 or a Corvette design evolves, that means both in how they look and what is UNDERNEATH them. That is NOT what the Town Car did. You're totally clueless here. Marketing? You mean they were so brilliant at it to the point where they marketed a tired old car and dated concept of a luxury car to a demographic that died off to the point where the car was cancelled? That is what you're calling marketing? Log off man you're totally clueless. This car or a successor to it would be around today if they truly understood marketing and adapting to the market and the direction it was heading in.
These were advanced cars for their time and what there purpose was. Yes, the average buyer was probably over 50, and even through the end of the model run, probably averaged buyers aged 70+. That said, the sales numbers cranked out by this and DeVille can’t be denied. They had a dying market, but they had that market, and that market was buying.
The long crank and belt squeal at the beginning 😳
It seems to provide performance handling and it is good fuel economy
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It's sad to look back these heaps from Cadillac and Lincoln. It's amazing that they thought a car like this would actually sustain the brand with in the same year cars like the LS400 and Q45 came out, not to mention the already vastly superior European sedans of the time. The demographic that bought these were literally dying out in droves in the 90's. They didn't even see it coming.
@Marcusjj1973: You obviously don't know much about automotive marketing. These 'sad heaps' ran all the way up to 2011 with only evolutionary changes in styling while retaining the same fundamentals. These 'sad heaps' remained wildly popular with well heeled- well seasoned adults as well as the stretch limousine industry throughout their entire run. They were true dinosaurs by the time they were finally phased out, well past their expected expiration which shows a truly successful design and application. Can't say that about most other cars.
@@TeeroyHammermill You mean from the same Lincoln brand that is a shell of it's former self in 2023? It's a complete joke that you'd mention the word "marketing" in the same sentence trying to defend a type of car that was well past it's expiry date and from a brand that has been stagnant for years and is outsold by many other luxury brands. Yeah so wildly popular if you count yourself among the livery driver market. The fact that they were phased out proves they were outdated and out of touch, yet somehow you think this is a success. Many other vehicles evolve and stick around, even some from Ford. What an incredibly low bar American car apologist have. Wildly popular is particularly funny since sales peaked in 1990 and dropped off every single year after until they were under 10K a year by 2011. Wildly popular if you don't know what "wildly popular" means.
@@MercOne I wouldn't call 1979-2011 a low bar my friend, and certainly nothing to apologize about. 32 years on the same fundamental design is a true success story. There's no if, ands, or buts about it. The design paid for itself many times over. Once again you don't know much about automotive design or marketing. Your narrow minded 'me too' comments bear this out. Have a nice day.
@@TeeroyHammermill A truly successful car evolves and IS NOT phased out and the brand that sells it doesn't linger on life support or just one relevant vehicle in today's market. 32 years with the same design is the reason why it is no longer around. Who care's if it paid for itself, a buyer doesn't care about that. You're the one that thinks that because an antique finds a few buyers years after it's expiry date, that it's a success. You clearly have incredibly low standards for success. You're literally arguing about a pitiful relic and you're telling me that I don't know anything about design? That is absolutely laughable. Do you know the difference between design vs using the same tired mechanicals for too many years? A 911 or a Corvette design evolves, that means both in how they look and what is UNDERNEATH them. That is NOT what the Town Car did. You're totally clueless here. Marketing? You mean they were so brilliant at it to the point where they marketed a tired old car and dated concept of a luxury car to a demographic that died off to the point where the car was cancelled? That is what you're calling marketing? Log off man you're totally clueless. This car or a successor to it would be around today if they truly understood marketing and adapting to the market and the direction it was heading in.
These were advanced cars for their time and what there purpose was. Yes, the average buyer was probably over 50, and even through the end of the model run, probably averaged buyers aged 70+.
That said, the sales numbers cranked out by this and DeVille can’t be denied. They had a dying market, but they had that market, and that market was buying.
It was the belt squealing for me brand new car at the time😩😳
0:37 That is majestic