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#1641 Post by BenThere » Thu May 21, 2020 11:20 pm

I observed over a number of years that when the limo arrived to take us pilot crew from the airport to the hotel, about half the time we traveled in the back seat of a Lincoln Town Car if we were in the US. Ford quit making them for a while, why I don't know as to me it seemed they had a lock on the limo market.

My key observation is that these limos are still operating, looking good and provide quite comfortable transport. I still ride them a time or two, but when I did it while working I'd always look at the odometer and note that most of them had logged 400,000 miles or so, a very respectable endurance. And they still looked good, rode smooth, polished nice, and presented the image a limosine should.
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Re: Lincoln Town Cars

#1642 Post by Undried Plum » Thu May 21, 2020 11:26 pm

BenThere wrote: ↑
Thu May 21, 2020 11:20 pm
My key observation is that these limos are still operating, looking good and provide quite comfortable transport. I still ride them a time or two, but when I did it while working I'd always look at the odometer and note that most of them had logged 400,000 miles or so, a very respectable endurance. And they still looked good, rode smooth, polished nice, and presented the image a limosine should.
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#1643 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Thu May 21, 2020 11:28 pm

For Christ's sake man, think about Jimmy Murphy and Tazio...

Don't be such a Duisenburg...

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#1644 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Thu May 21, 2020 11:30 pm

The wonder of Alfa...

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#1645 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Thu May 21, 2020 11:55 pm

The Alfa and Nuvorali won both but this BRM stills sounds this best...

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#1646 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Thu May 21, 2020 11:56 pm

**** Corona I am on the side of Bollocks...
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#1647 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Thu May 21, 2020 11:59 pm

I look forward to seeing the Indy boys and girl(s) again...
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#1648 Post by Seenenough » Fri May 22, 2020 6:33 am

"How very American!

You just don't 'get it', do you?"

Plumb, we who live here in the US do"get it". Several of us really don't give a flying flopper what you think about America , in which we live ,enjoy and appreciate.

You really are a sour and bitter old soul.
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#1649 Post by Pontius Navigator » Fri May 22, 2020 9:26 am

WTF, what has a Lincoln town car to do with Corona or Bollocks?
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#1650 Post by Boac » Fri May 22, 2020 9:36 am

Got a lot to do with bollocks.
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#1651 Post by Woody » Fri May 22, 2020 11:57 am

Pontius Navigator wrote: ↑
Fri May 22, 2020 9:26 am
 WTF, what has a Lincoln town car to do with Corona or Bollocks?
Thought that it was just me that can’t see any link :-o
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#1652 Post by BenThere » Fri May 22, 2020 2:12 pm

Maybe I should have posted that on the China thread. I meant to extol the virtues of good products with quality, reliability and endurance.
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#1653 Post by ian16th » Fri May 22, 2020 2:32 pm

I had a work college in the US who bought and used a Lincoln Town Car as his daily motor.

A nice car to be driven around in.
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#1654 Post by Pontius Navigator » Fri May 22, 2020 2:41 pm

How about the Toyota Corona, gets right up your nose.
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#1655 Post by BenThere » Fri May 22, 2020 3:02 pm

That's a different animal, PN. The Lincoln is a comfort ride while the Corona is/was practical, economical basic transportation. It's like choosing between a Porsche 911 and a Mazda Miata. Both do essentially the same job well, but there is a difference.
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#1656 Post by Boac » Fri May 22, 2020 3:40 pm

Did you hear a big whooshing sound, PN? =))
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#1657 Post by Pontius Navigator » Fri May 22, 2020 4:08 pm

Boac wrote: ↑
Fri May 22, 2020 3:40 pm
 Did you hear a big whooshing sound, PN? =))
Yup! Didn't take long did it?😁

21 minutes.
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#1658 Post by llondel » Fri May 22, 2020 4:09 pm

Some things it's probably not good to get.
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#1659 Post by Bob » Fri May 22, 2020 4:56 pm

Killed a ***** load of people.........evidently not bollox unless you are some arsehole with no grasp on reality
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#1660 Post by Undried Plum » Fri May 22, 2020 6:06 pm

Pontius Navigator wrote: ↑
Fri May 22, 2020 4:08 pm
Boac wrote: ↑
Fri May 22, 2020 3:40 pm
 Did you hear a big whooshing sound, PN? =))
Yup! Didn't take long did it?😁

21 minutes.
That's like foul-hooking a fish. Too easy.
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