The fire probably started at the dealer! They were trying to charge the new battery before putting it in the car when the hood fell.

I would flush the coolant, that reservoir is melted and you don't want any foreign plastic debris floating around inside the cooling system. Great buy though!

These panther platforms, the town car, crown vics, grand marquis are tanks! These cars were very reliable and with good maintenance they can outlast just about anything made right along with the older toyotas. Its no surprise to get in a town car taxi and see 400k on them with no issues. These panther cars are my favorite there easy to work on, ride nice, have plenty of room, and though the 4.6 may not be crazy strong, its enough to get you out of the way and last along time doing so. Good find!!!

Agree with Weird Beard, it's lucky you have a co-part so close, Thumbs ups!!!!!

That Lincoln is a keeper! A smooth running luxury car that you got for just under 1k, come on!!! How lucky was that? Simply replace all needed parts & keep it for yourself/family or for a rainy day.

After my car was totaled I almost bought a 2011 Mercury Grand Marquis. It has a great foundation. At the end of the day, I went with a 2010 Ford Explorer 4x4 V8 XLT.

These are great cars. I got a 1998, same trim level and everything for $300. Very reliable and dependable.

I own 3 Lincoln Town cars and 2 grand Marquis and always turned on no matter what love these cars wish I owned 20 of them.

If the air ride ever quits in one of these, oriley sells stock ride height springs to replace the airbags. It's a very easy swap and rides decent also.

Same year and color as the one my grandparents used to have. Hearing the car start and seeing it made me tear up a little bit, made me remember about 10 years ago when I was little. I miss my grandparents.

I got a 2000 from my grandma for $1 last year some gold on gold but mine is a executive and yours is a signature or something. Those cars are great to drive. Best car ever for a high schooler

Love the content. Your knowledge grows with every car. Your comment about matching tires meaning car was maintained well is so true. You'll find that if you find a car with Michelin tires it's even more true. They spend the extra money for Michelin tires they spared no expense on service. Great work. Have a great weekend.

Only 104 thousands miles on it?That car got plenty of life in it.

Nice Lincoln, that was a home run and great video! Not sure if you are or not, but take us with you to the junk yard, via video to get the parts.

I bought a 1998 Town Car with 145k miles for $750 and sold it the next day for $1600 all I did was clean it

That's a WIN!!!!!! See if you can get a battery from the junk yard too and return the battery from Walmart. I say you could probably keep the headlight. The damaged corner is probably going to be hidden by the plastic panel. Hook up radiator fan to battery to see if it works. If it does, keep it and just replace the radiator. Use some epoxy to make a new mount for front grill. Again this is going to be hidden by the plastic cover. Put some rust paint on it and call it a day. Save your money Randy.

That Lincoln’s a keeper...give Weird Beard a little profit and leave that one in your driveway. How many cars does OK allow a private individual to sell each year? You should do a car for yourself a few times per year on top of buying through the dealership.

Look up a wiring diagram to see if there's a subharness section for the front end, easy find and fix if so

Use some rubbing compound on that rear bumper scuff. Bet it buffs out, or becomes a lot less noticeable. Detail the hell out of this one! $3500 car all day!

Buying cars from elderly people are the best they take good care of them

Randy your last 2 videos are far more interesting than the "My Cheap Lamborghini" never ending soap opera. Well done man.

I love the older(98-02) style panthers with box steering. The box is interchangeable with the F150.

You stole that car, really you did. But what a sweet ride, man she is a beauty!

GREAT buy Randy! You are getting really good at finding these cars! 👍

Nice score! many of these older cars with minor damage are totaled out or salvaged titled because of the year even if the damage is minor. On this last auction, I got outbid on a mercury grand marquis which had the header panel/grill broken from a minor fender bender. same color and interior as yours, went for 450 and I had tapped out because I bidding on other vehicles later in the line up

I wouldn't bother cleaning up the wires, just cut the harness and solder in a salvaged one. Even a tiny hole in the insulation lets moisture in and it starts to rot.

That’s an easy fix, you did damn good..👍🏿👍🏿

Hope you know that the horn and the radiator parts are also exchangeable with the Crown Vic.

I'm with you sir on the fire something else set it off and what ever it was, held up the hood enough so it didn't get black on the underside from the plastic burning

My friend has a caddy srx 2008 and transmission stops working once car runs for 30 seconds and dealer has no clue what is going on. No warning lights on also. Car wont move at all

Good progress, looking forward to part 2

Alert company should pay attention this is what kind of commercials that we want to see thumbs up forever

This is one of my favorite KZfaq channel.

The Lincoln interior looks Well taken care of

Best video in a while, lots of fun

Has randy ever taken off his cap.

Such a cool find! I would have never bid on a fire car but you really did your investigation first. Thing runs great randy! Randy on deck! 🔥

Hello do you have to acquire a dealer license in your state to make co-part purchases? I'm considering a purchase in my state. Let me know, thanks

If I were you I'd be inclined to just replace that wiring loom running across in front of the radiator. If nothing else it will take that part out of the equation if you find electrical issues in the front end (which you probably will) in the future...

CSI: Copart lol love it

The Lincoln looks like a major score. Heck, if the scratches are touched up a bit you should be able to get 3500$ for it.

Glad the unlatched hood didn't fly up and crack the windshield. Seen that once.

Fraudulent insurance claim...🤔They wanted a newer Lincon...🙂Good find!!!!👍👊

Do you have heat shrink tubes with solder in them now. Saves a lot of time and effort

What a car. What a find. Make her beautiful again.....I love these cars and I WILL be getting one of these someday. This is one of only american cars worth buying

Awesome deal, fire scares off so many people but this has the feel of my Volvo V40 fire car, just the engine cover and plug leads were melted on that, maybe a similar thing happened! That is too cool. Just a word of caution though when dealing with fire damage, be careful getting melted crap on your hands, aside from the battery acid potentially here, when Viton gets burned(think O-rings/seals etc around cooling/HVAC systems) I believe it produces Hydrofluoric acid, HF. That stuff is really horrible, get a tiny amount on bare skin and it sinks into your body causing necrosis and you can lose limbs from it. At first you just feel a bit sore, then blisters, then it's time to amputate a few fingers or a hand before it spreads up your arm. Seriously nasty stuff, so gloves are advisable if you're gonna get into more fire cars. Take care man, good job.

I love your show very interesting. I love the way you speak to your subscribers you. Will make a. Great school teacher. I like the part let's go for a drive do you want to go for a drive

Hello Auto Action Rebuilds, You have an awesome content and I have been enjoyed. What camera gear do you use and mic if you dont mind to ask? Thanks in advance

Looks like a battery charger or maintainer was connected.. grounded out and battery exploded or burned. The hood migh have fell like u said and it probably was in a garage over winter or just un drivin..

Hey Randy Well Done!!! Great score Again!!

Man I see some great content on this one, should be a nice re-build. Good eye Randy!

Randy you’re channel is the only one that’s i get notifications from it’s really worth it Btw can i import a 2018 hail damaged car outside the United States?

Hey combination for the adorable either be in the glove compartment or the trunk henge

Another beautiful Lincoln

Did you find all partes in the junkyard?

*wow! quite the score. don't know how you get so damn lucky like that but hey it's working for you whatever you're doing*

I still say Randy has some great luck with cars! Wow what a cream puff. 104k She's still got plenty more life left.

How did you get it home? How did you get it up in your driveway head first? You must have had it started before you put that battery in! I've had many Town Cars in my old limousine business and they run forever especially with synthetic oil, I've gotten over 150,000 miles on a set of tires, never had a transmission out of any of them, they are just incredible vehicles!

I've never had good luck buying old people cars. When they get a person who drives at normal speeds and takes off at normal speeds, the transmissions usually cant handle the sudden change in driving habit. I've had more elderly people's cars come back to me over the years than any other vehicle driven by an average driver

Time to head to a U-Pull it and get some parts and cash in !!!

Nice score on the Lincoln. 👍

Looks pretty amazing nice buy Randy

whyd you have the battery on concrete?

I'd replace the lift struts too since they seem to be the cause of that whole mess. Great deal on the car man.

I love this car! Wish I could buy. Would make a Nice Executive Uber car.

great vid!

Ooooooooh The hood shorted out whatever was on there , You sir a a regular Matlock.

I thought it was gone for good, good job on the Town Car Randy

Dude the cooling fan!!!!!

Good score Randy!

I look forward to tomorrow. I always enjoy going to an automotive boneyard, it is like an adult Easter Egg Hunt!

Great video Randy

That bumper scuff is probably from copart they use fork lift to move the cars around

It pays to do some research on any vehicle you plan on buying. You stole that Lincoln Randy! Congrats man on a great purchase.

Hold on to the wheels on the caddy there pretty rare they don’t make them anymore

Just gotta replace all the burnt parts and clean it up real good wouldn’t worry bout that scratches

Dammm you're lucky man because the car is run easily 😜when you go to junkyard make video please

I love those Lincolns never could go wrong with them . i had two a 88 and 77

Edelbrock Airgap is a intake manifold.

Hey not to sound negative or anything but don't ever put a battery on concrete it kills it quick put it on the grass or somewhere else just don't ever put it on the concrete it will drain it

What????? A fire car? Never thought you would buy a fire car haha.

I just started buying cars from Copart and I am in the process of getting a rebuild title can someone tell me if I can get temporary license plates

It's a nice car for a steal that need a little bit of work

Awesome stuff I've always wanted one of these cars. Almost 100k subscribers

You are so observant you could be a detective a bet you would kick tail in the board game clue😁

Score! Amazing luck...

Does the caddy start.

Lincoln’s are one of the best cars on the road. I have had them since 1994. Never had one problem. When they got 125,000 miles, got them around 40,000, I would sell them to a friend of mine. All you have to do is change the oil every 3 months or 3000 miles. Will run forever. My friends would fight over who could buy the car I was selling. They new I took care of my cars.

Drill holes in the bottom of the headlights to get rid of the moisture. Trust me it works!

I love my LincolnMKZ hybrid. Great for the traffic here in LA for Ubering, plus it’s a Select car. However, Select is far and few between these days even here in LA market. What camera are you using? Or is it a GoPro? I just got the Zhiyun Stabilizer for using my phone and GoPro 7. Got the GoPro 7 for live-streaming (not my pax...lol) on KZfaq only to find out that nobody knows how to stream it here on KZfaq. Anyone? Randy??? Do you go to Police Auctions for cars that are up for auction? I kept my Mercedes C300 4Matic as I just can’t part with her. Love that sporty all wheel drive for the snow, the traction is amazing. What do you think about me putting a turbo in the Mercedes? The warranty is expired now through Mercedes. Also, the brakes always feel like I have to press a lot harder (hence the brake dust on the alloys) but Mercedes keep telling me they’re okay. It’s completely different feeling from the Lincoln. Know what I mean? How was “Hooter’s” yesterday. 🤣 UberGirlPaula LA 💖

This is a sweet deal!!!

Keep it and keep it stock!!!

You just score big!!!!!

Randy, that was a good buy for you. However i have to mention this. What started the fire in the first place? 12 volts + making contact with the bonnet and you go for a drive with the battery terminals that lose??!! Come on m8......SAFETY FIRST!! You could have had another fire whilst out on the test drive!!

I love it 😍

It looks like the drivers quarter panel has been repainted it's missing the pin stripes but looks like a nice car.

Great buy brother

Probably a battery charger was on top there. I've been repairing some cheap made in china chargers lately and the quality of parts is horrific. One started smoking it got so hot and the thermal fuse did NOT shut it off! fire hazards!

how did you get it home without driving it ?

Anyone else thinking about the loose battery and connections in the car with the fire from a battery problem/. LOL Great buy!