Video filmed in a cemetery because the Lincoln is killin ‘em! 😂🧟‍♂️

I believe what you are seeing is the foam gasket material commonly found where ac ducts connect. I would imagine it's the foam gasket behind the bezel that seals behind the ac vent. They deteriorate over time and the ac on high can dislodge any loose or crumbling bits.

You stole that car. If Specialty Motor Cars was selling this car he would be asking $19K - $21k. I believe if you wanted to sell it you could probably get $15K-$18K on Bat auctions. You got a unbelievably beautiful car at a ridiculous low price.

Beautiful. I love Ford's panther cars. The P71 Vic has been my daily for 20 years and I'm a grandpa now, so it's perfect!

I have an 03 Cartier with right at 125k miles, still drives like new. My car is the same color as yours. Great thing is mine was a Florida car so it's absolutely rust free. I have a list of minor things I need to have done but the car drives great. Your car looks outstanding! I would go with some Michelin Blackwalls and I would take off the chrome from over the wheels...just me. Great car and great buy!

Wow! Just WOW! Gotta love it. Congrats on the deal of the century!

I love these cars, congratulations! It’s a car you’ll always remember. I bought a 92 Town Car in 2014 with 29,000 miles and wish I kept it. It’s interesting my grandpa’s 98 Toyota Avalon has those same foam pieces coming out of the AC vents. 😂

Towncars should always wear white walls. Blackwalls would be like a cowboy wearing a bowler hat instead of a stetson. What an awesome vehicle. I’ve had both the Lexus and the towncar and the towncar wins on everything for everyday……driving, comfort, reliability and running costs

34k !!! She’s a beaut !! Thanks for the video!!

Great car man! Recommend the following: 1) re-seal the outside vent cowl (maybe install a cabin air filter too, see lincolnsonline), 2) when servicing the rear diff, pull the axle shafts to inspect for bearing wear ("some" 03s-04s had soft axles), 3) familiarize yourself with TSB 17353 for the AC system (check the stamped low pressure switch part number to see if it's already been converted), 4) check the spark plug gap to preserve ignition coil health (be careful if you discover you have 4 thread spark plugs instead of 8, forget when they fixed that 03 to 04), and 5) don't panic if the rear parking system fails, all of them do eventually and most choose to live without them. Best of luck!

Very nice Town Car! Great find! These things are very reliable, and will last for years and years if you maintain them. I have an 2004 Town Car Signature with 242K and everything works on it and it drives like it has 20K. One thing to check before you make it a daily is to check the rubber boots on the upper ball joints because they seem to deteriorate over time even with low miles.

Beautiful car, if you got that Town car for $10,500 that's a steal. That car looks new. I have a 2003 Signature I've had for 3 years it now has 158K on it and still runs like new. These are the best cars Ford ever made. They really don't make them like this anymore. Cars now days are like throw away cars. I love the fact that the Town car, Ford Crown vic and Grand Marquise are so easy to work on. I changed out my alternator on my town car at a few months ago and it took me 15 minutes to swap it out with a new one. Congratulations on finding one in such pristine condition as this one.

Travelstar tires with whitewalls is what I have been using on my 2006 Town car and I love them! Please put whitewalls back on the car! I bought mine from Amazon. The foam from the vents is a sort of gasket material, came out of mine for a while too but not anymore. Won't hurt a thing! Make sure that you turn off the air suspension (switch is in the trunk) whenever you lift the car . My car is same as yours except it's a 2006 Signature Limited and I have 125000. miles and it looks as good as yours and drives awsome! I have driven Town Cars for 30 plus years! This one is not my daily driver though. I use it for longer trips and it stays in the garage.

Many times that foam is just an insulating material from inside the vents. Even with everything else about the car being so immaculate, it's still old enough that the foam in the vent will be dry and deteriorating just from age alone. Therefore the pieces just blow through until there are no more loose pieces in positions to blow through.

Congrats! Great find. Same foam came out my air ducts on my 09 long wheelbase with 42k miles!

Anthony @ Specialty Motor Cars KNOWS Everything about Lincoln TC's and Caddy's

I had an 02 crown vic for about 4 years great car..but found seen an 06 mercury Grand marquis on a property for sale so i call the number..it was a one owner Florida car from an old lady..around 75k miles on it so i bought it for $4.3k all paperwork with oil changes and everything! So sold my crown vic that had around 160k miles for around $3.8k ..only used cars i will buy is panther platform! You did great buddy.

I've had Mercury Marquis and Lincoln Town cars for 30 years and I've found out Michelin tires have worked the best on these cars. Ford motorcraft multiple blend oil works really well.

I just bought a 2006 Town Car in the top trim Designer series with 29,500 miles on it for 11 grand a couple days ago. Your video I saw about a week ago and it confirmed that it was the color and look for what I was going to go for. It’s the same exact color as yours exterior and interior and has the factory moonroof and HID headlights. Interior is slightly different looking but many similarities. Unfortunately it has a few small dents I have to get repaired at a paint-less dent removal shop but it’s nothing major. It needs a good exterior detail because it was sitting for a while because the previous owner couldn’t drive it much the last few years because of his age. The interior is like new just like your car. I’m going to get a list of things done like you’ve mentioned and people have said in their comments for recommendations. Overall it’s a great car and I’m really happy with it. It would be cool to park yours next to mine one day. I’m in SE Michigan by Ann Arbor so if you’re ever in the area or the state and you want to do that just let me know. I’ll be getting the list of stuff done over the next couple months. I do have the same little pieces of stuff coming out of the vents but it’s not much. I’m glad some of the comments here cleared up what it was. I had a guess and wasn’t too worried about it myself. Anyways, really nice find with what you got. People have been making fun of me because I’m only 33 and wanted a Town Car. They just don’t understand how great of a car they are and how reliable the whole platform is. This car is going to be my daily for the next 100,000 miles at least. It’s a long term investment for me and I’m going to make sure it’s taken care of of the way it deserves since it wasn’t used much the last few years like it should have been. Once I get everything done and cleaned up it’ll look like new.

Yeah, that foam is from the HVAC actuators. Lincoln used that stuff as insulation on the shutter doors, it gets old and comes off. When you do all the fluids, be sure to change the brake fluid too. That stuff sucks up moisture from the air and can cause trouble over time. Change the cabin air filter! Tires?? I have Cooper Cobras on my Caddy CTS, they look great and wear well, plus they are QUIET. Blackwalls are the way to go. Looks like a very nice car, so from one Chicago man to another, enjoy and best of luck to you with this pretty girl!!!

Awesome car, brought my town car with 59k miles for 6k. Minor scuffs and scratches but she’s a smooth girl. You’ll have fun, enjoy, and best of luck with your town car.

I know you were disapointed, but you were a gentlemen about it and I am certain she appreciated that.

The oily foam chunks you are seeing are the seals for the heat & a/c blend doors. As foam ages and is exposed to the heat of the dashboard it degrades into sticky chunks that come apart and get blown out of the vents. The foam padding on the headliner with eventually do the same thing and the fabric covering will droop. The blend door seals always go first because of the heat they are subjected to. The heating and a/c system will still work, it just won't be as efficient because the doors can't seal off properly.

A young woman who worked for my daughter asked me to find the best car for her $3000 budget. I found her a 2004 TC Ultimate just like yours except it had a sun roof and a P71 Police Interceptor package. The car was special ordered for the Governor of Alabama's Chief of State Security. She got it at the Alabama State auction for their police vehicles over 10 years old with 100K miles or more. She got it for $3000. The car had been perfectly maintained. This car is the Ultimate in Luxury and it actually screams with smoking tires with the P71 Police Interceptor package. She kept it for years and never did anything to it. She sold it a couple years ago for what she paid for it and it was totaled by some young guy that couldn't handle the power.

I got my 2003 Lincoln Town car Cartier for $1,500 it has 200,000 miles it needed 3 window regulators the inside needed some serious cleaning as the previous owner had kids.

Get you some vogue tires or travel star whitewalls. Also, be careful driving because those tires will pop at any moment of you go fast.

Coker tire in Cali has some sweet 1.3 wide whites. I had purchased them for my old 85 Riv

Congratulations on the purchase of this beautiful 2004 Lincoln Town Car. I would check the date on the tires and if they are the original tires, I buy new ones soon. You can check the manufacturing date by finding the embossed DOT stamp on the tire. There should be a total of about 12 letters and numbers following the the DOT stamp. The last four numbers indicate when it was made. Of the last four numbers, the first two indicate the week in which it was made, and the last two numbers the year it was made. For example, the last four numbers on my tires are 2220. It was made on week # 22 in the year 2020. If those are original tires on your 2004 car, then the last two numbers should be 03 or 04, depending on when your car was made. I have been driving Lincolns since 1986. My current daily driver is a 2002 Town Car that I bought in 2007. I paid $11,750 and it had 36k miles on it. It has been mostly trouble free, but the rear air ride suspension went out in 2015. I had it replaced with a good set of coil springs. Unfortunately this is a very common problem with these cars. The air ride suspension went out on my 1994 Town Car that I used to have in 2008. My 1994 Town Car had the same issue as your car with the foam insulation? coming out of the A/C vents. When I picked up these pieces, they would disintegrate and leave a oily residue on my fingers. I am not sure why this happens, but I guess it's one of the problems of having an older car. This has not happened yet on my 2002 Town Car. It's too bad that the previous owner left the same oil in the crankcase for six years. At least it wasn't driven very far, and hopefully it didn't do any damage. Good luck with your new car.

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Michelin is what I ride on. Oh, and welcome to the pawpaw drivers club. I am far from being a papaw, but been driving them them since high school.

The best tires for these that’ll keep the ride smooth and look like the original Michelin tires would be travel star. My dad has a 2010 Lincoln Town Car with 65,000 miles and I put travel star tires and they ride absolutely smooth and the price is good too.

Get Mitchllin for the ride. I also have white walls and trying to keep the white walls clean is nearly impossible because of gas off. I paid $22,000 for a car that was almost 30,000 miles on it so yes indeed you did get a good deal. As for your problem, check the left side there is a vent with a filter. You have to unscrew and clean that out. Usually that gets plugged in and water comes in but if you clean it before it is plugged, you may not have that problem.

I just bought the same car a month ago 04 Ultimate with 71k miles. Light blue with gray interior. This is my 3rd TC. Absolutely love these cars. Mine did come with the sunroof though. I don't have the whitewalls yet on this car but I will be changing out the tires to the whitewalls soon. Both of the previous TC's I owned had the white walls. It just gives the car a totally different and classy look. TC's have been the smoothest riding cars I have ever owned. Also had 3 Grand Marquis in the past as well. Currently own a 2018 Cadillac CT6 too. I like the CT6 but the ride on it is more of a sports car than a luxury car. I have no plans of getting rid of this car no time soon. They are one of a kind!

White walls make it look more distinguished.

Great video and beautiful car! I too was waffling between finding a clean Town Car and a Lexus LS. I ended up with a 2011 Lexus LS460 with a V8. I'm in love with the Lexus but I'd still take a Town Car. I'm now subscribed so I can watch future videos. Enjoy that Lincoln!

I’m glad you talked about that blue town car, I’ve been watching that one as well and was thinking about going to check it out lol

Congratulations for the very great choice.....👏👏

Gorgeous, classy car! I hope you kept the Michelin white wall tires. It's hard to beat a Michelin for ride or longevity and the white walls (thin) were made for these cars. Unless it's a livery car, never put black-walls on a car such as this. BTW, we just bought a 2006 Signature Limited w/Sunroof and the factory chrome wheels with 17k original miles. The car is literally like brand-new both inside and out. You're right, what a ride! They handle like a dream. Best of luck with your beauty.

Now get that Lada 2107 that's in Philadelphia. You'll love how easy it is to fix and maintain. So modular and simple. The engine will last several thousands of miles past one million.

They don't make them like this anymore and it's too bad. There's a guy on YT "Specialty Motor Cars" who makes a living buying, reconditioning and reselling Lincolns and Caddy's of this era. Enjoy that beauty!

Suggestion this error of town car tends to have a water leak issue, Water leaks in passenger floorboard, as well as rear foot well. it’s an easy fix the water comes in through the intake under the hood for heating and air-conditioning,air . It’s on the passenger side near the windshield Under the hood, lots of KZfaq videos to fix it. I’d recommend doing it soon. My 03 town car and my 05 Town car had this issue.

Foam around vent breaking down. Perfectly normal for older car foam seals to deteriorate and fall apart. Pull out vent from dash and remove /replace foam seal with new vent. As for tires, I would suggest sticking with Michelin brand tires. I know they were expensive, but they are well worth the money.

Awesome find! I got 2 2011 TCs with 29k miles - sadly their mileage keeps going up as they are both daily for us as commuter cars. I would leave the white walls, they kinda just go with these landyachts. I had to replace mine with black tires as - yes it is - the car is still under warranty. 10.5 is a really, really good price. Specialty MC would sell it for twice as much and out here in california i have seen 15-20k low mile TCs. I paid mine 20 each...

That's a damn good buy. Super jealous. Enjoy that beautiful car for many years. That vent stuff is dried up foam from the vent hoses. My 88 Mustang did that 20yrs. It just gets brittle and disintegrates. Not a big deal.

White walls look better on that car because it’s a luxury sedan

Great car bro, foam from the vent is common on town cars and I always use Michelin tires on mine currently running defender 2 on both of mine, excellent find man she will give you years of great service

That stuff is the sponge seal ford used for sealing around the air vent tubes. Just due to age but it makes a hell of a mess and a pain in the azz to replace

My town car blew out same blk foam, pick it up with tweezers, it's some sorta air way insulation

I love the panther.. all of them. That said the Town Car is the pinnacle. Built in the best factory owned by Ford, to the highest standard. I have a 1993. Her name is Annie.

That's exactly what it is foam gasket that goes on back side of vent. No biggie

Wow I got a 09 with 78k miles signature limited for 7. Nice car

I just got one too mine is a executive series . Yea she needs a little work. 03 wit a blown coil/ spark plug. The previous owners didn’t take care of it. Just a project to get her back together

Great car and a bit of fun too!

Love the TownCar!!! Tires 🛞 I would keep the White Wall, Lincoln Town Car are known for the White Wall Tires! Beautiful! 😊👍

Color is Cashmere Tricoat. If you don't want to splurge for the Michelin's, for a thin whitewall, I know of one kind many use for way less expensive costs. Travel Star. Around a hundred bucks a piece versus 3 or 4 each. I have an '05 with black walls and I'm probably going to go with Travel Star's when it's time. Great price for an Ultimate with those low, very low miles. My '05 had 64K on it a year and a half ago (now 67K) and I paid under $9k at a dealer just a block away from me. Saw it the day after (Sunday) it was traded (Sat) , I bought it the next business day (Monday). I have a newer car too but I end up driving the LTC around town more.

That’s a great freaking deal that you got for that car for sure the guy from specialty motorcars would’ve charged double that or at least 17,000.

The weird paint that sparkles in the sun is callrd 'Irridescent.' The metallic flakes mixed into the paint reacts by reflecting light when seen from different angles. Im certain this color was an option that cost several hundred dollars.

The travel stores are fine tires and expensive to Walmart for $104 or so don’t hesitate to get them. Could your Eagle LS Come in a white wall. But they’re pricey $285. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed with the travel star

The foam blowing out of your AC vents is typical when the town car gets old and it is a gasket material in the AC system. One common problem with the AC on this car is AC actuator doors not working. Actuator doors direct air to come out the vent you have it set to come out. Eventually the foam will stop coming out. Its still a better car than whats being made today, only reason Ford stopped making them is because old people were the only ones buying them and they were not selling enough of them to justify continuing production. I wish they'd bring them back. If you park it outside near a tree, be sure to place a screen over the fresh air intake because leaves will clog up the drain and cause water to pour into your floorboard. All cars have a fresh air intake but most people don't pay any attention to keeping leaves out of it.

Keep the whitewall

Also, change the fuel filter during your service

Beautiful ‼️❤️👍

Nice find bro! I thought i had scored a beauty this Labor Day weekend with an 06 Toyota highlander hybrid with 103k original miles. Congrats man

You Lucky! Yes, keep it all original is BEST.

Definitely, replace with another set of white walls

Damn! that car is gorgeous 👍🏽

Great looking car! I hate it when some people refer to these cars as grandpa cars. They are luxury cars, comfortable, dependabl that ride great u can take on road tri p s and not be beat to death by bad roads. Go with the black wall tires.

Leaving fresh oil in a car engine will hurt nothing. Look at it this way: the oil was in the ground for millions of years, meaning the oil does not change or "go bad" due to age. Modern, quality engine oil can stay in an engine for decades with no adverse effects. It's oil for chissakes, not milk, wine, or gasoline. Yes, gasoline is made from oil, but gasoline has many components that can and will evaporate off, thus degrading the gasoline to being effectively varnish or turpentine; but engine oil does not have this problem. Good for you for changing the oil, I admire that, but you are wasting money when you don't have to.

I love this car it needs the white wall though

Rubber band tires won’t hurt 😅

Stick with Michelins for quality and ride.

keep the white wall tires!

I actually got mine with lower miles 2 years ago... 29k miles

amazing video

For 10,500 you robbed those people haha. If you put around 1k into this for little maintance jobs such as tires, transmission service, coolant and diff fluid swaps etc you could easily get 15k for it if you sold it even if you put 15-20k miles on it while you own it. If you look after the car it really won't depreciate at all now especially considering people know these can easily clear 200k miles. For tires I am running Pirelli P7 AS Plus 3's on my Town Car (at around $190 a corner fitted and balanced) and they are smooth, quiet and seem to last a good while too. Ive also ran the Michellin Defender 2's on another Town Car and they were also great but about $20-30 per corner more expensive - in my view no better than the Pirellis. There is one brand that does white walls (see Specialty Motor Cars here on youtube as that guy always uses them on his Town Cars) but cant speak to the price or performance of those.

This guy talks about where the foam is coming from and when you see the part in the video where leaves are accumulating thats where you need a screen placed over top of that area. But follow his lead and you'll get rid of the foam blowing out your vents and prevent water intrusion in your floors. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j9ikaM1p3NvDnoE.html

Same tires as now on the car, I will buy tires for the car after I purchase it. Where are you (city/ State)? I am in North Little Rock, Arkansas.

Sweet car 👍

Vogue tyers and if you in the rust belt take them crome strips off the fenders trust me

U got a great deal

Back in 2016 I bought a 1999 black lincoln town care signature series with 35000 original miles from an elderly man who could not drive anymore because he was loosing his site. I paid 1500.00 dollars for the car. This car was emaculate. I could not believe the deal. I had been in an auto accident because two older women decided to play bumper pool and I was the corner pocket. I was driving a Taxi at the time and I had a fellow taxi car owner friend, He was offered the car, but when he knew my situation he gave me the the name and number of the man that offered it to him. so I called and soon I had my car beautiful. It now has only 77.000 miles on this car and it is my daily driver.

you have no sunroof but the 03 cartier I have has something unique when I brought the car there are sensors one on each side on the roof console I asked my mech what he thought they were he had no idea until one day I locked the doors with the windows down I reached inside to get my wallet and the car went off horn everything now I know what those sensors are for

Whitewall

$10,500?!? wow.. Only thing I would have done if the car was not a southern car is go underneath because the rust belt is the rust belt but given this only has 34k miles how rusty could it be expecially if it seems these folks babied it.

14:50 that’s 5 years broski

Where u get those tires?

I have a blk 2004 executive L lincoln. Tan car ! 7:35 7:38

Why did you sell your Raptor?

Always keep white walls on this kind of car

Filmed in a cemetery, cause the owner is dead

Put the vogues on him

By all means keep the white wall tires. White walls really make these cars. Black walls are tacky!!!

That is a very good deal. I paid 6300 for a 2010 three years ago. It had 98000 miles on it. It is a "Continental Edition". Any body ever hear of this edition?

7 years? Bro your math is way off. 23 minus 18 =7 wtf u taking bout that 5 my guy damn

michelin

Looks like a deteriorating air feshner

CABIN FILTER!

CAIN FILTER!