Unfortunate End Of The Road For This 1979 Lincoln Continental Town Car Survivor Junkyard Find 

That was the original owners initials to personalize it when first purchased.

You go to the auto parts store and you can buy those. There are your initials that you can put in there and stick to your door. Both came back out in 79.

Back to back videos. Your on a roll lately. Good content! 👍🏼

Very sad, I owned 2 of these in the past, a 78 town car and a 79 collector series. I wish I still owned them. In my humble opinion, these cars were stately, majestic and I was always so proud to own such beautiful cars. I always felt like a celebrity arriving anywhere in these cars and they caused alot of head turning back in the day.

I’ve see worse looking cars still on the road! Really a shame!

I admire you for braving this heat. I’m in south Texas and I worked for a living outside but the last few years I really struggle with it. I need to go to the junkyards for some parts but it’s been unbearable. Stay safe out there I love watching your videos.

to bad that pace isnt sellling that car i would buy it have all the parts to make it whole again

3:03 ,should have taken all those hubcaps, they are good ones that are still wanted, I would have taken the grille & the bumpers as well

It breaks my heart seeing cars like this tossed away like trash. It’s a beautiful car. Shame on the previous owner. Really. They had a special car.

Hopefully it gets all parted out before going in the crusher

I'm like you that is a waste of a pretty straight car. Lincoln is my favorite of Ford product . I've had three of them and I loved ever one of them. The way they ride is like being on a cloud. Great car

Good video my friend that car could been saved the 400:V8 was the only engine available in 1979 in California but it was an option on Lincoln’s outside California but most had the underpowered 400 v8 most people just went with the 400 but it wasn’t a great engine the 460 is better engine for that car in fact it will bolt right up too the C6 that they use with the 400 .the cam timing was sow retarded on the 460. For emissions.install double roller timing gear from 1970 are 71 which brings the cam straight up install dual exhaust and that 460 really wakes up as ford never change the cam in those engines from the early 1970 s,just lowered the compression and redesigned the heads .👍✌🏿

0:50 It was considered prestigious to have things custom built and to have a badge with initials or an engraved nameplate would indicate that the car was something special. So luxury car dealers with good customer service would attach these to cars. Just an inexpensive token to build loyalty for repeat sales or service business,.

Benny the first owner of the car had the privilege of having their initials mounted on the driver's and passengers door. 1978 was the last year for the under powered emissions choked 460. Shame she wound up in the junk yard. The body was in good shape but who knows about the drivetrain? Thanks for sharing it with me.,.........Carmine

My father had one of these years ago.. ........ very nice in it's day!

HI BENNY,, ITS A LINCOLN DAY,, MY GRAMPA HAD A 1980 LINCOLN TOWN CAR WOW!! A SMOOTH RIDERRRR,, SAME COLOR I LOVED IT .. HE WOULD LET ME TAKE IT OUT ON DATES AND TO THE DRIVE --IN BIG BACK SEATS!!! HA... MOST CARS WITH THOSE WERE ID. PLAQUES I HAVE ONE ON MY BUICK,,.. R Y M.. FIRST MIDDLE LAST ,,NAME....??? GREAT VIDEO!!!

That Town Car is spectacular. Wish i ciuld have bought thst for parts prices. That car should not be in a wrecking yard.

My mom had one of these for a lot of years. I remember when my dad came home with it my mother saying with all three my dad's names, she said if your looking for a divorce you might get one we can't afford it! Lol I guess we did

I believe those tags you were wondering about are the owners monogram. That personalized touch, you know!

Brings back the past good video...peace

Thank you so much for your videos and I don't know if anyone told you before this but the tag on the car is the owners initials. The one you had looked dealer installed. Please keep up your great work.

I think that plate on each door was the original owners initials. That was to personalize there Town Car. It's truly a shame she ended up being salvaged. As clean as she was!, bet wouldnt had taken much to make her road worthy again. Sad she will meet the crusher!

Sad, likely junked due to a gummed up carburetor and probably lost paper work.....this Lincoln has probably sat for 10+ years....such a shame...up north they'd use it for a demolition derby car....what a solid rust free car....

Wow! That is one huge Lincoln!

Original owners initial plate

Now thats a proper hood LOL

that 79 Town Car is beautiful Benny, Iwish I could take it home 👍

My friend's '78 Town car had the same velour interior. It was sort of a light beige-cream color. That car was very comfortable. There were no opera windows on it, which I think made the car look better.

🏁 Hey Benny that's definitely a land yacht!! Nice video too bad they couldn't save that one it's a shame to see that going to the crusher! 🇺🇲🏁🏁🏁😎🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁

Such a shame Benny 😢 that this car from when Lincoln was still making the real thing is now left to rot in the junkyard.

Whoa Nelley, 1979 and out of time. Those are the initials of the first owner. I want to say you could have done that through Ford. No, not a Cartier edition---most if not all of the clocks on Lincolns back then had the Cartier name on them. Many designers worked with Ford (Pucci, Givenchy, Bill Blass, etc.) to make their cars seem more "upscale". We got the VIN, we win: 9 for 1979 model year, Y for Wixom, MI assembly, 82 for four door Continental Town Car, S for 400 V8 with two barrel, and the rest is the production sequence. The Wixom, MI plant operated from 1957 to 2007 and produced over 6 million vehicles during the time it operated. We got the tag, we can brag: 52 for Light Champagne exterior paint, 53B for Lincoln Continental four-door Town Car, 22 for Dallas, TX sales district, VU for full Light Champagne vinyl top, 37U for Light Champagne moldings, JU for Light Champagne velour interior trim, A for factory AC, B for 2.47:1 rear axle ratio, non-locking, U for C-6 automatic transmission and production was on Thursday January 25, 1979. Correct, 1978 is the last year for the 460 V8 for passenger car use. The 400 V8 was the top engine in 1979 and it was a sloppy, slow heap of an engine with the two barrel Motorcraft (aka Motorcrap) carburetor. Whoa Nelley, painted tan and ready for the trash can. Paint code 52 and it's over for you. That's it, time to quit. C-6 hit the bricks. Made in MI and going bye-bye. Going to be flat and that's that. FOMOCO is a no go. Motorcraft needs a life raft. Going to get squished and only a few here, perhaps Benny, but nope, not the Google Man are going to be pissed.

I like how the 78 & 79 Town Cars had the reduced wheel well cover (fender skirt). I'm sure others have text you that the miniature plaque you held was personal initials of the owner. I bought my mom a pre-owned MK VII Bill Blass edition years ago and I regret I didn't go online (primitive at the time) and purchase the placque for my mom. Oh well. I switched her to Lexus es300 after the air bag suspension gave her trouble on the Mark. Lol.

Benny and the jets that car should still be on the road. People pass away and the kids just junk there cars.

A shame that they caused the body damage. That rust free undercarriage is amazing. At this point it would cost much more than it is worth to fix it up, but it certainly has some great body parts and accessories for another car.

What a shame - nobody out there to rescue this nice Towncar ???

Very nice car. I even like the colour. Looks very clean. My guess is it was garaged, well kept untill its owner passed away. Then his family didn't cared about the car so they sold it for bottom price. That car should be in a classic car show or dealership, having new owner, not in a junkyard.

Mr. B. Here ! 👀☕️🍩 morning from north east , that item you ask about is for personal ownership ! Keep cool 😎😎😎🍺🍺🍺

From Limo's to Everyday use, these cars were awesome, and much like the Fleetwood's and Deville's are gone forever!

that is the owners initials that you found stuck to the door...Lincoln used to offer those plates to new owners

I drove in a 4 door maroon with maroon half top brand new

Looked like a 9 inch rear diff, would be worth getting the center section out at least. I could not tell if it had a letter for the axle on the door tag, a letter usually means posi.

Get that 9”

Persons initials. Linc5dis that for who bought the cars. I believe. Beautiful cars. That has the 400 in it. Cool video.

very sad end...wonder if it runs...would be resurrecting this awesome car

That car speaks 1970s.

Very prestigious, elegant appearance, but lower build quality than the 1960s Lincolns. A unfortunate loss, none the less. 1975-1979 were similar, but only 77-79 had that impressive grill.

Olá meu amigo um carro desse aqui no Brasil vale muito dinheiro é um sonho meu ter um Lincoln abraço

That is nice Lincoln what shame no rust didn't have a dent they dent the door why it got junk why didnt sell it Now it going get mess up break the interior what waste of nice Lincoln

Nice looking old battleship. And if they like to sell cars at that yard it is curious that they didn't try to sell that one...mabey its got bad paperwork? Like a junk/non repairable title? Also there are some cars at BYOT you might wanna check out...something about a late 60s falcon

With over 4,850 pounds of heft that 160 hp motor had to be laboring from a dead stop. Plus trying to parallel park? 😮

First thought with A C was Air Conditioning.

Owners initials on 79 Lincoln

How much would,d they sell these for

y un día de cansaron de el y adiós. 😔

Looking for 1976-1978 dodge aspen for parts if you come across any in your adventures

This one sadly could have been saved. No real damage, a mostly unmolested interior, no rust. That velour upholstery held up better than leather.

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What is it junkyard located it pleasr???

Huh, looks like it was a solid car and maybe a good candidate for restoration. Guess someone just decided it was easier to scrap it.

Places like Lincoln Land in Florida could use this as a parts car

Wasn't that the longest Lincoln made.

it's not a Cartier Edition...ALL Lincoln's came with a Cartier Clock..

To be honest, this isn't a big loss. While Ford kept the body and chassis of this generation Town Car, the changes for '78 brought in the Malaise era and cheap interior. The best Town Cars of this generation are the '70-77s. With the 460, minimal emission controls, and the much nicer dashboard with the rotating drum speedometer that goes up to 130 mph. For 1978 the 460 was gone and emission controls galore choked that 400 down to something slower than a slug, but the interior to me is just pathetic. About a half step above a Fairmont or Grenada. Cheap plastic and a garbage 85 mph speedometer mandated by the govt.

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not bad except roof.

A c ownership initials

Owners initials wen first bought

It was a air conditioning model ha

Is it the owners initials maybe? Btw it’s pronounced Carty Yay

Try to sell cars after they put dents on them

Nice car not a fan of the 400

make a great derby car

I cant stand Fords or ford products. Cannot get smashed fast enough for me.