*HUGE MISTAKE* Buying A Lincoln Town Car With A Bad EVERYTHING
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- I got a message about a cheap Lincoln Town Car that just clicks when they turn the key. Of course I was in as soon the seller said they'd $700, what could go wrong? It turns out everything can go wrong. The car is completely shot, unknown miles, no fuel, none of the tires hold air... you can tell someone loved it 20 years ago but it's had a very rough life since then. This is the beginning and end of my ownership with the car!
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20 years ago one of those town cars saved my family. Hit by a chevy 1500 truck that was doing 70mph. All 4 of us walked away. Love those cars.
I was hit by one of them in college, I was in 79 Camaro, looked like I was in a demo derby, the car was destroyed ( thankfully no serious injury and it paid for a 86 I-Roc which I loved back then) the Lincon looked like it hit a trash can, Unfortnalty lady driving broke her nose ( but was otherwise OK), she was doing 50 in a 25 zone and blew through a stop sign on a one way and t-boned me. They are tanks, but are 80's cars.. haven't watched the video yet but as somebody who owned many an 80s car, almost all brands had a 100,000 end of life on them, maybe not the engine and tranny but the rest of them fell apart.
Glad to hear your family survived such a crash. But at the same time ppl should know that for any given car crash, you're generally safer in a unibody car than a body-on-frame.
If the frame of that truck connected solidly with the frame of the town car, it might not have ended so well.
And also, like anything, while something might generally make you safer, it might not always. Like when seatbelts trap people in burning or sinking-in-water cars.
I was driving my 94 town car when a car hit me that caused me to hit a truck I felt like a ball in a pinball machine. Both the car and trucked were pretty messed up and couldn't move anymore the town car had dents and would still turn on.these cars are amazing and very good cars. I hope they bring em back soon but not ugly ones. RIP to the Lincoln town car
This actually seems like the perfect sleeper coyote build.
Or a host for the new 7.3 gas motor.
Trying to twist the frame? Or have a crap neighbor you want to shoot a driveshaft at? If it's the neighbors one, brilliant! Next vid!
Unfortunately, JR doesn't like the classics.
I don't blame him because I don't like the current computers with wheels, so me and him are both even I guess.
@Joe Smith Yeah, but mechanically everything is completely different. That's what I'm trying to get at. I bet he's not even willing to learn how to work on a carb just for the fun of it.
If only someone in your town loved big ol' luxury hoopties.
Lol!
Already alerted Tyler.
@Hoovie is above those now.....he's barn finding Lambos and Sting Ray's..
Lol
Tyler does not need an ugly old Town Car in his collection.
A rust free body like that is worth something - at least to those of us in the rust belt.
Pennsylvania here I can agree with that
I imagine the working electronics in the dash would also be worth something. Parts car.
I live in VA and see these things for sale all the time. For maybe $1500 or so JR could get a pristine condition town car here. I would buy one but think they are super ugly.
right. here in michigan it wouldn't even be worth looking at because it is guaranteed to be completely rotted out with rust
@@balesjo yes that digital speedometer dash is quite rare and worth a pretty penny.
Man that first start up sounded like it was a clapped out diesel
Lmfaoo same thing I said out loud!
It sounded like they just clipped in a sound from a diesel 😂
Next on Hoovies Garage: welcome to the dumbest automotive channel on TH-cam! I just bought the cheapest 1985 town car in the country!!
Getting it to running and driving status might not be worth it financially but it would have made a cool set of videos for us to watch. I'm sure we would have learned a lot. I don't think you would have regretted it given the cool factor of the car even if you lost money on it in the end.
He might have lost money on the car itself, but he probably would have came out good on ad revenue. Would have been good for his channel to, his videos have been kind of lacking recently. They’re missing cool projects, I don’t care about cleaning headlights and putting new struts in some 15 year old suv.
I would have liked to see 1 more video of the car in the shop with JR and friends confirming what's all wrong with the car.
Utilize a lift and perform an oil pan removal on the engine and determine if there's a big hole in the transmission or just a blown line.
But I get it. No money to be maid on that car if JR goes any farther. I say the rust free body with all working accessories is worth more than scrap to the right buyer.
Its still cheaper to get a cheap used car that you have to fix up vs a brand new car thats like 50k plus.
My first Lincoln Town car was 1986, and 5.0, drove that car to California 3 times going 90 mph, what an experience that was, I miss that car.
I have a similar experience, spend 4 years loading tons of miles on a non-HO towncar. I remember cruising 60, you could put your foot down and be at 90 before no time
I know that the digital speedometer stops counting at 85
I rather have this gigantic paper weight on wheels than the Aztek
Or the XUV or that Nissan suv, his projects have been boring. He needs to bring back projects like the Rolls, Camaro, and the F100. I have some hope with the Corvette assuming he actually makes a series on it
I love 80’s town cars!
My mom had one of these in the signature series. Nice garnet red interior. We drive that car to West Virginia and actually slept in it at a rest stop because my dad was too tired to find a hotel. Huddled in the backseat of the car under a blanket and a pillow. My sister at the other end. Mom and dad sound asleep, doors locked. My dad had a .38 revolver under his leg and my mom had a .357 behind her back. We were overlanding before it was a thing and because my dad was cheap and drove to the point of exhaustion. We stopped and slept in some sketchy areas.
Sounds like you got got some stories to tell 😂
$700 seems high for this
That seems like a price for something that you knew was running when it was stored
This one seems like it had many issues when they parked it and left it
Honestly not really
That was the most horrifying clunk on that first start!
The fuel hose between the pump and sending unit in the tank is almost guaranteed to be blown.
Signature Series with the true spokes option....sweet!
Reminds me of my Grandfathers Town Car 30 years ago. CB radio and everything.
Back in the 80s, we called those engines the 5-0 LO for Low-Output. The 5.0 HO in my '83 Capri was only like 180hp.
Based on what I found online, an '86 like this wouldn't even make 180... 150 for single exhaust, 160 for dual. Obviously though, not this one.
I think my dads ‘85 made 140hp with the CFI 5.0.
My first car and High school graduation present was 87 Lincoln Town Car Signature Series, digital dash, navy blue exterior/interior, and matching rag top. 11 speakers Ford stereo 5 cigarette lighters, and 6 seats. The trunk so huge stuffed 3 of my friends in their along with 10 in the cabin for drive in movie. Drove 107k mile before sold it to a taxi company. There were three editions - Executive, Signature, and Cartier.
My dad bought an ‘85 Town Car brand new. It was a smooooooooth ride. And he got about 25 mpg !!!
once you got them up to speed these comfy barges got great mileage. Think they had overdrive if i recall correctly
@@Sonny_V Yep, good old AOD.
This is either a late Mafioso car or late grandparent estate sale. Good luck.
Keep hustlin' man! One car and IT guy to another, love to see the channel grow!
I had a 1981 the front grill and back were a little different It had fins with the floating Lincoln emblem my favorite part about the car was the little windows that went down first before the big windows
I had a white 82 with the red leather interior
It Def had neat oil do dad's in it, that temp gauge in the mirror that was green, plus the digital dash bright as it was new, WAY better then gm digital dashes from the time!
My parents had a 1987 Lincoln Town Car. Silver/Grey with the half way black vinyl top. It drove and road like a dream. They loved that car and put over 100,00 miles on it. Great ride. Hope you get it going
This was the first car I ever drove. (It was already pretty old then) My dad had a white one. I still remember the guy who sold it to us said we were to only use "Amalie" engine oil. No apparent reason. I fit the whole crew team in that car...Brings me back, man...These things are more than just nuts and bolts.
The passenger space is the same as a Grand Marquis/Crown Victoria. Probably even has the same engine. Just the exterior is bigger.
I love the Town Cars. Too bad you couldn't do a fun coyote swap or something with it. but I can understand wanting to probably start with a nicer base.
Your too eager to quit. Where's that spirit in the adventure of fixing up hoopties?? Wait that's Tyler's gig, well can't hate on a guy that don't wanna step on his friend's toes😂😂
Hoovie is big time motor trend now so those are spendy toes
I think you mean that's the Wizard's gig.
Hoovie doesnt buy hoopties just expenssive cars
@@Chris-hw4mq Did you watch his video yesterday? He bought an unfinished project. Yes it's a nice car but it is a hooptie untill it's totally finished. Don't forget that Mini Cooper he bought along with the Caddy, 80's Corvette and the Chevy Van to name a few others.
@@JoeBidenIsNotMyPresident yeah he bought a rare corvette, couple of lambos SLS, Aston Martin. He sometimes buys hoopties but its like the old days
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John you are like the ADHD of car content. I bought and drove a Nissan skyline oh look a squirrel and here I am with an old hoopty. Lmao
Aww, shame it's too far gone :(
must be plenty of engines and trans combos going in rusted out ones
@@tortron yup! But you have to want to do it, and JR obviously does not :(
I have a ton of good will towards this era of Town Car, but this one was too far gone and ultimately wasn’t worth it... had he continued I’m sure it would have a few nasty surprises in store.
The Signature version was the entry level Town Car.
As for the Ford Keyless Entry on the door, my 1983 Ford Thunderbird Heritage had the system Using the keypad you can open the trunk, power windows, and driver/passenger door(s) together or independently.
Another thing I really liked on those cars, as well as my Thunderbird and 1972 Oldsmobile Toronado, were the turning lamps that illuminated the direction you were turning to. I believe my mom's '66 Buuck Riviera had them as well.
That keypad alone is a compelling reason to buy a ford product. I eyeball the newer (3rd gen) town cars for only that reason vs similar powered and reliable sedans. I wouldn't mind a Town Car Ultimate L despite its weird looks.
The Signature Series was the mid level trim for this generation of Town Car starting in 1984. Signature was the top level trim from 1981 to 1983 until the Cartier trim level moved from the Mark VI to Town Car in 1984. The standard/base level for this generation was known as simply Town Car, except for the 1980 model year when the model name was still Continental despite the new Panther body.
JR: It's all broken but I can fix this, flip it and turn a profit!
Car: I eat mechanics like you for breakfast!
Buy it and make a video.👍
I tried nothing and im all out of ideas
@@bohemialite6371 He's assuming prospective buyers won't see the vid.
I like that it has the same door chime as my '10 Crown Vic.
Use a ratchet strap (cargo hold down) wrapped around center of tire. squeezes out against bead - help to set bead
That's a good idea. Thanks!
I'm keeping this one. Thanks!
You can also spray starting fluid around the bead and set it afire.
That's how I've done it many times in the past. Then let a little air out if the strap is tough to release.
It works good no joke! Got a little donut spare reseated that way after a guy drove on it flat a few blocks. Worked tits!
My wife's grandmother had one of those. The few times I drove it that hood made me feel like I was driving an aircraft carrier.
even though i daily a loud LS400 im aure that would be a much more memorable experience lol
Should have tried a 79 Lincoln. It was literally double the size of your Grandma's. But also way less fuel efficient. Ours averaged 8 in the city and 11 on the highway with the 402 V8 and 3 speed automatic.
My first car was a 1984 Lincoln Town Car. Blue on blue on blue with a half rag top. This brings back some good memories. I miss the old tank.
Man Ford was cutting edge with digital gauges etc back then. My Dad had a 79 F-150 that had a factory digital radio in it when I was a kid.
They still are bragging about that today. Even though every other car has digital gauges now they say there's are still top-notch.
@@trickyricky12147 Yeah their stuff today is meh. I like the older ford trucks etc. I like chevys and dodges too though.
JR you have a LONG WAY to go to
match HOOVIES score of a car today ! But Damn at least Hoovies trailer had a power winch !!!
JR can fix what he buys though.
Hoovie just keeps every mechanic within a hundred miles in business. 🤣
The Hoovie rent a warehouse and can not repair his cars, John Ross own a warehouse and repair his cars inside his warehouse also he is an IT guys and started to be fully active on youtube 2 years ago and have 64 697 537 views while Hoovie started 4 years ago and have 264 971 202 views and he was also presented as the shadow of Doug Demuro a very popular youtuber
@@SomeBigFatGuy Hoovie still gets the scores thou !! Todays was a home run !! Both JR and HOOVIE are great its Freddie Tavoricish who is the one to criticize he has both but never finishes anything !
Next episode he gets given a transmission and motor for this car so he swaps it into it lol
Thanks @j&j
How did u know
My elderly neighbor has one .
She bought is as her last car when she retired .
It is never driven in rain or snow or has spent a night not being garaged.
It has 56k miles and is in showroom condition.
I have ridden in it multiple times and although it isn't my taste I can see its appeal to traditional luxury car buyers in its day.
10:00 Ghost in the passenger seat.
Nevermind. You are punting it. Great call.
I never knew that an old Town Car could sound like an old washing machine...
The Mustang had the real 5.0 H.O. with fifty percent more power! Ford put the low RPM Torquey Camshaft in this barge so that it could move out of it's own way!
When I was 13 years old, I owned 2 1982 Town Cars. My brother and I would drive around in the nicer one blaring Ludacris and the passenger would hang out of the window and shoot stuff with a 12 ga. Great memories when I see an 80s Town Car.
The passcode on the door is one of the best features on fords, when youre a pizza delivery driver. I never knew it was around for so long
I would love to WatchJRGo invest in a frickin winch for that trailer 😂
RIGHT??? HE'S A CHEAPO!!!! HE ONLY CARES ABOUT MAKING $$ NOW DAYS!!!!
He made a sweet one on a trailer hitch mount a while back I think. Not sure what happened or why he didn’t use it. He even reinforced the trailer if I remember correctly.
@@Fibs4Tibs thinking back I remember that too. I wonder where it went 🤷🏼♂️
I thought he put one on a long time ago. Maybe he took it off.
Come on bro! Drop the trans, throw the front and rear seals and a couple quarts of trans fluid. See if she goes again before you let it go!
A moment of silence, for the 1986 Lincoln Town Car Signature Series....may she recycle fast.
The quick connect fittings on the trans cooler lines are bad. Happens, they're a garbage design. 30 bucks to replace all 4 (2 each end) will fix it.
My recent 1988 LincolnTownCar blew a head gasket ... finally ending a one year nightmare of repair, after repair. Ownership of five years was a thrill to own ... when running good.
Ah, the Town Car. Didn't you get enough of the Town car with the Limo?
My dad had an '83 fox body, and those seatbelt stickers on the window brought back a lot of childhood memories.
I hope you have a Captains License for DAS BOOT
if I had to guess its the trans cooler lines that let go. The rod knock is what happens to these when they have that many miles on them without being taken care of.
Time to come up with a new intro JR. the high pitched “ooOooo” burns my ears. Was cool in 08 tho.
Thanks for posting this, always cool to see the failed attempted flips too!
This is what I signed up for!! Love content like these vids!
New video to watch while waiting for my tattoo! Great timing!
These didn't have Mustang 5.0. Common mistake because they look identical. It's a lopo 5.0. Mustangs have HO 5.0.
Another hint: the intake manifolds face different directions between HO and non-HO 302s. I THINK the firing order is different too.
I did say this is not the HO version and mentioned it doesn’t have the cam 😛
@@WatchJRGo I was mostly commenting on the first minute where you said Mustang 5.0. The difference is more than just a cam though. Different heads, ECU, injectors, intakes, throttle body and yea, the cam. I'd love to see a Mustang 5.0 swapped into this though...a Coyote 5.0. These can also be frame swapped with a 2003-2011 Town Car to make the ultimate restomod Town Car.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK. - Who's there? Rod. "Rod" who? (Throws Connecting Rod)
No matter what I say I'm just glad to see the " I bought a car and everything is wrong with it" it's so much fun to watch.
Not a Mustang motor, just a lopo 302. Different cam and ECU. Claimed 150-160hp depending on exhaust setup.
I love these videos! Its the kind of stuff I did back in high school with my buddies, We would go into the " Bargain Corner" of the classified ads (before the internet had cars for sale) and get $200 cars to mess around with on my friends land.
i would totally take the radar out of that because no one will appreciate it like you will! And it will make an amazing video. I actually hope i get to see it again, id never seen one before like that.
makes me wonder who used it.
Doing same with 91 Crown Vic with 88 k and been parked over 4 yrs , it's running but not well. lol love your car/ vehicle revival videos JR
I got a 84 town car but I’m southern Cali. Got a motor needed rebuilt. Leaking everywhere. But the transmission works great. Clean as hell.
What a shame. That's a cool car. I would love one of those old town cars
JR if you want one of these that is in crazy great condition, shoot me a message. My elderly neighbor was a master mechanic and kept all of his cars in tip top condition and stored in a garage. He fell and broke his hip about 8 months ago and has not been able to come home since then. He asked me to sale some of his cars for him. He has a one owner 86 Town Car that has somewhere between 70 and 80k on it. Rust free ding free, power seats, cold ac, keyless entry, 5.0 real nice car... I drove it once and I was shocked at just how smooth the engine was, sitting still at a light you couldnt tell the engine was idling and you let go of the wheel at 50 mph and the car just stayed straight like a new one. I see them going for crazy amounts on bat and other classic car sites. He said I put it on an auction site if I want or he is looking for someone to make an offer, I think he has too much stuff to get rid of to think about trying to get top dollar for any of it. Love the channel, thx.
Merican Iron, with a CB Radio, 10-4 good buddy
I can see it as a Cannonball run Sleeper. THAT would be a project.
Your tire episode made me think of Wayne Carini, on Chasing Classic Cars. He bought a very low mileage 70's Ferrari with the original tires on it! I was thinking about the Ferris Bueller mint Ferrari scene, when I saw Wayne loading the car into his covered trailer.
I thought this was going to end up as one of those "customer states" videos where a rod is through the block...
A couple more starts and that may happen.
Auto Auction Rebuilds just had one of these on his channel for this week's walkaround. need parts? it's at copart still (i assume).
Congrats on passing 300k subs!
My dad just bought an 88 towncar, garage kept all its life, so excited to ride in it
You should fix it that would be really cool
@ 7:12 Dude just walks in the store, ignoring the sign on the door that says 'WEAR A MASK'. Not Cool
I used to own this exact car. Mine was an '86, silver with a burgundy vinyl landau roof. The interior was identical to this car. It was a great car and the ride was incredible. I sold it in Saginaw Michigan for $1200 in 2001.
If I could work on the Lincoln Town Car with Erics and Watch JR Goes I would drink the cold Bartle Skeets and roll up the Number and get all schmoked up
This is way more interesting than the rolls. Everyone has a Lincoln somewhere in there life story.
What was the air compressor you used to inflate the tires with?
A little over 2 years ago a guy came into my (insert chain parts store) wanting to sell his mom's CLEAN, GARAGED 2004 Signature. It was dark early on a Saturday evening and I could only see the interior which looked and smelled new. It sat for a year because she was approaching 75 and didn't drive anymore. I would up buying my gorgeous 2004 Town Car for $3200 with 79K miles. I replaced all the typical parts, serviced all the fluids, and did shocks/struts, and anything that had hard, cracked rubber in the suspension. All in I am less than 4K into a car that will last another 20 years. The rear bumper needs some love because of a corner scuff that went deep.
The town car/crown vic that year had 2 serpentine belts one for the a/c and one for the rest of the accesories
I had the two door version of that car. The doors were enormous! The color was "champagne." And it drove just like a Chris-Craft. I was constant trouble. I would have let that sleeping dog die. Who do you think you are, Hoovie?
Auto auction rebuilds has a great lead on a parts Lincoln for you
My grandfather owned a car just like it but in navy blue. He loved that thing. We drove from New York to Michigan in that thing. I think it was a 1987, though.
Restore it for sentimental reasons; I promise she drives well. It feels like a cloud.
Did you keep the radar detector for the Rolls?
Need to get a winch for that trailer!!! Make things a lot easier for you while filming!!! Awesome videos, keep them coming!!
The door chime sounds like an 8 bit chime
It’s the radar detector starting up 😁 so cool!
Just because it was garaged doesn't mean condensation didn't affect the motor. I just sold one that sat in a barn for 17 years to a mechanic. When I parked it everything was clean under the hood but environmental factors caused rust under the hood. 127k was on the motor There is a fluid you can add to the engine to break up any corrosion that may have formed while it sat. His plan was to add the additive before starting it.
My dad Had two of those back in the 90's. 86 and 88. He got rid of both because of lower end noise.
So not surprised the engine is junk.
Too bad, this one takes me back, my dad bought a new one back in ‘85, I think it was a Cartier edition or a Signature like this one, but it was 2 tone white and silver with a light grey interior. I remember the pass key, the illuminated thermometer and digital gauges. We had the CFI 5.0 V8 in ours. Grew up in that car and my dad got rid of it in the late 90’s when it began to stall randomly.
Would have loved to see something happen with this one but I don’t exactly blame him for ending it here, this one was a mess and it was done for. A shame but when you have a BNR32 in your garage.... I know what I’d rather do.
So a car that looks like a PoS turns out to actually be a PoS, let me off this planet reality is creeping in.
8:00 Feeling that house mix vibe. Just needs some FX lighting to go with it.
Any suggestions for removing rear seat of an 88 Lincoln Town car? No key for trunk. :(
Possible trans cooler line with it puking out like that while cranking.
I remember when this channel only got a couple thousand views a video
Those cars are so hard to find now...I had an 84 signature, the last year before they changed to that design. I absolutely regret getting rid of mine.
I would throw a little more effort at it. Fuel pump, trans line and it would be a fun boat. If it had that much fluid to spray out, the trans is probably just fine
WatchJRGo "waaaaaaa waaaaaaaa huge mistake"
ViceGripGarage "How did you find a car in perfect condition?"
Yeah... he doesn't buy cars with bad engines