So What Will My Father-in-Law Do Now?

According to the New York Times, Ford will be discontinuing the Lincoln Town Car after the 2007 model year. The Town Car, like the Crown Victoria and Mercury Marquis, is based on Ford’s rear-drive Panther platform architecture, which dates to the 1970’s. Ford has tried to squeeze out at least eight years between Town Car model changes; the current third-generation Town Car has changed little since 1998. Its 4.6-liter V-8 is relatively underpowered, producing just 239 horsepower, and its four-speed automatic transmission is a dinosaur.