text: I parked next to one of these a few months ago, and was struck by two things: 1) how long it had been since I’d last seen one, and 2) how low the car was, compared to all the current “tall” cars and SUVs. My theory on the relative rarity of the cars today is that when the original owners sold these on, they were snapped up and turned into taxis and livery cars–Panther toughness with Lincoln luxury–and then driven into the ground.
  It always bothered me that they didn’t use real wood, especially considering there were cars in the lineup that had “real” wood. A thin veneer over a plastic backing, mind you, this was no solid slab of wood like you see in some euro cars, but the wood accents in the ’95+ Mark VIII did involve an actual tree. Would it have been so hard to give the same courtesy to the Town Car? Seems like something that definitely would have added to the build cost, but also would have made the interior more credible.