ABOVE: There are eight of these Lincoln Town Car “test vehicles” in the Naples/Collier County area.
Letter to the Editor from John Hunter Dailey
Originally published in the 2nd Quarter 1993 issue of Continental Comments (Issue # 192.)
Dear Editor:
While on vacation in Southwest Florida recently I spotted some interesting Lincoln Town Cars. The first was amazingly a Sheriffs Patrol car in the exclusive Naples area. Chief Kline of the Collier County Sheriff’s Department informed me that there are eight Lincoln Town Car “test vehicles” all on loan from the Ford Motor Company. They are 1991 models fitted with Ford’s new 4.6 litre, four valve engines. All are part of Collier County’s District 7, Everglades Patrol. Each of the eight cars is serviced at different mileage intervals including one with no service at all. At first I thought Naples was living up to its posh image, but Chief Kline emphasized that the Lincolns are simply on loan.
I spotted another interesting Lincoln Town Car on Sanibel Island. This one is the Jack Nicklaus “special edition” Town Car that is Emerald Green in color with a white landau roof. It also sports pseudo opera windows similar to those from the late Seventies, however these are only placed within the vinyl padding. The car is trimmed with a gold pinstripe and has a commemorative plaque on the front fenders with the Golden Bear logo.
John Hunter Dailey
Greenville, North Carolina
ABOVE: The Jack Nicklaus “special edition” Town Car is most distinctive.