The Lincoln Mark VII was not your typical floaty, land yacht Lincoln. The new LSC (for Luxury Sport Coupe) model was the first Lincoln marketed as a driver’s car, and could hold its own with pricy European coupes, something that would have been laughable just a year prior. The 1990-92 LSC Special Edition may have been the best of the bunch.
The 1980 Mark VI took the successful styling cues of the previous Mark V and adapted it to the new Panther platform. Slightly awkward proportions and more commonality with the ‘standard’ Continental made the VI less special, and sales never reached the highs of the Mark V.
The all-new 1983 ‘aero’ Thunderbird previewed Ford’s new styling direction, and the Mark got the same treatment for 1984. The Designer Series and chromed-up standard models were (unsurprisingly) back, but the big news was the LSC.
Intended for the serious driver, it included a 5.0L V8, P215/65R15 Goodyears on light alloy wheels, perforated leather bucket seats, fog lamps, black cladding in lieu of chrome, and a specially tuned version of the air ride suspension. Analog gauges replaced the digital ones used in other Marks. The big news for 1985 was anti-lock brakes, added to the already-capable four wheel discs. In 1986, the 200 hp High Output (HO) version of the 5.0L V8 became standard equipment in the LSC. It would do 0-60 in 8.3 seconds.
Detail refinements were the norm during the Mark VII’s long production run. For 1988, the LSC got new 16″ alloy wheels. Bill Blass Marks received the same High Output V8 as the LSC, but retained the digital gauges, special striping and pillow-top seats. The 1989 models carried on in much the same fashion.
The 1990 Mark VII was updated with a new instrument panel and driver’s side airbag. The LSC received attractive new BBS alloys. A new Special Edition package was available on the LSC. Available only in Midnight Black or Garnet Red (Dark Titanium was also available, but rarely seen), it featured special exterior accents. All chrome, save the grille shell and badging, was now monochromatic.
The HO 5.0L was now producing 225 hp and 300 lb ft of torque. Sharing a powertrain with the Mustang GT, the LSC and Bill Blass Mark VIIs were banker’s hot rods for the late ’80s and early ’90s.
You could also get a special sport cloth and leather interior, as the ’90 or ’91 I found on Wednesday shows. This replaced the all leather interior that was standard. It was not an SE exclusive though.
I saw this particular car recently, parked in front of a small store. I wasn’t sure if it was a running vehicle, but it had moved to a garage about a block away when I took these photos. It’s in pretty good shape, though it could use a buffing out, as the paint was a bit oxidized. While it looks like one of the air bags is going out, I’m not sure because it was parked on some pretty uneven pavement.
When I was in grade school, my grandparents had a 1987 Continental in rose quartz metallic (much like the ’87 above, only theirs was not a Givenchy), which was basically a four-door Mark VII. Between about 1986 and ’94 my grandmother frequently took me to lunch, and then we would go to Sexton Ford and South Park Lincoln-Mercury to look at the new cars. In fact, the ’92 brochure I used for some of these photos came from one of those trips. I remember these Marks very well.
While the most obvious competition to the Mark VII was the Eldorado, the Mark was clearly superior, especially after 1985. It was certainly a very attractive car when compared to the over-downsized 1986-91 Eldorado. The Cadillac wasn’t really a bad car, in fact I’ve driven an ’89 Eldorado and it rode and handled nicely, but I’d take a ’90 Mark VII over a ’90 Eldorado just for the styling alone.
Other than the rare 1982-85 Eldorado Touring Coupe, there wasn’t really a direct competitor to the LSC model, but the Lincoln was much sportier with its wind-cheating sheetmetal. And the Cadillacs were handicapped by their engines until the 4.5 came out in 1988. 1988-91 Eldos were much more attractive than their 1986-87 brethren, though. For some reason, Cadillac didn’t reintroduce the Touring Coupe until 1990.
I’ve always liked the Mark VII, especially the SEs. They just looked tough, and could back it up with the HO V8. Woe to the man in the Cross-Fire Injection Z28 who decided to show the middle-aged guy in the Lincoln “a thing or two.”
They never made a ton of Mark VIIs. Despite being in production for nine model years, only a little more than 190K were made during a period when Town Cars were selling between 90-100K annually. I rarely see them these days. About ten years ago, I remember seeing a really nice black SE running around town. This may be that very same car.
The Mark VII was the first Mark that could seriously be called a driver’s car. The styling is pretty timeless, and doesn’t look dated even today. Shame that Lincoln gives us facelifted Fusions and Expeditions these days; they’re decent cars but they’re not really Lincolns. This LSC is a real Lincoln.
Nice cars. I drove a well used once once. Wasn’t impressed by the suspension or transmission, but a fun car just the same.
I’ll take a 91 Eldorado Touring Coupe over this any day of the week. I think I still have the Automobile magazine comparing the 91 Lincoln LSC SE to the 91 Eldorado TC. Both pretty cool cars, and both uniquely (and that is a good thing in my book) American!
My local auto auction has a 90 LSC in the garnet red the article mentions. I might have to check it out.
This hi-po SBF intrigues me, and I’m a sucker for torque…
It would look great parked next to your ’92 CV!
Damn it! You’re right!
Went and checked it out today. It’s even a Special Edition like in the article.
Sadly, the previous owner(s) didn’t know what they had. It’s a bit rough around the edges.
You say that the LSC got 15″ alloy wheels in 1984, and new “BBS alloys” for 1990, which I assume are the snowflake pattern wheels on the pictured car. What year did the LSC first get 16″ wheels? I have a set of turbine-style LSC alloys that are 16×7″ and none of your pictured cars has this style.
EDIT: I found it. These were used in 1988-89.
http://thelincolnmarkviiclub.org/documents/tech/wheelSchedule.pdf
Yes, that style was on the 1988-89 LSCs. The lacy-spoke BBS wheels replaced them in ’90. Here’s a scan from the 1989 brochure.
I’ve added a photo of a Mark VII with those wheels to the article.
Great, thanks. Odd that your brochure pic shows the center painted dark grey or black. Mine are clearcoated right over the aluminum, and I’m pretty sure they’re not modified.
I think they’re a really nice looking rim, and unlike alloys on new cars which mostly have some variation on a 5-spoke theme. That’s why I picked up a set to eventually put on one of my Chryslers. They have the correct bolt pattern and backspacing, but the center register needs to be bored out a bit larger.
Just Tues I spotted 3 VII’s ok really 2 as I saw the same one coming back from where ever it went.
The replacement for these cars (Mark VIII) actually got a mention in Hot Rod Magazine under the heading “Hot Rod Lincoln” and warned their readers not to be suckered into a stoplight drag race with a luxury car that could do right around 15.4 in the quarter mile. That always brought a smile to my face and made me lust after one.
BTW that 0 – 60 time mentioned in the article made me feel old. I can remember when a 0-60 of around 8 sec was something to write home about but now a days a V6 300hp family sedan can almost kiss 6 sec. I guess once again I should feel grateful to live in times when such power is available to the masses.
Me too. Eight seconds used to be a big deal!
Interesting that 15.4 is considered fast for the era any 5L Commodore of the 80s would leave these for dead. Its a nice looking car though a huge improvement over those horrible cadilacs but its only fast by US standards.
Part of the reason for the long 1/4 mile times can be blamed on the U.S. adopting emissions controls that weren’t quite ready yet, low compression engines and 2 series gears while the rest of the world got cumbersome taxes on fuel and displacement.
(We’re cheap too! :D)
interesting, I’d never put the U.S.’s low motoring taxes and strangulating emissions regs together before but that makes a lot of sense…
… also makes me much happier about having paid higher car-related taxes all my life 😉
You know though, a late 80s/early 90s car *feels* quicker doing 0-60 in 8 seconds than a new car doing the deed in 6. My wife swears that the grand national I picked up recently (completely stock) is the fastest car I’ve ever owned. It’s not, but it sure is the most fun.
The car in the picture with the Buick obviously has problems with the rear air suspension, a common malady with these cars. Repairing them was not that hard, usually replacing O-rings or air hoses. We did quite a few at my family’s garage. It was just a matter of taking the time to read the schematics of how the system worked. I remember the first one we had, the mechanic simply wanted to install steel springs, which I vetoed; turned out the repair was very simple and straightforward, simply an O-ring. He could not be bothered to learn the correct repair procedure.
I can understand why these cars didn’t sell well. Really, all the were was a gussied up Fairmont, which is exactly what they drove like. Ford was in 6 Series BMW money with the LSC and it is not hard to guess which car drove better, had a nicer interior and more cachet. By this time, coupes were on the way out and the 5 Series BMW was de rigeur for people in higher income brackets. Lincoln had had it heyday long before and it has continued to slide to its basically non-existant status today.
6 series BMW’s were more expensive than these cars when they first came out in 1976, by the mid to late 80’s a 6 series was in the mid $40,000 bracket if not more, an M6 was like $58,000, a loaded to the gills LSC would probably have trouble breaking the $30,000 mark, so I dont know were your getting your numbers from, but they waaaaaaaaaaay off, also taking a dig against the LSC because its roots trace back the Fairmont is like saying a 911 sucks cause its related to a Beetle.
I’m not even really a big Lincoln fan, but I have to call bs out when I see it.
Well, that may be partly true but a nice 5 Series could be had for the price of a solid axle LSC and the Bimmer had loads more cachet. After 1990 you could get an SC400 for similar money. The point is the LSC never sold well and there has to be a reason for this. One was the day of the coupe was already reaching its nadir and the LSC just had too much Fairmont DNA in it to make premium car buyers pony up the cash.
Especially in 1990. Fairmont DNA may have been fine for a cheap Mustang 5.0, but for an expensive luxury coupe, why would you want to buy an aging Ford design when you would have a Lexus SC400 with a modern DOHC V8 that’d leave the Lincoln for dead?
Maybe a hardcore “BUY AMUURRICAAAN!” partisan would go for the Lincoln, but that’s it.
Well the Mark VIII was pretty much that in 1993. IRS, double wishbones, DOHC V8, ect. I often wonder how things could have been if the MN12 Tbirds and FN10 Marks had each been introduced two years earlier.
IIRC, both cars were only available together one year, 1992. I don’t recall that the 92 SC400 would “leave for dead” a 92 LSC.
I would also wonder if most folks trashing them have ever driven one. I’d guess no.
“also taking a dig against the LSC because its roots trace back the Fairmont is like saying a 911 sucks cause its related to a Beetle.”
Let’s put that myth to rest for once and for all. The predecessor of the 911 (the 356) wasn’t a Beetle in drag and neither was the 911.
http://ateupwithmotor.com/sports-cars-and-muscle-cars/72-porsche-356.html
“The 356 did not share the VW’s body, nor was it (as some sources incorrectly assert) a Beetle chassis in drag, like the later Karmann Ghia. The frame of the 356 was more complex than the VW’s, stronger, but somewhat more prone to rot. Stuttgart-built 356s had steel bodies, rather than aluminum, with the body and frame welded together as a unit; Beetles had a separate chassis. The 356’s body itself bears some resemblance to the Beetle, although more out of an adherence to common aerodynamic theories than any structural kinship.”
Ah. So the similarities between the 356 and Beetle are looks, rear engine, and suspension but with a unibody. The Mark VII and Fairmont’s similarities are unibody platform, front engine, and suspension.
Silly Ford. Only Porsche is allowed to build premium cars from mass production parts bins.
i am guessing you never drove either a lsc or a 911. did you know the 911 even used beetle points in the distributor? same piston and jugs too. only difference was customer attitude reflecting price. do yourself a favor and go drive one before referencing.
Yeah a lot of the air suspension cars were ruined by mechanics that either didn’t want to take the time to diagnose the problem, which as you noted was usually a dry o-ring or were greedy and wanted to make more cash selling the coils and doing more labor.
Common error on car sites is some forget that the Mark VI was Panther based. Not a carry over of the Mk V.
Buddy in Phoenix has an aftermarket convertible of a Mark VI, and it does seem like a 1970’s Ford drop top.
Did they even reduce the overhangs for the MkVI, or just the wheelbase? The MkVII looks a big improvement, but surely it deserved to have a special version of the 351 with some grunt!
I’ve always liked the Mark VII, and to me, its styling has actually aged better than its successor’s. (I like the Mark VIII, too, but the fact that Ford no longer seems to care about parts for that complex beast scares me away.)
I would take a Mark VII over any pre-1992 Eldorado in a heartbeat. Now between a Mark VII and a 1992-1993 4.9L (non-Northstar) Eldorado – that would be a tougher choice.
Of course, the 1992-2000 Lexus SC was in a league of its own.
Also a detail to mention, the Mark VI was also available as a 4-door sedan
http://www.oldcarbrochures.com/static/NA/Lincoln/1980_Lincoln/1980_Lincoln-Cdn_Folder/1980%20Lincoln%20%20Cdn%20%20Folder-02.html and having not enough differences with the regular Continental didn’t helped the situation either.
Yeah that was certainly one of “Fords Follies”. How many Panther based cars do you need in the showroom at one time?
Yes, but Cadillac was getting away with that at the time, because from 1977-84 the Fleetwood Brougham and the Sedan deVille were the same car with minor trim differences.
The Chicago burbs saw a lot of the Silver and Black cars. The Garnet was a rare one here.
I still think the 87-88 Turbo Bird was the best of the Foxes but have to put the SVO and LSC up as a tie for #2.
I have a set of those BBS alloys I got off a junked LSC during one of Pick-A-Part’s half price days. I intended to put them on my doomed ’85 300ZX racecar project.
I still have those wheels. One day I’ll have them chemically stripped and powdercoated gloss black. They’d be great on a Fox-body Mustang with the 5-lug conversion.
Ford was just doing the Lido Shuffle.
I can almost picture the board meeting with Henry II.
“Lee has nothing but K variants and its working for him. He used to work for us so his strategy has to work here!”
Gaa! Sorry.. That was in response to educatordan. I need to stop trusting WordPress on my phone.
After one more read I have to say that the Mark VI might have had a chance at looking good with a little wheelbase work.
Someone at Ford absolutely loved long front and rear overhangs. When I look at the 80 Coupe above all I can focus on is how the front and rear wheels look like they’re too close together..
Definitely agree – they downsized the wheelbase but left the overhangs!
The LSC was a sweet ride, and a great example of what could be done with the Fox platform. I recall one evening (probably in ’87) when my Mustang was in overnight for service. I got an LSC from the Ford Credit pool for the commute, and on the way home decided to drive past Plymouth on M-14 a few miles just to see what it felt like on a relatively empty road. I was used to driving a relatively noisy and stiff-riding Mustang GT, and pretty much knew what it felt like at 65-70 mph (the unofficial real speed limit in Michigan during the 55 days). In a couple of miles after I left the dense traffic behind, I looked down at the speedometer and saw I was doing around 90, and the car felt like it had a few mph left before it would start feeling spooky.
This car with the IRS from later Mustangs, a stronger 5 liter, and a 5-speed manual would be truly awesome.
I have to admit, the Mark VII LSC was a nice looking vehicle for its day even though it’s not for me.
Luxury coupes were never my thing but make it a small luxury hatchback with decent driving dynamics, I’m there, which explains why I like my little Mazda Protege5. it has elements of luxury (the leather seating), affordability, good driving dynamics and in a versatile hatchback form-factor, it’s the car for me.
That said, it doesn’t have to be a Mazda, but a car of similar caliber none the less.
Nicely written there Tom.
Try the brand new Alfa Romeo Guilietta. It fits all of the categories you listed for a car you wanted. The only problem is you have to go to Europe or the UK Or whenever Alfa comes to sell cars in the US for one>:D
I still think the MKVII LSC is one of the best looking Lincolns ever built. If not one of the best looking cars of the last 30 years as a whole.
The only thing I can really complain about with them is the instruments. Even by era standards these looked very cheap for a premium car(Possibly to upsell the digital dash option these had?) Shame since there isn’t much to complain about with the rest of the interior(quality and finishes are very nice. Even using a 635csi as a yardstick).
Don’t think there was ever a car that said ‘coke dealer’ as succinctly as the Mark VII.
Love the trademark ‘taildragger’ stance in the last few shots…
I’ve driven three of these over the years (in my search to buy one) and, surprisingly, all of them had full functioning air suspension systems with nary a problem.
The first one I drove was a well worn black with a wine interior1988 LSC. The body was in ok shape with minimal if any rust but the leather on the front seats was worn out. The car had about 150K on it but it still drove nice and tight. I passed on it due to a failing ABS system and the fact that I knew I could find something better.
The second one I drove was a rust free 1990 LSC gold with a gold interior. It was in really good shape with about 109K. Drove great, no problems except the power driver’s seat didn’t move in all directions and the power door locks didn’t work.
The last one I drove was a 1991 LSC, light gold with a cream interior. 70K car that was immaculate. Clean as it was when new. The guy was selling it for his grandmother who recently had to stop driving at 93. She had bought it new and only drove it on sunny days, garaging it when it was raining, snowing, or when the roads had salt. It was like driving a new Mark VII in 1991.
The thing that amazed me about all of these is that they drove very well for old cars. You could tell Ford spent some money to make these feel tight, solid, and ride very well. The only Fox chassis cars I can think of that come close are the ’83-’88 Thunderbirds and Cougars. I didn’t buy any of the Mark VIIs I drove because I didn’t have space for them plus I talked myself out of it as I already have a toy, my 88 Thunderbird LX. These are nice driving cars and the 5.0 HO makes even the stock AOD respond well to low throttle inputs. The engine doesn’t feel bogged down like the standard 5.0s in Town Cars or Grand Marquis did. I still really want to buy one of these cars. I really just don’t have the space for one.
More like “Definitely Not Uncle Buck’s Mark!”.
And James Bond drove one in License to Kill.
One of my all time favorite designs. There’s nothing else like it.
Sorry, but these cars were ugly. No pretensions to beauty at all. None. Awkwardly bloated T-birds. They did ride nice, but there was nothing attractive about them. The Mark VIII was way more attractive, although its styling too was ruined by that vestigial tire hump.
Hey With a name like Wheezy you must be bloated I have a Black 88 LSC and EVERYBODY likes it they say “nice car”. I bet you found yo fat ass momma beautiful and sexy……Sorry but yer just an idiot with bad taste.
I also agree that those Lincoln’s weren’t all that attractive. I remember renting a Mark VII back in 1986 and thinking how cheap the car looked and felt. All Ford’s built on the Fox platform had an air of cheapness to them. The worst being the horrid Fairmont’s. The ’80s was the most desperate time in automobile history. I do have to give Ford some credit with their “jellybean” designs of the mid ’80s since the ugliest cars Ford, Mercury and Lincoln ever built were the ’80-82 T-Bird/Cougar, ’80-83 Lincoln Mark VI, and the ’82-86 Continental were just tall boxes on wheels. It’s cars like those that made people give up on American made cars and flock to the Asian and German brands for well built and good liking cars.
Good article about the new MKZ and Ford’s big gamble to save the Lincoln brand:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/14/business/ford-tries-to-save-the-lincoln.html
I have a 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC SE black. 60,000 miles and I love it. I get looks and thumbs up every where. I have a good buddy that has a 91 caddy el with 55000 miles. The Lincoln is better in every way besides for interior room. Faster and handling. *1987 Lincoln Mark VII LSC (Silver w/blk leather) Flowmasters, Cobra Rims, U-Pullys. *1987 Lincoln Mark VII LSC (Maroon w/brwn leather) short ram intake, Lowrider. *1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC SPECIAL EDITION (Black on Black) 60k, Mustang Gt intake, Cooper tires, tint and a stereo that makes it sound like I got aluminum cans in the trunk. *Also 87 Porsche 944, 00 BMW 328ci w/M3 Package, 97 VW golf revo tuned, 89 CRX HF ZC HKS Dohc, 96 civic DX hatch, 93 Accord EX Lowrider.
great looking car. would love to own that black one.
I currently own a 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC Special Edition with a 110,000 miles on it painted Ebony Solid Clear (Black body, ebony and grey interior). It has a 5.0 225 hp roller cam GT motor stock with a AOD transmission with a trans-go shift kit, and a 4:11 8.8 Trac-lock posi rear end and a sports performance LSC chassis, with Fog Lamps/ driving lights. It has everything blacked out like the grille and shell, all the trim is blacked out and the windows. The LSC SE Badge is located in one place on the passenger lower rear trunk shell and the car is a DSO 84 Administrative Reserve vehicle built for a executive at Lincoln.
It came with all the options Moon roof/ sunroof, ABS, Premium JBL sound system, built in telephone components, dual front power seats, plus all the standard equipment like P/W, PDL, CC, Tilt wheel, power automatic trunk latch, Automatically dimming headlights with handsfree on/off headlights, garage door opener, heated door power mirrors, rear seat air conditioning vents,self adjusting rear view mirror to cure bright lights coming from behind at night, system information console, and the first year for dual air bags for safety and also the rear shoulder harness seat belts. and a rear window defroster and I am sure I forgot to list more of its additional features.
I do not street race often but when I do I win I just Love beating early 70’s Camaro’s and Mustang GT’s. The shift kit and 4.11 posi make a noticeable difference. I constantly receive complements on my car like thumbs up’s and verbal compliments. It also has Chrome Torque Thrust Wheels and Magnaflow dual exhaust with chrome tips and the suspension was changed to coil springs with a lowering kit eliminating the air bag suspension. I have been profiled by the Police thinking I was of the criminal element because of the way my car is customized.
I read somewhere that the 1990 was supposed to be the last year of Mark VII production but the Mark VIII was put in to production a couple of years later than expected. I also own a land missile 1993 Lincoln Mark VIII that just turned over 92,000 miles and it has performance that is not for the faint of heart. The Mark VIII is a completely different car than a Mark VII.
The Lincoln Mark VII LSC SE is called the Rich Mans Mustang but most Mark VII’s have been gently used unlike their Mustang counterparts that have been modified and driven like a stolen car. Plus the 1990-92 Marks are safety equipped with dual restraint air bags, Anti-lock Brakes, four wheel disc brakes, and four passenger shoulder harnesses. And enjoy the LOWEST INSURANCE Rates for a Performance V8 rear wheel drive car on the market.
Since it is built on the modern day Ford Fox body platform that started with the 1978 Ford Fairmont heck all the major parts are direct fit installation on any of the Fox Body cars from 1978-93, Ford Fairmont, Mercury Zephyr, Ford Mustang, Mercury Capri, Ford Thunderbird, Mercury Cougar, and the Mark VII which was the only car in the bunch with five lug wheels and four wheel disc brakes. The aero-dynamic body it has was the first car where all the headlights and turn signals and all the components were smooth into the body, plus ABS standard, and I believe the 1985 Mark VII was the first car with the third brake light being in the center of the rear window.
The Mark VII had the longest production run of all the Marks at nine years 1984-92 and I live in a city of well over a half a million people and I have seen three others in the last two years. I personally will probably keep mine for the rest of my life.
If any of you should buy one though you lose your automatic leveling chassis it is wise for your own sanity to change your air-ride suspension to a Quality set of coil springs to replace the air bag suspension. The air-ride suspension is excellent but over time it wears out and develops all different types of problems, unless you are a Master Automotive Mechanic and can handle keeping up with the repairs. Strut-masters makes a good coil spring set as do many others. Anytime you change to coils your car will ride about three inches higher until the springs get settled in about 250 miles then it will ride at its proper ride height.
Regards Robbie M
I like these
This is my 88 LSC I took this pic this summer. Any body who has any thing NEGATIVE to say about these cars just doesn’t OWN one or has NEVER DROVE one. Mine is a 72,000 km Original Factory Hot Rod. This thing is so original it still has the spark plug wires it was born with, wouldn’t doubt it if the plugs are from 88 also.
Stole this LSC for 4 grand 3 years ago. Installed a K&N filter and MSD Hi performance Coil. This thing get’s down and moves when i want it to. Still rides like a new car..even better
I love my lincoln mark 7 see. But I have one problem with it the ignition relay keeps burning can anybody help me with that issue the RPM keeps going up and down and I’m losing power but other than that I love this car took the airbags out put spring and coils I love it I will only change the engine.here in New York City you don’t see those cars a lot of people take pictures of my car especially old timers
i am buyin my friends markv11 and love the car did they put factory headers on them? also has a rear wing on it,ive not seen another quite like it…..
I had one of those lincolns that my old uncle gived to me. It was slow until i put in a 50 from a recked 93 stang and ripped out the automatic tranny in for the stangs 5speed. Car was now a road terror that beated new vettes at the stoplights. I later added a nice pioneer sound system 20000 watts and lc monators on rears of seats but the lincoln had crap electrics cause everythings went dead one day when I was driving with my subs cranked up. noone could fix what a mess fords and lincolns use week electrical systems that re no good to made custom mods. Honda is way better for making electrical mods cause they really overbild there cars like tanks.
The Love Affair for this car is real ! I really enjoyed my 88 tbird-Black with the 302 V-8.Then I saw a triple black 91 LSC SE driven by the wife of my used car dealer. I called him to see if there was a chance of a test drive. He said yes. It was so much faster than the T Bird and had the missing leg room I needed. I fell in LOVE ! And the feeling has never waned. LEXUS and BMW ( Mercedes, Audi, etc !) make good cars. Their styling has never been comparable. They all look alike and sooo generic ( except for the Merdedes Gullwing from the 50’s) You either LOVE this car or you dont.. Many of us who drive this car have experienced the POSITIVE reaction from other drivers on the road. The thumbs up, the drooling in the parking lots, the smiles and second looks , there is no mistaking their attraction. The black and garnet red LSC( 90-92) are the most elegant creatures on the street. To top it all off, I drove mine to 203K with NO MAJOR failures SOOO WELL BUILT, reliable .I maintained it. comsumables- tires ,Batteries, filters, other than that- A perfect record. THANKS FORD !!
Got a ’91 midnight mark LSC , 90k and sittin’ in the driveway. I kinda like it a lot. Best $600 bucks I ever spent on Craigslist and no rust, runs great. I think I’ll keep it.
When I was stationed in Hawaii, I drove this around. Never had any problems and never had anyone tell me the car was ugly or not very attractive. I sold the car when I left the island, but am planning on getting another this week if I can work out a good deal. Nice reading all the comments on here.