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Press Release Rewind: Lincoln Town Car Ballistic Protection Series

July 4, 2014

Sometime last year, Matt Farah of The Smoking Tire bought a bulletproof 1993 Mercedes-Benz S600 Guard on Craigslist for $2,500. In one video, Matt Farah “was sitting in” the car while a buddy shot at the driver’s side front window with a 9mm handgun. Later, when shooting at the car with high-powered rifles, most of the bulletproof material failed after a few shots and it ended up being torched.

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In PRESS RELEASES Tags press release, rewind, press release rewind, lincoln, town car, ballistic protection series, bulletproof, bps
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Driver Profile: Lincoln Town Car

March 2, 2014

I definitely made this one way too easy for myself, because everyone knows who drives a Town Car. It's always some baby boomer who works for or owns a limousine service. If it's not them, however, it'll be someone easily over 60 who consider it a luxury car on par with anything put out by Mercedes-Benz. However, since Lincoln is no longer making a Town Car sedan, they've slapped the "Town Car" name on an MKT, and have sold them in droves to livery services. This means that you might be redirected to the nearest prep school when you show up at a charity gala. 

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In PROFILES Tags driver profiles, profiles, lincoln, town car, panther, crown victoria
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