Factory build sheet

1985 Lincoln Town CAR

Build 1LNBP96F-F · 5L 8cyl · Sedan

VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1LNBP96F and position 10 reads F. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every Town CAR whose VIN starts 1LNBP96F and carries F in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 73 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 73 known VINs
  • 4 listed for sale now

Factory specification

As filed by Lincoln with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.

Engine

Displacement
5 L
Displacement (CI)
302
Cylinders
8
Configuration
V-Shaped
Engine manufacturer
Ford
Horsepower
150 hp
Fuel type
Gasoline

Body & chassis

Body class
Sedan/Saloon
NHTSA body type
PASSENGER CAR
Doors
4
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Weight rating

GVWR class
Class 1
GVWR
6,000 lb or less

Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.

What this build asks today

Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.

$10,500 median asking price · 6 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026

Too few listings to publish a price range — with 6 cars on the market, the cheapest and the dearest are single cars, not a spread. The median above is what they ask in the middle.

The same build, other model years

Lincoln used the VIN pattern 1LNBP96F for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.

How this VIN pattern is read

A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.

Positions Characters What they encode
1–3 1LN FORD MOTOR COMPANY · World manufacturer identifier
4–8 BP96F Model, body style, engine and restraint system
9 × Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build
10 F Model year — 1985
11 × Assembly plant
12–17 ×××××× Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle

73 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to 1LNBP96F-F shares the specification above.

  • 73 Known VINs
  • 4 Listed for sale now
  • 6 Priced listings
  • $10,500 Median asking

Neighboring configurations

Other factory configurations of the Town CAR, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.

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Where this data comes from

Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.

Prices are asking prices from 6 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.

Vehicle counts come from the 73 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.