The Complete History of the Presidential State Car

Five-Foot Tall Lincoln Town Car

In 1989, the state car became a Lincoln Town Car of the same year. This model took the trend of customizing the vehicle to fit the president to extremes, with it measuring over five feet tall and 22 feet long. This vehicle began service under the first Bush as the successor to the 1983 Cadillac Fleetwood. It served throughout the entirety of the terms of Bush until it was replaced by the new version for Clinton. It is not that unique in modern times for the state cars to last this long, but it does show their extreme longevity.