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SUV of the Day: August 27, 2015; Toy State '07 Lincoln Navigator
Topic Started: Aug 27 2015, 02:14 AM (935 Views)
Dean-o-mite
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Today's car of the day is Toy State's 2007 Lincoln Navigator.


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The Lincoln Navigator is a full-size luxury SUV built by Lincoln. The Navigator was Lincoln's first SUV as well as its first four-wheel drive capable vehicle. The Navigator shares its platform, mechanical features, and other equipment with the Ford Expedition, which was introduced a year earlier. Unique and upscale styling, interior materials, and other features differ the Navigator from the Expedition. Given its platform mate, the Navigator is the largest vehicle Lincoln currently offers, having the greatest cargo capacity and seating for seven to eight people, depending on the model. In 2007, a longer, extended wheelbase version of the Navigator called the Navigator L was introduced, increasing cargo capacity further. Since its introduction, Lincoln has offered only one engine choice at a time in the Navigator in any model year. In spite of a base manufacturer's suggested retail price of over $42,000 in 1999, the Navigator proved to be popular with nearly 44,000 sold in its first year. Competitors from General Motors like the Cadillac Escalade and the GMC Yukon Denali as well as the Lexus LX quickly followed to cash in on Lincoln's success with the Navigator. Much like the Cadillac Escalade would do, the Navigator found a niche with celebrities and the customized SUV scene.



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Here is a special COTD for jedimario. The third generation Navigator is my favorite of the Navigator designs, and the stars just happened to line up just right to get this model of the third gen into my hands. This model is an mp3 player, with light up headlights, tail lights, and under-chassis "neon" lights. I found it by chance in a KMart clearance bin, in either 2009 or 2010 (while I was living and working in Ventura, CA; it came from the Camarillo, CA KMart). I've not seen another since, and I've tried checking ebay multiple times ever since, to see if maybe this came in other colors, or if there were other models than might have interested me. At the time, there was also an F-150 and a '05 Mustang available in the same clearance bin, but both were oversized and looked "off" in the proportions. The wheels do roll, and actually, it is pretty fast. It doesn't have axles, but instead, each wheel is attached to the chassis independently (I noticed in the picture of the back end, the wheels look bent, but they are just a little loose on the mounting and I didn't set it up correctly to be balanced. I bet this SUV would do decently on the track, especially with the added weight of a AAA battery installed.


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The Navigator was redesigned under the U326 program code name, with new styling and mechanical features for 2007. Unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show in February 2006, the Navigator featured its most distinctive styling update since its introduction with new front and rear fascias and side cladding. In the front was a large, upper chrome grille resembling those of classic Lincolns like the 1963 Continental, an all-new, more complex headlight design, a lower chrome grille with integrated fog lights, and a more prominent "power dome" hood. Elsewhere, an updated rear fascia featured taillights inspired by the Lincoln MKZ and chrome trim was more prominently used along the Navigator's sides, including chrome lower body molding on the doors. The distinctiveness of the Navigator's exterior followed into the interior, highlighted by an all-new dashboard and instrument panel. These areas saw an extensive use of rectangular shapes, such as in the gauges, as well as greater use of real wood and satin nickel accents. Compared to the Navigator's previous platform, the new platform provides greater rigidity for better driving dynamics. The independent rear suspension has been replaced with a new five-link IRS design to further enhance handling and ride quality. The Navigator continued to come with standard 18-inch alloy wheels but both 20- and 22-inch wheels are now available. The 5.4 L 3-valve SOHC V8 introduced in the 2005 Navigator remained unchanged for 2007. Due to the Navigator's redesign, its base curb weight increased to 5,872 lb (2,663 kg) in two-wheel drive models and 6,070 lb (2,750 kg) in four-wheel drive models. Navigator L models were even heavier at 5,963 lb (2,705 kg) in two-wheel drive models and 6,221 lb (2,822 kg) in four-wheel drive models. In spite of this, thanks to their improved frame, the Navigator's towing capacity increased for 2007, approaching 9,000 lb (4,100 kg) in two-wheel drive models.



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Pictured next to the Greenlight Ram 1500, for size reference:
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Ethanator
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Very nice, neat pick or COTD
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pjedsel
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:toy: That is a unique little car - one you can play with in more ways than one! A little music as it rolls down the track. Really a pretty nice looking model of the Navigator.
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stretchdog
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Man that is sweet!!! The hunt begins
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jedimario
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Thanks Dean! I will have to try to track one down. It looks to be quite close to 1/64.
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Hosspower98
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Very interesting, hmmmmm.
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Hobie-wan
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Wow look at the fart can on that one! Some sort of trick spy flip up rear license plate and roof hieroglyphics too. ;)

Interesting piece, though I've never quite understood making keyrings/USB drives/music players out of vehicles. Those are things that if they get actually used, you're going to be handling them a lot and they'll also spend a lot of time rattling around in a bag or pocket. So the chrome will get worn away and they'll get dinged up.
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corvairjim
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As they used to say on "Monty Python": And now for something completely different". Yeah, this certainly qualifies. Of course it also qualifies as the answer to a question nobody ever asked. Having said that,, if they'd made something like that in the form of a car that interested me more, I'd probably buy it too. :toy:
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