see url Well, not really, but close enough.  Quality Vehicle Manufacturer is the badge Ford/Lincoln gives to limousine builders that are willing to follow the standards the Ford/Lincoln comes up with for stretching of their vehicles. CMC is Cadillac’s equivalent term.  The badge carries with it a decent warranty program.

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source link The manufacturer provides special chassis to the limo builder, all electrical connections are put together so the company doing the stretching does not have to gather up all the wiring.  Since all the wiring has to stretched out this makes good sense.  Also the program chassis may  not be quite the same as the chassis used on cars and there are differences between programs chassis for the same vehicle.  A CMC chassis for a hearse is different from a limousine, or at least that is the way Cadillac sells it.

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enter site Anyway, beyond the MKT there are few available program chassis for either Ford or Cadillac.  The MKT still looks like hell for a limousine, but it makes for a fine looking funeral coach.  Cadillac’s program chassis for its XTS can only be stretched up to 80″, so a 6 PAK is max.

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go Most major limo builders have stretched Chrysler C300s since they hit the market back in 2005. Chrysler has never participated in a warranty  program with the livery industry. You cut it,  run it and the engine fails, you have to replace the motor on your dime.  It didn’t stop buyers from buying 300s, and non CMC/QVM  builders jumped on the vehicle, companies like Moonlight, Pinnacle and others.  A good looking limo sells itself.

https://menteshexagonadas.com/2024/01/31/bnwhubm 2013 Chrysler 140 Tiffany Front Drivers side view

https://nycfoodguy.com/2024/01/31/4ythpowq Lincoln has just presented its MKZ  at the LA Auto Show.  The big change is the front grill, the divided shark like grill is gone and a narrower (I think a lot of MFGs of limos and cars noticed Jag’s grills on its XJs), the whole car shows smoother happier styling.

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https://proventsystems.com/vcorx7fn The MKZ is a mid size sedan, which would not work well for stretching, but Ford/Lincoln will be changing over all its grills to this style, their that kind of company.  MSRP will be in mid thirty K range when it goes on sale next summer.

Of course the sedan may are waiting for is the Lincoln Continental which should be available next Fall, its full size with an  estimated MSRP of $53,000.

 

This looks like a stretch-worth vehicle!  But here is the thing. The QVM version of this vehicle, if it is made QVM, is not expected until 2019.  This puts Tiffany, ECB and the rest between a rock and a hard place. Companies such as Pinnacle, Moonlight and others are not constrained to wait and they will start cutting and stretching as soon as this car hits the market.

So are major limousine manufacture going to sit back on their collective butts and  wait, my guess is no.  These companies are already frustrated by the number of chassis they are expected to purchase to stay in the system.  Also, if a QVM company decides to stretch a Continental, Lincoln can remove their QVM status.

So

Bye! Bye!

 

Phil

 

 

 

 

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