1998-1999 Lincoln Navigator

This first-generation Lincoln Navigator was photographed at the Vern W. Miller Civic Center in Salem, Oregon, on September 17, 2006. It was being used by the Salem Police Department as a Crime Prevention Unit, and had probably been seized as part of an investigation. The radio antenna mounted in the front fender identifies it as either a 1998 or 1999 model. The Lincoln Navigator was introduced on July 1, 1997, for the 1998 model year and was based on the Ford Expedition, which was new for 1997, which itself was based on the new Ford F-150 also introduced for 1997. The 1998 Navigator would help Lincoln outsell Cadillac for the first time in 59 years, though Cadillac would respond with the Escalade in 1999. For 1998, the Navigator was powered by a 230-horsepower 5.4-liter Triton single overhead cam 16-valve V8 with 325 foot-pounds of torque. In 1999, the 5.4-liter Triton V8 got a boost to 260 horsepower and 345 foot-pounds of torque, but mid-year it was replaced with a 300-horsepower 5.4-liter InTech dual-overhead-cam 32-valve V8 with 355 foot-pounds of torque. Standard features in 1998 and 1999 included a four-speed electronic automatic overdrive transmission, four-wheel disc anti-lock brakes, speed-sensitive variable-assist power steering, load-leveling rear air suspension, Anti-Theft System, Remote keyless entry with illuminated entry, speed-sensitive intermittent front windshield wipers, automatic wraparound complex reflector headlights, complex reflector foglights, power heated outside mirrors, leather seating, dual power front bucket seats, memory driver's seat & mirrors, electronic automatic temperature control, Premium AM/FM stereo cassette radio with second-row controls, power windows and locks with illuminated controls and one-touch-down driver's window, and integrated illuminated running boards. Available options included Control-Trac four-wheel drive, power moonroof, 6-disc CD changer, Premium 290-watt AM/FM stereo radio with cassette and seven speakers, and an electrochromic rear view mirror.