general problems of the 1996 Lincoln Town Car

I own a 1996 Lincoln towncar VIN 1lnlm81w8ty673137. On Saturday 7/9/2011 my brake lines broke and my brakes failed in rockwood, TN. Fortunately I was able to safely drive the car to a safe place where I had a friend patch the lines with rubber hoses and was able to again use my brakes. I discovered that Ford has issued a recall for certain towncars #79493 4/7/1998 for brake line replacement. I went to 2 Ford dealerships and was told this recall didn’t cover my car. I feel this recall should cover my car because the same defects on the towncars covered are present on my towncar and caused the brake lines to break. I am asking Ford to authorize me to receive the same protection afforded the owners of the covered towncars and cover my repairs at one of my local Ford dealerships. I called the customer relations center on 7/12/2011 and was given a case number 0555441931. I called again on 7/13/2011 and was told the recall didn’t cover my car. I am only asking for the same treatment afforded many other covered 1996 towncar owners under this recall!.