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They played with it. The mercury marauder was one such edition (4.6L 32V N/A Cobra motor, basically), a V10 edition was played with, as well.
The Marauder was a ugly design along with the CV and the GM sorry but ford full size car designs in the late 1990's and2,000 excluding Lincoln were ugly. Funny the GM stands for the grand Marquie their competitor General Motors or ad I know them as GM were my father retired from.
The Marauder was a ugly design along with the CV and the GM sorry but ford full size car designs in the late 1990's and2,000 excluding Lincoln were ugly. Funny the GM stands for the grand Marquie their competitor General Motors or ad I know them as GM were my father retired from.
I don't think exterior styling was anywhere near their minds. They just wanted something more aerodynamic for 1992 to compete with the already released Caprice. Look at them. VERY similar lines, really.
It ought to be recognized that the model name "Victoria" goes back to around 1930 -- and if my research is correct, was originally applied to a top-of-the-line version of the Model 'A'. When that package is applied to some of the classic styling of Ford from the ground-breaking 1949 model through the mid-Sixties, I like to think of it as a history lesson on wheels.
If you really are a big fan of the crown vic then come on up to Augusta, Maine on 8/8/15. I work for the State surplus division and we are auctioning off about a dozen old State police cruisers.
My best friend's dad had an old Crown Vic with a 429 and we had some serious fun blasting through full grown corn fields. The car was very solid and the skid plate covered the whole bottom so no stalks would get stuck. The engine looked like a block of grease but ran perfect. Great memories!!!
When I was looking on Craigslist for a used car, there was a white Crown Victoria that still had some of the police features. That black bumper thing in the front, the spotlight (which I think is a good thing to have; you never know) and basically looked like a police car without the lights on top.
What was funny was the ad, which said something like this: "Your morning commute will be considerably shortened as people quickly move over to the other lane when they see you coming up in their rear view mirrors". Had to laugh because it's probably true!
When I was looking on Craigslist for a used car, there was a white Crown Victoria that still had some of the police features. That black bumper thing in the front, the spotlight (which I think is a good thing to have; you never know) and basically looked like a police car without the lights on top.
What was funny was the ad, which said something like this: "Your morning commute will be considerably shortened as people quickly move over to the other lane when they see you coming up in their rear view mirrors". Had to laugh because it's probably true!
It works the opposite. I used to drive a P71, and people moved like molasses around you. I suppose it didn't help that sometimes when I saw a radar detector I'd pop them with the KL-15, lol!
It works the opposite. I used to drive a P71, and people moved like molasses around you. I suppose it didn't help that sometimes when I saw a radar detector I'd pop them with the KL-15, lol!
Good to hear from someone who actually drove an ex-police car. I had been considering getting one. I've heard these stories: 1) They were made sturdier than the consumer vehicles and were decently maintained and 2) Because they are built so tough a lot of taxi companies like to buy them when they are put up for sale.
Any thoughts on this?
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