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When I see "Crown Victoria" I immediately think of the 1956 Ford with the chrome band across the top. THAT was the "REAL" Crown Vic!
The newer ones are merely fakey imitations.
The newer ones were not as impressive as the '50s Crown Vics, but at least they were still being built.
I had a 78 LTD, and it rode nice but was woefully, pathetically underpowered with a 302 2bbl.
Our 70 XL Convertible had a 429-4v. our 74 LTD had a 400 engine, and my 77 LTD had a 351W. They all had adequate power, but the 70 had way more than any of the others.
The Crown Vic was also used widely as a taxi cab, some from new and others from former police service. In some areas, they are still used as cabs, but are being phased out in others in favor of different vehicles. In fleet service, they were pretty durable, easily repaired, and comparatively inexpensive to keep on the road for many hundreds of thousands of miles. It was a full size, reasonably priced, American sedan, the last of a breed, without much competition at the end. I can understand how some people would like the cars, but the interior was a bit dated, and not as roomy as some other more modern vehicles in the full size category. At the end, the Toyota Avalon had the same interior volume as the Crown Vic, but a smaller cargo volume in the trunk, though the Avalon is a smaller, more fuel efficient vehicle that had more HP from a 6 cylinder than Ford's V8.
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