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Posted on 02/16/2015 12:02:53 PM PST by EveningStar
That icon of police transportation, a vehicle so sturdy and beloved and ubiquitous that it became virtual wallpaper on TV cop shows and local streets – the Ford Crown Victoria – is dead.
The upshot is this: For many police agencies, it’s time to buy a new car.
Ford stopped making the Crown Vic four years ago, saying sales to the public had fallen to the point that the car is no longer viable, even if demand from police agencies remained strong. Fuel efficiency (or in the Crown Vic’s case, inefficiency) played a role.
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They going with the Prius?
I remember when all the cop cars were the Plymouth Fury. Egads I must be onld.
There were several different types of vehicles used as police cars across the country, not just the Crown Vic.
Translation: Government regulation killed it.
does it slow down by 5mph when they turn the siren on?
If Ford had put just a little effort into styling the crown vic (and maybe a 2 door GT model) it would have had an even longer run.
“Now, the auto industry offers four police models: a Dodge Charger, a Chevrolet Caprice and two versions of the Ford Police Interceptor, an SUV and a sedan.”
Ford Taurus all when drive...excellent vehicle...but a little cramped on the inside with all the crap in it...
No the only ones driving them are 75+ years old.
Well, that and the fact that the police version would sometimes explode when it was tapped from the rear.
I'm sure you're right, but this article is about police agencies in Orange County, California.
When I was about 17 I rode with my dad in his 440 magnum Fury patrol car. The speedo was certified to 140 and I saw the needle pegged as we ran down a car on an east Colorado 2 lane highway. Flat flying low.
For some reason, the Alabama Highway Patrol used AMC cars, (I can’t recall the model) for several years.
I have read several places where it was indicated they would do over 160MPH.
The Florida HP used Thunderbirds with 460s at one time. I have no idea how fast they would go but it must have been scary.
A few months ago there was a minor accident at a crossroads only around 300 yards from me. This was around 10 P.M. For some reason 6 or 7 FHP and Deputy cars stayed there for a couple of hours. The flashing blue lights on the FHP cars were so bright that they hurt my eyes.
Front wheel drive police cars are so, yuk.
If I recall correctly, it was a body-on-ladder-frame design.
I doubt any true unibody can take the punishment they could withstand.
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