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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Joshua’s Triumph was unexcelled!
The Shelby Cobra is laughably outclassed in that photo.
It is not actually a Chevy, but a re-badged Australian Holden Commodore. Probably the last old school full size car in the world and it is about to be discontinued too. There is a Holden Ute pickup in Australia of that same base.
That’s quite a coincidence. I’ll be visiting Australia later this month, and the rental car I have reserved is a Holden Commodore or similar.
Latest Holden Commodore - different models - designed, engineerined and manufactured in Australia: http://www.holden.com.au/cars/commodore
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