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The Ford Crown Victoria is a variety of automobile made by the Ford Motor Company and sold mainly in the North American market. It is often referred to as the "Crown Vic." A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. ...
The Ford Motor Company (often referred to simply as Ford; sometimes nicknamed Fords or FoMoCo, (NYSE: F) is an automobile maker founded by Henry Ford in Detroit, Michigan, and incorporated on June 16, 1903. ...
1955
 1955 Ford Crown Victoria (mildly customized) The first "Crown Victoria" appeared in 1955; it was a 2-door 6-seater hardtop coupe, part of the Ford Fairlane range, that differed from the regular Victoria model (named after a type of carriage) by having a lower, sleeker roofline and much more stainless steel trim, including a stainless steel band that 'crowned' the roofline, passing right over the car, as an extension of the B-pillar line. That model did not outlast the 1950s. 1955 Ford Crown Victoria mild custom. ...
1955 Ford Crown Victoria mild custom. ...
1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1995 Buick Riviera coupe A coupe (or coupé) is a two or four-seater car with a fixed roof and two doors. ...
1955 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria 1957 Ford Fairlane 1966 Ford Fairlane GTA 1997 Ford Fairlane Ghia The Ford Fairlane was an automobile model sold between 1955 and 1971 by the Ford Motor Company in North America. ...
Tourists in a vis-a-vis, Prague The classic definition of a carriage is a four-wheeled horse-drawn private passenger vehicle with leaf springs or leather strapping for suspension, whether light, smart and fast or large and comfortable. ...
1979 In 1979, Ford brought back the name on a deluxe version of the LTD full-size car line on the Ford Panther platform. It was recognizable by its four headlights with amber turn signals beneath them (base LTDs had two headlights, and clear turn signals in the grille). There was a 2-door coupe (all steel top this time), 4 door sedan and a wagon- the wagon became a "Country Squire" if fake-wood trim was ordered. Most had 5.0 L Windsor V8s, all had automatics. 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ...
The Ford LTD is a car model name that has been used by the Ford Motor Company both in North America and Australia. ...
The Panther platform is Ford Motor Companys large, rear wheel drive sedan automobile platform. ...
Turn signals (US English) or indicators (British English) are a set of lights on a vehicle (be it a car, truck/lorry, tractor, motorcycle, etc. ...
The Windsor engine is a 90-degree small-block V8 from Ford Motor Company. ...
The 1979 to 1991.5 models are known as "box body" cars because of the squared-off exterior styling. These cars still use the same type of twin-tube shock absorbers found on 60s and 70s cars: A shock absorber in United States parlance, or damper in British use, is a mechanical device designed to smooth out or damp a sudden shock impulse and dissipate kinetic energy. ...
1968 Chevrolet Impala at the weekly Garden Grove, California car show on April 16, 2004. ...
1972 Chevrolet Caprice 1976 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Landau 1996 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Australian-designed and built 2001 Chevrolet Caprice, for Middle Eastern markets and based on the Holden Statesman The Chevrolet Caprice (later called Caprice Classic) was a series name of automobile produced by Chevrolet, a division of General Motors...
The Chevrolet Astro is a minivan introduced in 1985 to rival domestic (U.S.) competitors which consisted of the Dodge Caravan/Plymouth Voyager and the Ford Aerostar. ...
Modified 1969 Chevrolet Camaro. ...
A leaf spring is a simple form of spring, commonly used for the suspension in wheeled vehicles. ...
1967 Pontiac Firebird convertible The Pontiac Firebird was a sporty compact car built by the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors and was manufactured from 1967 until 2002. ...
1992
 Post-1992 Ford Crown Victoria
 Maryland State Police Crown Victoria (Police Interceptor) In 1992, along with dropping the LTD designation, the sedan body (production of the station wagon having ceased in 1991) was completely redesigned to the round, six-window shape (which shared many details with its contemporary, the newly refreshed 1992 Taurus), and there was a new 4.6 L modular engine. There was a further facelift in 1998 and chassis modifications for 2002. Picture of a Ford Crown Victoria I took earlier today. ...
Picture of a Ford Crown Victoria I took earlier today. ...
Download high resolution version (900x439, 83 KB) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ...
Download high resolution version (900x439, 83 KB) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ...
Estate car body style (Saab 95) A station wagon (United States usage), wagon (Australian usage, though station wagon is widely used) or estate car (United Kingdom usage) is a car body style similar to a sedan car but with an extended rear cargo area. ...
Not to be confused with the Ford Taunus The Ford Taurus is a car sold by the Ford Motor Company in North America as a sedan and station wagon. ...
32-valve supercharged Modular V8 from a 2003 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra The Modular engine, or MOD, is Ford Motor Companys modern V8 and V10 engine family. ...
The 1991.5 through 1997 cars are known as "aero Vics" because of their aerodynamic styling and lightweight bodies. The final two model years are regarded as the best Panthers to date due to the interior quality/trim/fit and finish, low coefficient of drag, and lightweight body. The Romeo-built 4.6 L engine with updated Non-Performance Improved cylinder heads, camshafts, and intake manifold make the best platform for performance modifications. Aerodynamics is a branch of fluid dynamics concerned with the study of gas flows, first analysed by George Cayley in the 1800s. ...
The drag coefficient (Cd) is a number that describes a characteristic amount of aerodynamic drag caused by fluid flow, used in the drag equation. ...
The Ford Motor Company currently manufactures automobiles in the following factories. ...
In automotive engineering, an intake manifold or inlet manifold is a part of an engine that supplies the fuel/air mixture to the cylinders. ...
This car, its slightly more luxurious twin the Mercury Grand Marquis, and the more expensive Lincoln Town Car are just about the only mass-produced passenger cars left in the world with body-on-frame construction, as opposed to the more modern "unibody" construction style where the body panels are load bearing members. Mercury introduced a performance version called the Mercury Marauder but sales were slow. The Mercury Grand Marquis is a more upscale version of the Ford Crown Victoria produced by the Ford Motor Company. ...
The Town Car name first appeared in the Lincoln line in 1959, on a special, limousine-like version of the standard Continental. ...
Early Models The Mercury Marauder was a V8-engined large automobile made by the Ford Motor Company. ...
Some 90% of police cars in the US and Canada are Crown Victorias, since Ford was the only automaker still making sedans for police after the Chevrolet Caprice was phased out after 1996. Crown Vics are also popular as police cars internationally: The Moscow, Russia city police use several Crown Vics. Current and former police versions (the latter are often used as taxis) handily outnumber civilian models. The Crown Victoria is usually referred to as the Dodge Monaco of the 1990s and beyond; before 1978, Chrysler owned the police/taxi/fleet market. The law enforcement version of the 1999-up Crown Victoria is known as the Police Interceptor, and many taxi companies use this "heavy duty" version as well. Prior to 1999, the police cars were officially known as the P71 Crown Victoria. The changes made in 1999 included a new rear facia insignia, an all-black trim scheme which included replacing the color-keyed trunklid panels with black ones, and a black grille. Further refinements were made in 2001, including deletion of all trim on the plastic bumper pieces, and a honeycomb-style grille, replacing a slat-style grille as is found on standard Crown Victorias. 1972 Chevrolet Caprice 1976 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Landau 1996 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Australian-designed and built 2001 Chevrolet Caprice, for Middle Eastern markets and based on the Holden Statesman The Chevrolet Caprice (later called Caprice Classic) was a series name of automobile produced by Chevrolet, a division of General Motors...
A London Metropolitan Police car A police car, police cruiser, squad car, or patrol car is a vehicle used by police forces around the world to patrol, temporarily detain and transport individual prisoners. ...
Saint Basils Cathedral Moscow (Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, pronounciation: Moskva), capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 878. ...
The Dodge Monaco was a full-sized automobile introduced by the Dodge division of the Chrysler Corporation (now DaimlerChyrsler) in 1965. ...
Fuel tank safety While the car has a been highly rated for safety (and has in fact the highest rated safety for the money), there was some controversy and lawsuits in the 1990s over the car's gas tank leaking after certain types of high energy crashes, specifically when being hit at a certain angle offset in the rear at least over 85 mph (137 km/h). However, the safety ratings are still higher then any other vehicles at this price point. In fact the survival rate for these type of collisions was higher then any other mid-sized sedan, which perform worse due to their much lighter construction, lower weight, and shorter distance for a crumple zone. In the case of the Crown Victoria, it is a combination of factors including a number of different traits, such as the nature of and position of the gas tank, and the unique circumstances of the car crashes. Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but keeping the same mind-set. ...
The condition may have been exacerbated by police equipment installers drilling over the package tray in the luggage compartment. Due to the gas tank's orientation, drilling through the package tray will result in drilling into the gas tank. The equipment installers would then install bolts that go into the gas tank and can cause sparking in an accident. Ford's solution in the form of a recall kit includes appliques to mark unsafe areas to drill in the luggage compartment, as well as a rear differential cover shield, and rear shock lower bolt shields.
It is interesting to mention the contents of the recall kit because they can be found on early 1980s Fords. Ford used polymer shields on the gas tank facing the rear differential covers. Ford also used polymer shock bolt covers for the lower mounts on the rear shocks. These items were removed on later models, however.
Even though this model of the Crown Victoria has been criticized for this type of rear end collision, the civilian Panthers all have the same "flaw" and Ford refuses to address this problem on all the models.
Despite numerous court cases charging Ford with partial liability for fires caused in accidents, the company has never been convicted. An attempted class-action suit in Belvidere, Illinois in 2004 failed as well. In law, a class action is an equitable procedural device used in litigation for determining the rights of and remedies, if any, for large numbers of people whose cases involve common questions of law and fact. ...
See also: Belvedere Belvidere is a city located in Boone County, Illinois. ...
2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1998-2002 In 1998, the Crown Victoria's exterior styling, rear suspension, and ignition system were updated. The 1998-2002 "Crown Vics" have a revised 4-link rear suspension with a Watts linkage. The general road handling manners have improved, but towing capacity has been reduced. The Crown Victoria also uses a coil-on-plug ignition design rather than traditional spark plug wires. This design was later implemented on other users of the Modular V8, including the 1999-up Mustang GT, and many F/E-series trucks. 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...
Watts Linkage The Watts linkage is an automotive rear suspension designed in the early twentieth century as an improvement over the Panhard rod as a means of locating the rear axle of an automobile relative to the body and preventing relative movement side to side. ...
32-valve supercharged Modular V8 from a 2003 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra The Modular engine, or MOD, is Ford Motor Companys modern V8 and V10 engine family. ...
The Ford Mustang is a popular sports car. ...
1955 Ford F-100 The F-Series is a series of full-size pickup trucks from Ford Motor Company sold for over 5 decades. ...
The 1998 through 2002 models actually use the 1996-1997 Grand Marquis bodies with two slight differences: The Mercury Grand Marquis is a more upscale version of the Ford Crown Victoria produced by the Ford Motor Company. ...
- The front sidemarkers on the Crown Vics are flipped upside down
- Different tail lamps are fitted
2003-present In 2003, the chassis was again redone with hydroformed steel. The front and rear suspension was also completely overhauled. New inverted monotube shocks are now used (replacing the old twin-tube shocks that had been around since the 1960s). In the front, new aluminum control arms, and rack and pinion steering (replacing the recirculating ball units) have been implemented. The rear suspension was redone for durability in police-duty applications and the rear shocks were moved outboard of the frame rails for better handling and ease of maintenance. As a result, the road-handling manners of the Panther platform cars have improved significantly. The engine output increased due to the addition of a knock sensor for more aggressive timing. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
A rack and pinion is a pair of gears which convert rotational motion into linear motion. ...
Recirculating Ball is an alternate steering mechanism, commonly found in older vehicles. ...
The Panther platform is Ford Motor Companys large, rear wheel drive sedan automobile platform. ...
The Crown Victoria retained the same exterior styling, but 2005 models now receive a rear whip radio antenna rather than an integrated rear defroster antenna. 2005 models also received a new steering wheel.
Even with the latest 2005 Crown Vic, the overall design remains "relatively" unchanged from the 1979 design. It is still front independent suspension with a rear live axle on a body-on-frame design, using a traditional rear wheel drive drivetrain. The design has been popular with police departments and cab companies, especially in New York City, as well among the general populace. An Independent Suspension is an automobile suspension system that allows the wheels on an axle to move independent of each other. ...
Solid axle and Panhard rod on a 2002 Mazda MPV A live-axle (also called solid-axle, beam, or dead-axle) suspension is an automobile suspension that uses a single-piece axle to connect the front or rear wheels, side-to-side. ...
Body-on-frame is an automobile construction technology. ...
Rear wheel drive was a common form of engine/transmission layout used in automobiles throughout the 20th century. ...
Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, communications, music, fashion, and culture. ...
The Crown Victoria has often characterized as an "older person's car," but this is a mischaracterization in that nearly all vehicles in this category tend to have an older client base (largely due to economic reasons), with it being about average, and fails to recognize the notable number of younger people with interest in the case, as well as those who modify it for high performance and the avalablity of many former police vehicles which can be purchaced rather cheaply. It is considerably more durable than "modern" front wheel drive cars that rely on constant velocity joints for transmission of power to the steering wheels. It also offers more interior space and fuel economy than many SUVs of similar weight. Front wheel drive is the most common form of engine/transmission layout used in modern automobiles, where the engine drives the front wheels. ...
Cross-section through a typical outer CV joint (Saab 96) Constant Velocity Joints or CV joints allow a rotating shaft to transmit power through a variable angle, at constant rotational speed, without an appreciable increase in friction or play. ...
2004-up Police Interceptor The 2004-2005 Police Interceptors (referred to many as CVPIs, P71s) are rated for 250 hp (186 kW) because of the addition of a new air intake system. This includes
a new air box that resembles the Mercury Marauder airbox (raised airbox lid, deeper bottom) with an integrated 80mm mass air flow (MAF) sensor that is part of the airbox lid. This allows for much more precise flow calibration and reduces the chances of air leakage.
P71 zip tube (the flexible rubber hose between the throttle body and MAF outlet) is also used to reduce NVH (Noise, Vibration, and Harshness) as well as transfer air from the airbox to the throttle body with minimal flow resistance. Download high resolution version (828x572, 128 KB)2004 P71 Air Intake in 2000 Ford Crown Vic Source: http://www. ...
Download high resolution version (828x572, 128 KB)2004 P71 Air Intake in 2000 Ford Crown Vic Source: http://www. ...
Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
2003-2004 Mercury Marauder Airbox/MAF Source: http://www. ...
In automotive engineering, an intake manifold or inlet manifold is a part of an engine that supplies the fuel/air mixture to the cylinders. ...
2003-2004 Mercury Marauder Airbox/MAF Source: http://www. ...
Download high resolution version (858x584, 84 KB)2004 Police Interceptor Air Intake zip tube Source: http://www. ...
There were some problems with early 2003 Police Interceptors. The steel wheels would rust and fall out, the rack and pinion units would fail early on (sub-10k miles), and the axles would wear out and possibly fall out as well. This was not limited to the Crown Victoria Police Interceptor. Some 2003 Mercury Marauders were also affected. Luckily, this was only for very early 2003 models as the problems appear to have been fixed for newer models. Early Models The Mercury Marauder was a V8-engined large automobile made by the Ford Motor Company. ...
Future Ford was rumored to be considering replacing the aging Panther platform with the front or all-wheel drive platform based on the D3 architecture. Ford has denied this.
The Panther fanbase has requested more power from Ford, but the company has not yet given any specific answers. The likely scenario is that Ford will first implement various chassis/suspension changes in the near future up to the imminent cancellation of the Panther platform sometime in 2008-2010 without introducing drastic and expensive powertrain or drivetrain changes. The 5.7 L Hemi V8 used in the Dodge Magnum R/T and Dodge Charger is not available for law enforcement packages, so Ford does not have immediate competition from a higher-power vehicle. The most likely replacement engine candidate for the Panther platform is the 3-valve 4.6 L and 5.4 L Modular V8 also used in the 2004-up Ford F-Series trucks and the 2005-up Ford Mustang GT. Early Hemi in a 1957 Chrysler 300C Hemi (from hemisphere) is a design of internal-combustion engines in which the cylinder heads combustion chamber is of hemispherical form. ...
The Dodge Magnum name has been used on a number of different Dodge-brand automobiles. ...
There have been a number of vehicles bearing the Dodge Charger nameplate, but the name has generally denoted a performance model in the Dodge range. ...
32-valve supercharged Modular V8 from a 2003 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra The Modular engine, or MOD, is Ford Motor Companys modern V8 and V10 engine family. ...
1955 Ford F-100 The F-Series is a series of full-size pickup trucks from Ford Motor Company sold for over 5 decades. ...
The Ford Mustang is a popular sports car. ...
See also Not to be confused with the Ford Taunus The Ford Taurus is a car sold by the Ford Motor Company in North America as a sedan and station wagon. ...
The Ford Motor Company (often referred to simply as Ford; sometimes nicknamed Fords or FoMoCo, (NYSE: F) is an automobile maker founded by Henry Ford in Detroit, Michigan, and incorporated on June 16, 1903. ...
The Panther platform is Ford Motor Companys large, rear wheel drive sedan automobile platform. ...
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