1999 Ford Crown Victoria

1999 Ford Crown Victoria in The Departed, Movie, 2006

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: — Built in:

00:53:44 Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
antp ◊ 2006-12-10 17:26	Since this film is about American police officers as well as gangsters, lots of Crown Victorias are seen in the movie as minor action vehicles: Boston Police Department Undercover police car tailing Costello's Buick Roadmaster (he loses them by jumping a red light) Massachusetts State Police Massachusetts State Police Captain Queenan's (Martin Sheen) car Undercover police car And loads of them (from the Massachusetts State Police) appear at the climax of the film: -- Last edit: 2008-04-28 00:49:14 (G-MANN)
Ford_Guy ◊ 2008-04-27 22:34	All of the police cars pretty much range from 1998-2000 models. I thought that maybe the Crown Vic full of the undercover officers that confronted Costello's crew would get it's own page, but I guess not. That one, by the way, was a 1999 model: -- Last edit: 2008-04-27 22:34:51
G-MANN ◊ 2008-04-28 00:43	Antp did this page first and he grouped all the Crown Vics together (which makes sense), if you look at how each one is used, I'm not sure there's enough action for them to deserve more than 2 stars. In the shootout scene you mentioned, the actual car doesn't really do that much, it feels like there's a lot of action because of all the gunfire. -- Last edit: 2008-04-28 00:43:46
Snookie ◊ 2008-04-28 04:59	The Massachusetts State Patrol cruisers used in the film are not authentic, but about 89% identical to the actual cars. (maybe slight differences in paint job, lettering, numbering)