2009 Ford Crown Victoria Commercial Taxi Package LWB [P70]
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◊ 2011-04-22 00:57 |
2009-2010 Ford Crown Victoria Commercial Taxi Package LWB. It can't be a 2011 model as for this final model year all Panther cars were given bigger headrests. This one clearly still has the older-style 2003-2010 style headrests. Also, for the 2010 model year, Ford inexplicably changed the VIN codes on the entire CV lineup, so the LWB switched from the P70 code to P7A. Since I can't tell if this is a 2009 or a 2010 model, I will leave the VIN field empty. These cars are truly the last of a proud generation. -- Last edit: 2011-10-04 02:21:21 |
◊ 2011-04-22 01:15 |
That is sad. I was so hoping Ford was going to push to green-light the rear-wheel drive Ford Interceptor for production. I really liked that concept car. |
◊ 2011-04-22 01:19 |
I heard that part of the reason why the VIN codes were changed was to pass the P71 code to the new Taurus Police Interceptor. So far the Explorer is looking more promising than the Taurus from what I hear. |
◊ 2011-04-22 01:25 |
It will be interesting to see what happens with the fleet markets once the legend is gone. Will we see a situation where the police bulk buy and stockpile the last Crown Vics? |
◊ 2011-04-22 01:30 |
PD's are currently stockpiling as we speak. The same thing happened back when the LTD Crown Victoria line ended in 1991 and the Caprice 9C1 in 1996. We will definitely see this across the US and leftover Crown Victorias will continue to serve visibly on the streets at least for the next 5-10 years. These are interesting times in terms of police cars as in a year, the 3 main police sedans offered will be new. The Charger, Caprice, and Taurus. The new Charger is already hitting the streets. I can see the Caprice, if all goes well, going on to take a good part of the market as that name carries a lot of weight. It's too early to tell with the Taurus, but I seriously doubt it will ever attain the same popularity as its predecessor. We will have to wait and see. |
◊ 2011-04-22 04:40 |
Here in my city, Austin, today the city council approved a police department request to stock up on 176 new Crown Vics (for $4.5 million). -- Last edit: 2011-04-22 04:40:42 |
◊ 2011-04-22 10:00 |
Those should last them a while. I remember I once read a story about how a smaller department stockpiled on 1996 Caprices. They kept them in storage at a hangar if I remember correctly. Point is that they took the last batch out of storage and put them into service in 1999! |
◊ 2011-10-14 12:28 |
I find it a shame that the last CV ever produced (that was in September 2011) was destined for export to Saudi Arabia! It should have gone into a Ford Museum instead. Just a small impression why the Saudis 'need' the CV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-26DfsUkeag ... what a waste. |
◊ 2011-10-14 13:32 |
^ People do stupider stuff to CV's here in America, just like not all Saudis are going to drive their car like that ![]() -- Last edit: 2011-10-14 13:33:53 |
◊ 2011-10-15 14:06 |
By the way, what happened to the last Town Car to be produced? I never heard anything about its fate. |
◊ 2011-10-15 18:18 |
At least Mercury went out with its boots on, the last car being a Grand Marquis. In contrast, the last Pontiac built was sadly a G3 in Korea. |
◊ 2011-10-15 18:28 |
According to GMInsidenews.com GM's production sheets show the last Pontiac G3 was made in Mexico in December 2009, but there was 1 G6 built in 2010 at Lake Orion, Michigan. Link to "www.gminsidenews.com" although I find that kinda hard to believe. and just to keep with this theme the last Oldsmobile ( 2004 Alero) went to the R.E. Olds Transportation Museum in Lansing, MI. -- Last edit: 2011-10-15 18:43:21 |