Sad day for Detroit. Rest in peace; Ford Crown Victoria.

[English]

Like many Detroiters & Michiganders, I have a lead foot. The Crown Victoria profile in my mind is a cop car, period -- and I'm going to get a speeding ticket. It's not until they pass and I see the regular plate on the back [[instead of the municipal/government X) that I realize I'm not on the hook for a speeding ticket.

I worked with a great older guy who drove a CV. He said it was annoying because folks always thought he was the police. So they'd always slow waaaaaay down just as he was hustling to get to work, or pretty much anywhere!

Rest in peace, CV. I will drive safely and in your memory, promise never to go more than 5-10 over.

[rid0617]

First entry 1999 Police Interceptor, 105,000 miles, 16,000 miles on new engine and transmission thanks to the City of Augusta, GA




Second entry is the car under the cover in the above picture. 1989 Crown Vic with 71,209 actual miles. Neither of these cars will ever be sold as long as I'm alive



I have drove these going back to the 1973 Galaxie 500. Then the first police car I drove was a 1978 LTD. Favorite body style. Never owned anything for Ford/Mercury Motor Company full size sedan. If anyone is curious the white car with the tan canvas top is a 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis special edition, 110,684 miles.

[Don K]

I worked with a great older guy who drove a CV. He said it was annoying because folks always thought he was the police. So they'd always slow waaaaaay down just as he was hustling to get to work, or pretty much anywhere!

When I was in college [[73-77), I worked summers for the state of New Jersey. At the time, every vehicle operated by the state was a Chrysler product [[Chrysler must have given them a hell of a deal), mostly all Plymouth Gran Furys. Once a week I got to take a day to drive some materials from Trenton to the northern part of the state, most often in a Gran Fury from the department pool. Now pretty much nobody in NJ at the time bought Gran Furys, so when people saw me coming up behind them they all thought I was an unmarked state cop. I thought it was pretty cool, because they always slowed down and pulled to the right, giving me an unimpeded path.