Beloved police partner (Crown Vick) headed for retirement

Boston.Com ^ | 11/14/2010

[JoeProBono]

Officer Jason Montalbano and his Crown Victoria, long a police favorite.

[JoeProBono]

2007 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor

[freedumb2003]

Before the Crown Vic it was the Matador and Dodge Pursuit.

For some reason Dodge dropped out. They wanted to make a comeback with the Magnum but I don’t think there were a lot of takers.

You can’t hang to a frame forever. I assume when the Crown Vix ends so does the Mercury Grand Marquis.

Unless you own one you don’t realize how BIG those suckers are (I get one from time to time in my weekly rentals)!

[Pontiac]

All wheel drive will be great for we who live in the Northern states.

[Adams]

If I were a cop, I'd lobby my management for one of these bad boys: http://www.carbonmotors.com/

[freekitty]

I have a a Mercury Grand Marquis. I love it. They are lighter than the Lincoln Continental; but it does the job.

[Calvin Locke]

I thought you were parodying GM and the Chevy Volt at first glance. I had already been thinking about the Volt and battery powered police helo's.

Convert your getaway car to biodiesel and the police wouldn't have a chance. (yeah, I know, not 100% electric...)

[Poison Pill]

And sometimes, late at night when the city is quiet, Montalbano, the son of a cop, will take the 250-horsepower sedan out onto Interstate 93 and hit the gas until he is flying down the open road.

When non-cops do that it's called "speeding".

[Parley Baer]

Anyone know anything about the 2012 Ford Interceptor?

[kbennkc]

Cops and cabbies put on too many miles to justify the expense of AWD. Rear wheel drive is be best for those of us who want our cops to be able to operate in high performance situations. The Vic can only be replaced with another rear wheel drive.

[driftdiver]

Some are more equal.

[freedumb2003]

>>They are lighter than the Lincoln Continental; but it does the job.<<

Thus proving everything is relative... :)

[Dusty Road]

Of my 22 years as a peace officer in TX, 20 of them was spent behind the wheel of Crown Vic’s. They will be missed! But I have to add that the new V8 Chargers run circles around the old Vic.

[Strk321]

“Before the Crown Vic it was the Matador and Dodge Pursuit.”

Back when RWD was the norm, all different cars were used by police. Smaller ones like the Dart/Valiant would be employed for city use, and the full-sizers for highway patrol.

“For some reason Dodge dropped out. They wanted to make a comeback with the Magnum but I don’t think there were a lot of takers.”

Chrysler had the M-body Diplomat and Gran Fury through 1989, but then gave up on the police market until the Magnum. I actually do see a fair number of police Magnums, so it’s not as uncommon as you think.

“Unless you own one you don’t realize how BIG those suckers are”

The Crown Vic is considered a full-sized car by today’s standards, but back in the ‘70s it would have been mid-sized. You only need to have seen the LTD and Marquis of that era to know what I mean.

[Kartographer]

About time the Police of all people need to get politicaly correct. So maybe they can switch to something like this:

[CASchack]

I won’t shed any tears. The Fords were dogs for years, and were eclipsed by the Chevy Caprice and later, the Dodge Charger. The Charger has much more get up and go than any of the Crown Vics.

[B Knotts]

“All wheel drive” is usually just marketer-speak for “front wheel drive.”

Yeah, they throw a little power to the rear, but not much.

This Taurus...err..Interceptor is not going to succeed, I’d guess. Not when agencies can buy the Dodge Charger, or GM’s new RWD Caprice.

[Fresh Wind]

...late at night when the city is quiet, Montalbano, the son of a cop, will take the 250-horsepower sedan out onto Interstate 93 and hit the gas until he is flying down the open road.

And he doesn't have to worry about getting a ticket. Laws are for the little people.

[Strk321]

“The Charger has much more get up and go than any of the Crown Vics.”

Much newer design. The Crown Vic goes back to 1992.