Ford Crown Victoria, which we are used to seeing as a police car and taxi in American movies, managed to take over the automobile market in America for 30 years. Developed over the years, the production of the car stopped in the 80s, but it managed to become one of the traditional symbols of America.
Ford Crown Victoria, America’s Tofaş Şahin, which has never existed in Turkey, When it started to be designed in the 1950s The car of Queen Victoria of England was the source of inspiration. Its colors and design were literally iconic.
Later, changes were made constantly, both in design and system, and efforts were made to keep up with the automobile industry and technology. Bride in American movies frequently seen as taxis and police cars. Let’s examine the Ford Crown Victoria in more detail.
His initial design was ahead of its time.
Ford Crown Victoria was first designed in the 1950s From the car of Queen Victoria of England inspired. It had two different colors and stood out with its interesting design, such as headlights extending forward. It was quite nice for a car of those years.
Queen Victoria’s car
In 1980, Ford Crown Victoria was produced again. It had two doors in its first production. Later, two more doors were added. Its maximum speed was 170 km/h. It accelerated from 0 to 100 km/h in 13.5 seconds.
initial design
It wasn’t very strong, but it sold a lot. It did not have the expensive electronic systems and powertrains of today’s vehicles. Parts such as the alternator were designed for rough driving and were cheap to repair when broken because replacement parts It was plentiful and easy to find.
One of the features that made it most famous was its “Panther platform”.
It was rear-wheel drive and a platform called “Panther platform” was used behind it. The platform featured a body-on-frame design and advanced rear suspension system. We can only see this system in large cars today. Here are these features of Ford Crown Victoria: made it ideal and its use as a taxi and police car became widespread.
It was designed “to withstand harsh treatment”, making it suitable for use in industries such as police departments or taxi drivers. In other words, it was a purpose-built vehicle. The Panther platform is also a tool protected against severe blows and made it easier to transport police equipment. Also, performance features like RWD and V-8 engine were great for speed and handling.
Crown Victoria, also known as “the car you can’t kill,” continued to be constantly improved.
Later, in the 1990s, the team responsible for the production of Crown Victoria left Ford. In addition, the boxy design of the car was now outdated, but the Crown Victoria was not abandoned. Redesigned and friction coefficient reduced, Changes were made to the form. He still continued to use the Panther platform. It was marketed as the “ideal car”.
In 1998, the Crown Victoria’s appearance and systems had changed significantly, but the Panther platform continued to be used. of the car shape and some systems No matter how much it changed, the Panther platform always made it the vehicle of choice.
By 2011 the last Crown Victoria rolled off the production line.
In the following years, the Crown Victoria was replaced with a sports suspension system and some decorative touches were added. In 2011, the last Crown Victoria, To be exported to Arabia it rolled off the production line and sold for $23,000.
Industry trends and other cars produced made the Crown Vic extinct. nationwide 45,000 of 60,000 police cars It was the Crown Victoria. Some police departments in America still stock Ford Crown Victorias.
You can access the list of movies featuring Ford Crown Victoria by clicking here.
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