Registered vehicle
1997 Ford Crown Victoria “Gracie”
About the 1992–1997 Ford Crown Victoria
from the generation archive
The 1992 model year brought the redesigned Ford Crown Victoria, the car that dropped the LTD prefix used in the 1980s and adopted a rounded aero body that lowered the sedan's drag coefficient. Built on the same rear-wheel-drive, body-on-frame Panther platform shared with the Mercury Grand Marquis and Lincoln Town Car, the 1992 Crown Victoria was offered only as a four-door sedan after the previous station wagon was retired. The biggest mechanical change was the engine: the 4.6L SOHC two-valve modular V8 replaced the pushrod 5.0L (302) and 5.8L (351 Windsor) Windsor V8s. The 4.6L came in a standard single-exhaust tune of about 190 horsepower and a dual-exhaust high-output tune of about 210 horsepower. The transmission progressed from the AOD through the electronic AODE to the 4R70W four-speed automatic during this run. All 1992 Crown Victorias received standard four-wheel disc brakes, and a 1992-only Touring Sedan paired the dual-exhaust engine with police-derived suspension and a limited-slip rear axle. The Police Interceptor, identified by the internal order code P71, was built across this generation and made the Crown Victoria the standard North American police cruiser. The 1992-1997 Crown Victoria used recirculating-ball steering; the later 2003 update changed it to rack and pinion.
The story
Bought from a gentleman in my city, who used the car as a real estate sales traveler.
I bought this car after getting rid of my mustang 3.8l v6. I have changed the factory radio to an aftermarket, and am waiting a little to change the speakers, since my driver door panels are screwed in with metal screws by the arm rest. I want to change the rear shock absorbers one day as well to gas struts or to air struts where I can adjust the ride pressure. I changed the fan belt but as I was putting the fan cover back on trying to get the bottom prongs in place so it wouldn't bounce around, I accidentally broke the top screw holder that attaches to the radiator. The part that attaches to the radiator is plastic I think but will gladly take pointers on how to fix this besides getting a new radiator.
Update 4/4/12
I finally got some crc or mass air flow cleaner and blew around the intake manifold sensor. All I can say is WOWWWW. Gracie rides like a beauty and has the horsepower like she would have had off the factory line. — rtaillon1
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