Registered vehicle
2005 Ford Crown Victoria “Cassie”
About the 1998–2011 Ford Crown Victoria
from the generation archive
The 1998 model year brought a thorough update of the Ford Crown Victoria, the rear-wheel-drive, body-on-frame Panther sedan shared in platform with the Mercury Grand Marquis and Lincoln Town Car. For 1998 Ford revised the rear suspension to a Watt's-linkage layout, added aluminum front control arms, fitted larger brakes with dual-piston front calipers, and standardized 16-inch wheels. The 4.6L SOHC two-valve modular V8 rose to 200 horsepower with single exhaust and 215 horsepower with the dual-exhaust high-output tune, then to 220 and 235 horsepower for 2001-2002. The most significant chassis change came for 2003, when Ford fitted a fully boxed, partly hydroformed frame and replaced the long-running recirculating-ball steering with rack and pinion, raising civilian output to 224 and 239 horsepower. Two variants defined the run: the LX Sport, offered from 2002 with the dual-exhaust engine, a firmer suspension, a floor-shifted console, and larger wheels, and the Police Interceptor, the P71 fleet car that gained the "Police Interceptor" name and badge for 1999 and reached 250 horsepower for 2004 through 2011. Ford ended United States retail sales after the 2007 model year and built the final Crown Victoria for fleet and export in September 2011.
The story
Street Appearance Package Police Interceptor, so it's a pretty gold color, but I want to get it changed to black. CVPIs are sexy in black. I bought it with 149k miles from a local car lot where he had the vehicle for a while and had it beautifully detailed. She is so fast and is so smooth. This is my second CVPI. My fist was a white 1998 with cloth interior, but did not have the raw power this one has. My first car, Carmen, was my girl. I miss her much and although I enjoy my new one, Cassie, I will never forget my first car. In between the two, I drove a 95 Mustang GT, but I went back to teh CVPI because I love them so much! — 05CVPIGuy
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