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2001 Ford Crown Victoria “BABE ~ "THAT'LL DO PIG, THAT'LL DO!"”
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
PURCHASED FROM MY PASTOR ON 09/11/2013 THE DAY AFTER MY TRUCK WAS TOTALED. THIS CVPI HAS SOME GREAT GET UP AND GO, AND DOES IT SO SMOOTHLY, AS A MATTER OF FACT THE TRACTION IS SO GOOD THAT ANY SLIGHT LEFT OR RIGHT TUG ON THE STEERING HAS AN INSTANT EFFECT I WOULD SAY YOU HAVE TO REALLY BE ON YOUR TOES WHEN OPERATING AT HIGH PERFORMANCE (ALWAYS WEAR SEATBELT). THE POWER SURPRISED ME WHEN CONSIDERING IT HAS OVER 146,000 MILES. NO LIE, IT PUTS YOU BACK IN YOUR SEATI JUST LOVE THIS VEHICLE.
THE REALLY COOL THING IS, THIS IS ALL FACTORY WITH "NO MODIFICATIONS" SO I KNOW I CAN TWEAK "BABE" , THAT'S WHAT I CALL HER NOW, AND GET AT LEAST ANOTHER 80 TO 90 HORSES. I HAVE PLANS FOR THIS BABY AND REALLY GONNA TAKE MY TIME AND DO IT WELL, MAYBE NOT SHOWROOM, BUT IN A WAY THAT WILL LOOK LIKE ITS FACTORY FRESH, GOTTA LOVE IT. ONLY ONE DRAW BACK, STILL LOOKS LIKE A COP CAR SO I GET THE SLOW CARS IN FRONT ALL THE TIME, THIS IS MY DAILY DRIVER. — Roadrunn3rr50
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