DeTomaso Mailing List: August 99, Message #100

Hey guys a Crown Vic is the ideal choice for a Pantera owner.  You would
never guess what the Crown Vic and Grand Marquis carline code name is,
"Panther".  I should know, I build them, spooky.

JB aka (CygnusX1)

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Dick Drenske wrote:
> 
> Had a crown Vic as a company car a few years ago.
> It was decked out with the police package
> Ran it at the slolam races a couple of times
> Posted times were in the middle of the field
> Handeled extremely well even in a 4 wheel drift
> 
> >>> "Charlie Mccall" <Charlie.Mccall@haworth.com> 07/29 1:45 AM >>>
> >>> "Melton, Charles P" <charles.p.melton@lmco.com> 07/29/99 12:45AM
> Just saw a new Crown Vic.  It has a badge on the rear,
> "Police Interceptor"....Took a closer look, as the window
> sticker was still on...marked POLICE, with interesting options.
> 
> ***If anyone is looking for a "Crown Vic of Doom", a source that I
> would suggest investigation would be to buy a USED police interceptor
> at a local police auction. I forget who it was who said they were 22,
> looking to buy a Pantera and use it as their only car, but I would recommend
> potentially following this route.
> 
> For the reasons that were given on this list, namely the insurance
> drop (the insurance difference alone will pay for the car shortly)
> the ability to pile zillions of people into a vehicle, and the fact that
> you have something to drive in the snow, I have always had a
> second car. When I was looking for a cheap beater, someone
> suggested I look into used cop cars. I bought a 1987 Crown Vic that
> was a former Cook County Sheriff Car (Chicago)
> for $350 cash that had 89,000 miles at the time. It is now sitting in
> storage in the US with 150,000 plus miles on it, and still runs
> strong. It had the 5.0L EFI police package, heavy duty suspension,
> cooling, brakes, dual exhaust, etc. A solid car, that moved
> pretty well considering
> the weight it had to haul around. Police cars may not have the easiest
> life of any vehicle, but at least they are reasonable well maintained,
> regular oil changes, and so forth. Also, many agencies have a
> mathematical formula to determine when to sell their cars. That means
> that when a car reaches a certain age plus mileage, they are sold
> regardless of the condition. That means that cars are sold not because
> there is something wrong with them, but because they have reached
> a certain age. They may have years of reliable service ahead of them.
> 
> Anyway, just to give ideas, you can get some real steals on used
> Crown Vics. If you happen to catch an auction with crummy weather
> and few people (like mine) you can basically offer anything. If it is
> well publicized, there will be many more people and prices may not
> be as interesting... Groundwork will definitely pay off here....
> 
> Charles McCall
> 1972 Pre-L #3847
> "Raising Pantera Awareness in France"