Retails Sales Ranking in California: 1) Toyota 2) Honda 3) Ford 4) Chevrolet

Yep, it sure looks like Ford is handing the police car business over to Daimler-Chrysler. An interesting side story is that just before Ford bought Volvo, Volvo had an active evaluation program going with the California Highway Patrol for a police version of the 850 turbo as a cop car. They are used as such in several European countries. When Ford bought Volvo they immediately killed the project as Ford saw no reason to foster competition for their lucrative Police Interceptor line. Yet another short sighted decision. The Crown Vic is an ancient design and the Police Interceptor's days have long been doomed. It was always just a question of when!

John

By 'ancient design' do you mean RWD, like the 'new' Dodge? LOL

Fords current plans are to build the CV and GM through 2008

mike

.> The Crown Vic is an ancient design and the Police Interceptor's days have long been doomed. It was always just

No, I mean that the vehicle was introduced in 1992 based on 1980s design work. Sure there have been tweaks, updates and freshenings along the way, but it still is the oldest car design still being sold in the US today.

John

I have no idea where you got your information but there have been far more than tweaks. The engine is state of the art SMEFI OHC V8, with individual coil packs that can get 25 MPG. The tranny is an electronically controlled unit. The CVs frame, body and suspension are all new, as well, since 2000. The CV and GM are both built to far exceed both the front and rear NHTSA crash standards. A build standard that exceeds every other car on the market. Hardy of ancient origin

mike hunt

You forgot to say in my opinion. The current CV/GM have nothing in common with those built in the eighties or the nineties except that they are still build on a RWD chassis LOL

mike hunt