AnnoyingPentium Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 2 minutes ago, wuvvum said: Where? Alright... he's got the button on the stereo for it at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 2 minutes ago, AnnoyingPentium said: Alright... he's got the button on the stereo for it at least. All the ghia but no idea ๐๐ AnnoyingPentium, GrumpiusMaximus, coachie and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 50 minutes ago, S2000 said: Not โTanโ but Beige! You're right but I'm not sure that is what the brochure said.ย Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 2 hours ago, Yoss said: You're right but I'm not sure that is what the brochure said.ย You mean brown. Tobacco brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 7 hours ago, High Jetter said: You mean brown. Tobacco brown. No, I mean it would do, but that's a dark brown. I was thinking tan over brown.ย That's what I think of when I think Ghia.ย Shite Ron, Crackers, warren t claim and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Ah, OK - I was thinking more like this. Shite Ron, Low Horatio gearbox and Yoss 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted March 4, 2023 Author Share Posted March 4, 2023 Fixed*ย the broken dash top storage thing (which used to block the line of sight when it was permenantly sprung open) with a carefully wedgedย pub receipt. Classy. ย RobT and FakeConcern 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HMC Posted March 6, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2023 Well, this ex US govt police interceptor arrived yesterdayโฆ. ย I was told by the transport guy, in broken English, that I should not remove the key from the ignition. I was a bit suprised as I wasnโt told about this by the vendor, but decided to go along with it anyway until I could contact the vendor for clarification. I duely sent a text, and drove off for some fuelโฆ ย Just after this was taken, the car either locked itself ( with the keys in) or a little person pressed the locking and then shut the door. So a spectacle developed for passers by of me trying to use string, coat hangers and cable ties to avoid having to break a windows to get back in. To break into my own former US government car. After an hour I gave up and broke a rear quarter light (โvent windowโ as I was later to learn searching for a replacment)ย Anyway, after that was sorted I recieved a textโฆ. The Driver was mistaken, thereโs no need or purpose for leaving the keys in the ignition. Oh , right. Brilliant. Anyway itโs a really nice car, very clean and tidy and unworn. Iโm not sure what itโs previousย ย life entailed but itโs not been lived in and hammered around.ย ย Seems to have been in or around New Jerseyโฆ (Iโm picturing Tony ย Soprano being tailed) ย It cuts a suitably menacing presence in and around Tavistockโฆ.. ย ย Wibble, JayB, Matty and 75 others 78 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Fucking groovy baby!ย Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 The very idea of this car being in Tavistock, of all places, makes my head spin. This must be quite the experience over Dartmoor. cobblers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 That looks ace! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Norman Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 My heart sank when I saw the "gets smashed" edit, but despite wanting to see what damage that tank had done to the other car I was relieved it was just the window. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 does it fit in normal parking spaces eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rust Collector Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Thoughts and prayers for the other customer who must not haveย received theย โdo not remove keys from ignitionโ message @HMCย got. Heโs probably still on a forecourt somewhere, with keys in his hands and a car that wonโt start. Well bought mate, that looks mega. barefoot, AnnoyingPentium, sdkrc and 5 others 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 2 hours ago, stuboy said: does it fit in normal parking spaces If a transit or lwb Range Rover fits this will too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 6 hours ago, HMC said: Well, this ex US govt police interceptor arrived yesterdayโฆ. ย On a definitely not* overweight Crafter beavertail. Matty, danthecapriman, CreepingJesus and 7 others 4 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 That's a remarkably tidy car for being from Jersey. Check the suspension though, Jersey has some terrible roads that like to destroy rubber bushings. tooSavvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mintwth Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 13 hours ago, HMC said: It cuts a suitably menacing presence in and around Tavistockโฆ. Would fitting some push bars make it even more menacing?ย Twiggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustybullethole Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 7 minutes ago, mintwth said: Would fitting some push bars make it even more menacing?ย And ease parking. Was down your neck of the woods at the weekend and looked out for one of your fine vehicles. In the lanes around my mum and dads I encountered precisely no one. Mind you the transit scrapes both sides of most of them so taking a clean crown Vic down there would be foolish.ย Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Q Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 10 hours ago, stuboy said: does it fit in normal parking spaces I was gonna say it'll be fine as I can park everywhere in my xlwb Vito but actually, for a fun fact, the Crown Vic is actually about 300mm/a foot longer than the xlong van! Me van does just about fit in supermarket spaces whilst sticking out the back a few inches so this beast will be good couple of foot out into the aisle in Tescos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted March 9, 2023 Author Share Posted March 9, 2023 ย Focus service bits:ย Genuine ford oil filter ยฃ6 correct spec oil (5ltr container) ยฃ16 ย Gotta love the cheap costย of parts for these cars. Cashback. egg, Justwatching, AnnoyingPentium and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted March 11, 2023 Author Share Posted March 11, 2023 Bit of a size contrast with these 2; ย ย And a contrast in wheels/ tyresโฆ ย Been flicking through the owners booksโฆ ย Which has some info about the p71 chassis differencesโฆ And some practical advice I thought Iโd never read in a car owners handbookโฆ. tooSavvy, Popsicle, Marm Toastsmith and 39 others 38 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 I LOVE CROWN VICS.ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Just thought Iโd get that out in the open, while we are all here.ย Matty, cort1977, danthecapriman and 8 others 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 This is a good read: https://xr793.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/1996-Ford-Crown-Victoria-Interceptor-Police-Packages.pdf Also: I can't imagine owning a Crown Vic without constantly giggling, even when I'm nowhere near the car. sdkrc, eddyramrod and HMC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Pelican Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Theres a whole race series in the States using Crown Vicsย Watch this guy - hes aceย ย danthecapriman, rustdevil, CreepingJesus and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 36 minutes ago, Rusty Pelican said: Theres a whole race series in the States using Crown Vicsย Watch this guy - hes aceย ย Itโs like the Mondeo. Banger racers love them because theyโre ten a penny. Time to own one is now before there arenโt many left.ย Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djoptix Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 I'm sure I saw a Crown Vic in Bristol the other day, was it you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreepingJesus Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 There's the Panther chassis spec racing series too.ย ย Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon.k Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 I was reading a CAR magazine from 2000 yesterday, and there was an article on the state of the american car industry. I think it said that in the US the "sub-sub-compact" Focus cost the same as a Crown Vic, so everyone bought a Crown Vic. danthecapriman and RoadworkUK 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_senator Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 4 hours ago, HMC said: ย Am I the only one looking at this pic imagining the 7 on a custom roof rack atop the Vic, with some drop down folding/extending ramps... ๐ CreepingJesus, Spiny Norman, Mrcento and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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