Back in 2004, I was doing a typical East Bay highway commute to my job writing software documentation. Ten miles each way in a Tercel (I had my choice of an ’85 wagon or a ’90 hatch), and the ever-increasing numbers of badly-driven SUVs on the Dreaded Nimitz were making me feel quite vulnerable in my little rice-burners. I needed a more substantial daily driver, and it damn sure wasn’t going to be an 8-MPG truck with 64-ouncer cup holders. What I needed, I decided, was an ex-cop Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor! (Read More…)
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Tagged as 1990s, 1997, 1997 Ford Crown Victoria, Auctions, car auctions, crown victoria, crown victoria p71, Ford, Ford Crown Victoria, ford panther, I-5, Interstate 5, p71, panther love, Road Trip, Road Trips
Tagged as 1990s, 1997, 1997 Ford Crown Victoria, Auctions, car auctions, crown victoria, crown victoria p71, Ford, Ford Crown Victoria, ford panther, I-5, Interstate 5, p71, panther love, Road Trip, Road Trips
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