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Crown Victoria Archive
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![(Updated 7/31/2026) For many years, Ford called themselves the “Wagonmaster” and perhaps it was deservedly so. Even though most years Chevrolet led the overall sales race, examining […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/CV-Wagon-007.jpg "1991 Ford Crown Victoria LX Station Wagon – Last Hurrah for the Wagonmaster")
1991 Ford Crown Victoria LX Station Wagon – Last Hurrah for the Wagonmaster
Posted on July 31, 2026 | 63 Comments(Updated 7/31/2026) For many years, Ford called themselves the “Wagonmaster” and perhaps it was deservedly so. Even though most years Chevrolet led the overall sales race, examining […] -
![(first posted 5/18/2017) With Part One of this Low Production series having focused on Chevrolet, it only seems natural to turn our attention to its long-time rival, Ford. As […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1946-Ford-Sportsman-02-03.jpg "Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Ford Edition")
Automotive History: Shockingly Low Volume Production Cars – The Ford Edition
Posted on May 18, 2023 | 87 Comments(first posted 5/18/2017) With Part One of this Low Production series having focused on Chevrolet, it only seems natural to turn our attention to its long-time rival, Ford. As […] -
![(first posted 1/11/2013) Events at Ford Motor Company have been silently spelling the end for their bread-and-butter V8 of the last two decades. With the cancellation of the Panther platform […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/4-6-failure.jpg "Engine History: The Ford 4.6 liter V8")
Engine History: The Ford 4.6 liter V8
Posted on January 12, 2023 | 214 Comments(first posted 1/11/2013) Events at Ford Motor Company have been silently spelling the end for their bread-and-butter V8 of the last two decades. With the cancellation of the Panther platform […] -
![“I won a car!” That was what my mother was saying over and over on the phone when she called me one day in the spring of 2005. An […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1993-Crown-Vic-5.jpg "COAL: 1993 Ford Crown Victoria LX – Chapter 23, Full Utilization")
COAL: 1993 Ford Crown Victoria LX – Chapter 23, Full Utilization
Posted on December 18, 2022 | 37 Comments“I won a car!” That was what my mother was saying over and over on the phone when she called me one day in the spring of 2005. An […] -
![This Crown Victoria is only included by default. I’ve covered it before, in a piece that has a few medical related parallels. Given it received coverage over nine years ago, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/crown-vic-6.webp "COAL: 2001 Ford Crown Victoria – General Hospital")
COAL: 2001 Ford Crown Victoria – General Hospital
Posted on September 17, 2022 | 30 CommentsThis Crown Victoria is only included by default. I’ve covered it before, in a piece that has a few medical related parallels. Given it received coverage over nine years ago, […] -
![My father-in-law has a huge talent for finding and procuring both cheap cars and low mileage cars. It’s even better for him when he is able to combine the two […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/92-crown-vic-2.jpeg "COAL: 1992 Ford Crown Victoria – The Secret Storm")
COAL: 1992 Ford Crown Victoria – The Secret Storm
Posted on September 10, 2022 | 33 CommentsMy father-in-law has a huge talent for finding and procuring both cheap cars and low mileage cars. It’s even better for him when he is able to combine the two […] -
![(first posted 9/8/2016) It takes all sorts for the world to go around and we are all the better for it. Tapping into those various sorts, combined with a good […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMG_0515.jpg "Museum Report: The Celebrity Car Museum in Branson – Covering The Spectrum Of Relevancy")
Museum Report: The Celebrity Car Museum in Branson – Covering The Spectrum Of Relevancy
Posted on September 8, 2022 | 86 Comments(first posted 9/8/2016) It takes all sorts for the world to go around and we are all the better for it. Tapping into those various sorts, combined with a good […] -
![For several years now, my wife has had the observation about events in life not aligning in a conducive manner. She says the figurative gears grind since nothing meshes they […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/1986-Ford-4.jpeg "COAL: 1986 Ford LTD Crown Victoria – The Guiding Light")
COAL: 1986 Ford LTD Crown Victoria – The Guiding Light
Posted on August 27, 2022 | 55 CommentsFor several years now, my wife has had the observation about events in life not aligning in a conducive manner. She says the figurative gears grind since nothing meshes they […] -
![(first posted 7/28/2015) “Waddya mean “The Last Ford” – Ford still makes cars. Indeed it does. You can buy a Focus, a Fusion, or any number of crossovers. But if […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Ford-1986-CV.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1986 Ford LTD Crown Victoria – The Final Ford")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Ford LTD Crown Victoria – The Final Ford
Posted on July 28, 2021 | 135 Comments(first posted 7/28/2015) “Waddya mean “The Last Ford” – Ford still makes cars. Indeed it does. You can buy a Focus, a Fusion, or any number of crossovers. But if […] -
![(first posted 6/20/2015) Yesterday in Part 1 of this two part series, we covered the cars of my father from 1946 to 1981. Today we shall cover 1983 to the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1983-Mercury-Full-Line-041.jpg "Father’s Day Weekend Special – The Cars of My Father, Part 2")
Father’s Day Weekend Special – The Cars of My Father, Part 2
Posted on June 20, 2021 | 39 Comments(first posted 6/20/2015) Yesterday in Part 1 of this two part series, we covered the cars of my father from 1946 to 1981. Today we shall cover 1983 to the […] -
![Time flies. A reminder of that came along recently when Jim Klein posted some onesies and twosies of cars he had captured in 2020. Since imitation is the sincerest form […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_0150.jpg "CC Photo Album: Random Pictures From 2019 and 2020")
CC Photo Album: Random Pictures From 2019 and 2020
Posted on January 14, 2021 | 19 CommentsTime flies. A reminder of that came along recently when Jim Klein posted some onesies and twosies of cars he had captured in 2020. Since imitation is the sincerest form […] -
![(first posted 9/9/2014) Coming upon an early Panther-based Ford LTD Crown Victoria is pretty rare out here in Rustopia. Most of the ones that got inherited after Grandpa passed away […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1987-Ford-LTD-Crown-Victoria-h.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1985 Ford LTD Crown Victoria – Helloooooooo Kitty!")
Curbside Classic: 1985 Ford LTD Crown Victoria – Helloooooooo Kitty!
Posted on September 9, 2020 | 90 Comments(first posted 9/9/2014) Coming upon an early Panther-based Ford LTD Crown Victoria is pretty rare out here in Rustopia. Most of the ones that got inherited after Grandpa passed away […] -
![What is there to say about seeing a pride of Panthers? Well, they are diminishing in numbers. And they tend to congregate; we all know these Crown Vics tended to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_1220.jpg "CC Outtake: Those Happy Golden Years")
CC Outtake: Those Happy Golden Years
Posted on August 6, 2020 | 29 CommentsWhat is there to say about seeing a pride of Panthers? Well, they are diminishing in numbers. And they tend to congregate; we all know these Crown Vics tended to […] -
![Doing the JPCavanaugh method of digging through old photos has yielded a few nuggets. This 2001 Ford Crown Victoria I found in 2013 or 2014 is one such nugget. Why? […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_2140.jpg "QOTD: Have You Ever Encountered A Car You Used To Own?")
QOTD: Have You Ever Encountered A Car You Used To Own?
Posted on October 3, 2019 | 87 CommentsDoing the JPCavanaugh method of digging through old photos has yielded a few nuggets. This 2001 Ford Crown Victoria I found in 2013 or 2014 is one such nugget. Why? […] -
![As a teen in the Los Angeles suburbs and then a college man on the California Central Coast, cars and driving were my two (main) passions. My Dad (and now […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_4978-2.jpg "The In-Motion Outtakes Of A Late ’80’s College Boy: They Called Me Shaky Hand Jim")
The In-Motion Outtakes Of A Late ’80’s College Boy: They Called Me Shaky Hand Jim
Posted on August 24, 2019 | 34 CommentsAs a teen in the Los Angeles suburbs and then a college man on the California Central Coast, cars and driving were my two (main) passions. My Dad (and now […]
