Ford Police Responder Hybrid: The Evolution of Police Vehicles
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With Ford's high popularity among Police Departments in the U.S, it's no wonder that some of their Interceptors have become so well-known.
This video picks up with the 1950's and the Ford Mainline, which was originally available in multiple body styles and configurations, although the 4-door sedan proved best for Police duties.
The 1952 Interceptor was particularly well-equipped to handle its business, thanks to "24 hour duty" front seats and a new 125 HP V8 engine, although the 215 HP Interceptor from 1956 offered a real upgrade over older models.
Fast-forward to 1971 and you've got the 429 CI V8 Galaxie, while 1982 saw the arrival of the Mustang SSP, which stayed in service for 11 years while providing cops with a speedier alternative compared to their usual 4-door sedan models.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YUPzVgQy40
Of course, if we're talking about the 80's, we can't just skip over the most popular police car of all time, the Crown Vic, which as a model range, persisted until quite recently, while undergoing several generational changes.
While the early 2010's marked the arrival of the Taurus Interceptor, packing a twin turbo EcoBoost V6 and all-wheel drive, it's the 2018 Fusion Hybrid sedan that now packs the most technology.
In the end, it's hard to imagine these newer models reaching the same iconic status of those Crown Vics from the 80's and 90's, but we're rooting for them.
Link: http://www.carscoops.com/2017/09/check-out-fords-iconic-us-police-cars.html
I love how they threw the Mustang in there in 1982, among all the Galaxies and Crown Vics.
Quote from: dazzleman on September 20, 2017, 04:58:31 AM
I love how they threw the Mustang in there in 1982, among all the Galaxies and Crown Vics.
History & Heritage. :praise:
I remember when the NYS Police used Z28 Camaros as highway patrol cars in the later 90s. Can't say I ever recall seeing any Mustangs in police service first-hand.
Quote from: MX793 on September 20, 2017, 02:30:45 PM
I remember when the NYS Police used Z28 Camaros as highway patrol cars in the later 90s. Can't say I ever recall seeing any Mustangs in police service first-hand.
Michigan State Police used them for a while; and Ford had one displayed as a police model at one of the state fairs I was at as a kid. I remember because I got locked in the backseat.
Quote from: Soup DeVille on September 21, 2017, 05:22:24 AM
Michigan State Police used them for a while; and Ford had one displayed as a police model at one of the state fairs I was at as a kid. I remember because I got locked in the backseat.
Nothing like traumatic episodes to make you remember things :lol:
Quote from: MX793 on September 20, 2017, 02:30:45 PM
I remember when the NYS Police used Z28 Camaros as highway patrol cars in the later 90s. Can't say I ever recall seeing any Mustangs in police service first-hand.
Oregon used Mustangs back in the '80s.
WSP used Mustang LX 5.0s as well.
Curiously, prior to the '93 Z/28, the fastest (orderable) police car was the '68 Dodge Polara (w/440 Magnum and 727 TF). Jay Leno reviews a number of police cars, including an early Fox body Mustang and a '69 Polara. Skip to 10:36 to see which the retired CHiP commissioner chooses as best:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0pjW8Ss0WI