[Wyatt]

1996-1997 Ford Crown Victoria, casting #366, date 1999.

Known variations: Various light bar attachments



JLCollector link: http://www.jlcollector.com/366.html

[davidj]

Nice grouping! Thanks for the pic! I like police cars but seem to gravitate to the Chevys more. I see some here I would like to add, though!

[Jeff Koch]

I remember standing on the streets of New York to get a photo of a taxi. It was Feb 2002, I think ... cold. And this body style Crown Vic hadn't been around for five years. (New style came in 98.) I stood around for fifteen minutes waiting for the right car to come by. I'm glad I did! In that same time I grabbed a shot of a black NYPD tow truck that later had to be changed to a JLPD tow truck for licensing reasons. Never would have found that vehicle without standing around in the cold waiting for a cab I didn't want to ride in!

The silver one with the spoke wheels was part of a two-pack of Crown Victorias, with the 56--I think it was the only civilian version of that model done to that point, and I was keen on doing it for that reason.

jk

[tiretracts]

nice little family photo

thanks for the great pix Wyatt

[60sMetal]

Great multi-purpose casting. Love all the emergency vehicles and the taxi especially (Black dog dishes-yum!). Cool pic, Wyatt!

[hwhigh41]

Looking good!!!

[STUTZ]

The only one that I have is the Taxi. For some stange reason I liked it.

[RacerJoe]

Great Picture!

[roachmobkiller]

North Carolina State Trooper crown Vic i see alot.
But not that size.[blk&silver]. They also drive
Dodge Drango, Chevy Tahoe and Chrysler 300s.
Thanks for the look Wyatt, cool casting.

[martijn'75]

I'm seeing a lot of cop cars lately on JL-talk.......hmmmm? Got to keep low for a while
Wyatt awesome picture as always!Thanks!


M75

[Swifty]

I grabbed a dozen of those taxis when they were a buck at Fest a few years back. Not nearly as many as I grabbed of Matchbox's Checker Marathon (talk about one I never left on the pegs!) but a lot by my standards. I gave one to a co-worker who (at the time) had an ex-NYC Crown Vic cab just like it. He got a kick out of it!

[60sMetal]

Yah - I jumped all over that taxi when it was at KB fire sales, 3 for 5. Those dog dishes are invaluable!

[roadwarrior]

Never saw any of these on the pegs,did manage to pic up the Fire Dept one though.Thanks again f or the pics Wyatt

[seveland]

you know, I'm not a big fan of the monopoly series, but thats one I'd like to get from that set.

[WoloMan]

Thanks Jeff K for the "inside scoop!"

On the downside, it's disappointing that the Crown Vic has basically looked the same for a decade or so.

On the upside, it's pretty easy to recognize the headlight pattern in your rear view mirror...

[Jeff Koch]

it's disappointing that the Crown Vic has basically looked the same for a decade or so.

I actually like the 98-current look better than the 92-97 style--it's crisper and more integrated. And, maybe I'm out of my mind here, but it doesn't seem to have aged, really ... consider a Checker cab, which looked like a '55 Chevy, was completely out of step in '65 or '70; new Crown Vics, while really old cars underneath, don't appear to have dated in the same way. Not in my eyes, anyway. The older one was a bit blobby, made a bit blobbier-looking by JL's casting. I'm sure when a new one shows up in 2012, or whenever it'll be, that it will instantly make the current car look like an elderly bag of bones.

jk

[Wyatt]

I actually like the 98-current look better than the 92-97 style--it's crisper and more integrated. And, maybe I'm out of my mind here, but it doesn't seem to have aged, really ... consider a Checker cab, which looked like a '55 Chevy, was completely out of step in '65 or '70; new Crown Vics, while really old cars underneath, don't appear to have dated in the same way. Not in my eyes, anyway. The older one was a bit blobby, made a bit blobbier-looking by JL's casting. I'm sure when a new one shows up in 2012, or whenever it'll be, that it will instantly make the current car look like an elderly bag of bones.

jk

Funny how that works. I remember the early 90's Grand Prixs looked so good, then came the late 90's, then came the current body style. Same with the Bonneville and the Monte Carlo/Lumina. It looked cool in 1995, then fast forward to 2007 and compare (the Monte, not the Bonneville, rest it's soul). Then look at the imports like the Altima, Camry, Oddyssey, etc. Within a year of the new body style hitting the showrooms, the old ones look outdated.

[accobra64]

Wyatt, thanks for the picture.
It is always interesting to look at this type of casting.
The casting does work well for police/fire chief, etc. type of services.
Every collectors needs one or two versions in their collection.
I'm a little late in my reply but just catching up on many of the more recent postings.

Cheers. Cobra

[Thundercougarfalconbird]

I like the variations of the Crown Vic, from Taxi, to Police Cruiser, to old Grandpa Car.

[darkwiz]

I'm not a big fan of this casting but that JL taxi was to cool to pass up. I also have a couple of the cop cars for my one day to be displayed American Glory section of my collection .