If you are going to test the depths of insanity, don’t just dip your toe in to see how it feels…take a running start and cannonball right into the deep end. Half-measures never do justice to what can truly be, and in the case of this 2007 Ford Crown Victoria, the end result of going for broke speak for themselves. What those results are saying is up to you. Some may applaud seeing cop-car fodder lifted, on chunky tires covered in well-earned mud. Some might see a wanna-be Mad Max impersonator.
The truth is that the Ford is a well-worn cop car that has been treated to a four-inch suspension lift and a set of 33″ mud tires, the classic “shark mouth” livery over olive drab green, and had been slated for a diesel swap and a conversion to a solid front axle and four-wheel-drive. The 4.6L V8 and automatic are still under the hood, but the police equipment has been exchanged for an eBay-sourced roof rack and roof rails from a Chrysler Pacifica. Don’t ask about the bomb-shaped barbecue on the bumper, it’s not coming with the car.
The theme is over the top, but the execution is giving us an idea. Drop the tire size down to something 31″ or smaller but just as capable, and take this big beast rallying. Not a point-to-point cruise, either. Like “over the hills and through the trees” rally. Then take it to the dunes and jump this big bastard!
eBay Link: 2007 Ford Crown Victoria P71
The guy that owns this car is a friend of mine. I gotta show him this haha.
I’ve been thinking about an ex-cop Ford for a driver. Gotta get better mileage than my Yukon.
I get 23/24 highway mpg out of my ’05 P71.
There’s something cool about American ex Police cars.
Here in the UK the only choice would be a Volvo V70 or BMW 5 series estate cars
What sort of drooling idiot puts a barbecue hanging off the rear bumper right next to the fuel tank? It’s a good job it doesn’t come with the car and I certainly wouldn’t want to be invited to any off-road cook-outs by the seller!
Your are such a cry baby!!! No steak for you, go suck your thumb!!!
Fuel tank is on the otherside of the trunk, squeezed behind the rear seat. Not seeing the issue with a trailer hitch grill, they’re pretty common, though not usually this awesome.
The fuel tank is behind the rear axle in a vertical manner.
I thought Geordie was some big mega huge Ford lover. I would figure he would know where the gas tank is on a crown vic….
I’m the owner of the car, and the fuel tank is vertical in front of the axle basically under the rear windshield. Nowhere close to the bbq pit and bbq pit only produces heat same not even as hot as a motor so fuel tank isn’t going to explode lol
Hey there buddy haha. Good to see ya on BangShift!
Hey man what rack is that? I’ve been wanting to put one on my cop car! Mine is wrapped to look like a rusted out car for my business. Also how did you lift it?
What kind of suspension kit did you use on this car..didnyou need to replace to control arm and struts?
Well I had to defend my car lmao
I hear ya. He’s just an ass so don’t be offended by what he has to say. Opinions are like assholes.
The owner of the Crown Vic stopped in with it at my shop a few weeks ago as he was passing through. I have to give him credit for doing something different, and having the balls to do it.