Sticking the engine through the hood erases any last trace of civility you could possibly be retaining from an otherwise wicked ride. As soon as you have to make room for engine clearance, things have reached DEFCON 1 and all parties should sit up and pay attention. You don’t just chop a hole in the hood to do it. You had to make room for a high-rise manifold with dual-quads to take advantage of runner length. You needed to put that Roots-style blower somewhere and a flat hood just wasn’t going to happen. Or, in the case of this 5.4L swapped Crown Victoria, it’s because there’s quite a bit more motor than any Panther-platform machine was expected to have. With a kind of evil cop car vibe going on, this Lightning-swap Vicky is giving us some food for thought, even if it’s run against a donk Chevy known as “Country Canteloupe” didn’t go as well as the driver hoped. Just picture a cop car like this pulling you over…you wouldn’t even bother contesting the charge.
