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Re: Ford Crown Victoria
« Reply #30 on: 28 August 2018, 23:06:21 »

Or you could have a mercury grand marquis, which is for all intents and purposes the same car but I think more luxurious:

A bit like the difference between having an allegro and and an allegro vanden plas  ;D
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Grand_Marquis

.. and every bit as tasteful. :y
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Re: Ford Crown Victoria
« Reply #31 on: 29 August 2018, 10:45:40 »

Or you could have a mercury grand marquis, which is for all intents and purposes the same car but I think more luxurious:

A bit like the difference between having an allegro and and an allegro vanden plas  ;D
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Grand_Marquis


I've had one, although mine was mid eighties. White, with a white vinyl roof and the only bits of the interior that weren't blood red were chrome plated plastic. It was like driving a 5.0l sofa. A 2.8 Scorpio is a MUCH better car in every respect.
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Re: Ford Crown Victoria
« Reply #32 on: 29 August 2018, 15:30:12 »

Big yanks just rumble nicely, they don't go anywhere fast.
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Re: Ford Crown Victoria
« Reply #33 on: 29 August 2018, 19:30:39 »

Don't know how true it was but I did once read in a car magazine that the Mach1 Mustang[as used in Diamonds Are Forever]was flat out at 96mph :o Due mainly to all the emissions crap that they were forced to fit.
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Re: Ford Crown Victoria
« Reply #34 on: 30 August 2018, 08:55:39 »

Don't know how true it was but I did once read in a car magazine that the Mach1 Mustang[as used in Diamonds Are Forever]was flat out at 96mph :o Due mainly to all the emissions crap that they were forced to fit.

Ah, the ugly Mustang .. and even those are going up in value now.
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Re: Ford Crown Victoria
« Reply #35 on: 30 August 2018, 13:56:42 »

Even without a limiter, you would struggle to make a European truck exceed 70 on a level road ;)


Depends on the gearing, we in Europe have more hp than them spanks,  They haven't quite caught up, I think the vn Volvo is only available with a 610, were-as in Europe we can have 750.
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Re: Ford Crown Victoria
« Reply #36 on: 30 August 2018, 14:15:07 »

Even without a limiter, you would struggle to make a European truck exceed 70 on a level road ;)


Depends on the gearing, we in Europe have more hp than them spanks,  They haven't quite caught up, I think the vn Volvo is only available with a 610, were-as in Europe we can have 750.
The heavy hitters in the VN are Cat units iirc, the typical Volvo lump is the D13 in 480-520 flavours... The D16 is available in the flagship, but it's a rare beast.
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Re: Ford Crown Victoria
« Reply #37 on: 30 August 2018, 18:36:12 »

Don't know how true it was but I did once read in a car magazine that the Mach1 Mustang[as used in Diamonds Are Forever]was flat out at 96mph :o Due mainly to all the emissions crap that they were forced to fit.

All I know is that a 1968 Fastback Mustang with even the great and lovely Steve McQueen needed anything more than a top speed of 96 mph when going around the streets of San Francisco! ;D ;D ;)

Mind you the out of City scenes may have needed 90 mph! :)
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Re: Ford Crown Victoria
« Reply #38 on: 30 August 2018, 19:50:12 »

Always preferred the bad guys Charger to the Mustang.One of the greatest car chases on film though :y
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Re: Ford Crown Victoria
« Reply #39 on: 31 August 2018, 08:01:01 »

Would take to long, but European trucks are safer, than American units, and we have one set of cu. Regulation,the yanks have state regulations, our trucks are 24v,yanks are 12v, we have better braking systems.

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-an-American-truck-and-a-European-truck
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