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00:43:54 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
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◊ 2008-01-26 00:09 |
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◊ 2008-01-26 00:10 |
Many others as background cars: |
◊ 2008-01-26 02:11 |
1999-2000, with the bumper trim removed. -- Last edit: 2008-01-26 02:12:54 |
◊ 2008-01-26 02:29 |
It's specifically a 1999 model. The 2000 models had black trim on the trunk, whereas this one has chrome trim. |
◊ 2008-01-26 04:41 |
Yes, but that was for police models only. Can you tell if this is an ex-police model or just a taxi model? |
◊ 2008-01-26 06:59 |
See, I'm not 100% sure about the taxis and the chrome trim. I know that they had the chrome trim beginning at least in 2002, but I'm not sure what the set up was for the previous years. Also, I know that the newer taxi model Crown Vics now have a black piece like police models, and no longer the chrome piece. And no, I can't tell which one it is, if a [P71] or a [P72]. More than likely it is an ex-police model as the only real taxi packages have been used by the NYC cab company. |
◊ 2008-01-27 01:03 |
Well, I think I can help you with that. It's pretty simple actually. 1998-2005 taxi models had the chrome strip under the taillights and trunk, while 2006-2008 models have a black strip. Other than that, trim details were the same as police models (bumper trim, grills, etc...) You may have noticed that on the Ford Fleet website, they show a picture of a 2008 taxi model with a chrome strip, but I'm almost 100% sure this was a mistake by them, for all 2008 taxi models I have seen (and 2006-2007 models for that matter) have had a black strip. -- Last edit: 2008-01-27 01:04:40 |
◊ 2008-01-27 01:07 |
Do you have a verified source, or is this something you've come up with based on looking at the taxis? Well, if you're right and if this so happens to be a taxi-package car, then this is a 1999 or a 2000 model. -- Last edit: 2008-01-27 01:14:19 |
◊ 2008-01-27 01:09 |
I wouldn't too much think about the originality of taxis: intensivest daily use, highest mileage and quite often minor or bigger crashes, and everything must be repaired very fast, to bring it back on the road - the majority of taxis all over the world aren't in "original" condition any more after some months. |
◊ 2008-01-27 01:32 |
I have no "verified" source, but based on reserch I have done looking at pictures of taxis on the internet and looking at taxis in real-life I have concluded this. I've looked at former NYC taxis for sale on the internet (ebay mostly), I've looked at pictures of taxis on the internet (using google search mostly), and the two times I have been to New York City (July 2007 and December 2007) I have taken pictures of, and closely examined the taxis there. So I guess I'm not 100% sure about it, but I'm pretty confident I'm right about it. By the way, (this doesn't have to do with this topic much, but I thought you'd be interested anyway) Ford came out with a "Special Edition" Crown Victoria for the 2008 model year (in the middle east market only) that has their new 3-bar grill, a Mercury Marauder spoiler, chrome trim above the rear license plate, and a few other new things. For more info, go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Crown_Victoria -- Last edit: 2008-01-27 01:32:55 |
◊ 2008-01-27 22:47 |
I understand taxiguy, the NYC cabs have been confusing me for a long time now. Anyways, let me give you an idea: Last year, Ford produced 4,000 taxi-package Crown Victorias. NYC bought 3,500 hundred of them. Most of the taxis you see out there in the US are ex-police vehicles. And Crown Vics for that matter, how many Impalas do you see as taxis? So my point is that most of the taxis that are listed here are probably ex-police vehicles, but I'm not one to guess so I don't mark them as such. And thanks for the link for the Special Edition car, I hadn't heard of it before. Looks like the [P70] LWB cars are available to the general public in the Middle East, too. -- Last edit: 2008-01-27 22:47:53 |