Re: Car bumpers

"Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote in message
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> "Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2@mailcity.com> wrote in message
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>> Only the P71 CV is design to 50 MPH, other are 35 MPH. Fuel cells are an
>> option on the Interceptor only, as far as I know, since they are not
>> listed among the free standing options for the CV/GM..
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>> mike
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> If Ford made the P71 CV available to the public, dealers probably wouldn't
> be able to keep them on the lot. I suppose a detuned engine would be
> necessary so that LE could catch bad guys, but the car would otherwise be
> the ultimate sleeper![/color]
It is available to the public, at least at dealers that are willing to jump
through the fleet sales paperwork hoop. Not much interest in 17? m.p.g.
these days, and the price is a lot higher. It isn't any faster than a
regular CV- those days are gone forever. It does handle a little better, due
to the de-mushed suspension. Other than that, it is just a ruggedized
version, almost the same as the taxicab version, plus certain mods to make
running the lights and radios easier. Did they ever actually sell the
extended wheelbase version they were talking about a few years ago? Or was
that limited to the town car fleet sales? I've never seen one, but the cabs
in this city are all retired cop cars. Depending on condition, they go for
3k to 5k here at the auctions, with 100k+ miles on the clock.

They tried to sell a hot rod panther platform as the Mercury Marauder, but
the customers ignored it. Same target market as Impala SS. Google for 'P71',
and you should come up with the web page that explains it all, in
excruciating detail.

I wish they made it in a station wagon version- getting tired of minivans,
and SUVs are silly, for those of us who only drive on pavement.

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