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1994 Ford Crown Victoria. 1996 facelift Ford Crown Victoria. As with its LTD Crown Victoria predecessor, the Crown Victoria was a six-passenger automobile; the front seat was a 50/50 split bench seat. The Crown Victoria was sold in two trim levels: base and LX, with the latter forming the majority of non-fleet sales.
Ford first used the Skyliner name in 1954, on the two-door hardtop Ford Crestline Skyliner, and on the 1955 and 1956 Fairlane Crown Victoria Skyliner coupes. These models feature a clear acrylic glass roof panel over the front seats. For 1957–1959, Ford brought the Fairlane 500 Skyliner, featuring a powered, retracting and folding hardtop roof.
Few changes were made for 1956; a four-door Victoria hardtop and two new, more powerful V8 options, of 292 cu in (4.8 L) and 312 cu in (5.1 L), the latter available up to 225 bhp (168 kW; 228 PS), were introduced. The Lifeguard safety package was introduced. The two-door Victoria hardtop featured a new and slimmer roofline.
The first time Ford used "Victoria" as a naming convention was 1932, for both Ford Victoria and Lincoln Victoria 2-door coupes.. The model directly derives its name from the Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria of 1955–1956, the 1980 LTD Crown Victoria revived a distinctive styling feature from its Fairlane namesake: a targa-style band atop the B-pillars.
3) 1956 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria Skyliner. Two-door, with distinctive bright-metal stainless-steel B-pillar and mid-roof tiara (″crown-of-chrome″) trim and transparent top. Price was $2802.99 in L.A. Calif. ($2914 in Wash. D.C.)—$70 more than the steel-top Crown Victoria.
A 292 Y-block engine in a 1955 Ford Crown Victoria Skyliner. The 292 cu in (4,778 cc) Y-Block was also introduced in 1955. The 292 shared the 3.3 in (83.82 mm) stroke of the 272 but with a larger 3.75 in (95.25 mm) bore. [8] It was used in the Ford Thunderbird, 1959-60 Edsel, Mercury, and some high-end Ford cars.
The American Ford line of cars gained a new body for 1955 to keep up with surging Chevrolet and Plymouth, although it remained similar to the 1952 Ford underneath. The Mileage Maker I6 was bumped up to 223 CID (3.7 L) for 120 hp (89 kW) and the new-for-1954 Y-block V8 was now offered in two sizes: Standard Fords used a 272 CID (4.5 L) version with 162 hp (121 kW) with 2-barrel carburetor and ...
1980–1993 AOD—Ford's first 4-speed automatic transmission, based on the FMX but with a torque-splitting feature. 1992– AOD-E—Electronic AOD 1993–2008 4R70W—Strengthened AOD-E with lower 1st and 2nd gear ratios Application vary by year Ford F-Series; Ford Crown Victoria; Mercury Grand Marquis; Lincoln Town Car; Ford Mustang; Ford ...