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The Ford Crown Victoria ("Crown Vic") [2] [3] is a full-size sedan that was marketed and manufactured by Ford.The successor to the Ford LTD Crown Victoria, two generations of the model line were produced from the 1992 until the 2012 model years.
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.
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.
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.
A 1956 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria. The Lifeguard package was available for this model of car. Lifeguard was the name of a 1956 safety package marketed by the Ford Motor Company. Spurred by Robert McNamara, the Cornell University crash research program and the first year of Ford's own crash testing in 1955, the Lifeguard package included:
Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor and Ford (Taurus) Police Interceptor Sedan 1990 Ford LTD Crown Victoria S unmarked police car (retired) Following the 1932 introduction of the Ford V8, police forces of North America shifted preferences for police cars ; the powerful V8 engine paired in a mass-market vehicle led police forces to end their ...
Ford Skyliner may refer to several vehicles produced by Ford in the United States: Ford Crestline Skyliner, produced for the 1954 model year only; Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria Skyliner, produced for the 1955 and 1956 model years; Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner, produced for the 1957, 1958 and 1959 model years
[4] 13,144 were sold in the single year of production, more than the two years of Crown Victoria Skyliner production that would follow. New 223 cu in (3,650 cm 3) straight-six and 239 cu in (3,920 cm 3) overhead valve V8 engines were offered. [1] The Crestline was replaced by the Ford Fairlane in the 1955 Ford range. [1]