Interesting Article about the Panther

[wchain]

Thanks to Larry Staunton for the newspaper article. I scanned it to share with you guys.

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[SergntMac]

Thanks, Wes!

[KillJoy]

That's a very good read.

Ford can charge less for the Panther's due to the longevity of the body design. The tooling used to manufacturer the cars has long been paid for.

I do not know of ANY local PD that does not have at least a few CV's.... Several have ONLY CV's.

It seems there is a trend here in Central Ohio to use "whatevers" as police cars. I am guessing they are consficated cars, or cheap auction vehicles. I've seen Escalades, Dakotas, Tahoes....all kinds. Seen these for "CITY" vehicles too.

Man I hope my taxes didn't pay to purchase these.... It's bad enough it goes to pay for their fuel!

KillJoy

[wchain]

I wonder if Ford will read this and do some serious thinking.

[GreekGod]

Figure in a new 6 speed with the 400 hp Hurricane, we have a low 14/high 13 second Panther. Or more radical:

1) A slightly detuned "Boss 7 Liter" (Hurricane project) V8
a. lets say 400 hp naturally aspirated

2) Fresh new styling (a Starliner or Starlifter roof?)

3) Big brakes standard on the new "Sport 7 Litre"
a. D-hole steel 18x10" black wheels

4) No nonsense rubber mat floor instead of carpet

5) Police wiring package for installing aftermarket high powered sub-amp
a. radio delete for double DIN navigation/radio head unit
b. interior with 4-6" speaker cutouts & 12" sub speaker box in the trunk

6) Auto 6 speed trans, 4.30 Detroit locker, 31 spline semi-floating axles

7) $30,000 retail pricing