What's wrong with this picture?

[Ryans PI]

Anyone notice something different with this Marauder?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2003-MERCURY-MARAUDER-ONLY-24K-MILES_W0QQitemZ290068628972QQi hZ019QQcategoryZ6882QQssPageNa meZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[2003DOHC]

Anyone notice something different with this Marauder?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2003-MERCURY-MARAUDER-ONLY-24K-MILES_W0QQitemZ290068628972QQi hZ019QQcategoryZ6882QQssPageNa meZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Someone installed a radio antenna rh front fender. :mad:

[superford3]

why the heck would they do that

[grampaws]

The radio antenna on the pass fender??

[Ryans PI]

Bingo.

The only time(s) I've seen this done, is when it was with a police department. Also note that it has an NMO chrome police style radio antenna on the trunk. Mabe this was an unmarked police car.

[superford3]

i dont think they made any of them for police did they

[Ryans PI]

Not from the factory, but some departments do use them.

Here's a pic of a retired King County, WA Sheriff car.

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/206562/fullsize/king-county-10.jpg

Retired CHP unit

http://images20.fotki.com/v355/photos/2/213641/4271381/113-vi.jpg

As you can see, both of these retired police cars has a fender mounted antenna. I've seen more units with this mod.

[96DiamondVIII]

i dont think they made any of them for police did they

Florida Highway Patrol has (at least I think they're still in service) a bunch of them. I think around 20.

[Ryans PI]

Yes they are still in-service.

[Blackened300a]

I have seen a Marauder in use for LEO's in NJ and CT.
I almost raced the guy in CT til I saw the rear deck had Strobes and Lights.
The one in NJ had 2 guys pulled over.

[SHERIFF]

I suspect the original owner was somebody who wanted it to look like a police car with the antennas on it?

[RoyLPita]

I saw a CHP CVPI on Ebay with it, too. I guess whoever put these in forgot that they could be power retractable, too. :shake:

[Bluerauder]

Someone installed a radio antenna rh front fender. :mad:
The car also looks like it has been lifted by about 2 inches all around.

[BAD MERC]

It has an antenna on the trunk lid too it looks like.

[Black_Noise]

yeah that looks like the ride height is alittle ABOVE average

[Ryans PI]

I suspect the original owner was somebody who wanted it to look like a police car with the antennas on it?

Maybe it was a police officer's P.O.V.

[Master]

A couple of things could make it look higher. 1, we've all had ours lowered for so long that a normal height looks too tall. Another is if for somereason they had it up on a jack (maybe to jockey it around in the showroom? I've done this to make mine fit in limited space for storage). When you set it down again, the suspension is usually a bit "jacked" until the car rolls again. Just a couple of thoughts.
Another thing I noticed is that its an 03, but hasn't got the clock in the trim strip. I didn't think that this got deleted till 04? Maybe its just a US thing, though.

[Bluerauder]

Another thing I noticed is that its an 03, but hasn't got the clock in the trim strip. I didn't think that this got deleted till 04?

That's an '03 300B indicator. Same as mine ... no clock in the trim strip.

[ncmm]

Florida uses them. . .