I think the Crown Vic is still being made but only for fleet sales. I read an article someplace that Ford will be pushing the Taurus for police work now, so I'm guessing the Crown Vic will not live on much longer.
I, for one, wasn't looking forward to starting my day with a slaughter. Which, really, just goes to show how much I've grown
Anya ,'Sleeper'
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Gudanov - May 27, 2010 12:01:36 pm PDT #2027 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
Tom Scola - May 27, 2010 12:02:01 pm PDT #2028 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Production of the Crown Victoria will end in 2011. Future Police Interceptors will be based on the Taurus SHO: [link]
Gudanov - May 27, 2010 12:04:10 pm PDT #2029 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
One of the local towns has Dodge Charger police cars in good old black and white and they look positively bad-ass.
§ ita § - May 27, 2010 12:04:39 pm PDT #2030 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
tommyrot - May 27, 2010 12:05:20 pm PDT #2031 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Production of the Crown Victoria will end in 2011.
Does that mean production of the Grand Marquis and Town Car will end then too?
(A few years ago Ford said they were gonna cancel the Town Car, but they changed their minds.)
tommyrot - May 27, 2010 12:06:10 pm PDT #2032 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
One of the local towns has Dodge Charger police cars in good old black and white and they look positively bad-ass.
Yeah, I agree. Evanston has had them as cop cars for a few years now.
Polter-Cow - May 27, 2010 12:08:57 pm PDT #2033 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Shirtless Kirk cologne. Uh, huh? Srsly?
Set Phasers to Stunning!
Gudanov - May 27, 2010 12:09:09 pm PDT #2034 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
I've the Charger police cars before, but in other colors and it's just not same .
Gudanov - May 27, 2010 12:12:27 pm PDT #2035 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
Does that mean production of the Grand Marquis and Town Car will end then too?
I would think so, but I don't know. If they are going to keep putting out cars on that platform, I can't imagine they wouldn't keep making police interceptors.
tommyrot - May 27, 2010 12:15:30 pm PDT #2036 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
ION, Robot Wars: The 6 scariest unmanned aerial vehicles
This one is the newest and hasn't flown yet:
X47B
Behold the future of aerial drones — this one could be the scariest of them all. It's designed to be launched either from land or catapult-launched from ships, and could be refueled in midair, letting it fly indefinitely. This stealthy 19-foot-long aircraft will have the smarts to carry out its own missions, and the looks to carry 4500 pounds of bombs, missiles, and surveillance gear. There's even talk of loading it up with lasers and microwave weapons. Look out, everyone, because this is the flying killer robot of your nightmares.