If you’ve been paying attention to the “rad” car scene as of late, you’ll know that cars from the 1980s and 90s are all the rage right now. Along with it comes the association with tropical climates, as the fashion and gadgets associated that timeframe line up with shows like Miami Vice and others that promote hot cars and hot summer nights. That’s why I’d love to see this former Miami Beach police car cleaned up and taken to the next Radwood show in Florida, as it’s too awesome to see it stripped of its police regalia and dumped at the salvage yard. Would you rescue this 1992 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor listed here on craigslist for just $600?!
I mean, strip away all my romanticism about the 1980s and it’s still a $600 police interceptor with its original light bar intact. I’m amazed no one has snatched this up yet, as Crown Vics are generally always in demand, but especially if they have all the additional features that set it apart as a police car. The Ford has been sitting for some time, but despite this, the Florida sun hasn’t wiped away the original graphics applied by the Miami Beach PD, and I’ll bet a good scrubbing – not power washing, for fear of blowing off the graphics – could return the car back to its bad guys-busting-beach-cruising duties.
It is a Crown Victoria, after all, one of the most rugged cars out there and near impossible to kill short of dropping it into the ocean. The engine bay looks quite neglected and I’m guessing the next owner will want to do a full-on fluid changeover along with any belts and hoses, and likely the battery, too. Fortunately, parts for a Crown Victoria remain cheap as chips so you’re not talking about a huge dollar commitment to get this car running again. The thing is, the price almost seems too good to be true, so you have to wonder if there’s more going on here than what’s being revealed in terms of running condition. But hell, even if it needs a new engine, your neighborhood salvage yard should have at least one on the shelf.
Over the years, we’ve seen actual police cars fetch good money, especially in Mustang and Camaro form. Even those buyers usually have to source the light bars and CB radios, which I’m guessing remain installed if the light bar is still there. Usually, the lights and sirens are the first things to go when a police car goes into civilian duty, so it’s rather remarkable to see this one remain so untouched. If you’re like me and eager to attend the next Radwood show within driving distance, you’ll know this Crown Victoria Police Interceptor would be an instant crowd favorite – but whether it goes to a car show or just sits in your garage, it should be rescued regardless.
Yasss!
How in the world did this thing end up sitting for so long? These old Crown Vics usually end up getting used heavily, to the tune of a few hundred thousand miles, after they’ve been decommissioned!
Let’s Be Cops 2!
The ad says no title. How hard is it to get a replacement title in Florida?
Defund Police Carwashes.
Too late!
The reason the lights and sirens go is because they have to. You couldn’t drive this thing around as is…..it’s against the law.
Jim, You can drive around with them Jim. You just can’t use them LOL
Still has the silicone radiator hoses!
Hmm. A low mileage cop car that still has its light bar and decals, both of which are normally removed by the municipality before sending it to auction, and no title? Prospective buyer might want to run that VIN through NICB database…just sayin.
Oh please, give me a break…because everyone is LEEDS certified and has a terminal at home, right?
All depends on who you know and why you want to know. Years ago I worked at a place that calibrated radars for the PSP. I asked the cop if he could run the VIN for a truck I’d traded in. Next time he came in with the info.
Uh huh. I can get on this thing called the internet and run a VIN through NICB whenever I want. And I’m not “LEEDS certified” either, whatever the hell that is.
Does anyone know if it is even legal for municipalities to auction vehicles without all of the equipment and identifying markings masked or removed?
100% legal as long as it is never driven on public roads or in traffic. You can reegister it as a museum/historical vehicle or just never register it at all. You can drive it around Farmer Bob’s field or lap it around an abandoned airport or a race track. Just not in traffic.
You think you are so smart? Learn what movie prop cars are. They used these same cars in Fast & Furious 2 which was filmed in south Florida. That’s why it still has the cop equip, and that’s why no title.
A few years ago there was this little shop that sprung up out of nowhere with a bunch of old cars. The 1967 Ford 7 litre convertible caught my eye, especially since it had a California vanity plate.
I contacted the car club and they told me the car’s story and asked me where I found it.
The guy wrenching on the cars told me that they were for a TV series and told me that I really didn’t want any of those cars. When filming ends they scrap them. A sad ending for that rare 7 litre convertible.
Oh yeah…that would explain everything. It was in a movie. Thanks for clearing that up, genius.
Husky, if you were so smart, you’d know all of the 2 Fast 2 Furious’s prop cars were made to resemble City of Miami police cars (five blue stripes across the beltline), not City of Miami Beach units.
Also, even the 2 Fast cars can be identified against the real thing as they’re marked “MIAMI CITY” (instead of “MIAMI POLICE”) with slightly different door logos than the authentic MPD units.
The car in question is an authentic ex-MBPD unit that survived this long.
Oh, and it is not a 1992, it is a 1993.
Noticed that right away, wrong grill.
If this popped up a week ago I would have been all over it for that price. Came through that area on the way home from vacation with my truck. Would have rented a U-haul trailer and that thing would be in the driveway gettin cleaned up as we speak! Dam!!!
The cats (all four) are worth more than the asking price. Cut them and ask $500 to move it along.
Looks like it has been sitting since hurricane Andrew in 1993
New engine? Who writes this crap? 15 year olds? Learn how to dismantle engines and clean them up as well as the gas tank and fuel lines.
Lighten up Husky, you haven’t had a nice (or accurate) thing to say in this entire thread.
The Ford Modular 4.6 remains plentiful in junkyards and can be had for a lot less than a rebuild. What’s more, if this thing got prematurely parked because it threw a rod, “cleaning it up” and dingleball honing the cylinder walls isn’t going to cut it.
You know, I see cop wannabe’s all the time in auctioned police Crown Vics, and they cruise around with dark sunglasses, as if to say, “couldn’t make the academy, but this is close enough”. Almost everyone knows, cops don’t use these anymore, but still gives them a thrill. Big man, or woman,,,women cops are the toughest, they all seem to have a point to prove, ,,,anyway, I have seen small towns park these in school zones or other speed traps with a dummy( no offense to LEO’s) inside, and it’s a heck of a deterrent, and they don’t have to pay a real cop to sit there. If you really want an old cop car, there are much better ones. This, like a soldier, did it’s time,( Miami Beach cop car, imagine the stories THIS car could tell) and we thank you, however, it’s “Toyota Time” for this scrap.
With the engine bay being blue, I would venture to guess that, as someone said earlier, is a former police car made to look like MBPD.
Used cruisers are usually used up with lots of hard miles, and even worse, thousands upon thousands of hours of idling at the side of the road.
No doubt there is a cool factor there, but there is a reason they only last 5 years in service. Most larger departments dump their vehicles even sooner than that.
It’s a beat to hell turd,that looks like its been sitting around for 15 years,hard pass,there’s tons of retired cop cars for sale, very reasonably priced. BACK THE BLUE!!!