I also loved that Runnin’ Down a Dream references Del Shannon’s Runaway.

Nothing like burnin’ up the freeways blasting Refugee.

Nobody is buying an F-450 to not use it for work.

Whatever this guy is wearing.

Whatever this guy is wearing.

I couldn’t agree more. The high beltlines and thick pillars absolutely kill visibility from the inside. Driving a Crown Vic and then driving a new Taurus is like night and day - the Taurus feels like a tank with slats for windows, and entire groups of schoolchildren can practically hide behind the pillars of the damn…

Why not just use a credit card instead?

“I HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING!”

“I need THAT guy’s van!”

Thank you - I thought I was the only one bothered by that.

MajorWorld is shady as all hell from the stories that I’ve heard - this doesn’t surprise me in the least bit.

I take it you haven’t perused many big brand dealer used lots? They’re just as bad, if not worse in some cases.

I didn’t take any photos of my attempts at perusing various independent and franchised dealerships around Brooklyn and Queens for my first (used) car, so please allow this mock-up from Liberty City to describe the journey.

Hope the officer’s foot is alright.

Loved learning of the Allegro from James May’s Cars of the People special.

I have to agree with you. The early seventies weren’t too bad in terms of reliability, but by the mid-seventies it was almost a foreign concept (literally and figuratively!). A shame too, because the latter designs weren’t bad looking at all - some even looked better than their predecessors. The eighties, while…

I couldn’t agree more on the visibility and squared-off corners remark. You can pretty much see exactly where the trunk and hood end, making it much more straightforward to parallel park these things.

The square bodied panther platform cars of the eighties (and ‘90/‘91) are some of my favorites out there. I love the big bench seats, horizontal speedometers (square ones in the case of the Grand Marquis and Town Car IIRC), and overall fit and finish. They may not have been quick, but they were torquey as hell and…

I always liked the looks of this generation Econoline, albeit in the standard length version.

I think you’ll appreciate 0:36 in this video then.

That was one hell of a takedown - great work to the officers. I wonder what it would look like if that minivan had a dashcam.