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	Ford's future partly based on foreign platforms \| The San Diego Union-Tribune (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Ford Fusion, Lincoln Zephyr, Mercury: Three sedans –; a Ford, Mercury and Lincoln – derived from the Mazda6 front-wheel-drive platform are scheduled to debut for the 2006 model year.
		Ford is updating the front-end styling to reflect the three-bar grille being adopted as the face of Ford.
		Ford is redesigning the Expedition and Navigator for the 2007 model year, shifting both vehicles to its T1 platform, which will be shared with the next-generation F-150 pickup.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20041030/news_mz1d30foreig.html (2492 words)

	Ford
		The Ford Bronco II was a compact SUV sold between 1984 and 1990 as a compact complement to the full-size Ford Bronco, as well as to compete with the Chevrolet Blazer and Jeep Wrangler.
		The Bronco II platform underwent a major redesign, and was re-released as the wider and longer Ford Explorer in 1991.Despite its reputation as an unreliable, unsafe vehicle, the Bronco II is still actively sought-after by those in the market for a cheap, solid 4x4 utility vehicle.
		Ford's solution in the form of a recall kit includes appliques to mark unsafe areas to drill in the luggage compartment, as well as a rear differential cover shield, and rear shock lower bolt shields.In 1998, the Crown Victoria's exterior styling, rear suspension, and ignition system were updated.
	notf.com /ford.html (5211 words)

	Aussie Inspired Ford?
		Currently based on the Panther platform that has been in existence since 1978, the Crown Vic and the Grand Marquis have a loyal owner base ranging from police departments to retirees.
		A Ford source confirmed that the company is considering the move, but said they’re only in the “consideration stage” and that a decision would have to come soon to lock the vehicles into the 2008 model year production cycle.
		Considering the Panther platform’s age, Ford is in no hurry to replace it.
	www.automotivearticles.com /printer_Aussie_Inspired_Ford_.shtml (337 words)

	Crown Victoria Safety Alert: David Perry, Perry & Haas, L.L.P.
		PHOENIX -- Ford's recommendations for decreasing the likelihood of its Crown Victoria police cars bursting into flames after rear-end impact were welcomed as a "good first step" today by victims and family members, who again urged Ford to adopt state-of-the-art safety measures shown to prevent fires in very high speed impacts.
		Ford today said it would offer to upgrade all Crown Victoria police cars with plastic shields covering some areas of the fuel tank susceptible to puncture, a special container for carrying sharp objects in the trunk, and written instructions about how to mount the container to avoid puncturing the trunk.
		Ford's recommendations should be tested by third parties for their effectiveness before police officers begin relying on them for their lives, the heads of two national consumer safety organizations urged today in joint letters to the National Highway Transportation Administration (NHTSA) and Arizona Attorney General Janet Napolitano.
	www.crownvictoriasafetyalert.com /9_26_pressrelease_perry.html (726 words)

	Ford LTD Parts - Partstrain.com
		While the Ford LTD of Australia was introduced as a luxury version of a previous car, the Ford LTD of America was introduced as a luxury trim of another car.
		The LTD nameplate was introduced by Ford in 1965 not as a new model line-up of cars but as the luxury trim of the Ford Galaxie 500.
		The Ford LTD lasted for quite a long time and had been one of the bestsellers on some years when it was still being marketed.
	www.partstrain.com /ShopByVehicle/FORD/LTD (417 words)

	Ford Crown Victoria Parts - Partstrain.com
		Actually, there were two different vehicles manufactured by Ford that had the name of Crown Victoria, although if you’ll have to look closely on the current generation of the said vehicle, you can safely say three.
		The first generation of the current Ford Crown Victoria was introduced in 1979 as a deluxe version of the LTD line of cars based on the Ford Panther platform.
		The batch of Ford Crown Victorias that looks similar to what we have now was introduced mid-year of 1992 after the entire LTD line-up was dropped by Ford.
	www.partstrain.com /ShopByVehicle/FORD/CROWN_VICTORIA (505 words)

	The Truth About Cars \| Lincoln Town Car
		I think Ford is going to try to streach one or two more years until Daimler/Chrysler floods the market with 300 Longs, as much because until the 300 Long hits the market and is produced in numbers, there is NO other car in the TownCar’s Niche.
		I agree that the Panther is an excellent platform, and Ford should stick with it for awhile.
		Last Friday Ford reported they will move Townie production to their Crown Vic plant in Canada, its saved and will more than likely see a redesign in 2009, as that’s when the CV is slated for one.
	www.thetruthaboutcars.com /?p=2266 (3576 words)

	Media.Ford.com: Ford Focus set to rekindle European Ford heritage in Malaysia
		Ford Focus was launched in Malaysia today by AMIM Holdings Sdn Bhd, the local distributor and assembler of Ford vehicles.
		Mr Canny said that the Ford Focus was set to redefine new standards for the Malaysian car industry in the areas of design, driving dynamics, space and style.
		An optional Ford RS (Rally Sport) styling, handling and appearance package is also available for the more performance-oriented drivers.
	media.ford.com /article_display.cfm?article_id=4470 (629 words)

	Army Technology - British Army - FCLV (Future Command and Liaison Vehicle)
		The vehicles are being built during the period 2006 to 2009 and will replace a range of vehicles which are reaching the end of their operational lives, for example the Land Rover, Saxon, FV432 and a number of Combat Vehicle (Reconnaissance) Tracked.
		It is sacrificial and severs from the cabin in the event of a mine detonation under a rear wheel.
		The vehicle can ford water obstacles to a depth of 0.85m without preparation and with minimal preparation can ford rivers to a depth of 1.5m.
	www.army-technology.com /projects/future (1296 words)

	Investigation No
		Prior to publishing its TSB, Ford had conducted a number of post crash inspections of CVPI vehicles and determined that at least one fuel tank puncture was caused by components mounted on the rear axle.
		In May 2001, Ford released into production new sway bar brackets without the tab identified in the TSB for the Crown Victoria and Grand Marquis. The Town Car is built at a different plant and did not have the revised U-Brackets implemented until October 2001.
		Ford indicated that it has conducted tests of fire suppression materials and is partnering with experts in this field. Although earlier reports from Ford indicated that fuel bladders would be evaluated by the Technical Task Force, Ford stated that it has been unable to initiate testing as of this time.
	www.nhtsa.dot.gov /cars/problems/studies/CrownVic/Index.html (1500 words)

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		Ford's “Panther” platform, the basis for the Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis and Town Car, has been made with minor updates since 1978.
		The underpinnings of the Ford Ranger were launched in 1983, and the previous generation of Mustangs rode the “Fox” platform for 25 years.
		As for using a platform for a decade or more, “that era is over,” Fields said in a discussion with reporters Wednesday evening.
	www.wzzm13.com /printfullstory.aspx?storyid=56210 (369 words)

	Stafne Crown_Vic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		It is a 2001 Ford Crown Victoria LX SAP (P74).
		Ford's platform name for the Ford Crown Victoria, Mercury Grand Marquis, Mercury Marauder, and the Lincoln Town Car is the "Panther".
		John G. took my car to a special dyno tune session here in Minneapolis where a former Ford panther engineer (now working freelance) tweaked all of the HP out of the supercharged engine and made it a really fun car to drive.
	home.earthlink.net /~crown_vic/crown_vic.htm (1187 words)

	VehicleVoice News: Ford Panther Platform - Why Good Enough Isn't (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		What the Panther platform requires is a clever restyle designed to freshen it up, bring the looks up to date while making the cars even more practical than they already are.
		Panthers cars can be sold so cheap that Ford could seriously damage competing brands in THEIR home markets- especially the so-called luxury brands.
		Ford's big cars may be old but they still have a place in the market even when pressured by Chrysler's great new rear wheel drive sedans.
	blog.vehiclevoice.com.cob-web.org:8888 /2005/12/why_good_enough_isnt_1.html (1367 words)

	Lincoln Forums - Lincoln Continental
		The Continental name was revived in 1955 as a separate Ford brand, with its sole model being the Continental Mark II, a high-class luxury vehicle that if anything was even more exclusive than the original Continental, being one of the most expensive cars available at the time.
		Much smaller and more economical vehicles were required, so Ford chose to downsize the Continental onto the Ford Panther platform designed for the 1979 Ford LTD and Mercury Marquis.
		The 1988 Continental was all-new, front wheel drive, and based on the same platform as the Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable.
	www.lincolnforums.com /lincoln-continental.html (2025 words)

	Panther - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Early naturalists classed leopards with longer tails as panthers while those with shorter tails were classed as leopards.
		Michigan Panthers were a professional American football team that played in the United States Football League in the mid 1980s.
		Panther, Pennsylvania (Pike County) is in Pike County
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Panther (433 words)

	Ford Motor Company - Featured Story - One Cop Car (and a Lincoln) That Everyone Else Will be Pursuing
		It sure as stink-on-gasoline does to six Ford employees who today embark on the 2005 Car and Driver One Lap of America, an automotive marathon that puts stamina and driving skill through the wringer.
		Ford engineers Dan Haakenson, Bill Woebkenberg and Dev Saberwal are driving a modified Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (CVPI) -- a car whose platform is called Panther, hence the team name.
		According to a Team Panther statement, crank horsepower of the engine is estimated to be over 600 at 20 pounds of boost, nearly tripling the stock horsepower.
	media.ford.com /newsroom/feature_display.cfm?release=20598 (1179 words)

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		The Ford Crown Victoria is a fullsize sedan manufactured by the Ford Motor Company.
		The Crown Victoria is manufactured in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, rides on the 1979-vintage Ford Panther platform and utilizes the universal 4.6 L SOHC SEFI V8.
		1992-1997 Post-1992 Ford Crown VictoriaIn 1992, along with dropping the LTD designation, the sedan body (production of the station wagon having ceased in 1991) was completely redesigned to the round, six-window shape (which shared many details with its contemporary, the newly refreshed 1992 Taurus), and there was a new 4.6 L modular engine.
	www.angelfire.com /planet/rocks21225/fordpages.html (339 words)

	Town Car changes weighed \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		CHICAGO – Ford will decide within a year whether to replace the Lincoln Town Car with an all-wheel-drive, V-8-powered sedan developed by stretching the platform for the 2005 Ford Five Hundred.
		Mascarenas says keeping the Panther platform on which the Town Car is assembled is an option.
		That platform dates to 1978 and is shared by the Ford Crown Victoria and Mercury Grand Marquis.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20041016/news_lz1d16town.html (307 words)

	Panther beyond 2008 (??) - GMInsideNews Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Ford of Canada's St. Thomas assembly plant will get a $300-million US investment over three years as the automaker gives its vehicles a facelift, a Canadian Auto Workers union official said yesterday.
		Otherwise the Panther cars will soon be the only recipients of a 2-valve modular V8, which sounds like Ford would have to go out of its way to produce the engines for a comparatively limited volume car.
		Ford made one last round of style changes for each of these cars as a last ditch effort to boost sales (or, judging by the "improvement" in appearance, maybe to cut costs).
	www.gminsidenews.com /forums/showthread.php?t=11437 (2707 words)

	Feature Article - Framing The Question - 02/03
		Smaller vehicle volumes, a desire to build more vehicles from fewer platforms, and new electronic technologies may catapult it to the forefront in a way the industry hasn't seen since Hudson introduced its 'step-down' frame in the 1950s.
		Ford produces the Panther platform in two short and two long wheelbases, with the Ford Crown Victoria and Mercury Grand Marquis starting with a 114-in.
		Ford’s Panther platform forms the base for cars like the Mercury Marauder (shown), Ford Crown Victoria, and Lincoln Town Car.
	www.autofieldguide.com /articles/020301.html (1889 words)

	Amazon.com: Ford police interceptor safety: An article from: Law & Order: Books: Giant Abutalebi Aryani,Dave Arnold (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Aryani and Arnold cite the debate involving the high-speed, rear collision safety of the Ford CVPI.
		The argument has concentrated on the vehicle's fuel system integrity as most victims survived the severity of high-speed accidents but died in the ensuing fire caused by fuel spill from punctured gas tanks.
		The authors point out that the basic platform of the CVPI has remained constant for 25 years, and that factors outside the vehicle must be responsible.
	www.amazon.com /Ford-police-interceptor-safety-Order/dp/B000BE9Z06 (410 words)

	Feature Article - Metaldyne: Supporting Strategy with Technology - 10/02
		The plant floor is chockablock with vertical and horizontal machining centers, CNC lathes, and multi-spindle chuckers that process knuckles, wheel hubs and driveline yokes and flanges.
		Annually, it churns out about 2.4 million yokes and 1.2 million knuckle and hub assemblies, also known as "mini-corners." Of those assemblies, 550,000 are destined for the Ford Escape; 450,000 go to Ford's Panther platform, which includes the Town Car, Crown Victoria and Marauder; and the remainder end up on Dodge Ram trucks.
		Metaldyne machines knuckles for Ford's Panther platform on a new highly computerized line at its Edon, Ohio, plant.
	www.autofieldguide.com /articles/100206.html (892 words)

	Future Crown Vic and Grand Marquis - CarSpace Automotive Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		I’m not sure if it’s a question of bringing the Panther platform up to date; this is the last RWD, body-on-frame, rigid rear suspension platform available on a sedan.
		The technology may be several decades old, but the Panther platform has been highly refined over the years (specifically with the 2003 MY), and has been proven to be extremely durable (which is why you see so many Panther police cars and taxis).
		It appears Ford is going to stick with the Panther for a few more years, which for anyone who has actually owned one, knows is good news.
	townhall-talk.edmunds.com /direct/view/.ef56728/0 (1351 words)

	Mercury (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The 2003 Mercury Marauder was based on the Ford Panther platform which utilizes a hydroformed steel frame, front rack and pinion steering, in addition to totally revised front and rear suspension with monotube shock absorbers, the Marauder also had a naturally aspirated 4.6 L DOHC V8 with 302 hp and 318 ft·lbf torque.
		It was related to the 1957-1991 Ford Country Squire and the 1958 Edsel Bermuda wagons as well as the Mercury Grand Marquis which the Colony Park was the station wagon version of.
		The Ford EXP and the similar Mercury LN7 were three-door hatchbacks based on the Ford Escort and Mercury Lynx.
	notf.com /mercury.html (1939 words)

	Charlie's 1996-up Ford Panther Platform Page, featuring FusionVic
		With enough horsepower, the diesel Panther could even match or exceed the performance of the gasoline counterparts with significantly enhanced gas mileage and increased safety.
		Ford got rid of this small and inexpensive (<$1) piece from the torque converter which makes changing the ATF a pure headache for normal Joes like you and I. Click for Archived Crown Vic Photos
		Instead, the Ford units utilize a large snap ring + plate to hold the main pin (resembles the pin used on the stock open carriers and traction-lok carriers), and non-removable helical gears.
	www.redpulsar.us /~coldfusion/CrownVic.html (2109 words)

	Platform Bed With Drawers - Information
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	www.freewebs.com /information24/platform-bed-with-drawers.html (377 words)

	My Ford 500 Autoweek's Autofile
		They stongly blame Ford for fitting the car with comfortable all-around tires that make perfect sense for everyday driving, then fail to mention wheel and tire sizes and the fact that Pirellis are available on the LTD. Maybe one of their "awake" staffers should have written the article instead.
		Ford promotes the car as being mid-size, so as to not cannibalize sales from the highly profitable Panther platform--the Crown Vic and Grand Marquis.
		Many of the writers write largely what is in Ford's media kit and add a few words here and there.
	www.myford500.com /forums/viewtopic.php?p=6635 (708 words)

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