I remember hearing Houston in the early nineties department of public safety had those mustangs and so did Harris county yes it was a different time back then everyone I've ever seen that a manual transmission in it back in them days
@@jasonmurdoch9936 I love manuals. I learned how to drive on a manual and i still love them to this day. I’ve had two manual cars and I’m hoping my next is one.
But the space on the Ford Explorer police interceptor is huge, and is better for polices enforcement due to the space needed for all the equipment, like weapons and such We can't say today is worse, because pickups and SUVs are 100 better for police enforcement
It’s crazy how even in the 90s they recognized that they were living in a distinct era called the 90s and called it the “good ol days.” That’s why I don’t really believe that we don’t know if we are living in the good old days until it passed. The 80s and 90s were truly the peak of humanity in my opinion.
The 90s really does seem like a fever dream. I was born in 98 but goddamn 94 seems the the sweet spot of everything, and then again in 2003. Media, cars, fashion etc
@@GarbyJeVrloDobrothe Malibu is still supposedly being made but you’re hard pressed to find one on a dealer lot. I’d say it will get the axe very soon.
Ok, did a bit more research. Based on the manufacturer website, here is a comprehensive list of ALL sedans available from major American brands: -Cadillac CT5 -Cadillac CT4 -Chevrolet Malibu -Chrysler 300 -Dodge Charger Five cars. Two of which are pretty much the same. Another two are very similar as well. Three of which are likely to see or have seem the axe. Two of which I completely forgot about. Sad state of affairs! Ok. After some comments, the consensus is that the list is now: -Caddy CT4 -Caddy CT5 -Malibu One normal, boring rental car, and two cars that are literally the same just different sizes (well, the 4 only has 4 and 6 cylinder engine options). This is really sad to see.
I remember these back in the day. It was hilarious watching them slide all over the roads in a blizzard. It took Colorado police way too long to get suitable vehicles for snow and ice
To be fair there was nothing designed for police duty that would work in the snow until, realistically, the 3rd gen Explorer There were other SUV's, sure, but they sure couldn't take the abuse and still be pursuit rated
What kind of simple person complains about a lightbar featured in a video from *OVER 30 YEARS AGO?* Just because you *can* type your brainflatulence for others to read does *NOT* mean you *should.*
It was always those two, and I saw a couple mustangs, Ive never seen a Lumina or a Taurus squad car, a Celebrity police car either, apparently they existed tho.
@@CGJ7755 I lived in an area that had pretty much every vehicle ever used as a police car at some point. The V6 cars like Luminas/Celebrities, Dodge Intrepid and the Taurus were usually relegated to school resource officers or recruit training; something low-need. They even used Reliant and Aries K-cars with HD suspension packages. Military police usually had a 4 cylinder like the Escort or Plymouth Sundance. Highway patrol/state police usually had Mustangs and Camaros for pursuit vehicles.
I've seen a few ecoboost Taurus police cars around my area, especially from where I moved from. The sheriff's office had like 3 of them. Never saw a 90s Taurus as a police car in person though.
My family owned 2 Taurus’s that were retired cop cars, a 97 and a 98. Had one of them forever! Sold it with almost 300k on it a few years ago The other got totaled when my bro wrecked it
@@jeremybennett5547 Those were those oval shaped ones.. interesting design we had one as a rental before. I liked it but I don’t think they were so popular.. but they were everywhere!
I have owned several of each of these over the past 30+ years. A halfdozen NCSP SSP notches, 2 Tauri ( ABC/Tobacco Control division unmarked), and probably 10 Crowns from model-year '87 (351W Henrico County Va) through '05s, including unmarked high-rank admin versions with full cloth interior & split-bench front, down to the all-vinyl hose-it-out versions without cruise control (but typically the higher 3.55 rear instead of the 3.27 usually found in the more-optioned P71s). I'd kill to have any of the Mustangs back, and the Taurus was actually a very cool car for what it was. Dual exhaust tips and that slit in the grille were the only details visible from the outside, and the things actually handled reasonably well. I'm officially old now, I guess.
I loved seeing the different rentals they would drive on that show. My first car was a 95 Ford contour, and the X Files is the only media I’ve ever seen one in. There’s a camaro police car in the show somewhere too
The last model year for the iconic Foxbody, R.I.P 1979-1993, the Crown Victoria took the place of the Mustang in 1992 when it was first released with the Police Interceptor badging.
Last year for the box was 1991, in 92 was the first version of the Crown Vic. In 93, they changed the grill on it to be open. The 1992 model year had a closed off one like the Taurus. Been in a lot of crown vics. Owned a 1996. Been in a few LTDs and the box Caprice. Last model I patrolled in was a 2010 up till about 2017. Nothing beat a Vic. Nothing could touch their durability. The Interceptor Utilities are nothing but trash and can’t handle bumps in the road without something breaking. Worst decision Ford ever made. The 1998 to 2011 body style went unchanged. Now every 2-4 years something major changes on cars. It sucks.
Good news was the SN-95 and New Edge were on a modified version of the Fox platform. Wasn't the same styling at all but the cars had a lot in common underneath. But even those are 20+ years old now...
@@mitch9521 Yeah compared to today's standards they are slow AF you're correct but when they came out they were a force to be reckoned with, not to mention all the sleepers out there. I don't think you have any idea what your talking about or you're like 10 years old.
I work with a ex state patrolmen in texas, he told me stories about th foxbody they used, he said they were unstable at high speed because of all the things on it. He said multiple troopers died from crashing
These things ruled the roads for years. They may not be as big or as fast as the modern Chargers, but when these were on the hunt, there was nowhere to hide.
I wonder what those older guys would think of the way the SUV became the new police cars. The Dept. I volunteered with started using full sized Broncos for the "rural" patrol routes in the late eighties, early nineties. Now it seems they are replacing the Chargers and Crown Vics with Explorers and Tahoes. They do make sense though, being able to haul so much more gear on top of being more comfortable. From what I've seen anyway.
this is a great video. well-shot and well-explained. I do find the "techno" sounds and the focus on the microprocessor chips in the ABS to be kinda funny though. good ole nineties charm
Other drivers in front of me still think my Lincoln Mark 8 is a cop car. It's white and looks like one from this generation from the front. They actually slow down and carefully do the speed limit and look for seat belts as I approach behind. I'm not even doing this on purpose. I guess some are still living in a time capsule in their own mind.😂
“Now it’s the 90’s and these are the good ole days” Hit the nail on the head, everyone in law enforcement I know raves about how great police work was in the 90’s and early 00’s.
That's not a SHO, it's just the PI 3.8 (Power Improved, not Police Interceptor as it's often called.) About 65 less horsepower than the SHO, but the engines didn't blow up due to faulty cam welds like the Yamaha SHO was prone to. The transmissions were still junk, so you rarely saw the PI Tauruses go past 100k miles.
@@RockandrollNegrooh, just saw this one, thanks for the info, heres another funfact, the 2nd gen taurus was only sold as a police interceptor from 1993 to 95’, it was also the only GL models that had a speedometer that went to 140, 96’ taurus and the taurus sho broke down to much it was brought back as an interceptor in 2010
@@RockandrollNegrothen why does the speedometer on the interceptor taurus go to 140, and has the same headlights as the GL, i get that they need to go fast but the vulcan could never reach that speed
@@RockandrollNegro I grew up in the back of a '94 Taurus GL with the 3.8. Dad wanted an SHO but when the dealer came at him with the numbers that the Yamaha V6 was $6000 to replace (in 1994... with inflation that's over $12k today), he backtracked and got the GL, albeit with the floor shift and bucket seats option. I can imagine the average police department would rather fix head gaskets every couple of years than blow up an engine worth 1/4 the original MSRP of the car.
Japanese cars are one thing, Chinese cars are another. Japanese cars are generally reliable. In fact, many are produced here in the US. Chinese cars on the other hand, well... Just hope yours doesn't burst into flames For no reason. In case you don't get the latter, just search Chinese EVs catching fire. And you'll see what I mean.
When I was a cop in the Air Force we drove those Taurus’s. God they were awful. We had two new Chevrolet Luninas as well that everyone wanted to drive.
