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Ford replaced the squared-off LTD Crown Victoria with the more aerodynamic new Crown Victoria for the 1992 model year. The chassis under those flowing body lines remained the late-1970s-vintage Panther, but a good old body-on-frame design with coil springs all around and massive suspension components turned out to be just the ticket for law-enforcement use (especially when combined with the money-saving benefits of low aerodynamic drag, weight-reduction tricks, and a modern overhead-cam V8). Sure, some civilians bought the 1992-2011 Crown Victoria, but fleet sales of the P72 (taxi) and P71 (police) versions were what made this car such a sales success for two decades. Here's a low-mile (relatively speaking) second-generation P71, found in a self-service yard just south of Denver.