You’ve never seen a more ugly Ford Crown Victoria. It has a 320-horsepower V-8 engine from a Mustang Cobra. This chassis is the third of eighteen cars that were built to teach at Bob Bondurant’s racing school. It has been rebuilt so that it can be used on the street. This enormous Ford truck, made by Roush Performance and called the Cobra Vic, is so amazing that it should have its TV detective show. Those who were able to enroll in the Bob Bondurant School of High-Performance Driving in the early 2000s would definitely remember climbing into the instructor cars for their first orientation run. There is, however, nothing more thrilling than riding in the back of a Crown Victoria while the teacher drives it around the 1.6-mile track, power-sliding through the turns and spinning the huge sedan around. Bondurant had 18 of these body-on-frame Fords in his fleet. Each one was a fire-breathing beast with the heart of a moonshine runner from the 1960s. You can now buy one through this sale on Bring A Trailer. Bring A Trailer and Invoice Pricing are both part of the Hearst Autos Group. The Ford Crown Victoria is named after a Fairlane car that came out in the 1950s and was meant to look like a fancy open wagon from the Victorian era. When you find out that Queen Victoria had a full-sleeve tattoo under all that black crepe, this example, which is sometimes called the “Cobra Vic,” is like that. They put a 4.6-liter V-8 engine from a fourth-generation Mustang Cobra under the hood and a five-speed manual gearbox around it. Police forces and taxis have used them for a long time as fleet cars. Most of these working cars, though, have been taken out of service, so if you see a Crown Vic on the road today, it’s probably privately owned. A lot of people like the cars because they are comfy, roomy, durable, and simple to work on. The Crown Victoria is one of the last classic sedans left on the road. Its V-8 engine comes from an old police car and makes about 200 horsepower. This Cobra Vic makes things more exciting. Roush Performance, a famous Ford tuner, gave them the 4.6-liter V-8 engine with 320 horsepower, better cooling, a 22-gallon fuel cell, Monroe shocks and Eibach lowering springs, slotted brake rotors, and a modified limited-slip differential with 3.73 gears at Bob Bondurant’s request. A roll cage, a halon fire control system, and a switch that turns off the anti-lock brakes are some other track-specific parts. At that point, most of these cars had full race harnesses and window nets on them. In 2023, this Cobra Vic was fixed up. The original black trim was put back on, and the weather stripping, headlights, and taillights were replaced. The straps for the race stayed in place. The 17-inch Cobra wheels are the most clear sign that this is a very rare Crown Vic from the outside. Catalytic converters were added to make California smog and road-safe, but other than that, not much has changed. Ford’s performance-focused sedan, the Mercury Marauder, was built on the Panther chassis and came out in 2003 with a four-speed automatic transmission. The five-speed Tremec manual gearbox on this Cobra Vic lets you change gears without anyone else being there. It’s like Bob is smiling down at you. He wants you to take it to a nearby racetrack, put in some new drivers, and blow smoke all over the track to scare your guests. That’s exactly what the Cobra Vic was made to do. On May 28, the sale with no reserve price will end.
