That is very cool,
@Vergennes . Crown Vics are great cars and like
@Nilgiri said, they are quite comfy too. Now I know why all those European police cars are tiny!
I'm sure that the Crown Vic was also chosen because it is an intimating looking car as well. And Ford has almost an exclusive monopoly on all police cars throughout the country. Chevrolet tried to get in on the action with arguably one of the best sedans of the 70's - 80's in the Caprice Classic. What a beauty this thing was.
Then that classic, square design changed into the "round" world of cars but that came too soon. People weren't ready for that drastic change to round edges, so they didn't accept this new style very well.
And these things are sooped up pretty nicely. Now we mostly see Ford SUV's like Antidote mentioned and the bada$$-looking Dodge Chargers.