The crown vic... The car you can hear from 10 blocks away. The car that can be seen 5 miles away. The car that every non car person thought was fast. The car that has the most unique and satisfying door slam noise. I love the crown vic and will miss it.

@davestout844

6 жыл бұрын

CaideN it does indeed have a unique intake and door slam noise.

@charliedee9276

5 жыл бұрын

Don't forget about the first gear transmission whine under light acceleration, unmistakable. I have an 06 P71 hot rod in the making and love the sound of that transmission, reminds me of the sounds of the cars in the 70's when I was a kid.

@atx-cvpi_99

5 жыл бұрын

#replacementforsirens

@FrancisMasaba1

5 жыл бұрын

Spot on. "The car that every non car person thought was fast" - truest shit. lol I am that guy! But I fuckin love my crown vic.

@darktigre8214

5 жыл бұрын

It has passing power and sounds fast so people are tricked into thinking they are

I like when the not so common cars are shown

@leanlifter1

6 жыл бұрын

The Crown Vic was a staple Cop and Taxi car for over 20 years. Its possibly the most recignized and common car in tge whole of NA.

@fastec5

6 жыл бұрын

leanlifter1 But it's an uncommon car to be customized like this. Few are built to handle and even fewer are built for autocross.

@leanlifter1

6 жыл бұрын

Fastec A good driver behind the wheel of a P71can handle.

@fastec5

6 жыл бұрын

leanlifter1 I never said they couldn't handle, I said few were built to handle. Actually made specifically to handle. Stripped and everything.

@leanlifter1

6 жыл бұрын

Fastec Well stripped race cars are dumb boy toys lol. I want Air power everything Dvd the works. Ill take a turbo diesel truck loaded 4x4 over a dumb sports/racing pos thats gonna break anyqay.

Those one wakes really help improve matt handling a boat in the mountains

@Esubalol

6 жыл бұрын

found the best one, comment section's closed

@sergeantspeed5941

6 жыл бұрын

Is this shit actually legible?

@Esubalol

6 жыл бұрын

yes, easily

@sergeantspeed5941

6 жыл бұрын

Yup. Now that I'm actually awake, I can read. Never wake and read, kids.

@Esubalol

6 жыл бұрын

Well, speaking of wakes..

The panther platform was the pinnicle of automotive body on frame design engineering. Its a shame they ceased production, and most of the remaining ones are being driven into the ground, or destroyed. This guys CV is exactly what Ive been preaching for years. A few simple mods, and youve got yourself a hell of a hot rod/daily driver thats dead nuts reliable, fast, safe, and practical. Its the best car ever produced!!!!

@davidmitchell5638

6 жыл бұрын

John Ulicky ah if only Ford would make new CV with same V8 RWD recipe. I can see "em making a lot of money!!

@snackinglots

6 жыл бұрын

Exactly Lucas, that’s why we’re watching this channel lol There’s still RCR, MCM, and if you’re lucky Matt’s old stuff at Garage419 to watch while this craze burns out

@garysawyers8730

6 жыл бұрын

We used to refurbish CV's at a shop I worked a while ago. They were fun on back roads, you could go way faster than it should be possible on bumpy farm roads. Been thinking about getting one for years....

@punkem733

6 жыл бұрын

Let's not get ahead of ourselves. Best car ever? LOL I've owned 3 P71s

@deathraydave

5 жыл бұрын

Gary Sawyers got my one the other day with only 80K miles. It’s amazing I love it

you gotta get this guy back when he does the manual swap! That would be interesting to see!

@snackinglots

6 жыл бұрын

YAS

@theranter

6 жыл бұрын

ICYMI... Matt isn't filming new One Takes... He's uploading the last 40 or so he has, and then One Takes is done... he posted a video about it a while ago.

@enzoalec92

Жыл бұрын

Your wish has been fulfilled. c:

This was damn awesome. I hope Matt has him back after the 5spd swap.

@jmetallicad

6 жыл бұрын

no more one takes :( rip

@MirisDesignStudio

6 жыл бұрын

Dammit. I thought you were kidding. Just saw the video from Thanksgiving about it. Ah well, I can understand I suppose. But man, what a cool concept the One Take Platform has been. 10 minute videos feature real cars from all over the country that people daily drive. Some were awesome. Some were piles of shit. But each one was interesting.

It's got a cop motor, a four hundred and forty cubic inch plant. It's got cop tires, cop suspensions, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters, so it'll run good on regular gas. What do you say? Is it the new Bluesmobile or what?

@JDub07

6 жыл бұрын

Matti Opitz awesome comment! Awesome movie

@theranter

6 жыл бұрын

You, sir, rock for this comment. Now I'm gonna go listen to some Blues Brothers...

@bigblocksbigturbos853

5 жыл бұрын

The day I get out of prison my own brother picks me up in a police car hahah

From personal experience it’s the best pizza delivery vehicle any 16yr old can own

@x...CrankyOldMan...x

6 жыл бұрын

Mike Arredondo except for the fuel economy.... I loved my crown Vic...

@ItsMikeArre

6 жыл бұрын

tomlundkwfl it happens when u have a thirsty V8

@workingcountry1776

6 жыл бұрын

I used my 2009 cv as a GrubHub delivery car. 8-10 hour days driving around a pothole infested city was no problem. 1,000 miles a week between starting my lawn business (used my cv to tow my landscape trailer) and GrubHub. Well over 500k miles on factory engine. Great vehicle I regret selling it. Edit 14 mpg city but 22-24mpg on back roads

@AaronAverett

6 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't the crummy fuel economy kind of be a drag for that? Edit: And I say that as someone who not only owned, but also quite liked, a Crown Vic. It was a great car, but I have a hard time imagining how it could be profitable for delivering pizzas.

@verdict1163

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, "pizza delivery", that's what they called it when I was in high school too.

I love how stoked Matt and this guy are about this car.

Awesome vid! With a manual this thing will be DOPE

@Rockit181

6 жыл бұрын

def

@josephorona32

5 жыл бұрын

scotianFC3S .....the crown victoria would not work properly....automatics are faster

I clicked on this one so quick!!! Lol I love the p71s

Panther platform! I know they're everywhere and not all that fast, but god I love those old boats. I used to have a Grand Marquis that was the definition of a shitpile, and driving around a car that weighed 5000 pounds or so with me in it on shot suspension (including the SLS, which had a habit of raising the ass end of the car two inches around long left turns) with bad breaks taught me a *lot* about how weight transfer and grip play together.

@MichaelRCarlson

6 жыл бұрын

Dude if your MGM weighed 5000 LBS with you in it, that means you weigh almost 1000 LBS on your own.

@Ugrasrava

6 жыл бұрын

Nope. Full tank of gas and with all my shit in it, it tipped the scales at a bit under 4800 pounds at the truck stop I used to work at.

@dyoel182

5 жыл бұрын

@@Ugrasrava that's a lot of stuff in the trunk. My Town Car is registered at 4400 but actually weighs less.

+1. .. Too Funny. .. A buddy uses my Dad's (deceased) ole Mercury Marquis 4.6 with trailer package for a daily 100mi commute from Chester, NY area to Fort Lee, NJ and back. .. Components added were 17"x8" Cop steel wheels w/Michelins, Bilsteins, Hawk pads, uprated sway bars/bushings F&R and last but not least a killer stereo to round things out. .. The perfect commuter sled. .. Dad would be proud . . . .

@leanlifter1

6 жыл бұрын

Michael Schneider My Volvo XC70 is the best hiway crusier ... bet its faster as well.

@fuddrucker74

6 жыл бұрын

Michael Schneider haha. I'm from Circleville, right outside of Middletown. I'll be in Chester, this afternoon. Small world.

@aleksandravukovic1439

6 жыл бұрын

Why not move closer?

@aleksandravukovic1439

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah and my cayenne beats the shit out of your volvo, what's your point?

Somebody at a track day I went to had a flat-out Crown Vic race car they used for endurance racing. Pretty cool stuff

Appreciate you and your content Matt.

Boats that handle are awesome

@CrackheadBeaver

6 жыл бұрын

Peter Mitchell true. Someone with a modified 94-96 Impala could come to the show. Like this guy kzread.info/dash/bejne/kaB-qqSumqSrlLQ.html

@bungcheese5901

6 жыл бұрын

Try driving a 4.6 Genesis lol just under 400 crank hp and almost 5000lbs but handles like it's on rails

2 Years later after this, ended up buying myself my own Crown Vic Police Interceptor and I love it to pieces! Might have to take a few notes from this guy on how to do mine.

This is why I watch One Take videos.

Lends much credence to the concept of the Crown Vic being a four-door Mustang.

@Jason-ft9gg

6 жыл бұрын

Mista Butterworth you're fucking avatar dude!!! 😂

@luckgood4789

5 жыл бұрын

Ron 😂😂

This one is fun. And you can hardly find a car that's cheaper to find parts for especially for things like crash repair. 3700 pounds is impressive and there's way more power to be found with bolt ones or a motor swap to a 4 valve.

@JaxRhapsody

6 жыл бұрын

Shared Knowledge Somebody on the P71 FBgroup I'm in, is putting a gt500 5.4 in one. The only thing about dropping in a dohc is no headers will fit.

@RonaldSimilien

5 жыл бұрын

@@JaxRhapsody he can probably get some stainlessworks headers for a Marauder and modify them to fit. They just need to persuaded in place to clear the steering shaft.

Love the fact that it still has the column shifter.

These Crown Vics are cool cars. Would love to have one. Cool vid guys 👍

@ilovemanunited6179

6 жыл бұрын

Customwinder 1 I want either this or a Mini Cooper S.

@Customwinder1

6 жыл бұрын

ilovemanunited Yeah don't mind the Mini. I'll have the Vic you have the Mini. We're all winners 👍

@darnellavery1545

6 жыл бұрын

They sell the hell out of these left and right

@deathraydave

5 жыл бұрын

ilovemanunited got my one at auction the other day with 80K miles

this is by far the best video Ive seen on how to properly upgrade a CV, I will be using your build as a template for my special edition with only 70k miles :)

Cool to see the the 'one wake' series again!

“Fat Miata” I love it.

Fun! I just watched the recent vid of Zac driving this car again after the manual swap... and couldn't resist rewatching this one. I recently bought a cream puff of a low mileage 1993 Lincoln Town Car. I probably wont do anything to it, but its fun to think about!

I love cars like this! I wish we could see a one take after the manual swap!

I remember seeing this years back on the CarThrottle website. As the only other member from ventura county on CT i found it pretty cool. I have seen you drive around Ventura a couple times.

I dunno if I'd be willing to get rid of my interior or seam weld my crown vic, but this definitely shows how much some suspension mods and good tires helps.

I love the not normal stuff. Street track builds are interesting!

03+ crowns are such a great platform to play around with. Miss mine but it was a “sandy” car and the floor blew out one day...fun times...shoulda kept the frame and tossed a tbucket on it. Would love to see a p71 running a coyote and 6 speed auto.

@skuzzyj

6 жыл бұрын

Nicholas Arceri That's my plan, eventually.

@nicholasarceri6613

6 жыл бұрын

SkuzzyJ sold mine so cheap it kills me, should have ratted it out in the meantime and then did the body swap. Mine already had a tune on the tranny, some,basic exhaust, 2015 mustang wheels and was getting upgraded rear control arms next.

@skuzzyj

6 жыл бұрын

Nicholas Arceri Sucks. It's funny, mine has 17s off a current-gen V6 stang, too. New wheels and tires for $450? Best deal I've ever made on car parts.

@rob.3575

6 жыл бұрын

Nicholas Arceri Ford absolutely should have kept the panther platform.Do some improvements to the chassis,throw in a coyote and the 6 speed auto,I promise that would sell far better than the current police interceptor.I've seen very few of the Taurus based P.I,it's mostly Tahoes and Chargers around here.

@Zombiestig

6 жыл бұрын

The boxes are quite nice, and far cheaper to modify. There have been Coyote/6 speeds done already.

Been dailying my 4.6 SOHC v8 ford for 5 years now. (Cougar) Awesome video, love what's been done with the Crown Vic. (inspired me a little)

Love my 06 P71, it is very practical. And quite fun, though it is not the handling rig his is. Mine is lowered an inch with Eaton springs, Motorcraft cop shocks and Addco anti sway bars. I also made rear control arms and Watts link arms with Heim joint ends for the rear, made a HUGE difference in the handling. He is going to really have fun with some more power. I have the same throttle body mods with Comp Cams XE262AH cams, some head work and 3.90 gears, and it is a blast to drive.

I really need to do suspension mods on mine. Nice one take as usual!

This Crown Victoria is beautiful looking and sounds lovely! It also seems like it handles really well too. I recently bought a 2006 Ford Crown Victoria LX(normal LX not the sport nor the P71) and am hoping that the model I have can be modded is similar ways to improve handling.

"...And you can fit tree o foua whoas in the trunk.." Shit had me dead

One of the best sounding engines in my opinion.

The corner speed is insane!!

I have to give props, very nice build :)

Incredible build

Love the oddballs.

Am I the only one lacking a brake test when owners say they have changed or upgraded the brakes? Great series keep up the good work Matt

It's always great when someone takes something that is "normal", and makes it exceptional or at least a real blast for not much.. Great fun car...

My grand marquis with basic modifications and 2012 mustang wheels handles pretty well for a boat I love the thing

I always wanted to do a manual transmission swap on one of these then do a 5.0 swap

@travis9482

5 жыл бұрын

I manual swapped mine

You have to love this oddball enthusiast projects.

Loved my p71, great 2nd car for a young ambitious (budget cautious) teenager will always love seeing "buit"/nodded 2v 4.6 liters because of this car

Saw this beauty on a thumbnail of up to speed, lookin for it ever since

Matt can you film a walkthrough of all the cars you own?!!!!

Need a list of the mods to do to mine. Even with everything in them they have a lighter feel and nimble and stable handling right out of the box.

And now there's a whole racing series of these

Early morning dump crew!

@MatthewJay80

6 жыл бұрын

Duke Viking hold hands while dumping.

@tmacfan16

6 жыл бұрын

Dump gang assemble!!!11111one1!11

@alansmilealot

6 жыл бұрын

Today I took a dump in a public bathroom with 1 stall and urinal. The stall was huge and it had a window view.....fucking incredible....

@monikhushalpuri

4 жыл бұрын

Drinking my morning coffee while taking a dump and watching this video lol

YAS!!!! Always loved the Crown Vic. Great car, great One Take.

Not all heroes wear capes... Planning on doing this with my Town Car

Oh shit I bet zack loved this one haha

That thing is sick

Love these old Crown Vics

This is actually a pretty cool build.

as the official crown vic guy on youtube...i approve😎

@onewheelpeelproductions470

6 жыл бұрын

I will have to check your channel then. I have a Vic in the collection and love the damn thing.

@tank2g2

6 жыл бұрын

If you're the crown vic guy then I have been missing out.

@GrimReaper1675

6 жыл бұрын

Kevin Li streetspeed717 likes to make clickbait pointless material. mr random actually makes funny content that also is very informative.

@jamesdoakes555

6 жыл бұрын

kevin i dont know if your joking, but the "neighbor" build is cletus mcfarland's car

@JaxRhapsody

6 жыл бұрын

So you call yourself the official crownvic guy, now? Hows project white lightning going?

It's the cars you least expect to be awesome canyon carvers that turn out the be the greatest cars driven on this channel.

Just bought an 02 dakota R/T and hopefully by summer ill have modified to my needs and for you to test if interested.

I don't think you'd want to keep the back seat in any used police car...

@cali2468

6 жыл бұрын

Mel Laknanurak They don't leave the plastic rear seat in these when they sell them.

@CrackheadBeaver

6 жыл бұрын

If those back seats could talk

@lukew2194

6 жыл бұрын

Instant AIDS.

@m.martinez1674

6 жыл бұрын

Lmaooo

@JaxRhapsody

6 жыл бұрын

Typically patrol cars have vinyl rear seats, so they're easy to clean. Also the entire backseat wieghs less than one of the front seats. The front of the car is what really needs lightened up with a 52/43 bias. SOMEBODY need make a cf hood.

I love my crown vic! (The most feared car in the last 30 years)

It shouldn't come as a surprise that a Crown Vic in good condition can make a great track car. Its handling is very similar to a mustang, and is not all that heavy for a four door, just around 4000, and wouldn't be hard to shed some weight either. It's one of the last cars with a leather couch for a seat and a big steering wheel which make it feel like a boat. With good racing seats and wheel, combined with good tires I would not be surprised someone made a fun car out of one.

Sweet ride. What is the steering wheel that makes it feel so good to steer? I am going in the same direction with my 06 P71.

I've seen this guy at autocross he freakin mobs this thing so rad

I see a Mini! Can't wait for the video.

Yeah, he does look a bit like Ryan Tuerck. Dude's just out here hoonin' in his Fat Miata. Dig it.

@1mauser2

6 жыл бұрын

I kinda misheard Ryan Eggold (Blacklist), but it's also pretty close.

Wow the quality actually looks good finally

Great vid man👍🏁 love it by the way are those tires 275 / 40 18. I'd love to k ow so I can nod mine too love you're car man , freaking awesome 👍👍👍🏁😎🌞

Wow!! What a nice mod!!

My 93 is similar in that it's a momentum beast. It could use the rear axle suspension upgrades though. Hawk HPS pads on mine and give it good stopping power. I did leave in the interior though, because LX. I only have 3.55 rear gears though so I'm not revving as high on the highway and I can run Texas highway traffic (80+) all day with no issues. Mine does have the newer engine swapped in from an 03 Towny too with Magnaflow from the manifolds back. It sounds nice and has great seat dyno. The e-fan mod also helped the seat dyno. Mine dyno'd at 230hp as well with 274ft-lbs.

@nickmotsarsky4382

6 жыл бұрын

jh77sly 230rwhp haha. I know that the torque isn't bad, but my n/a V6 dynoed at 291whp... So glad ford is finally competitive with their engines. I had a 99 4.6 GT, too. That thing had no top end, especially compared to my G35 or G37..

@jh77sly

6 жыл бұрын

I know... I wish I could swap a coyote into mine... but those aren't quite as easy to find in yards yet... and even when you do, they don't wanna sell them for the same price as a SBF or SBC. For now though... it's nice enough and will tow 5000 pounds (with weight distributing hitch) without issue if I need it to. Yeah... I added some of the cooling mods to mine. F150 dual core radiator, large plate trans cooler, e-fan. It does not overheat even pulling 2500# at 75+mph. Doesn't even break a sweat. Trans temp stays at about 125 and coolant temp is the same as when I'm not towing anything.

@JaxRhapsody

6 жыл бұрын

If you add the cvpi/maurader airbox, and cvpi tb, with a tune, you should see a bump up to 250chp.

@jh77sly

6 жыл бұрын

I have an AFE stage 1 intake already... but the stock 2003 Lincoln Town Car TB. I wouldn't get the CVPI TB, I'd get the ADTR one. I would also need a larger zip tube. I do have a tune for the setup as it was with a mechanical fan. I do need to get it retuned though.

@jh77sly

6 жыл бұрын

Also... mine is to the wheels, not calculated crank.

What mustang suspension parts fit the crown vice? I was unaware of this.

That was pleasantly surprising

great addition. this old Pontiac guy loves his interceptor

Just found this video, was wondering if I could get a list of what he did to this crown vic. I have a 03 P71. Would love to upgrade it, but sometimes it is hard to find things for them. Any info I could get would be awesome!! Thanks in advance!!

Met the owner at Autoclub during a track day! Cool car and nice guy!!

@hooncop

6 жыл бұрын

Hey man where you the guy with the white scatpack?

@TayAllen54

6 жыл бұрын

Auston Gessow Yes sir! That’s me, the dude in the wheelchair! Lol! Your cars looking great!

@hooncop

6 жыл бұрын

Do I know you?

@hooncop

6 жыл бұрын

Awesome man keep doing what you're doing, and thank you. Im sure ill see you out at the track again.

@hooncop

6 жыл бұрын

Binshou Builds lol I don't know you bro

How did you enjoy the seat? I just installed the exact one in my 17 wrx.

I bought mine “new” on may 2011 its a base model 2011 norseablue with light camel interior not a p71 After the warranty passed the 5 years mark i started modding it Now it has Afe cai stage2 Steeda underdrive pulleys EGR delete Long tube headers Custom cat back with xpipe and magna muffler 3.55 rear gears and lsd Moath ford performance tune Note. The last one they made it was a base civilian and went to my country.

I love these cars badass man I like it :)

Shows how far a set of great tires go

Hell yeah, sick car, can't wait to get some suspension mods done to mine and some fatties for the rear of my Vic.

Awesome p71 quick question seam welding ? Where would you seam weld engine bay, truck and where else if you don’t mind me asking

So if I did this to a sn95, would it be the same? You could get a mustang for a similar price but stick shift.

What did he do to the Brakes to make them work so good?

Enjoyed this :D

love these surprise car

Does anybody know what that tag is on the bumper in the front and back? It's blue, I was always curious

P71 is one of my dream cars. It's a common sight in the US but not in Europe. I have spotted just once a second gen cv.

@Nicholas3412

6 жыл бұрын

Towel1e I bet a massive sedan like a crown vic is would be quite a sight in Europe.

@JaxRhapsody

6 жыл бұрын

So there's a 92-7 Aerovic running around europe somewhere, cool

Years ago Kenny Bell had some DOHC 4.6's swapped Vic's he used for his school cars, even before Ford brought out the Marauder. I'd love to Coyote swap one someday.

Your vids always make my wifi stutter

Mt Lemmon Arizona? That looks like my back yard.

I've been wanting to get a cheap police interceptor and put a 5 speed in it! I gotta see this guys car when he does that!

Checking out that watch

Best kept secret for a family car is 2003 and newer Panther platform cars. Safe, durable, ez maintenance.. basically a lifetime car in non-rust belt areas. Even if you drive 50,000 miles a year a new Panther would last over 10 years before engine overhaul. Transmission and front end somewhere around 250-300k in taxi applications from my fleet experience. Literally best sedan ever built, ever.

Inexpensive cars made by non-wealthy enthusiasts are the best One Takes!

0:13 Wrist check,so Matt what was it??? LOL twice... ;)

@Loebane

6 жыл бұрын

Hahaha nice eye

@kyledrexler7749

6 жыл бұрын

dude got SNIFFED

@jwlazlowicz

6 жыл бұрын

Nice catch. It's hilarious in 0.25x speed.

@authorlogitech9721

6 жыл бұрын

Jan Wlazlowicz loooool

@hooncop

6 жыл бұрын

Its my seiko padi solar

Hey can anybody help me out with this? I love the mustang svt rims on these cars. I really like the finish on the rims as shown. Are these purchased with that colour or is that a finish that’s custom. How do I get my rims to look like that? Anybody? Thank you in advance!

I miss my P71. I can't wait until my lease is up.

Is it a good idea to seam weld a BoF vehicle together? (honest question)