Have you ever wondered what happens to old police cars? Well, the ones that don’t get scrapped might end up for sale. And you may not believe this, but you can go and buy these old cop cars. They will have their old police equipment ripped out and stripped away so it basically becomes just a regular road car. And AutotopiaLA, who look at some amazing cars and custom builds, are looking at “Casper.” This is a retired Ford cop car, that has been fit with a supercharged V8.
Not The Same Old 2004 Crown Vic Anymore
This car is built by a company called ADTR, and Shawn Davis from AutotopiaLA is going to take us through this old police interceptor. Oh, and it has a six-speed manual gearbox as well! Quite something to handle with a supercharged V8 in the front of your car. It is a 2004 Ford Crown Vic, but massively different to what it used to be. It has a Vortex supercharger, 4.6 liter V8 but, other than the supercharger, it is basically stock. It has had some tuning such as on the blower, but it is pretty close to what it was as a cop car.
Stock horsepower was around 220 hp when it left Ford’s factory. Now, however, Casper produces around 450 hp, a rather large increase over the stock output. And a few suspension mods have taken place, such as beefed-up sway bars and new trailing arms as well. And it is all fully adjustable, with the aim to give the car the perfect weight distribution. Braking power is massively increased as well.
This Sleeper Flies Under The Radar
It is funny that while many people will think it is a retired cop car, they have little idea of it being so modified. It still has the tannoy system and the low tone siren as well. Joe, who owns the car, even rebadged it! No longer does it feature Ford badges, as Joe put custom Casper badges on the car to give it its own unique identity. It oozes that police interceptor vibe, with it being dark inside the car as well, just like it would have been in service.
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