Elwood’s got a point about the greatness of cruisers. And though the Bluesmobile was, technically, a 1974 Dodge Monaco, the latter-day, classic cop car—the Ford Crown Victoria—is listed in Kiplinger’s Top 10 Cars that Refuse to Die. As noted, if these rear-wheel drive numbers could handle police pursuit and taxi duty, even a civilan-model Miss Vicky could handle you.
Alas, they stopped offering the CVPI (Crown Victoria Police Interceptor) for anything but fleet purchases in 2008. Then, as of April, 2011, even police departments were being redirected to buy Tauruses.
My department has no idea what we’ll be getting for new squads (when we finally get them). I still miss the old Chevy Caprices that looked like upside down bath tubs, they drove like a tank but when you stepped on it they went! The sheriff’s department has been happy with their Dodge Chargers so I’m hoping we get some of those ( I drive a Dodge for my personal car).
The town I live in has some very flashy-looking Chargers, so maybe that’s how things are going!