There NEVER WAS A MARAUDER POLICE CAR BUILT BY THE FACTORY FOR THAT PURPOSE......Those you have seen are all either seized by the police and integrated into their fleet, purchased by individuals in law enforcement and marked and used by them in their job, Constable--Sheriff, etc. or the FHP ones leased from an individual. I have been in on the Marauder Program since it's inception thru connections I had in Dearborn and speak from first- hand knowledge---if you doubt me--ask Steve Babcock.
If you are not familiar with the "Fuel Tank Fire" fiasco, here it is in a nutshell------In the early 2000s, a series of CV police cars were involved in rear end collisions which resulted in rupturing of the fuel tank and resultant fire and loss of the LEOs life. They cited 18 accidents and a group of cities sued Ford and made National headlines for years saying what a fire trap the CV police car was. Tests by all the automotive safety groups found that the Ford had a phenominal record of protecting it's occupants and that the number of fatal fires was better than any other police car in use at that time . The exceptionally high speed and weight of the colliding vehicles would have caused fatalities in any other car in service at that time. Summing up----I cannot find any evidence that Ford ever lost a court case involving the safety of the CV. This unfair treatment by the many police departments resulted in a ban on selling the Marauder to police departments .
I hope I have properly presented the facts in this case---if anyone has proof otherwise, please post and correct me--I'm old and my memory isn't what it used to be. :beer:Maury
