Updates to this thread. Not sure if @night_cub wants to update the main page.

2005 was the last year the P71 SAP has chrome on the bumpers as well.
https://www.reddit.com/r/CrownVictoria/comments/1qo4qcs/new_to_me_2005_p71_sap/

2006-2011 P71 SAP do not have chrome on the bumpers but the 2009-2011 (see below) can be differentiated due to chrome on the moldings.

http://gtcarlot.com/colors/car/33305740.html

The 2009+ P71/P7B SAP received chrome door molding that no other trim received.
See here: http://gtcarlot.com/colors/car/142414748.html
http://gtcarlot.com/colors/car/143249284-5.html - 2008 P71 for comparison


Here is a thread that confirms the P71 NEVER had the keypad on the door; ever. So if we ever see a "police interceptor" with that we know for a fact that is indeed a civilian model dressed up.

The door handles were riveted in and next to impossible to change out without a lot of time and effort. Other parts like chrome/black trim and grille were way easier to change.

I'm not sure where to put this and i don't want to clog this thread with mostly useless information but i found some second hand 2010-2011 P7Bs on a Saudi marketplace. These 3 examples are all "GCC Spec" export models that were retired from government use.

#1 - 2010 P7B: https://haraj.com.sa/11120717836/%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%- 88%D9%86_%D9%81%D9%83%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7_2010
#2 - 2011 P7B: https://haraj.com.sa/11120701188/%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B9_%D9%81%D9%88%D8%- B1%D8%AF_%D9%81%D9%83%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7_%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%- B3%D9%8A
#3 - 2011 P7B (a relatively clean example): https://haraj.com.sa/11120544792/%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%84%D9%- 8A%D8%B3%D9%8A_%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%B2%D9%86_%D9%85%D9%85%D8%B4%D9%8A_80%D8%A7%D9%84%- D9%81_%D9%81%D9%82%D8%B7_%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%B7

They seems to have the 40/20/40 seats with the rear A/C option, similar to GCC Spec P7C/P72s sold in the region. There's also the mis-matched chrome/black trim on the rear which i thought was just a silly repair job but i then noticed them on dozens of examples in person and online which seemed odd. Finally, a small thing but they slapped a translated boot release sticker on top of the original one.

Otherwise, mostly the same as North American spec models really.
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Here's a GCC Spec P71 from 1998-2000 (i think) that was used by Bahrain, for reference:




Ribbed blue cloth seats with no rear A/C and the rear mis-matched black/chrome trim piece but in reverse (Not sure if factory or shoddy repair).

Again, this isn't helpful in most cases on IMCDb but i thought i would highlight them since few have appeared.

Another really helpful find is that authentic taxi packages P70/A & P72/C have rear grab handles on the door panels while authentic P71/B do not.

I was perusing rental Crown Vics today and noticed that only truly authentic taxi packages seem to have this feature. Might be something we add to the top for differentiating real/fake taxis?

Here is a real retired P70. https://picturecarsltd.com/car/1809-ford-crown-victoria/
Here is fake P71 taxi mockup: https://inventory.cinemavehicles.com/inventory_item/c0145b/

Note the rear doors. P71 has no handle. P70 does.

Seems the P72/P7C existed to the end but there is hardly any information on the net about them. A reddit user posted his ex-government 2010 P7C.

Has 2009-2011 side molding. Black rear fascia. Body color B-pillars. Crown Victoria! Rear badge. Honeycomb grille. Black mirrors.

https://www.reddit.com/r/CrownVictoria/comments/x7adpr/comment/inohy4z/
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I know Ford_Guy isn’t active much but this might be something to pass along to him.

@night cub can you update 2004 MY for the base [P73] model?

New information indicates the base model lost the chrome on the bumpers & chrome surround on the door handles for MY 2004.

2002 [P73]: https://poctra.com/2002-FORD-CROWN-VICTORIA/id-AIqOy2lRp7AlrpPK/LONG-ISLAND-NY

2003 [P73]: https://poctra.com/2003-FORD-CROWN-VICTORIA/id-AYGAn2HfBGO9FnoW/ATLANTA-EAST-GA/Photos
https://poctra.com/2003-FORD-CROWN-VICTORIA-STANDARD/id-CyB7ZMk2UmVbv1Ji/DALLAS/FT-WORTH-TX/Photos

2004 [P73]: https://poctra.com/2004-FORD-CROWN-VICTORIA/id-AxtKclSHMPt4jIEq/ROCHESTER-NY/Photos
https://poctra.com/2004-FORD-CROWN-VICTORIA/id-AMSod2GMUh3affHt/PHOENIX-AZ/Photos

2005 [P73]: https://poctra.com/2005-FORD-CROWN-VICTORIA/id-AMpKQFrfkORKNnnr/LAS-VEGAS-NV/Photos
https://poctra.com/2005-FORD-CROWN-VICTORIA/id-AsdaYMpyRpnl7vli/CHARLESTON-SC/Photos

I did not see any [P73] after MY 2005.

some parents tired of " are we there yet ? " could agree with the location...

I made a graphic and added it, but I would not say decklid, as that sounds like the child seat is being anchored to the trunk on the outside of the car. Parcel Shelf would be the location.

@rtsbusman1997 also, 2000 brough rear child anchors on the decklid. Obviously it helps with models where the tail lamps are swapped.

This change occurred on Mercury Grand Marquis as well.

@night cub can you update your main post to reflect these verified findings. We now have to determine if the change was on all [P7]s. We know it was on [P74/73].

yeah it was a mid year change (summer of 03 I think)

little side note (if you didn’t see it): 1999+ Commercial Taxi Package models didn’t have chrome door handles by default, they had black ones standard (it would have to have been a special order)

The 2003 B-pillars were black and transitioned to body colored. Pulled plenty of VINs to confirm. It was a mid-year shift. Here are just two examples of the many I pulled.

http://gtcarlot.com/colors/car/2829993-6.html - 2003 black.
http://gtcarlot.com/colors/car/34095353-6.html - 2003 body colored.

Both are LX. Base [P73] also had this change.