3/13/11 UPDATE

Vic needs an oil change BAD!  We never got around to it before winter, and I am shamed of how old the Mobil One is!  I won't even share it with you folks...  THAT is how bad it is!  But with most of the snow now melted here, hopefully we can get it done as soon as Todd's driveway is dry. 

I bit the bullet and ordered some POR 15 today.  I've heard it is pretty good stuff.  I will use it to try and get the rust on the fenders to at least slow down.  May touch up a few other spots, too.  Need to try and buff up the headlights, as I noticed they are really starting to show their age.  The chrome on the grille is starting to bubble a bit.  Oh... poor car...

Interesting Non-Vic Ford...

OK, this isn't a Crown Vic, but it sure is nifty!  Spotted in Westford MA... at a Dunkin Donuts... ehem...

OPERATION: VIC PIC

I NEED YOUR HELP!

I am slowly launching what I have dubbed OPERATION: VIC PIC.  This is an effort to get some up to date cruiser photos added to the main website.  Please click the link in the sidebar to read more.  Or head over to the main website and read about it there.

See a Whelen Light Bar Being Made...

If you can, try and catch the recent episode of How It's Made... went to Whelen to show how they make an LED lightbar. Interesting... I didn't see a video clip on the Science Channel website, but it is "Episode 7 - Season 9:
Find out how audio tubes, light bars, model aircraft, snare drums are made"

Surprise AZ Police Department - Beat the Heat!

SEE IT AT: Surprise AZ Police Department Beat the Heat

What a great idea!!

2/6/11 UPDATE

Today is Superbowl Sunday.  A great evening to go for a peaceful drive, since there will be NO traffic.  Just make sure you get home before the game is over...

Vic has been a little unhappy lately.  I always knew there was some body work done to the corner of the front bumper.  After all these years, it is failing.  I think the latest snow banks did it in.  The paint has chipped off, and there is a line of red filler showing.  Not sure how I will deal with that come spring...

Here are some cheesecake photos of Vic from January:


1/12/11



1/21/11

1/27/11

Sexy, huh?

Got Snow? You Need One of These!!

Folks, so far this year we have had 1-2 snow storms each week.  In fact, I just came in from trying to clean up a mess of snow and water.  While I am warming up, I'd like to suggest a product.  Yes, I am plugging something.  The Sno Brum.  Why?  Oh a few reasons...

One is that it works.  And I like things that work.  A Crown Vic is a large car, and you need something that can reach when you try and clear snow off of one.  No more trying to use a small snow brush or broom.  As long as you don't put the thing down on dirt or sand, and use a little care, you won't get any major scratches on your paint.

I first used these when I was a working stiff at car dealerships.  Half of the brooms bought each year got stolen by employees.  Yes, they work THAT well!  I have cleared snow off brand new Porsches with these.  Granted, not all people care about dents and scratches...

My Sno Brum has a metal handle.  My father and mother's have wood handles.  They also come with a telescoping handle.

Another reason I am suggesting this item is because I am really sick and tired of people who don't clean snow off their cars.  You know those people... the ones driving down the highway with only their windshield cleared.  The trucks with sheets of ice blowing off onto people's cars... those beings.  To them, this is a not-so-subtle hint...