Franklin Mint 1:24 1955 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria, Maroon/White

This model is from an estate sale it is in the styrofoam and the box but there is no paper work

The Ford Crown Victoria ("Crown Vic") is a full-size sedan that was marketed and manufactured by Ford from the 1992 to the 2011 model years. The successor to the Ford LTD Crown Victoria, the Crown Victoria served as the flagship Ford sedan above the Ford Taurus, and was the Ford-branded version of the Mercury Grand Marquis. Ford marketed the Crown Victoria Police Interceptor police car to law-enforcement agencies, and a long-wheelbase version was introduced in 2002 for taxi cab fleet.

The Crown Victoria was produced on the rear wheel drive Ford Panther platform it shared with the Grand Marquis and Lincoln Town Car. From 1997 to 2011, the three sedans were the only full-frame rear wheel drive passenger cars produced in North America and the only non-luxury cars offered with a standard V8 engine.

The Crown Victoria, Police Interceptor, and Grand Marquis were produced at the St. Thomas Assembly in Southwold, Ontario, Canada, which closed in 2011. A 2012 Crown Victoria was the final vehicle produced at the facility as part of a small group of vehicles intended for export to the Middle East. Over 1.5 million Crown Victorias (including Police Interceptors) were manufactured by St. Thomas Assembly from 1991 to 2011. Ford did not replace the Crown Victoria, leaving the front wheel drive/all wheel drive Ford Taurus as the closest option.

Ford used the Crown Victoria nameplate on two vehicles before the 1992 model year. From 1955 to 1956, it was used to denote the flagship model of the Ford Fairlane. From 1983 to 1991, the nameplate was used to distinguish all full-size LTD sedans in North America.

1955 marked the first use of the Crown Victoria nameplate by Ford. To introduce its premium Ford Fairlane model range, the Fairlane Crown Victoria was introduced as its flagship model, replacing the hardtop roofline of the Victoria hardtop coupe (an additional nameplate revived for 1955) with a B-pillared roofline distinguished by a wide stainless-steel band "crowning" the roof. While the large B-pillar pre-empted a hardtop roofline, the design allowed for a sleeker appearance.

The Crown Victoria Skyliner was a variant of the Crown Victoria with a fixed acrylic glass sunroof forward of the stainless-steel B-pillar.

For the 1956 model year, along with the rest of the Ford model line, the Fairlane Crown Victoria was offered with the Lifeguard option package as an option.

As the Ford model line was redesigned for 1957, the Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria was withdrawn with no replacement. The Skyliner name returned to the Fairlane range, denoting the Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner retractable hardtop convertible.