Ford Crown Victoria

E755864

automobile model full-size car

The Ford Crown Victoria is a full-size sedan widely recognized for its extensive use as a police interceptor and taxicab across North America.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Ford Crown Victoria canonical	9
Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor	6
Ford LTD Crown Victoria	4
Crown Vic	3
Ford 429 Police Interceptor	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8740204 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ford Crown Victoria
Context triple: [Louisville Assembly Plant, formerProduct, Ford Crown Victoria]

A. Ford Thunderbird
The Ford Thunderbird is a classic American personal luxury car produced by Ford from the mid-1950s through the late 1990s (with a brief revival in the 2000s), known for its stylish design and comfortable, upscale cruising character.
B. Ford Mustang
The Ford Mustang is an iconic American sports car known for its powerful performance, distinctive styling, and central role in popular car culture since the 1960s.
C. The Ford
The Ford is a small hamlet within the civil parish of Little Hadham in Hertfordshire, England.
D. Ford Custom
The Ford Custom was a line of full-size, entry-level American cars produced by Ford, known for their straightforward design and value-oriented positioning in the mid-20th century.
E. Ford Galaxie
The Ford Galaxie is a full-size American car produced by Ford in the 1960s, known for its spacious design, V8 power, and popularity in both family use and stock car racing.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ford Crown Victoria
Target entity description: The Ford Crown Victoria is a full-size sedan widely recognized for its extensive use as a police interceptor and taxicab across North America.

A. Ford Thunderbird
The Ford Thunderbird is a classic American personal luxury car produced by Ford from the mid-1950s through the late 1990s (with a brief revival in the 2000s), known for its stylish design and comfortable, upscale cruising character.
B. Ford Mustang
The Ford Mustang is an iconic American sports car known for its powerful performance, distinctive styling, and central role in popular car culture since the 1960s.
C. The Ford
The Ford is a small hamlet within the civil parish of Little Hadham in Hertfordshire, England.
D. Ford Custom
The Ford Custom was a line of full-size, entry-level American cars produced by Ford, known for their straightforward design and value-oriented positioning in the mid-20th century.
E. Ford Galaxie
The Ford Galaxie is a full-size American car produced by Ford in the 1960s, known for its spacious design, V8 power, and popularity in both family use and stock car racing.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	automobile model ⓘ full-size car ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Crown Vic ⓘ linked to: Ford Crown Victoria
assemblyLocation	St. Thomas Assembly, Ontario, Canada ⓘ
bodyStyle	4-door sedan ⓘ
chassisType	body-on-frame ⓘ
class	full-size sedan ⓘ
commonNickname	Panther car ⓘ
commonUsePeriodAsPoliceCar	1990s–2010s ⓘ
commonUsePeriodAsTaxi	1990s–2010s ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
discontinuationReason	shift to unibody, front-wheel-drive platforms and changing market demand ⓘ
doorCount	4 ⓘ
driveType	rear-wheel drive ⓘ
emissionsStandardCompliance	varies by model year and market ⓘ
engineType	V8 ⓘ
fleetSalesFocus	law enforcement agencies ⓘ taxi companies ⓘ
fuelType	gasoline ⓘ
layout	front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ
manufacturer	Ford Motor Company ⓘ
marketSegment	fleet vehicles ⓘ
modelYears	1992–2012 (North America) ⓘ
notableFeature	durable body-on-frame construction ⓘ large trunk capacity ⓘ rear-wheel-drive handling characteristics ⓘ spacious interior ⓘ
notableInPopularCulture	frequently depicted as a generic police car in film and television ⓘ
notableUse	police car ⓘ taxicab ⓘ
notableUseRegion	North America ⓘ
notableVariant	Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor ⓘ linked to: Ford Crown Victoria
platform	Ford Panther platform ⓘ
predecessor	Ford LTD Crown Victoria ⓘ linked to: Ford LTD
primaryMarket	Canada ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
productionEnd	2011 ⓘ
productionStart	1991 ⓘ
relatedTo	Lincoln Town Car ⓘ Mercury Grand Marquis ⓘ
safetyConcern	fuel tank fire risk in high-speed rear impacts (older models) ⓘ
seatingCapacity	5 or 6 (depending on front bench seat) ⓘ
successor	Ford Taurus (sixth generation, fleet use) ⓘ linked to: Ford Taurus
transmission	4-speed automatic ⓘ
typicalEngineDisplacement	4.6 L ⓘ
wheelbase	approximately 114.7 inches (varies by year) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Louisville Assembly Plant → formerProduct → Ford Crown Victoria ⓘ

subject linked to: Louisville Assembly Plant (Kentucky, USA)

Ford Panther platform → usedForModel → Ford Crown Victoria ⓘ

Ford Panther platform → usedForModel → Ford LTD Crown Victoria ⓘ