Ford Panther platform

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The Ford Panther platform is a full-size, rear-wheel-drive, body-on-frame automobile architecture used by Ford Motor Company for large sedans such as the Ford Crown Victoria, Mercury Grand Marquis, and Lincoln Town Car.

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Ford Panther platform canonical 8

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instanceOf automobile platform ⓘ
body-on-frame platform ⓘ
full-size car platform ⓘ
rear-wheel-drive platform ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Panther platform ⓘ
assemblyLocation St. Thomas Assembly, Ontario, Canada ⓘ
bodyConstruction body-on-frame ⓘ
brakeType front disc brakes ⓘ
rear drum or disc brakes depending on model and year ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
designGoal provide a durable, easily serviceable full-size sedan architecture ⓘ
drivetrain longitudinal engine, rear-wheel drive ⓘ
engineCompatibility Ford Modular V8 engines ⓘ
linked to: Ford Modular V8

Ford Windsor V8 engines ⓘ
linked to: Ford 302 V8 engine
frameType separate steel ladder frame ⓘ
fuelType gasoline ⓘ
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ
manufacturer Ford Motor Company ⓘ
marketSegment large sedan ⓘ
modelYearEnd 2012 model year ⓘ
modelYearIntroduction 1979 model year ⓘ
notableChange received major chassis and suspension updates for 2003 model year ⓘ
notableFeature body-on-frame construction retained after most competitors switched to unibody ⓘ
extensive use in fleet and police vehicles ⓘ
known for durability and longevity ⓘ
notableModel Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor ⓘ
linked to: Ford Crown Victoria
predecessor Ford full-size rear-wheel-drive body-on-frame platforms of the 1970s ⓘ
primaryBodyStyle 4-door sedan ⓘ
productionEndYear 2011 ⓘ
productionStartYear 1978 ⓘ
secondaryBodyStyle 5-door station wagon (early years) ⓘ
successor Ford D3 platform (for large sedans) ⓘ
linked to: Ford D3 platform
suspensionFront independent front suspension ⓘ
suspensionRear live rear axle ⓘ
usedBy law enforcement agencies in North America ⓘ
taxi fleets in North America ⓘ
usedForModel Ford Country Squire ⓘ
Ford Crown Victoria ⓘ
Ford LTD Crown Victoria ⓘ
linked to: Ford Crown Victoria

Lincoln Continental (1980–1981 sedan) ⓘ
linked to: Lincoln Continental

Lincoln Continental Mark VI ⓘ
linked to: Lincoln Continental

Lincoln Town Car ⓘ
Mercury Colony Park ⓘ
Mercury Grand Marquis ⓘ
Mercury Marquis ⓘ
vehicleClass full-size car ⓘ
wheelbaseRange approximately 114–120 inches ⓘ

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Mercury Grand Marquis → platform → Ford Panther platform ⓘ
Lincoln Town Car → platform → Ford Panther platform ⓘ
Ford full-size platform → successor → Ford Panther platform ⓘ
St. Thomas Assembly → chassisProduced → Ford Panther platform ⓘ
Ford platforms → includesExample → Ford Panther platform ⓘ
Continental Mark VI → platform → Ford Panther platform ⓘ
Ford Crown Victoria → platform → Ford Panther platform ⓘ
Panther platform → alsoKnownAs → Ford Panther platform ⓘ