Panther platform

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The Panther platform is Ford Motor Company's long-running full-size, rear-wheel-drive, body-on-frame automobile architecture used for models like the Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis, and Town Car.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Panther platform canonical 1
Panther platform vehicles 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ford vehicle platform ⓘ
automobile platform ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Ford Panther platform ⓘ
constructionType body-on-frame ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
driveLayout rear-wheel drive ⓘ
emissionsEra designed for post-1970s emissions and fuel economy regulations ⓘ
engineConfiguration primarily V8 engines ⓘ
firstModelYearInService 1979 ⓘ
frontSuspensionType independent front suspension ⓘ
lastModelYearInService 2011 ⓘ
layout front-engine, rear-wheel drive ⓘ
manufacturer Ford Motor Company ⓘ
market North America ⓘ
notableFeature body-on-frame construction allowed easy repair after minor collisions ⓘ
high durability for fleet use ⓘ
notableModel Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor ⓘ
linked to: Ford Crown Victoria

Lincoln Town Car Cartier ⓘ
linked to: Lincoln Town Car
notableUse North American police cars ⓘ
livery and limousine services ⓘ
taxi fleets ⓘ
platformCode Panther ⓘ
predecessorPlatform Ford full-size body-on-frame platforms of the 1970s ⓘ
primaryBodyStyle 2-door coupe ⓘ
4-door sedan ⓘ
station wagon ⓘ
productionEndYear 2011 ⓘ
productionStartYear 1978 ⓘ
rearSuspensionType solid rear axle ⓘ
successorPlatform Ford D3 platform (for many full-size sedans) ⓘ
linked to: Ford D3 platform
usedInModel Ford Crown Victoria ⓘ
Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor ⓘ
linked to: Ford Crown Victoria

Ford LTD (full-size, 1979–1982) ⓘ
linked to: Ford LTD

Ford LTD Crown Victoria ⓘ
linked to: Ford LTD

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

Lincoln Mark VI ⓘ
Lincoln Mark VII (early development basis) ⓘ
linked to: Lincoln Mark VII

Lincoln Town Car ⓘ
Lincoln Town Car (1981–2011) ⓘ
linked to: Lincoln Town Car

Mercury Grand Marquis ⓘ
Mercury Marauder (2003–2004) ⓘ
Mercury Marquis ⓘ
vehicleClass full-size ⓘ
wheelbaseRange approximately 114–120 inches depending on model and year ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Ford Panther platform → alsoKnownAs → Panther platform ⓘ
St. Thomas Assembly Plant → notableProductLine → Panther platform vehicles ⓘ
linked to: Panther platform