(Ford)
Last of Ford's iconic cop cars rolls off line
The last Crown Victoria -- the no-nonsense police car that has made motorists straighten up and drive attentively for more than three decades -- has rolled off the Ford assembly line. Consumers haven't been able to buy a Crown Vic new since 2008, but sales to police departments have remained strong; Crown Vics hold 70 percent of the patrol car market. Ford will offer a new police interceptor based on its newly revamped Taurus. The Chevrolet Caprice and Dodge Charger are also trying to make inroads on the market.
--The Associated Press
(New York Times News Service)
World records set at recent car auctions
About $200 million in vintage automobiles changed hands at the auctions held around Monterey, Calf., in conjunction with the recent Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, with 32 cars selling for $1 million or more. A 1957 Ferrari Testa Rossa prototype (top) set a world record as the most expensive car ever sold at public auction, going for $16.4 million. A 1931 Duesenberg Model J coupe (middle) set a world record for the most expensive U.S. car sold at auction, going for $10.3 million. The Concours' Best of Show award went to a 1934 Voisin C-25 Aerodyne (bottom).
--New York Times News Service
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