To prove it, they made available a 1992 Ford Crown Victoria converted to natural gas power, one of 50 built by Ford with $50 million in seed money planted by the Gas Research Institute ...

See All 19 Photos Just to get the car running, Tony plucked the stock gas tank from the Crown Victoria and lashed it to the frame with a ratchet strap. In these cars, the gas tank sits vertically ...

The shields are new Ford technology, designed to cover sharp edges and objects on the axle and frame ... gas tank in crash tests. "This is a significant step forward in the safety of the Crown ...

The system allows him to safely blend hydrogen (H2) and compressed natural gas (CNG) inside the tank of his internal-combustion engine Crown Victoria. During the next eight months, Bain will ...

"Having a Crown Victoria fleet is efficient," Lopker said. "Just model-year changes are enough to throw us a curve." Is natural gas safer? One alternative could be the Crown Victoria police car ...

will be one of only three dedicated natural-gas cars available from automakers in the United States. The others are the Ford Crown Victoria and the Honda Civic GX. Other natural-gas cars from Ford ...