Say that you’re RIDES Magazine and you want to celebrate the 100th anniversary of taxi cab service in New York City – what to do? Simple – take a 1996 Crown Vic (arguably better looking than Ford’s current take on the Panther platform), put a lift on it that shames many custom pickups, and shove a set of Pirelli-shod 30″ MHT wheels under it. Not included is the milkcrate you’ll need to stand on in order to enter the beast.
Now, we realize that this probably isn’t a proper “donk” to most folks (and those that specifically associate the name with mid-70s Caprices are particularly likely to be offended by using the name to describe a Crown Vic), but this thing seems to defy any other name – well, at least any name that’s suitable to print. No word yet on whether it’ll be whisking us away from the Javits convention center tomorrow night, but such a scenario isn’t out of the question – the nine-foot-tall ride is said to wear an official NYC taxi medallion.
[Source: RIDES, Jalopnik]