This next car comes with a bit of a surprise for even the biggest car enthusiasts. At first glance it looks like something from the 1970s -- chrome bumpers that look to be JDM or derubberfied, and the interior looks like beige muppet skin straight out of the 1980s and underhood the low vacuum hosed 1JZ looks like 1990s...but the title says 1991? Say what? Find this 1991 Toyota Crown Royal Saloon Wagon offered for $9950 in Chaplin, SC via craigslist. Tip from JB1025.
Sales of Ford's legendary Crown Victoria sedan stopped for the general public after the 2007 model year, but fleet sales continued through 2011. Legend has it that many police departments put in large orders for the aging Panther platform beast because they were concerned about the reliability of the replacement vehicles from Chevy/Ford/Dodge, but if you want a slightly used ex-Police use Crown Vicky, you can get one for the contents of a child's piggy bank. Find this 2008 Ford Crown Victoria offered for $2450 in Warren, MI via craigslist. Tip from Rock On!
As automotive connoisseurs, we know in our hearts that the manual gearbox is the only correct way to send power to the rear wheels. Likewise, we know that a wagon is the only way to move large amounts of humans (living or otherwise) and cargo about. Our loved ones at best tolerate us for our near-religious conviction of beliefs. Somehow, the holy grail popped out of Japan in the mid-seventies. Find this 1976 Toyota Crown for sale in Port Pirie South, SA for $3,800 AUD ($2,850 USD at the time of writing) via gumtree. 
The 3rd generation Toyota Crown (S50) was built from 1967 to 1971 as the
premium full sized offering from Toyota. It was powered by R-series
inline-4 or M-series inline-6 engines and offers lethargic performance
with cool JDM looks...but who needs to go fast when you can look good sitting still? Find this 1969 Toyota Crown offered for $6,500 in Portland, OR via craigslist. Tip from FuelTruck.
The Imperial was a high end luxury automobile from Chrysler that was so exclusive it spawned its own brand. The Imperial name had been used since 1926 to identify Chrysler Corp.'s
top end luxury cars, but in 1955 Chrysler spun off an
entire brand to compete with Lincoln and Cadillac. During the second
generation (1957-1966) the Imperial sat on its own
unique (unshared with plebeian Chrysler offerings) body-on-frame platform, featuring a stylish wrap-around windscreen and more steel than an Sherman Tank. Find this 1966 Chrysler Imperial Crown Convertible offered here on eBay
currently bidding for $7,300 with a few hours to go, located in Scottsdale, AZ.
The 3rd generation Toyota Crown (S50) was built from 1967 to 1971 as the premium full sized offering from Toyota. It was powered by R-series inline-4 or M-series inline-6 engines and offers lethargic performance with cool JDM looks. Stuff a more powerful engine under the hood and the performance will match the cool factory...now...what is the most common engine to ever be put into any other vehicle? Find this 1969 Toyota Crown with Chevy V8 offered for $8,000 ($7,500 without wheels) here on craigslist.
In 1964 Chrysler introduced a new edition of their Imperial Crown high end luxury sedan. The new version put to bed the 50's tailfins and chrome of the Virgil Exner designed Imperials, and the Elwood Engel designed 1964 model featured slab sides (you might recognize them from Engel's '61 Continental design) and razor-edged lines. It was far more modern looking car with thick C-pillars and thick chrome emphasizing the top of the fenders, and few cars from the 1960s match its street presence per dollar ratio. Find this 1964 Imperial Crown Coupe offered for $3,500 in Van Nuys, CA via craigslist.
The 2nd generation Crown Victoria was introduced in 1998 and was available to the public (mostly old dudes) through the 2007 model year. From 2008 to 2011 the Crown Vic was only sold for fleet/rental use and was the police car of choice for many precincts. This made spotting smokey and dropping to the legal speed limit an exercise in Crown Vic spotting and its recognizable shape will be missed as it has been replaced with various Malibu, Taurus, Charger & Caprice. If you are in the market for a used Crown Victoria, the one to get is the P-71 Police Interceptor which added a bunch of cop special parts but used the same basic 4.6 liter modular V8...unless you replace it with a V10. Find this 1999 Ford Crown Victoria P71 with Triton V10 power for $8,500 via craigslist in California, MD. Tip from Carl L.
