Factory build sheet
1998 Ford Crown Victoria LX
Build 2FAFP74W-W · 4.6L 8cyl · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 2FAFP74W and position 10 reads W. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Crown Victoria whose VIN starts 2FAFP74W and carries W in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 465 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 465 known VINs
- 2 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Ford with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 4.6 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine manufacturer
- Ford
- Valve train
- Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
- Horsepower
- 200 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD.
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1
- GVWR
- 6,000 lb or less
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
The same build, other model years
Ford used the VIN pattern 2FAFP74W for 7 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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1998 You are here code W
- 1999 LX 4.6L 8cyl Sedan · 776 vehicles code X $6,392
- 2001 LX 4.6L 8cyl Sedan · 610 vehicles code 1 $4,699
- 2002 LX 4.6L 8cyl Sedan · 483 vehicles code 2
- 2004 LX 4.6L 8cyl Sedan · 1,093 vehicles code 4 $3,995
- 2005 LX 4.6L 8cyl Sedan · 542 vehicles code 5
- 2006 LX 4.6L 8cyl Sedan · 181 vehicles code 6
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | 2FA | FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD. · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | FP74W | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | W | Model year — 1998 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
465 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 2FAFP74W-W shares the specification above.
- 465 Known VINs
- 2 Listed for sale now
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Crown Victoria, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Vehicle counts come from the 465 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.