1999 Lamborghini Diablo GT

This is a 1999 Lamborghini Diablo GT. It is powered by a 575-horsepower 6.0-liter V12 engine. Only 80 Diablo GTs were produced.

The model was officially sold in Europe, though some have been imported to the United States. This example was displayed at the 2006 Portland International Auto Show by Ron Tonkin Gran Turismo.

1999 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor

1999 was the first year that the police version of Ford's Crown Victoria sedan was officially called the Police Interceptor. Though Ford had always built police versions of the Crown Victoria, from 1992 to 1998, the model was simply called the Crown Victoria P71, referring to the production code. Along with the civilian model, the P71 was restyled in 1998, and it retained much of the civilian model's styling, including a chrome grille, door handle trim, bumper trim strips, and the Crown Victoria's rear fascia and badging. In 1999, along with the new Crown Victoria Police Interceptor name and a Police Interceptor badge on the rear fascia, the grille, door handle trim and bumper trim strips were now glossy black. (An optional "Street Appearance Package" was also available to make the Crown Victoria Police Interceptor look like the civilian model by adding back all the chrome. 1999 was the only year the Ford Crown Victoria had the gloss black grille, as it was changed to flat black for 2000. This 1999 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor belonged to the Public Safety Department at the Milwaukee School of Engineering in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

1999 Porsche 911 Carrera

In 1998, Porsche introduced the first new, completely-redesigned 911 since the original debuted in 1963. The only parts carried over from the previous 911 were the suspension and the 6-speed manual transmission. For the first time, the new 911 featured a water-cooled engine. The rear-engined 911 Carrera was powered by a 296-horsepower 3.4-liter version of the M96 dual-overhead-cam horizontally-opposed “flat” six-cylinder “boxer” engine, with either a 6-speed manual transmission or a 5-speed Tiptronic automatic transmission, and either rear-wheel or all-wheel drive. The 911 Carrera could accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour in under 5 seconds and reach a top speed of 178 miles per hour. The new Porsche 911 Carrera shared its front end styling with the lower-priced Porsche Boxster, making the two look very similar, however the Boxster was only available as a 2-seat roadster, while the more powerful and faster 911 Carrera featured a rear seat and was available as either a convertible or a coupe.

1999 Porsche Boxster

The Porsche Boxster was introduced in 1996, replacing the front-engined 968 as Porsche’s entry-level model. The Boxster was the first Porsche road vehicle to be designed as a roadster since the 1953 Porsche 550 Spyder. The Boxster also introduced Porsche’s first water-cooled non-front engine, the M96 dual-overhead-cam horizontally-opposed “flat” six-cylinder “boxer” engine. The Boxster’s name came from a combination of the words “boxer” and “roadster.” The rear-wheel drive, mid-engine Boxster features a 201-horsepower, 2.5-liter version of the M96 engine. With a standard 5-speed manual transmission, the Boxster could accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 6.7 seconds and reach a top speed of 149 miles per hour. With the optional 5-speed Tiptronic automatic transmission, the Boxster could reach 60 miles per hour in 7.4 seconds with a top speed of 146 miles per hour. The Boxster’s mid-engine layout provided a low center of gravity, near-perfect weight distribution, and neutral handling.

1999 Ford Mustang Convertible

Originally introduced in 1994, the fourth-generation Ford Mustang received a substantial facelift for 1999, with new sheet metal bringing the large wheel arches and the sharp contours and creases of Ford’s “New Edge” styling, along with improved ride and handling and new seats and interior details. All three available engines also received horsepower increases, from the base 190-horsepower 3.8-liter overhead-valve V6, to the Mustang GT’s 260-horsepower 4.6-liter single-overhead-cam V8, to the 320-horsepower 4.6-liter dual-overhead-cam V8 that would accelerate the Mustang Cobra from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 5.4 seconds.

1999 Mercury Cougar

The Mercury Cougar was originally introduced in 1967, and continued uninterrupted until the rear-wheel drive Thunderbird-based Cougar ended production in 1997. After a one-year absence, this new, very different Cougar would appear as a 1999 model. Based on the Mercury MC2 concept car from 1997, the new Cougar was introduced at the 1998 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, and was scheduled to go on sale in May 1998. Based on the Ford Contour and Mercury Mystique, the new Cougar shares about 70 percent of its parts with the sedans, including the chassis, engines and transmissions. Unlike the sedans, the new Cougar is a front-wheel drive, four-seat, two-door hatchback, and is Mercury’s first production model to feature its New Edge design, which is based on using distinct creases to accent rounded and flowing shapes. Bold, sheer surfaces are accented by a sharp, rising belt line that starts at the front bumper and extends to the rear, ending at the rear bumper and the shardlike triangular wraparound tail light lenses. The New Edge designs allows for minimal spacing between the bumper moldings and the sheet-metal panels, and crisp corners where the hood meets the darkened lenses of the four-beam projector headlights. The Cougar is available with a 125-horsepower 2.0-liter dual overhead cam inline 4-cylinder engine or a 170-horsepower 2.5-liter 24-valve dual overhead cam Duratec V6, with either a standard 5-speed manual or optional 4-speed automatic transmission. The Cougar comes standard with anti-lock brakes and front air bags, with optional side airbags mounted in the side of the front seats.

1999 Ford F-250 Super Duty

Though Ford’s regular F-150 and F-250 were all new in 1997, the all new Super Duty trucks were not available until 1999. The Super Duty F-250 replaced the F-250 (based on the new F-150) and the F-250 HD (a continuation of the previous F-250) while the F-350 Super Duty replaced the previous F-350. The standard engine was a 255-horsepower 5.4-liter single overhead cam 16-valve Triton V8 gasoline engine that produced 350 foot-pounds of torque. Also available was a 310-horsepower 6.8-liter single overhead cam 20-valve V10 Triton gasoline engine that produced 425 foot-pounds of torque. Both Triton engines featured a new “limp home” mode that allows the truck to be driven a short distance even if all coolant has been lost, accomplished by the engine control computer alternately shutting off fuel to half of the cylinders, allowing them to pump air to keep the engine cool. A 235-horsepower 7.3-liter Power Stroke V8 diesel engine that produced 500 foot-pounds of torque was also available. Five-speed manual and four-speed automatic transmissions were available for all engines. The Super Duty trucks were available with a standard cab, a SuperCab, or a crew cab, and either a 6-3/4-foot or an 8-foot bed. Four wheel drive was available as an option on all models, and a dual-wheel rear axle was available for the F-350. Trim levels included the base XL, the mid-range XLT, and the top-of-the-line Lariat.