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A program was performed to develop and validate a high fidelity finite element model of a full size car for crashworthiness analysis. This study is part of an overall program to develop a set of crash models for various vehicles that represent the range of vehicle types currently on the road. The resulting set of vehicle models can then be used to study the effect on the overall crash safety of the introduction of future light-weight vehicles or other changes in the current highway vehicle fleet composition. The representative full size car selected for this program was the Ford Crown Victoria. The model developed required the tear-down and digitization of a vehicle to characterize the geometry and material testing to measure the mechanical properties. The digitized structural component surfaces were then used to generate the finite element model. An important step in the overall model development is the validation of the model.