[Shotimes] FW: "Hillman - " (OT) V8 SHO woes..!Q

[Timothy Wright]

Hey, was it Hillman owner calling us ugly?

Now I feel hurt.  LOL

Tim



----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald Mallinson" <dmall@mwonline.net>
To: <shotimes-admin@autox.team.net>
Cc: "'SHOtimes'" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 8:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] FW: "Hillman - " (OT) V8 SHO woes..!Q


> I would just offer that style is a very personal thing.  The
> car sold well in the US, and is aging much more gracefully
> than many other highly styled cars.  I didn't like the looks
> when they first came out in '95, but by the time I took over
> the club, I decided I had to get to know the Gen III cars.
> So I bought a nice used '96 and the rest is history.  It is
> one super fine automobile.  With the exception of the cam
> issue (a major one, but fairly easily solved with
> pre-emptive welding or pinning) the V8 seems more dependable
> than the V6 up to 100,000 miles.
>
> As for style, if anyone keeps an open mind and starts
> looking at the quality of build, the smooth surfaces and the
> thought that went into virtually every square inch of the
> Gen III Taurus (and the much better looking SHO variant!),
> most people start to like them.  The Gen III was like the
> Gen I in 1995, WAY ahead of its time.  Ford should have used
> the GEN IV body at first and then gone to the GEN III style
> for the newer one, it would have been accepted easier!
>
> I like all three generations, but there are people that
> hated them all. Many people love them all, as I do. As for
> Australia, there is a lot to admire about the down under
> continent, but car build quality isn't one of them, friends
> of mine in the industry say I should not jump to buy the new
> GTO until I verify if it still has the awful Holden quality!
>
> I say all those V8 owners with smiles say that the V8 is a
> pretty good machine.
>
> Don Mallinson
>
> David Rosicke wrote:
>
> > Comments from the other side of the world...
> > Don't be offended!  I forwarded a copy of that V8SHO article to them...
> >
> >
> > Dave R.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-hillman@can-inc.com [mailto:owner-hillman@can-inc.com]On
> > Behalf Of The Becketts
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 6:27 AM
> > To: hillman@can-inc.com
> > Subject: Re: "Hillman - " (OT) V8 SHO woes..
> >
> >
> > This message forwarded by the Hillman List.
> >
> > Vic,
> >
> > ROFL
> >
> > That is a far, far better description.  May I also use it in the future?
> >
> > Ron
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Victor Hughes"
> >
> >
> >
> >>I always thought they looked like cockroaches - though apparently they
> >>
> > don't
> >
> >>survive as well
> >>
> >>Vic
> >>
> >>The Becketts wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>The later model Taurus would have to be one of the ugliest cars ever
> >>>
> > made -
> >
> >>>commonly called a fried egg Down Under.  It was a complete flop in
> >>>
> > Australia
> >
> >>>and Ford were still trying to sell brand new cars that were two years
> >>>
> > old
> >
> >>>when they dropped the product line out here.
> >>>
> >>>
> >
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