[Shotimes] Taurus perceptions & required readings

[Midwest SHO Specialists SHOtimes]

I read "Car".  That was a great book.  It talked about how they released the
crystalin headlights on the Gen II's without enough research and completely
screwed up the ligth pattern.

It was also painfull to read the last 25% of the book, because you knew
exactly where it was going; the car was a dreadful failure as compared to
the original Taurus and they (Ford) knew it.  Because of that last 25%, Ford
will not allow any more press to follow them on a design team.

Mike Kopstain
Midwest SHO Specialists
827 North Chestnut Avenue
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
www.MidwestSHO.com
Sales@midwestsho.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin M. Bisch" <kevin624@bellatlantic.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 11:20 PM
Subject: [Shotimes] Taurus perceptions & required readings


> Came across this:
>
> http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Taurus
>
> Interesting to see how people perceive the Taurus, and in particular, the
SHO.
>
> If that blip interests you, I'd strongly recommend reading the three books
> available that focus on the Taurus. "Reinventing the Wheels", "Taurus: The
> Car that Saved Ford" and "Car" are their titles. The second one named,
IMO,
> was the best read of the three. The last one was solely about the '96
> redesign... interesting notes in that book too though, like the designers
> knew you couldn't use the cupholders and the ashtray in the '96
6-passenger
> model at the same time, but built it that way anyway.
>
> On another note, looking at the four generation of Taurii, which do you
> think had the best build-quality? I've owned four Taurii now and my '97
has
> the best fit & finish of all the years out there (barring the SHO cam
> failures). I even think the 1997 model year was marginally better than '98
> and '99. There was significant de-contenting in '99, and little stuff like
> the turn signals sounding better in the '97's. The aesthetics are best
> saved for another discussion.
>
> --Kevin
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