[Shotimes] 10 observations from the 1986 Taurus brochure

[Adam J. Green]

We had an 88 LX wagon.. it was loaded... all digital, speed control..
everything.. even  a sunroof... it was so loaded, that we couln't get a rear
wiper cause the insta clear button took the space.... anyway... I did see a
4 banger auto taurus sitting in a yard, right next to an MT-5... it was
interesting....

www.geocities.com/greentaurussho

Adam J. Green
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From: "van Oss" <vanOss@centurytel.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2003 5:39 PM
Subject: [Shotimes] 10 observations from the 1986 Taurus brochure


> Just picked up a 1986 Ford Taurus brochure on eBay.  40 pages.  As a
> publication, what an extravagence!
>
> 10.  I've seen a lot of sad, old, rusted-out Gen1 Tauri.  It's kinda nice
to
> see their baby pictures.  :-)
>
> 9.  Generations are partly arbitrary.  Our notion of Taurus generations
> could have been:  Gen1=86-89, Gen2=90-91.5, Gen3=92-95, and so on.
>
> 8.  When you compare this with the 1985 brochures from the Big Three, it's
> easy to understand why the Taurus caused such a splash.  Well, that was
> then.
>
> 7.  The MT5 was presented as "a taste of performance,"  a "perfect blend
of
> driving fun," and a "capable performer."  Can a double positive be a
> negative?  "Yeah, right."
>
> 6.  There's a two-page spread on the MT5 Wagon.  In late 1985, just
exactly
> how many wagons could you buy with an MTX?
>
> 5.  Ford seems to have thought that in late 85 / early 86, the secondary
sun
> visor was innovative.  True?
>
> 4.  Page 33 actually shows a listing for a 2.5L automatic.  Anybody ever
> seen one of those?
>
> 3.  The Insta-Clear heated windshield on the 86 Taurus?  Baby, that sure
did
> not last long!
>
> 2.  Pages 4-5 and 6-7 are two-page spreads in silver, then blue.  They
must
> have thought that just the body shape was the draw.
>
> 1.  "An automobile that evolved from a new way of thinking."  In
retrospect,
> this brochure is SO transparent!
>
> Joseph van Oss
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