[Shotimes] Grille Name

[Donald Mallinson]

Bill,

I managed to buy a 1990 Ford Taurus Police brochure 
recently, and it clearly lists the police grill and it is on 
the picture on the cover.  I would be glad to get you a copy 
of this brochure.  So it was available in 1990 at least, and 
I suspect it was available before that.

It should fit the Taurus all the way back to 1986, since the 
  body didn't change any during that time.

The grill could be bought separately as a part over the 
counter, that is how I got my grill for my 89.  Friends of 
mine bought it for me for a birthday!  That would have been 
in 1991 or early 1992.

Adding to the information.

Don Mallinson

Bill Strobel wrote:
> There was a discussion a while back about the proper name for the grille commonly called the "Police Grille" that fits the 1989-1991 Taurus.  I was in Colombia at the time and did not have access to my library.  I've been back a month and I am now organized and have had time to research the issue and this is what I found.  The first Police Option for the Taurus was made available in 1991.  As part of this option under Cooling, the brochure and the Source Book (Dealer Facts Book) say "Cooling - Police-level with grille cooling slots"  There is no mention in the Taurus sales brochure, or the Source Book of a grille option to be used in conjunction with towing.  The only towing options are various hitches and some wiring configurations.  In the Source Book there is a master list of available options for 1991 and the grille is not listed separately, the Police Option is.  In the parts book under Group 8200 Grille Radiator there are 2 part numbers listed for the Taurus through 
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> F0DZ-8200 A Police Pkg
> F0DZ-8200 B except Police 
> Therefore it appears that the grille in question was only used in the Police Package and was not available separately from the factory either by itself or as part of a towing package.  The grille became available in 1991 (why it has a 1990 prefix escapes me).  The first mention of a Taurus Police Pkg or Option is 1991.  In 1992 the grille used in the Police Option was changed to just 1 additional slot at the bottom of the panel instead of the multiple slots on both sides.  If the grille was used as part of a towing package, then it was done at the dealer using over the counter parts.  The grille as designed was intended to be part of the Police Package for the Taurus, hence calling it the Police Grille seems appropriate.    
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> Bill Strobel
> Independent Towing
> Fayetteville NC
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