[Shotimes] Grille Name

[Mike Kopstain]

Actually, I beleive they changed the front end in 89'.  The earlier cars has
much more of a slant on the inside of the headlights and a much different
grille to accomodate that slant.

~ Mike

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald Mallinson" <dmall@mwonline.net>
To: "Bill Strobel" <theamcguy@yahoo.com>
Cc: "Times List SHO" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 11:48 AM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Grille Name


> 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
> 19!
> > 91
> > 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
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