[Shotimes] If Ford Asked you to build the next Taurus SHO
Shylo McKinsey
mrfluffy02@yahoo.com
Thu, 18 Mar 2004 08:21:32 -0800 (PST)
Maybe I generalized too much. Just know that when they
first came out, my father hated the Taurus. Said it
was butt-ugly. But after the SHO came out, he had
serious doubts about his earlier opinion. In 93 he
almost bought one, but my mother decided she liked the
Sable better. Sigh....
Shylo McKinsey
'91 White MTX
--- Paul L Fisher <sho@paul-fisher.com> wrote:
> Not me! I wanted a Taurus from the second I first
> saw one. I actually bought
> a loaded '86 LX at the beginning of '87. I then
> wanted a SHO the second they
> announced it. I finally bought my 1st one of those
> in '97. I hated the Gen 3
> when they 1st came out but finally in 2000 or so
> actually considered buying
> one and finally just did buy a '99.
>
>
> Paul L Fisher
>
> 1999 Ford Taurus SHO TR 63K - Stock. Kirk'ed.
> 1993 Ford Taurus SHO ATX 183K with some stuff. For
> sale soon.
>
> See information about my '93!
> http://www.paul-fisher.com/SHO
>
> Visit my website: http://www.paul-fisher.com
> SHOClub Member: http://www.shoclub.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Shylo McKinsey
> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 9:05 PM
> To: TaurusSHO
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] If Ford Asked you to build
> the next Taurus SHO
>
> Yes it is rather ugly, but who didn't say that about
> the Taurus when it first came out in the mid 80's?
>
> The drawings I've seen of this car makes it look
> rather ugly, but the ACTUAL Caddy CTS is FUGLY.
>
> I'll wait till it hits the showrooms till I make my
> final judgement, too...
>
> Shylo McKinsey
>
> '91 White MTX
>
> --- Mark Kelley <mkelley1@gt.rr.com> wrote:
> > I'll admit I'm a bit hesitant about the styling as
> > well. However, until I
> > see the it "in the flesh" and not just a drawing,
> > I'm withholding final
> > judgement.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of
> > Jim and Debbie Leyden
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 7:56 PM
> > To: SHOtimes (Team.net)
> > Subject: RE: [Shotimes] If Ford Asked you to build
> > the next Taurus SHO
> >
> >
> > Debbie says (and she LOVES her SHO) that the
> Future
> > is UGLY. I can see a
> > lot of the Cadillac in it and I HATE the Caddy
> > styling
> >
> > Jim
> > '93 MTX
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of
> > Mark Kelley
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 8:40 PM
> > To: SHOtimes (Team.net)
> > Subject: RE: [Shotimes] If Ford Asked you to build
> > the next Taurus SHO
> >
> >
> > Here's an interesting little blurb about the SVT
> > Futura I found on the web:
> >
> >
> http://home.gt.rr.com/mkelley1/images/svt_futura.jpg
> >
> > It relates to this very topic.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of
> > Mark Kelley
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 7:16 PM
> > To: SHOtimes (Team.net); Justin Jones
> > Subject: RE: [Shotimes] If Ford Asked you to build
> > the next Taurus SHO
> >
> >
> > That jives with what I've heard. I read your post
> > as "SVT going away".
> >
> > There are rumors of an SVT Futura, which is based
> on
> > the Mazda 6. The 6 is
> > awavailble with AWD in Europe and it's rumored
> that
> > the SVT version will
> > have AWD and the new 3.5L Duratec. Again, just
> > rumors.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of
> > Justin Jones
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 5:57 PM
> > To: mkelley1@gt.rr.com; SHOtimes@autox.team.net
> > Subject: RE: [Shotimes] If Ford Asked you to build
> > the next Taurus SHO
> >
> >
> > I heard it was being pulled due to low sales of
> SVT
> > contour, and focus
> > models. the lightning will remain and so will the
> > cobra but not for another
> > year or so for the L and 2 years for the cobra.
> >
> > i know a few guy that work at the local ford plant
> > and the rumor is fairly
> > old from what i understand. i don't think svt is
> > going away so much as it's
> > being reworked to be similar to mopar.
> >
> >
> > >
> > >This is the first I've heard of Ford pulling the
> > plug on SVT. I knew they
> > >were taking off for a couple of model years to
> > develop SVT products on the
> > >new platforms (new F150 and Mustang). What's
> your
> > source for this info?
> > >
> >
> >
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