[Shotimes] Interesting coin on eBay

[Christina]

Zach--I agree totally with your perspective here.  We had an 89 wagon that had
so many features we thought were only available in "european" cars--it felt
really luxurious.  If we hadn't owned the wagon and loved it so much, I doubt
I woud have upgraded to the SHO in 94.  We were impressed with how well it
held up after years and miles with no problems and no rattles. Some have had
other experiences and I know most European cars have had this reputation for
years, but it was a new experience for a domestic car.

Christina
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Zach Leahy
  To: Jon Heese
  Cc: shotimes
  Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 5:14 AM
  Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Interesting coin on eBay


  It is kind of neat, I could see a ford nut wanting one... Part of me says..
  .:hmm i'd like to have one"... put the smarter part points out that that
$20
  could go toward a vortech. (or maybe that's not the smarter part)

  Indeed in 86 when the Taurus came out (I know...  I was only 6 then.....)
it
  was hot stuff.  We got a very early production 86 LX wagon, and it was like
  the coolest car on the streets.  Everyone wanted to check it out.  It had
so
  many new features, as well as a shape that defined a whole generation of
  cars.  People though some of the stuff was wild, like outside temp sensors,
  automatic lights, electronic climate controls.....  It was cool to see
  people sit there and just look at the car.  Even though I was really young
I
  remember we always had people coming up to us in a parking lot to look at
  the car.  It was hot stuff back then.

  That wagon stayed in the family for nearly 18 years.  My brother inherited
  it after it was retired from daily service.  It was still going strong at
  250k on the original motor and trans.  Very few problems the entire life of
  the car... maybe an alternator, or a starter....  But man I just remember
  how people reated to that car... what a rush.

  Z




  On 3/7/06, Jon Heese <shotimes@jonheese.com> wrote:
  >
  > Yup.  To me, when viewed with the other coins, it does make sense.
  >
  > Regards,
  > Jon Heese
  >
  > van Oss wrote:
  > > Okay, looking at the other cars being stamped, it's not so terribly odd
  > that
  > > the Taurus would be included.  If you go back and look at   1) Ford's
  > > situation in the mid 80's and  2) what the other US makers were
offering
  > in
  > > '86, it's not too hard to believe that the Taurus was one of Ford's
more
  > > important introductions.
  > > VO
  > >
  > > ----- Original Message -----
  > > The Taurus is not the only one  - there's a complete set of 18:
  > > http://tinyurl.com/nq6hw
  > >
  > >
  > > ----- Original Message -----
  > >
  > >>Maybe not so odd.  The '86 Taurus supposedly saved the corporate bacon
  > and
  > >>it did win COTY.
  > >>
  > >>On an anniversary commemoration like that, I'd expect them to depict
big
  > >>introductions such as the '48 F-series (or '53 F-150), '55 T-bird,
'64.5
  > >>Mustang, '86 Taurus, and '91 Explorer.  Something like that.
  > >>
  > >>VO
  > >>
  > >>
  > >>----- Original Message -----
  > >>Odd that they used the '86-'91 model year on a coin commemorating
Ford's
  > >>100 year anniversary in 2003.  You'd think they'd put a Gen4 on
there...
  > >>Regards,
  > >>Jon Heese
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