TurboRust Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Beautiful-94-Ford-Taurus-SHO_W0QQitemZ120562300916QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Cars_Trucks?hash=item1c1212b7f4 going to pick this up this weekend to replace the svt.. I learned to drive on an auto SHO and have always wanted to pick up a stick one. Sadly most of them up here on ohio have began to rust. This car spent quite a few years in Florida until a couple months ago.. I can't wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6tonsofboost Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 Always loved the SHO, and that one looks to be pretty clean. No more FC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboRust Posted May 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 still have it for now.. going back as stock as possible and getting sold soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex L. Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 Should have kept the Stang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Maker Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 This wouldn't rust! http://jalopnik.com/5524154/fords-super+rare-taurus-sho+powered-aluminum-super+sable Pik-tars in the link. Ford's Super-Rare Taurus SHO-Powered Aluminum Super-Sable Ford hand-built 20 second-generation Mercury Sables with lightweight aluminum bodies and potent Taurus SHO V6 engines. The few of these rare rolling all-aluminum technology testbeds still around are now potentially headed for a Ford crusher. This is their story. When Ford started the Aluminum Intensive Vehicle (AIV) program they heralded the "promise of aluminum" in their press materials. More expensive than steel but significantly lighter, aluminum was the future of automobile production if they could figure out a way to stamp and bond the parts. The first attempt to produce any quantity of aluminum vehicles resulted in the AIV Sable project. None of the press materials or articles indicate why they chose a Sable and not a Taurus, but the slightly more up-scale nature of the car is one possibility. Aluminum parts weren't uncommon on cars in 1993, but they were used primarily in the engine, for the wheels or for air-conditioning components. There was also the small production Acura NSX in 1990, which featured the first all-aluminum monocoque, and the top-of-the-line Audi A8 in 1994 with a similar construction. But on a Sable? Using aluminum parts for the body panels was something new, especially on a mass production car like the Mercury mid-size sedan. This car features aluminum body panels that are spot welded and adhesively bonded together — both procedures were invented to create this car. With the addition of aluminum suspension parts and other components the car weighs 400 pounds less than a similar Taurus. As for the SHO powertrain, there's probably a reason here other than speed and power. The 3.2-liter Yamaha V6 uses an aluminum cylinder head, while the standard Vulcan V6's is iron. Since this was partially an exercise in emissions reduction there's no 0-to-60 MPH time given, but the drop in weight combined with the the 220 HP engine likely combine to make this the fastest stock second-generation Taurus ever built. As proof, one of the AIV Sables finished 15th in the 1995 One Lap of America ahead of Cobra Mustangs, Corvette ZR1s and RUF Porches. A total of 40 cars were constructed by hand in 1993, but only 20 of them were released to the public. The rest were used for crash testing and one was used on the Ford Synthesis 2010 concept — a bland hint at the design direction of the third-generation Taurus even more oddly proportioned than the final product. The legacy of the car is clear. Aluminum use increased on Ford, Jaguar and Aston Martin vehicles in the 17 years since the debut of the AIV Sable. Overall, the amount of aluminum used on European cars more than doubled from approximately 110 pounds in 1990 to 291 pounds in 2005. According to Modern Casting, the average U.S.-produced car will have 280 pounds per car by 2014. Hilariously, in a New York Times article from April 3, 1994 there's a quote from current OnStar president Chris Pruess, then of Chrysler, stating aluminum is "not an economically feasible option." The fate of the few remaining AIV Sables are less clear. The model seen above belongs to an employee of Ford of Canada who says the car is going back to Ford, where it's possible it'll be crushed. No one we've spoken with at the company has any clue what's going to happen to it but we hope they're not going to dismantle such a cool piece of history. Special thanks to the Ford of Canada employee who tipped us off to the existence of this car and to Marguerite Moran of Ford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last_in Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 I love the SHO as well. It was the first manual car I learned to drive. I thought it was a very fun car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 This wouldn't rust! http://jalopnik.com/5524154/fords-super+rare-taurus-sho+powered-aluminum-super+sable Pik-tars in the link. Was reading about this, too. Apparently, they shaved a few hundred pounds. I hope they get sold as opposed to destroyed. They really helped move aluminum forward in car manufacturing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Nice Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 S. H. O. > "SHOw" IMHO of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alibies Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 what happened to the svt? did i miss something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMeanGreen Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 91 SHO FTW instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwashmycar Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 congrats. looks like a fun beater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 INBEFOREAARONCOMESINWITHOMGSHOTIME Nice Old Taurus..... FC > Tauri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackDaddy43 Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 Don't mean to sound like a noob, but why are the SHO taurus' so cool? Growing up we had a normal taurus and it was ugly and nothing but transmission problems. School me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 Don't mean to sound like a noob, but why are the SHO taurus' so cool? Growing up we had a normal taurus and it was ugly and nothing but transmission problems. School me! Yamaha aluminum 220hp racing engine + manual = fun. Bigger brakes, suspension ect. Like S4 vs A4 ect, except covered in ford gayness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboRust Posted May 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 the sho is replacing the svt contour.. its just a little small with the car seat in back. I've always had a sweet spot for the sho's and finally found a clean one at a good price. the sho is not to replace the fc, but I have no time to enjoy it for what I built it to do, it will be on the market soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackDaddy43 Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 except covered in ford gayness Haha I was thinking it looked too similar to the regular ugly taurus. But I guess they're cool, making 220 stock. Just wish they were rwd at least. Hope its not too OT, but how does it compare to an SS impala? As far as performance, and comfort go. Obviously the SS looks much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboRust Posted May 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 sho 7.4 0-60 15.4 1/4 ss 7.2 0-60 15.4 1/4 ss no stick option, and is a land yacht.. i'm 5'6" with a good pair of shoes wasnt even a consideration for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboRust Posted May 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 as far as the ss looks much cooler...uhh i think its about equal unless you like big ass. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/94-96_Chevrolet_Impala_SS.jpg http://www.mervernation.com/mgsho.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenger1647545502 Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 I'd rather have a 3.2 auto SHO motor with a 5-speed, and drop it into a Tempo...there was one that trolled around the east side a while back, VERY quick car. Total sleeper too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboRust Posted May 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 yeah a contour is too small I shoulda bought a tempo.. you're 100% correct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackDaddy43 Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 Yeah i'm gonna go for the SS lol. But no stick sucks obv.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FyrhzrdGT Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 Cool car, cleanest one I've seen in a while. Random, but some guy tried to tell me there is a police car pcm for these cars that adds like eleventy billion HP and pulls the speed limiter off. I've never seen an SHO cop car except in Robocop. Any truth to this? He was calling out my Supercharged Fiero but as soon as I took his challenge he had something else to do... convenient lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DereksChic Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 as far as i know all cop cars were 3.8's -Derek here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 I hate SHOs. Moonlight blue>allothercolors PS, I hate you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 I hate SHOs. Moonlight blue>allothercolors PS, I hate you. Fag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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