My dad owned one of these with a manual, white, black leather interior. Was told I'd inherit it once I was old enough to drive. He ended up selling it when I was 11. Still looking for one to buy to this day.
Lil Peep You’ve never owned a SHO have you. The ATX is HELLA weaker. I own 3 SHOs. And it depends on the Lamborghini I’d rather have a nice Diablo than those Supras. I know all too well that a manual shifts slower. I’d rather have the stronger of the two
Just purchased a 2010 SHO a month ago. It's a true "sleeper". Dumaro wrote an article about the SHO for Autotrader talking about it's specs and performance. A fun sports car for a non sports car price.
Those Yamaha V6/V8 engines have to be one of the best looking engines ever made. That inlet manifold is pure artwork. Makes you WANT to check the oil every week just to look at it...
Greg Or Jen 96-99 was the 3.4L v8 producing 235 hp, and the most rare of the SHO's . I own a 99, the most rare of the years produced, only 3368 and I friggen love it.
It looks like the wiring under the bonnet that got singed is mostly body wiring which should be a straight plug-and-play from any high-spec standard Taurus. Even the damaged engine wiring loom should be a plug-and-play part that might still be available from Ford or through other SHO fans. The SHO was a pretty special car, a US hot-shoe saloon/sedan in the quick BMW/Audi mould, and as somebody said below this was the last year for the screaming Yamaha-built engine. With the amount of love there is around and increasing for the early SHOs it should be a no-brainer to save this one. It even looks pretty rust-free which is pretty unusual with those and the chassis-related European Mondeo (1st generation) which went rusty in proper old Ford style. It's a shame we didn't get these cars in Europe, I'm sure they'd have sold a ton more than they did...
+Jay Smart Yes, the first couple of generations of the Taurus SHO (Super High Output) with the Yamaha engine were very highly regarded by the road testers. It would have been cool if they'd used a V8 in it but I think the idea was to prove that it was possible to make a fast American sedan that was more economical than those with a with the traditional V8. This is definitely a classic of the future and if it follows the path of fast Fords in Europe it will be worth a shed load of money if it survives. This is probably the closest the US got to it's own Sierra Cosworth, though it's probably fair to say that a good SHO manual is a little quicker than the standard Cossie...
This really makes my heart sad. My stepdad had a 1993 SHO when I was growing up. It was red. That's the first car I ever drove... I nearly parked it up a stop sign because I didn't turn the wheel in time.
I'm not sure about the V-6's but the SHO series motors were part of a special program. SHO stands for Super High Output. More than one company was involved in the program, in fact the heads were supplied by Yamaha. Bad ass little motors..........
I bought a leftover green ‘95 SHO 5-speed manual trans. new at the end of the ‘95 model year. Problems with the engine shutting off for no apparent reason while driving. Dealer couldn’t find the problem. I sold it in ‘98 since I couldn’t deal with the defect anymore. Racked up some expensive tickets while I had it because I didn’t realize how fast I was going. After I sold it, a Ford recall notice came out about the engine stall problem.
WHAT YARD IS THIS AND IS IT STILL FOR SALE???? I swear, if this thing is still in Atlanta, after Irma passes I'll be a pig in mud if it's still around.. Seriously though, I want this thing haha
I'm changing the clutch in my 92 SHO...... I have a factory Ford shop manual, I know very little about what I'm up against other than I am going to challenge Mount Everest if I am successful getting the new clutch in!
Hope someone saves her. 95 last year for manual and last year for Yamaha power plant. Concidering non turbo it was quick for being naturally aspirated. cool car.
1CoLoRz2 I was stating the 95 SHO was last year for manual tranny, and last year for the Yamaha V6...these were fast in its day.still are pretty quick now.
I love the Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable all years, and models (wagons and the X) there's some of my favorite cars. there reliable, durable. I pearsonaly own 2 a 99 and a 07
Save it! Me, I prefer the first generation Mercury Sable (Taurus's corporate sister car) from 1986-1995, with the more attractive greenhouse (glass area) and roofline, and (the appearance of) wall to wall headlights.
i own that car, same everything, even same color, so sad they scrapped it, i bought mine in pristine condition, save it, put it in the museum, you barely see these cars anymore, Edit: this is conan o brien's car! I have the same car as a celebrity!
Really nice car. If i found one in the condition yours was in and for the right price, I'd buy it and fix it for myself or my woman. Looks like it Wouldn't take much to get her running again.
*that's a damn shame and i don't even like Fords but that one is only a Ford in Name because the motor in those is a Yamaha. Ford couldn't even trust their own people to make the engines right in those. like with everything else though they have a model number and "type" number on batteries for a reason this is a good example of that reason*
Holy Moly, is THAT a 1977-1979 Cadillac Sedan Deville in the background at 9:44??? Ooh, mind if you check to see an 8 track player in there? I'm looking for one for my Cadillac. ^^
Thats actually a 1984 Mercury Grand Marquis. I just removed the grill, chrome headlight trim, and part of the header panel. But its not worth saving. No engine, no transmission and it had a rough life you could tell. It was ready for its final rest.
make shure you put new catalic converters on it. so you dont blow or overheat the engin. also dump a bottle of ceratec feom liqui moli in it. with royalpurple 5w20 cause that is a high reving engin it also takes the motorcraft racing oil filter. by the way just put one cat on each side. and gut the top cats.
Im not going to invest any money into it myself. The car is forsale as is where is. But ill be sure to let whomever buys it your advice. Its a solid car, and should last a while
They are becoming more and more a rarity, hopefully I get to see this one at an SHO meet someday. Don't know why anyone would scrap an SHO, between 89 and 99 there were only 110k produced. Rare as crap off the showroom floors, why make them anymore scarce??
Enzo Scalise I know they do, in fact they also plan on scrapping the car again for 2019. The original models are still becoming more and more rare. Between 1989-1999, I can't recall specifically, but I want to say there were 102k produced. Now for a full decade span, that's some rather slim numbers, if I recall properly I suppose. Now, how many have been parts cars, how many have been totaled, and how many have ended up at a crusher, such as this one?
