On Monday I stopped at the local parts store to get some Sea Foam for my wagon. As I pulled up I noticed this silver 1992-95 Ford Taurus SHO. I do see these from time to time, but there was something special this time…
…in the form of another 1992-95 SHO, this one in white with matching wheels. Two of these in the very same parking lot was kind of cool. I guess SHOs of a feather stick together!
Ah the joy of a can of Seafoam on a cool morning! I always liked the Taurus SHO, except of course it’s wrong wheel drive.
As long as wheels transfer horsepower to pavement, they’re the right wheels. Ain’t no such thing as wrong wheel drive.
Definitely agreed! Test drove a 12 Fusion Sport, reminded me of this generation SHO (except the AT). Fun and surprisingly tossable with great seat bolstering.
I’m with Mr.Freeman. Wrong wheel drive it is…. and still bland looking, like every other Taurus, despite Ford’s attempt to make the SHO look distinctive.
Think Q ship.
“A Q-ship would appear to be an easy target, but in fact carried hidden armaments.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q-ship
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True the SHO is a Q-ship, I’ll give you that. If I was shopping for a quick but discrete sedan when this car was new, I’d prefer a Bonneville SSE with the supercharged 3.8L V6 if I wanted a nicer looking car that had the same drivetrain layout and comparable performance versus the SHO.
What I personally would have wanted in a “Q-ship” is a 94-96 Roadmaster: Best looking B-body GM of its generation, RWD, and the same LT1 engine as the Impala SS. Add the towing package for stiffer suspension and steeper 2.93:1 gears (with posi!) versus a regular Roadmaster. Of course it would also accept all the aftermarket performance parts intended for the Impala too.
But it was fun smoking up the FRONT tires…….you can see it. Just make sure your pointed straight in the direction you will eventually go!
My uncle used to do that with his Toronado. That was before my time, unfortunately.
These are one of the few FWD/transverse engine domestics I truly love. They can be real money pits of course.
Other than the clutch being replaced more often (figure 40-70K miles) nothing else in 72K miles (a Black Mark by Consumer Reports, just for that, I didn’t care). The original Good Year tires were soft and didn’t last very long.
If I want a fast Ford Id take a Falcon V8 up front tyre smoke at rear and handles predictably tail out.
The best part of the SHO was the engine….the worst part of the SHO was the Taurus built around the engine…
+1
I would really like to drive one of these. I am not so sure about wanting to own one, however. Maybe the drive would change my mind, though.
Someone should do a writeup, or at least a gallery of the White Wheel Era. Lasted maybe from ’87 to ’95?
A little later, at least 1997-1998 on Pontiacs, when the new “wide track” Grand Prix came out in 1997, there still was a “white wheel” option, it still lingered on cars like the Grand Am GT and Bonneville SSE for a while too.
I like that one….how about the painted wheel Era…ie, not painted silver. This would include alot of Pontiacs (maroon, white, blue, gold, red), lots of Dodges, the SHO…Chevy
I can’t think of any Furrin makes off the top of my head, but I’m sure there are some out there that went the painted route for a while…
Nice finds. About a year ago, I got the 1/25 scale SHO by AMT off eBay. Another kit in the “to build” pile. Still deciding on colour. I like the silver one!
I got one of those AMT SHO models for cheap years ago when some toy store was liquidating them. At the same time, I had just the body from a ’58 Edsel in my parts box. The SHO interior tub fit in the Edsel body quite well, then I stretched the chassis of the SHO to fit the Edsel wheelbase and presto! Edsel SHO.
Looks like they are both in keeper/collector condition, which is good.
I forgot to add pics of my old car.