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| 1863 Henry Ford is born... 1893 Henry Ford tests his first gas engine, the same year his son Edsel is born... 1896 Henry builds his first car also known as the Quadra cycle... 1901 Ford Motor Company is organized. Disputes cause Ford to resign... 1903 Ford Motor Company is Incorporated. The company builds the Model A... 1908 The Model T was introduced with a selling price of $825.00... 1913 Ford begins producing cars on an automated assembly line Highland Park, Mi.... 1916 55% of all cars on the road were Model T's... 1917 Henry Ford II born... 1919 Edsel Ford is named President of Ford Motor Company... 1921 Ford Motor Company dominates the industry with 55 percent market share... 1925 Ford acquired Lincoln moving them into the Luxury car market... 1927 Production of the Model T ends... 1930's Mercury was developed to cater to the middle price buyer... 1932 Ford’s first V-8 is built... 1943 Edsel Ford dies at age 49... 1947 Henry Ford Dies... 1954 The Thunderbird made its debut... 1956 Ford goes public... 1966 The GT-40 places 1st, 2nd & 3rd @ Le Mans... Leon The Link is born... 1967 Ford goes to Europe... 1979 Henry Ford II resigns... 1980 Ford was suffering from the combined effects of higher gas prices, foreign competition, government regulations, internal strife (the feud between Henry Ford II and Lee Iacocca that resulted in Iacocca's firing), and its own products' dated design and poor reliability. 1985 Ford Introduces a square sedan, Taurus & sedans will never be the same again... 1989 Taurus gets a new trim level named SHO... 1996 The third generation Taurus gets a complete face lift and becomes the first four door car ever to be fitted for the NASCAR circuit... 1997 Peggy SHO comes down the Assembly Line… What is a SHO? Well we all know that a Corvette is a Chevy. However when you think of a Corvette you don't refer to it as a Chevy, it is a Corvette. Same goes for the SHO. We all know it is a Taurus, but before that, it is a SHO. These refinements are what make the SHO a SHO. We start by lifting her blouse. First thing you will notice is her heart, a 3.4 liter V-8 which was derived from the Duratec line that shares the same configuration, a 60 degree V-cylinder block arrangement with heads that feature dual overhead camshafts and four valves per cylinder manufactured by Cosworth casting. That which makes this engine so unique is the counter driven balance shaft. Most V-8’s you see are positioned at 90 degrees. Because the SHO's cylinders are at 60 degrees the counter shaft is necessary for a smooth operation. The shaft spinning in the opposite direction cancels out the natural imbalance of having eight pistons moving up and down at 60 degrees. The balancing act performed by this shaft located at the valley of the cylinders actually causes this engine to run smoother than your conventional V-8. Other invisible improvements include a high volume fuel delivery system and a high voltage ignition coil on spark plug electronic distributor-less ignition system. This multiple coil ignition gives each plug its own ignition coil thus eliminating spark plug wires. The benefit of this design is reduced weight and better cold starts. Complimenting the ignition system is a high volume air intake that is unique to the SHO. Unlike other systems the sequential multi port fuel injection helps precise fuel delivery because fuel is only delivered when the intake valves are open. Another major power producing point is the variable induction dual tuned intake manifold. What this does is deliver air through one set of ports at speeds below 3300 RPM's and another set of ports at speeds above 3300 RPM's as controlled by the EEC-V control module. When you lay down the accelerator she howls and if you hold it long enough all the lines on the road begin to run together. Think I am done? Not hardly. High performance engines produce more heat. The SHO's V-8 utilizes a reverse flow cooling system as well as a cylinder block mounted engine cooler to keep its temperature down. Nearly every chassis component has been reworked for rigidity. Stabilizer bars keep the car glued to the road. Larger front and rear discs assist in slowing the vehicle to a quick stop. Standard P225 / 55R16 94V series tires also help the car track to speeds up to 149 MPH. Peggy has been upgraded, both tires and suspension. Although most SHO owners will never know 150, it is nice FYI. The suspension is produced by the famed German engineering company, ZF and provides excellent feedback and control. All four corners feature struts with two levels of electronically controlled damping. It automatically senses if the road is rough or smooth. There is nothing for the driver to do but aim & hang on. Height sensors feed information to the computer which selects the damping settings in a split second. The technology is so great I could go on and on until you get bored or become a walking SHO encyclopedia. In case you did not know; SHO is an acronym for Super High Output. After a four year relationship, Peggy and I finally split up. She moved from Pittsburgh to Arizona to live with a nice family who collect Fords. It was a win / win situation. They were looking for a clean SHO and I needed the money. Get this; I paid $3600.00 for Peggy in August 2004. She had 88000 miles on her clock. I sold her in May 2008 for $2900.00 with 112,000 miles. Do the math? It cost me two cents a mile to drive her 24000 miles plus insurance and maintenance of course. You can't beat that deal with a gun. I took the proceeds and purchased Peg's Replacement |
4200cost
1000wheels
0700dvd
0100neons
6000
2900sold
3100
Peg cost me
$775 per year
to drive
1000wheels
0700dvd
0100neons
6000
2900sold
3100
Peg cost me
$775 per year
to drive
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