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1995 Ford Taurus Roadster Project on 2040-cars

Year:1995 Mileage:65000
Location:

Davenport, Iowa, United States

Davenport, Iowa, United States
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This started life as a 1995 Ford Taurus sedan that has had severe modifications to be the state it's in currently.  This has been a fun project to work on however since losing my shop space I no longer have time or space to complete.

 The body has a completely custom one-off fiberglass kit applied to it that is 90% or so complete.  Everything is completely molded into the car with the exception of the driver side skirt which does come with the vehicle.  The headlights are driving lights wired to work as head lights.  The taillights are LED's behind the fiberglass which show up through the glass when lit.  The underbody of the car is reinforced with 2" x 2" box steel and the roof has been cut along with the window frames on the doors.  The guts of the doors have been removed however the inside door handles are in tact and function as the outside handles have been shaved.  There is a 2000 Mustang Convertible dashboard installed in the car and an instrument cluster from a 94-95 mustang installed and functional.  There is also an LCD monitor installed in the steering wheel that does function when the wheel turns. Also included with the car is the interior components that I have for it.  As you can see the door panels were previously wrapped in crushed velvet by the previous owner along with part of the seats and panels.  I also have other parts included with the car including the Taurus instrument cluster showing the car has 65k miles (The mustang cluster installed currently has just under 100k on it) on the body/drive train before it underwent surgery. 

This car DOES run and drive however I would not drive it far since its essentially had zero miles on it for several years.  I do however start the car from time to time and move it in and out of the garage as I work on other projects it will will need a trailer to get it home.  This is a project and WILL need some work before it can be driven. The title is clean and clear and in my hand.  Car is sold as/is with no warranty implied.  Pickup within 7 days unless other terms are worked out with seller.

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The 2014 Ford Fiesta ST doesn't go on sale until this summer, but fans of Global RallyCross will be able to catch the car in action before then. Announced ahead of the Chicago Auto Show, the Fiesta ST will be the car run by Ford GRC teams this season, and the model on display in Chicago will be the racecar built by Swedish tuner OlsbergsMSE driven by Tanner Foust and Brian Deegan. Ken Block and his newly renamed Hoonigan Racing Division will also be competing in the Fiesta ST.
The 2013 GRC season has not been announced yet, but the venues will also include the summer X Games events in Brazil, Spain, Germany and, of course, Los Angeles. Ford announced that it will be the sole automotive sponsor of this year's summer X Games, and it will be looking to bring home a gold medal this year after Block placed silver last year.
In other Ken Block- and Ford-related news, another Chicago debut will be a tuned Focus ST called the TrackSTer project. Built in cooperation with Block, Ford and automotive tuner fifteen52, the TrackSTer will get plenty of styling, performance and handling upgrades. Some of the add-ons include a performance exhaust and short-throw shifter from Ford Racing, a rebuilt engine, upgraded components such as the limited-slip differential, intercooler, engine controller and clutch as well as upgraded brakes.

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J Mays' legacy

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Mays is by far not the first designer to use heritage design cues in his work.
The announcement that J Mays will be leaving his chief creative officer role at Ford Motor Company on January 1 ends a 13-year run in one of the industry's top design roles. While best known for having a hand in reborn classics like the Volkswagen New Beetle, Ford Mustang and Thunderbird (above), Mays' legacy is more complicated and nuanced than being considered the father of what is known as "retrofuturism".