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Ford Taurus Rage Concept From 1999 Sema Car Show on 2040-cars

Year:1998 Mileage:31600
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Warren, Michigan, United States

Warren, Michigan, United States
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The Ford Taurus Rage is a concept vehicle designed by Ford for the 1999 SEMA auto show held annually in Las Vegas.  The Rage is a well documented prototype and a time piece of style from the late 90s.  The Rage is one of one and very rare, designed by Ford Motor Company.  The vehicle was owned by Ford originally and this is verifiable via car fax.  The ground effects are all steel and the remaining body enhancements are fiberglass.  This is not a kit on this car.  This is very highly professionally done work by the Automaker.  The seats are custom by Lear Motorsports.  The wheels are an original only done for this car by Italian wheel maker MOMO.  The cams have been welded by the number one expert amongst enthusiasts in Chicago, Illinois.  The engine has been looked at extensively and documented to be in great condition.  The 3.4L SHO motor was a joint effort between American (Ford) and Japanese (Yamaha) designers.  The engine runs really great.  The exhaust is Borla and it sounds good.  Cars today don't sound like this.  The car isn't super fast.  Its around 260hp.  Its very stylish, sounds great, and turns heads whenever its on the road.  People ask a lot of questions and are very intrigued.  Its a must see.    There is minor restoration to be done on this vehicle.  It runs great, drives great, and looks amazing. 

The RAGE has gotten a lot of unfair talk about it on message boards by people who have only seen pictures and have no clue what they are talking about.  There are a lot of misconceptions out there by people.  Since I have owned the Rage I have been very proactive in doing my best to preserve this awesome piece.  I stand behind this vehicle 100%.  It needs minor restoration to the body only.  Fords of this era have the reputation they have, I can't change that but the experts who have been through this car and written about it have found that this vehicle was given extra special attention in manufacturing to bring the RAGE design to life.  You can see in the picture the front ground effect was cracked by the previous owner.  That's the worst of what needs to be fixed.  Other than that its very minor restoration needed for the Rage to look as it did in the Vegas pictures. 

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