Starting 1987 Ford Taurus After 4 Years + Test Drive

[@pawek9143]

Old american station wagon with V6, very rare in Europe. I hope it will be saved. Really suprised how it easy it starts after 4 years.

[@Crackhead__]

First gen Taurus’s are pretty rare in a America too, cash for clunkers ate most of them up

[@julosx]

The Taurus wasn't imported in Europe. I wonder how the original owner got it.

[@AK.2425]

@@julosx loads of used American cars ended up in Eastern & Central Europe as well as the Baltics. You still see American spec cars being imported nearly all are crashed damaged coming from IAA/ Copart, before being repaired and sold on.

[@Noname-b3c3b]

Usa spec front light

[@cybersmoke6106]

В россии таких хватает, моя первая машина

[@JohnEvans-ct6mz]

I can’t believe you not only found an ‘86-‘89 Taurus, but you found one that ISN’T completely rotted through. Most of these cars by the time they hit their 5th birthday, especially in my area of the US, were so rotted they were practically undriveable. Very good find! In any country.

[@c.k-t6d]

The guy who owned before, takes really good care of his cars.

[@WymiataczPlays]

Looks so modern compared to what we drove in Eastern Europe in 1987. I'd say it's a 1997 if I didn't know any better :D

[@Flexiny]

I thought same

[@carlbernard4197]

That is a 1987 model, the 1997 model has a different grille and headlamps. My late father had a 1989 one of these and a 1993 Taurus. The 1993 one it's headlamp bezels were smaller. 😊

[@Timico1000]

@@carlbernard4197 He means...if you don't know anything about this Taurus you would assume that it is from the late 90s, not the 80s.

[@iSeDi228]

​@@Timico1000 Не льстите лишний раз этому Таурусу, он всем своим видом говорит что он из 80х, в 90х уже были действительно прогрессивные по дизайну и начинке модели , тот же пассат б5 или Шкода октавия, Ауди, Форд Фокус и так далее. А Таурус можно сравнить с Сиеррой мк1 ( которая была в 82м году ) с Вольво 760, Сааб 900 и тд.

[@624radicalham]

@@Flexiny Can you tell us how you got this car? It must be a very cool story!

[@RalphTSMobiles]

I always love these models for their unique rear designs!

[@alvaropicasso6051]

That 3.0 Vulcan enginge is unstoppable! rare to see these made it to Estonia, great video as per usual!!!

[@wysoft]

even if I went blind tomorrow I would still be able to tell you it's a 90s Ford by the sound of the whining power steering pump I will say though, old Fords from this era had good electrical systems. A lot of the wiring was heavy gauge and the connectors used thick, stout plastic. Almost every Ford I've worked on from this era has been electrically sound, unless the previous owner messed with it for some reason. Not at all surprised that pretty much everything worked on this one. the horns were likely physically rusted stuck, and probably would've worked after a few sharp smacks with a plastic mallet

[@davida.p.9911]

The Ford Taurus was the best selling car here in the U.S. for a long time. Next to the Honda Accord. It's been a long time since ive seen one though. Great job getting this one running again! Still looks good!

[@roary3282]

It makes me so happy whenever I see one of these outside a junkyard, still chugging along after all these years...may it travel many more miles

[@anonymuswere]

hang onto that...those wagons are damn rare in the states, especially a first gen.

[@wb6162]

I bought an '89 Sable Wagon ( identical to this one) with 120,000 miles on it just as a drive to work car/pickup truck. The transmission was slipping and there was an electrical short in the power windows. I changed the transmission fluid and filter and put some JB treatment in it. I installed a toggle switch on the main power wire to the windows and drove it for 5 years and over 200,000 miles on it when I gave it to my friend who then drove it to Alaska! Good old car and sneaky good handling.

[@trainman86trainstramsandmore]

This looks very serviceable, even after sitting for 4 years. Should be made roadworhty again like you did with that passat

[@erikg.2666]

It has the classic Ford power steering pump noise!

[@user-666from_hell]

This maybe water pump 🤔

[@ce9345]

My dad had a 1992 mercury topaz with the 3.0 v6. That engine was one of Ford's better ideas!

[@OhioPeteS2k]

That’s truly American spec - whitewalls, bench seat, automatic, and no European lights. I can’t believe it’s still alive with that kind of mileage!

[@NigelMontezuma]

Not to mention the MPH dominant speedometer

[@jeanleclerc115]

But remember that Fords of those days had, whether German or American as seen here, 5-digit speedometers. So 153 000 miles is more likely given the state of the car.

[@robertrool8108]

Nice to see an old Taurus still in decent condition. Seems like an import from the US. Registered in Estonia back in 1994. Lots of American cars were imported from US back in early 90's. Customs tariff wasn't a burden and only modification needed for most cars was rear fog light and amber turn signals. Many of the vehicles, specially Dodge and Chevy vans had either EU lights fitted or separate turn signals added which looked bit weird. Most of them were run into the ground and ended is scrapyards.

[@andrewtaylor5895]

Long live the mighty Vulcan v6!

[@augustorobles9884]

Viva!!!.

[@kebabaluba]

I have a Taurus SHO over here in Norway, in process of bringing it back on the road. Man Taurus in any shape are mega rare in Europe. Hope this one gets back on the road.

[@Timico1000]

Buy this one! ;)

[@kebabaluba]

@@Timico1000 Mortgage and all, i think i stick to one Taurus project. But i hope someone else does the honor on this one...

[@scottdunn4506]

The interior held up very well for a 30 year old car the seats are in almost brand new condition

[@Swiezak84]

my dad had '89 sedan with 2,5L 4cyl, 3 speed automatic and red/cherry interior... back in the 90's it was cool car in Poland :) cheers

[@EvanPang-w4i]

Back when America built quality cars!

[@NigelMontezuma]

Well back when most of America did...

[@bass_fish_gleb]

У сестры моей бабушки из Латвии был Меркури Сэйбл 1 поколения универсал (аналог Ford Taurus), купила она его сразу после развала СССР и ездила до начала 2000х годов... Отличный авто! Сам же я мечтаю о Taurus 3 поколения

[@Helo735]

Reminds me a lot of the Scorpio. I love that old body style.

[@jamespn]

I thought so too, looks like the Taurus was inspired by the Scorpio styling. Those Scorpios made great diesel taxis in Paris.

[@lennytlm]

i saw 2 abandoned scorpios in the uk earlier this year im guessing it was really fancy in its day, i dont know if we got the taurus in the UK or if it was the same as the mondeo

[@Helo735]

@@lennytlm They were fancy for the time. The Scorpio I think was more midsized within the US market, while the Taurus was more full sized. The closest sibling to the Mondeo in the US was the Ford Contour/Mercury Mystique in the late 90s, then the Fusion in the mid 2000's.

[@lennytlm]

@@Helo735 oh yeah, I think the fusion was the same as the mondeo here, and then the fusion here wasnt in the US at all, and the fiesta in the US looked like a smaller mondeo/fusion? and the fiesta here was tiny, doesnt make sense lol

[@charleslorthioir8592]

Voiture très costaud mon papy avait une très longtemps avec 2.3D moteur indenor moteur hyper solide et confortable à rouler tous les jours par contre c'est les pièces qui commence à être difficile à en trouver sa se fait très rare maintenant sur nos routes des véhicules comme ça . Merci à vous flexiny superbe vidéo comme toujours et très jolie sauvetage de la voiture vous êtes vraiment au top je vous regarde depuis la France département Alsace bas-Rhin 67000 Strasbourg merci infiniment et très bon week-end à la prochaine vidéo de sauvetage de véhicules en tous genres.🚘⛽✌🛠💚🏴‍☠️🤠👌

[@linnamuuf]

I had the exact model, but sedan. 1988 2,5 liter 4 gear automatic. It was white also. I have never put so much money in repairing a car- it just kept on failing in many levels. Can't tell it's reliable but it is comfortable as hell. It's a most comfy car I ever had for sure.

[@animationracer4280]

One of my favorite american cars. This is also one of my dream cars. Good job saving it.👍

[@gabrielv.4358]

Whoah! That is a big one this time! #SaveTheWagons. It looks a lot like the 80's Ford Boats Wagons in the North American market (at least for me). Very cool!

[@ВладКовтун-л2с]

Любимая машина Робокопа))) Парням респект.

[@daniyarshigayev6580]

What a lovely station wagon! Teenage dream of mine 😊.

[@alessandroceretta2603]

Such a good car, very rare here in Europe! Worth saving! Thank you for sharing and greetings from Milan, Italy!

[@SvennsCarchannel]

Always had a soft spot for these. Took the average Ford family wagon a long way forward in time☺️

[@05Forenza]

These things were so popular when I was a kid. Basically the US Camry, before the Camry became #1 lol. Doesn't surprise me that it started so easily.

[@Perun77777]

Fajny ,praktyczny samochód

[@Javigpfr]

Le suena bastante la bomba de direccion, echale aceite de servodireccion, y revisa los frenos traseros

[@JulianA-tr6pt]

I bought a 94 Taurus Sedan 4 years ago - 46,000 miles. Don't worry about the power steering noise. When turning at low speed, mine is only slightly quieter than that! It lets people know it's a Ford. The water pump failure also made a hell of a noise.

[@RockymountainRobert]

Those 3.0 v6 motors are one of the easiest motors to work on as well as rebuild.

[@maximagmhondafan8892]

Man I remember seeing these when I was a kid. I miss these types of cars.

[@user-666from_hell]

Ох Flexiny, спасибо что порадовал😊

[@ChillStepCat]

Beautiful car, very modern looking. Keep up with your content. 👍

[@Bossbugg90]

My cousin had a burgundy one back in the day. This one is for sure an elementary school classic for me. 😂

[@tomtheraton3058]

Very rare in Europe I would say never seen in France and even my father

[@anthonydelcoure1264]

It's a north american model, in Europe, the equivalent model is the Ford Sierra in the 1980s.

[@tomtheraton3058]

@@anthonydelcoure1264 nice survivor

[@Timico1000]

@@anthonydelcoure1264 ...or the granada/Scorpio.

[@Timico1000]

They were never officially sold in Europe. But some were imported and back in the 90s i even met a guy who had a Taurus, a baby-blue one. All i remember is that he complained about the prices for spareparts as they had to be ordered especially for him - and there was not much the local Ford dealer could do for him as they had no documents of the Taurus.

[@jeanleclerc115]

There are some running around imported from the US. The analogy with the Sierra/Scorpio isn't a good one because, aside from the logo, everything is different: the Sierra and Scorpio were German-made, rear wheel drive, and had different engines (the Cologne V6s). The Taurus is front wheel drive, had a US V6 (don't remember the name) and they were bigger cars than those two.

[@ILOVEBACONBOY2018]

Save this. I used to see them all the time. My gma had a baby blue non station wagon. Timeless cars. The shos were fun to drive.

[@fordguysgarage1041]

great old American car love taurus

[@SarwatTahir-n5p]

U are the only person who can fix cars

[@koljolat]

Still so quiet and comfy on inside.

[@charlesmoore2485]

I had to look twice I thought you were in USA / Canada lol. What a find ! Love to know it’s story

[@JohnPeter3002]

i always wondered, what do you do with these cars afterwards? i've seen some videos where the cars were absolutelly done, so for those i believe it was mainly for entertainment, but what about the ''decent'' ones? i absolutelly love your videos by the way, i've watched almost all of them, i found it very educational and relaxing 😃❤

[@pacosuzukiman5974]

Todavía no ha perdido mucho la línea.....me encanta

[@Joshtheweatherman]

Clark, we’re stuck under a truck!!!

[@АлексейГребенчук-ф1ш]

Редчайшая машина на сегодня, да ещё в таком состоянии. Класс!

[@Leprechaun88-w3b]

I have never seen this type of Ford. Looks really good!

[@VaNs5951]

Oh my god😮 This is amazing best old car❤ Cool video! I love classic cars

[@shaunwest3612]

Great video flexiny, great work, very savable and useful car, well done 👌👍😀

[@gameoverno]

I had the sister series 87 Mercury Sable sedan with that engine; it was a lot more reliable than my family's 89 Taurus with the 4cyl- that thing had bad electrical gremlins. On a cold winter day my passenger inside door handle snapped loose and we didn't replace it so we'd roll down the window to get out on that side for its last year. Its transmission died with a bang in 2005ish at around 200k miles and that was the end of my journey with it.

[@emeyer6963]

1987 Ford Taurus L.That was the base model back then,They looked so slick when they were introduced in late 1985.Weak transmissions but Vulcan 3.0 engine was a workhorse.

[@HunorDávid-d5j]

Király videó! Mint mindig!🏆🏆 Köszönöm szépen!❤

[@lastotallyawesomebleach204]

Brings back so many memories

[@jessicawergin2084]

They came with 2 engine choices 3.8 v6 and 3.0 v6 i had a 1993 3.0 and no problems usually my friend had a 3.8 v6 and head gasket problems but capable of high mileage though

[@youtoobe169]

I don't think I've ever heard a car make so many interesting noises before! The funnier thing is, it's so quiet inside the car in comparison

[@lennytlm]

lol most fords i see make some interesting noises, mines goes tap tap tap tap tap i’ve been told it’s the alternator or timing belt

[@theamerican7080]

"Family of Fine Cars"

[@channel_98s]

Great video Flexiny! Save that nice Taurus. It’s very rare in Europe.

[@ironinquisitor3656]

I've been searching for a 1986 Ford Taurus LX wagon for over 5 years. I want to one day restore one. Had a chance to snag a clean white LX trim 86 wagon in Portland Oregon in 2019 but my dad got in the way and I've had no luck since then. I find the Gen 1 SHOs pop up for sale regularly but I'm not looking for one of those. I'm in several Taurus groups, nobody can help me find what I'm looking for. The wanted ads I put up don't work either. I hope I can find that medium canyon red optioned LX wagon soon.

[@mattw4496]

Do you follow the auctions on Bring a Trailer?

[@ironinquisitor3656]

@@mattw4496 Yeah I go on the site. I've found a few Gen 1 Taurus there.

[@mattw4496]

@@ironinquisitor3656 Great! Hopefully more of them will come up so you can finally get one!

[@ccg1171]

I had one of those ran it into the ground. Never quit.227,000 on it

[@Bugo_Freeman]

Me gusta como revisaste los frenos tío.

[@Ricardoteh345rd]

Can't be an old ford without a stuck starter solenoid. A proper yank tank land yacht love these old American cars. it's only got a baby V6 bet that thing is guttless and heavy on the old juice.

[@d-d-i]

But that V6 is going to last a nuclear fallout as well, they specifically made new V6 engine for this car, where they did very thorough tests for it so that it was to be as reliable as possible. And it was. This thing is like a tank.

[@ДмитрийФакухин]

@@d-d-i Sure, but not that transmission. AXOD (or lately, AXOD-E, AX4S, AX4N) are absolutely piece of shit. Rebuilded dozens of them by myself, so I know about it.

[@robertthomas3364]

My mom had this model wagon, same series. She had it for 15 years, the transmission started slipping later before she sold it

[@eoinkenny8603]

Sills rusty it needs a bit of work to get it back perfect again. Started up really easily too so the engine is fit and healthy ! Very good !

[@julosx]

Nothing unusual with a car from '87… You gotta have a bit of rust. It would be interesting to see how it looks underneath.

[@RyRyWags]

Got my popcorn and am ready to watch! 😊

[@Москва-Петушки-ц9я]

Пожалуй это первый случай, когда пациент выехал самостоятельно с места "вечной стоянки".

[@vladimirgggg4212]

If RoboCop was a family man, he would drive this car.

[@ShortCircuitRu]

Тарас 1го поколения с традиционным "Вулканом" под капотом (V6 3.0 142hp). На таком ещё Робокоп ездил.. Прямо скупая мужская слеза с глаз проступила.. Был у меня такой 1991г.в., только седан.. О@#енная машина, самые тёплые о ней впечатления.. Была списана на землю на пробеге около 850киломиль в 2012м в возрасте 22года по причине того, что сгнил. Двигатель был живее всех живых, верх и низ не вскрывался ни разу, там заводские пломбы сохранились.. Он нижневальный, распредвал у него в развале цилиндров внизу, цепь очень коротка и очень толстая, её никто никогда не меняет. В толкателях и штангах стоят гидрокомпенсаторы, соответственно, в ГРМ лезть совершенно незачем. Внушает уважение, что машина таких лет, столько простояв, завелась практически с пол-оборота. Только гул стоит сильный, видать, в навесном оборудование давно все шарики в подшипниках стали квадратными.. И кузов для такого года в очень приличном состоянии. Я уж ХЗ, где она эксплуатировалась, но у нас (Москва-область), увы, коктейль Лужкова делает своё чёрное дело, и гораздо более свежие машины уже переварены не по разу, например, соседская Лачетти 2008г прошлым летом уже переваривалась в третий раз.. И уж найти Тараса 1го поколения не реально вообще, все давно сгнили вхлам..

[@zanesutherland406]

Was my dream car for so long! Had the opportunity to get one, but the high automatic transmission failure discouraged me from doing so :/

[@javierjavier-ht3yu]

Beauty car, I didn´t knew that this car existed, but I think that after the cleaning, this car was better, even more.

[@Erik-ph1nx]

My teacher in primary school was this car in the doors hade code from 0-9

[@jeanbaptiste8895]

Test drive with clean window 😍👌🏻

[@Benze-f8i]

Came alive by first innings.amaze me

[@dantebetancourtha.3692]

En mi país casi no hay de estas yo solo e visto 2 una de color arena en bastante buen estado y otra de color gris claro o plateado en mal estado pero las 2 se veia q funcionaban bien ya que las vi andando ambas las vi hace unos pocos meses aunque la verdad la camioneta mas parece ser de los 90s si no conociera la camioneta pensaria q es del 98

[@transittown7891]

Wow those vehicles sure are rare in Europe

[@Yozhik125]

У этих авто классные моторы были 3.8

[@donnydimitrov4196]

Awesome car ... I really hope this car is not going to scrap

[@BALT6D]

Bro this is literally ASMR

[@wulff8756]

Классный авто на все случаи жизни. 🔥🤗✊💪🤝🤙👌🤔👍🙋

[@ПетяКлёц-с8н]

Ух ти!!! гарний Ford! для мене це ексклюзивний варіант, я зовні такий бачив, а всередині не бачив... 1987 рік, але ні на сіеру, ні на скорпа не схожий..., ой ні я помітив схожість - регулятор холостого ходу...,😃 гарненький..., 🤩а він чимось особливий...

[@eldibarceldibarc7295]

Как всегда, отличная работа, мужики 😊. А , случайно, старого Сааба нет на оживление? Я сам саабист😂

[@jamespn]

Over 300K on the odometer, this one’s been a faithful servant.

[@philg5888]

@jamespn it's a US market Taurus wagon (estate) so the odometer is reading 36,355.7 Miles (US Miles), or 58,169.2 Kms in the metric measurements. (1 US mile is 1.6 kms, so 36,355.7 miles X 1.6 = 58,169.2 kms)

[@ivotrnc]

This is a strangely optioned car. Manual Mirrors and Clock delete, yet it has cruise, A/C and a stereo. Hold on to this one because it is unique. I'm sure I saw at one point the manual mirrors NOS on eBay.

[@InvictaView]

I've never see one of these in the EU. Must be a story on how it got to Estonia? Easy project compared to your usual finds. 👍💯🇬🇧😉

[@Flexiny]

Sadly I dont know story about it.

[@M.A.S.Ked-Crusader]

We didn’t get these in the uk, looks like a mk1 mondeo though, I guess that’s the closest thing ?

[@anthonydelcoure1264]

Probably an import car from the USA, European Ford were the Sierra in the 1980s and Mondeo in the 1990s.

[@module79l28]

@@anthonydelcoure1264 - Definitely imported from the USA, there are lots of dead giveaways. 🙂

[@julosx]

The Taurus was closer to the Sierra since it was a rear wheel drive.

[@module79l28]

@@julosx - All the Taurus were FWD, except for the last generation of the SHO version which was AWD.

[@philg5888]

@@module79l28 No, None of the SHO's were offered in AWD. unless they were heavily modified. also the wagons Never came in an SHO unless it was engine swapped.

[@bartoszlisiak2542]

Super Video 👍

[@dodgydruid]

Its quite funny that the American's hated the Sierra and hated the MK3 Granada but loved it when Ford took the Granada size and specs and skinned it with Sierra like body panels and called it the Taurus lol Always amazed me the American's refused the 2.9 Cosworth powered Granada's, a motor that could leave any US police car in the dust and handled like it was on rails at speed...

[@Patrik_K-L]

I have the Merkury version of this. There are two of them with the same engine

[@volktales7005]

A big seller in Canada, they were everywhere. And just like that they were gone. The only Taurus that has value were the Yamaha powered SHO models. Otherwise not worth saving here. Flexiny's sure has a minty interior, though!

[@Roman-navruzi1217]

Хорошая машина.

[@Max-ff8fi]

Number One....!!!!💪💪

[@shawna7813]

I didn't know Europe got those old American Tauruses.

[@davestraight8219]

just the first 10 secs - walking to it - WANT

[@privboss]

You should restore this one!

[@mrgingles]

Love old american cars

[@craigpalmer3528]

Ford Taurus American car parts of cheap to fix on engine is good condition air tires automatic baby turn over best mechanic in the world test drive awesome video friend to japanese cars German cars import cars

[@k.m.h.1346]

That thing is nice. Would drive it

[@rileymatthews7167]

For my 2008 taurus X you had to be going at least 30 mph to use cruise control. IDK if it's the same thing with this older taurus or if it's just a ford thing but that was always annoying.

[@deluxyest5888]

0:21 why is there a discord notification loolol

[@Crackhead__]

Yea made me look lmao

[@JustARegularNerd]

I was wondering where the hell that notification was!

[@Flexiny]

From phone 😀

[@deluxyest5888]

@@Flexiny damn y'all recorded all the videos using phone? talk about the crisp quality

[@ItzYaBoyJesse]

​@deluxyest5888 it says in their channel description what they record with.