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@oldred9122
@oldred9122 7 жыл бұрын
May not get the recognition, but the Taurus was really revolutionary
@justenough730
@justenough730 6 жыл бұрын
no it wasn't revolutionary just typical ford junk with ugly jelly bean body fucking junk
@ironinquisitor3656
@ironinquisitor3656 6 жыл бұрын
+Dan Bouchard you are wrong you ignorant Ford Taurus hater. That car was revolutionary and A DECADE AHEAD OF ITS TIME. Compared American and Japanese cars from the mid 80s to the Taurus. Compared to the Taurus those cars looked like outdated pieces of shit with their late 1970s looking interiors, cluny box shape giving the aerodynamics of a brick. The Taurus looked like a 90s car and it came out in 85.
5 жыл бұрын
Design-wise yes, but mechanically it was absolute junk with head gaskets prone to failure.
@CardboardSliver
@CardboardSliver 5 жыл бұрын
@@justenough730 Funny. The redesigned Taurus being a hot seller prompted everyone else to stop building cars that still looked like they were from 1982, and build a more modern, sleeker car.
@justenough730
@justenough730 5 жыл бұрын
@Mike DeMarco they are garbage just like you pinhead,they had shit transmissions and shit engine's
@danielcastaneda7801
@danielcastaneda7801 5 жыл бұрын
the Sable .. I could always remember the light bar front end, absolutely iconic lol
@toyoscio
@toyoscio 5 жыл бұрын
until it broke down
@Ithinkiwill66
@Ithinkiwill66 4 жыл бұрын
Best part of the car...I think the only one too, in it's time...or ANY time....the entire front end light bar actually lit up, when the headlights were on....but I don't know if it gave off more light for the driver.
@landonbenford8369
@landonbenford8369 8 ай бұрын
Have you noticed manufacturers are installing lights that stretch the entire front end??
@TheTarrMan
@TheTarrMan 8 жыл бұрын
It's weird seeing these cars when new.
@StevenEveral
@StevenEveral 7 жыл бұрын
If you want an idea of how radical this car was when it came out, imagine an '86 Taurus or Sable parked right next to an '86 Crown Vic. Then you'll get an idea of how radical the design was at the time.
@justenough730
@justenough730 6 жыл бұрын
doesn't look much different than Volkswagen rabbit from 1975 but Volkswagen was a way better car
@ironinquisitor3656
@ironinquisitor3656 6 жыл бұрын
It looks nothing like a volkswsgen rabbit. You must be blind.
@toka100
@toka100 6 жыл бұрын
I was just thinking that seeing the crown Vic and town car.
@corndawgz
@corndawgz 6 жыл бұрын
lol it looks like shit
@bradnimbus4836
@bradnimbus4836 6 жыл бұрын
@@justenough730 HAHAHA
@MichaelAChang
@MichaelAChang 9 жыл бұрын
Thanks, MotorWeek; always a fan of these retro reviews!
@HR-wd6cw
@HR-wd6cw 4 жыл бұрын
Funny thing is that the Taurus went on to become one of the most popular vehicles of its time (that being in the 1990-2000 or so, with I think sales peaking around the 94-95 era, right before the style change in 1996). In fact, I still see some old 94-95 Taurus's on the road still (a bit rusty of course, but still driving).
@cawimmer430
@cawimmer430 7 жыл бұрын
Taurus. RoboCop.
@halohunter5217
@halohunter5217 5 жыл бұрын
Sable. Coneheads.
@tonycervz89
@tonycervz89 5 жыл бұрын
Taurus Wagon.Child's Play 2
@RobCamp-rmc_0
@RobCamp-rmc_0 4 жыл бұрын
As soon as I first saw that Taurus I knew I had to pour gasoline all over the upholstery of my 6000SUX and lob a grenade into that piece of shit.
@tractorback76
@tractorback76 4 жыл бұрын
I'd buy that for a dollar
@thetreblerebel
@thetreblerebel 4 жыл бұрын
"Your move creep!"
@Jimnva
@Jimnva 9 жыл бұрын
A good year to be a ford dealer
@sirot5561
@sirot5561 7 жыл бұрын
THM SGR what was your REAL CAREER that you were waiting for?? If you don't mind me asking
@AightBro123
@AightBro123 7 жыл бұрын
Tommy Siro dcdvd
@jimdayton8837
@jimdayton8837 7 жыл бұрын
That's for sure!
@oliverdelgado6952
@oliverdelgado6952 5 жыл бұрын
Ford for 86!!!
@fordkid5431
@fordkid5431 5 жыл бұрын
My dad told me that our family ford dealership sales they had to order in advance!!
@DUNEATV
@DUNEATV 9 жыл бұрын
These cars seemed to be in everyone's driveway back then.
@johnsimun6533
@johnsimun6533 4 жыл бұрын
Have you driven a Ford lately?
@hardworker5588
@hardworker5588 4 жыл бұрын
I have one in my garage parked next to my Griswold Family Truckster . . . 2 more beautiful cars you will not find
@jamesmcintire3800
@jamesmcintire3800 4 жыл бұрын
I had a 1986 Ranger Supercab when I was in high school in the 90's. 4 cylinder/5-speed/2wd; very reliable little truck! I learned to drive a stick shift on it. Made a lot of memories in that truck; some I can't repeat here...
@stratfordbaby
@stratfordbaby Жыл бұрын
Don't want to know. Thanks.
@gregblanchard3438
@gregblanchard3438 9 жыл бұрын
Love Motorweek and Fords:) The Taurus/Sable was really the start of the modern family car..nothing else from Detroit came close for years. We owned both an '86 Sable and a 2000 Taurus and both were great cars.
@jimdayton8837
@jimdayton8837 7 жыл бұрын
That's cool. I have an '88 Sable. What color was yours, and what options did it have?
@ironinquisitor3656
@ironinquisitor3656 6 жыл бұрын
What options did it have and was it a GS or LS Sable.
@halohunter5217
@halohunter5217 5 жыл бұрын
That Taurus stays nice and flat in the slalom in comparison to a lot of other '80s cars.
@legostar55
@legostar55 4 жыл бұрын
@ The Vulcan V6 was not prone to head gasket failures. It was relatively uncommon in the later years of the engine. I own a 2006 Taurus with the Vulcan, it has 121,000 Miles and still has the same head gaskets, original transmission as well.
@jacobbarros8849
@jacobbarros8849 9 жыл бұрын
The Taurus SHO was the business
@Justin-A-Carter
@Justin-A-Carter 4 жыл бұрын
@ Sorry the SHO would smoke that little fart. it was the business.
@JaredConnell
@JaredConnell 4 жыл бұрын
@@Justin-A-Carter can confirm.
@goodstuffohhyeah
@goodstuffohhyeah 7 жыл бұрын
"The striking wagon counterpart" - I nearly spat my drink out all over my screen lol
@ironinquisitor3656
@ironinquisitor3656 6 жыл бұрын
You must not know what most wagons looked like. The Taurus was a great looking car.
@halohunter5217
@halohunter5217 5 жыл бұрын
Yea, those wagons with the round back and cool tail lights looked real good for the time.
@sudmuck
@sudmuck 5 жыл бұрын
I think Mr. Regular from regular car reviews gets his impersonations from watching classic motorweek videos.
@goldenretriever6261
@goldenretriever6261 4 жыл бұрын
I thought the wagons looked cool.
@alexyoungberg5232
@alexyoungberg5232 3 жыл бұрын
This moron is comparing it to the cars of today lol
@mtwilda
@mtwilda 8 жыл бұрын
I would have been 5 years old when this came out. I remember how cool the new Taurus seemed at the time. Nowadays every car is designed around aerodynamics, but in 1986 the Taurus seemed so different at a time when most other cars were square and boxy.
@asrr62
@asrr62 5 жыл бұрын
haha i remember that wagon and the fold down seat in the back was so cool!
@runningkirkwa2934
@runningkirkwa2934 5 жыл бұрын
Hey matt, i was born in 1981 too, neat huh. Hope u are doing well. Are you looking forward to 40 years old soon?
@Commentleaver-c6x
@Commentleaver-c6x 6 ай бұрын
They are designed around aerodynamics but if you compare the mpg’s, today’s models don’t do much better than the ones from back then.
@paulnadratowski3942
@paulnadratowski3942 6 жыл бұрын
Had a 86 Escort. Tough little car
@justinwelch6240
@justinwelch6240 8 жыл бұрын
my 88 escort gt was a lot like the white one man I miss that car a fun little 5 speed
@rexixtencia1
@rexixtencia1 5 жыл бұрын
Oh man that white escort gt was my first car 22 years ago, what a fun little car, loved it. It’s nice to see a small review after all these years
@rexixtencia1
@rexixtencia1 5 жыл бұрын
I Dig Ohio I always dreamed about buying one of these again to restore it just for fun since it was my first car... one day
@CalvinHikes
@CalvinHikes 5 жыл бұрын
I had a white one as well. Generally liked the way it looked... ran well enough... but wow, not sporty at all!
@ckelley63
@ckelley63 4 жыл бұрын
I had an 88 escort gt loved that little car
@ericdraven7185
@ericdraven7185 4 жыл бұрын
I had a friend that had one, back then I thought it was a really cool car.
@theKevronHarris
@theKevronHarris 9 жыл бұрын
Love the jazzy, relaxing music @ 0:58-4:39!
@RockandrollNegro
@RockandrollNegro 7 жыл бұрын
I remember how hot the Taurus was back then. Everybody was calling it the Car of the Future. And all the police cars in Robocop were modified Tauruses! And then about a year down the road all the transmission failures started coming through and people weren't so hot about it anymore. Really, it was a great car saddled with a lousy transmission.
@halohunter5217
@halohunter5217 5 жыл бұрын
Gotta get that manual.
@davidp8627
@davidp8627 5 жыл бұрын
The 1986 Taurus/Sable is the Bob Dylan of the automotive industry. Everyone will always know the Taurus/Sable, it was the inspiration of so many cars that followed, was a complete gamechanger, but the car itself wasn't quite as great as everyone was told it would be.
@careybird6414
@careybird6414 8 жыл бұрын
I had a Mercury Sable,loved it, Crown Vic beautiful car. Miss those good old American car's.
@fernandorocha8459
@fernandorocha8459 2 жыл бұрын
Carey Bird, Crown Vic 85-88, Mercury Grand Marquis 85-88, Mercury Colony Park wagon 85-88, Ford Country Square 85-88 is beautifulls cars. Mercury Sable is great car, revollutionary car from 1986, wagon is my favorite
@ryansvloggingit5492
@ryansvloggingit5492 8 жыл бұрын
I had 2 1988 escort gt"s one white and the other red they were badass little machine they were tuff as a Sherman tank never got stuck in snow and I could be almost anybody off the line form stop light to stop light put spitfire sparkplug in different air cleaner it was as beast seats were comfortable you sat up right not slung down like them Tice rocket hondas
@MrVernonSmall
@MrVernonSmall 8 жыл бұрын
A really poignant time for Ford, Lincoln & Mercury, remember the commercial, Have you driven a Ford lately ? Mercury, the shape you want to be in ! My first car was a 79' Ford T-bird, purchased used when it was 3 yrs. old, 1988 Mercury Cougar XR-7 ordered brand new, 1995 Lincoln Mark VIII LSC, ordered new, lastlly ordered, 1997 Lincoln Mark VIII LSC. All great cars for me, with no nightmares.
@fernandorocha8459
@fernandorocha8459 2 жыл бұрын
Vermon Small this commercials Haven You Driven a Ford Lately? Mercury The Shape You Want To Be In is remember every todays. Mercury Sable wagon 86-88, Ford Taurus wagon 86-88, Ford Mustang SVO 85-86, Mustang GT 85-88. Mustang LX Coupe 85-88, Mustang Convertible 85-88, Ford Thunderbird 85-88, Bronco II 85-88, Aerostar 85-88 and, Crown Victoria LTD 85-88, Ford Ranger is my favorite
@moisesmaldonado9875
@moisesmaldonado9875 5 жыл бұрын
Omg the t bird Fila designer series! My grandma used to ride it to go play tennis fully matching with the car 😂
@ColAngus
@ColAngus 9 жыл бұрын
Love all the '86 Fords.
@michaelchynes
@michaelchynes 3 жыл бұрын
My grandparents had Taurus from each generation till they went full size. Always loved the number pad.
@realgone222
@realgone222 6 жыл бұрын
I remember I was amazed as a child by the Taurus's curved glass on the back sides.
@ljr7945
@ljr7945 6 жыл бұрын
My first new car was an 86 Escort GT, great all around fun car
@jdonns2221
@jdonns2221 9 жыл бұрын
The Taurus was a game changer back then.
@GT6SuzukaTimeTrials
@GT6SuzukaTimeTrials 9 жыл бұрын
The first and second-gen SHO with the Yamaha V6 are still amazing cars today.
@YouDontWannaFightMe
@YouDontWannaFightMe 9 жыл бұрын
And the valve covers look like a work of art
@ColAngus
@ColAngus 9 жыл бұрын
Joseph Rogers I remember when it first came out I was disgusted by it but it grew on me after a while.:D
@integritysolution1386
@integritysolution1386 9 жыл бұрын
Jay Santos Well it's still around today so it's not like it died
@theKevronHarris
@theKevronHarris 9 жыл бұрын
Joseph Rogers My uncle used to own the very first Ford Taurus sedan like the one shown here. He also used to own a 1997 Chevrolet Lumina LS until he experienced a whole lot of mechanical & air conditioning problems when he had the Lumina. Few years ago, he was pulling out of the driveway until of the tires & axles caught on fire as he was driving it.
@whoohaaXL
@whoohaaXL 9 жыл бұрын
Just love that 2-door Tempo for some reason...
@nezerac
@nezerac 9 жыл бұрын
I'd love to get my hands on a clean 87 EXP. I'd probably end up swapping the motor to something a bit more outrageous but man would it be fun! lol
@nezerac
@nezerac 9 жыл бұрын
***** Ya my uncle had an EXP that he drove around for about 20yrs. Thing was an awesome little car.
@nezerac
@nezerac 9 жыл бұрын
***** Ya they're unicorns now. The 85 escort GT Turbo falls into that category as well as any turbo EXP. I'm still wondering what those little cars are capable of now that we have e85 and wideband tuners. lol. Detonation and tuning were the limiting factor back in those days. Now people are pushing 300whp with a lot of stock 4 bangers.
@jeninjeans
@jeninjeans 8 жыл бұрын
I had an 84 t-bird as my first car. I loved that car!!
@tomsnyder1493
@tomsnyder1493 6 жыл бұрын
I want that Escort
@forpointsix4.678
@forpointsix4.678 6 жыл бұрын
So cool seeing my first car shown hear (1986 Mustang Get), that I got in 1996. I really miss that car. T-tops and a 5.0. I could not go wrong!
@armzforte23
@armzforte23 2 жыл бұрын
I love this video, all the line up, I grew up looking at all these cars. Nice memories as a kid.
@RoscoRide
@RoscoRide 8 жыл бұрын
Bought a brand new 1986 Ford Ranger 4x4 5 speed in January 86' for $10,400 bucks
@foxtrot312
@foxtrot312 6 жыл бұрын
That was alot 💰then!
@workingcountry1776
@workingcountry1776 5 жыл бұрын
That would be a 20% down payment on a new Ranger....
@quacksackerthegreatstarfir6996
@quacksackerthegreatstarfir6996 4 жыл бұрын
Was it a good buy for you? I have no experience with Rangers....
@CamoShirt
@CamoShirt 4 жыл бұрын
@@quacksackerthegreatstarfir6996 most of those rangers were good but the cab was a little cramped if it wasn't an extended cab
@Commentleaver-c6x
@Commentleaver-c6x 6 ай бұрын
Did you finance it or pay cash? Interest rates were around 12% back then.
@mr.goodpliers6988
@mr.goodpliers6988 3 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how the Taurus is still so modern at 35 years old!!! Incredible!!!
@zythr9999
@zythr9999 2 жыл бұрын
...and mostly gone
@bl757
@bl757 8 жыл бұрын
I was born in 1986 so this was cool to see. Growing up when had A LTD, a Tempo, and the Tarus wagon. I learned to drive on our Tarus.
@hnnotyy
@hnnotyy 9 жыл бұрын
Do you have a full video on the Crown Vic?
@Ithinkiwill66
@Ithinkiwill66 4 жыл бұрын
Says a Corvette guy, what looks like ya have for your profile circle 😉😉
@CamoShirt
@CamoShirt 4 жыл бұрын
@@Ithinkiwill66 he can't like more than one car? im a ford guy but i like a lot of diff cars except dodge. the always seemed the bottom of the barrel. the newer ones look good ill admit though
@williamschirmacher6526
@williamschirmacher6526 3 жыл бұрын
Back when cars looked different from each other
@vwestlife
@vwestlife 9 жыл бұрын
Thumbs up for pronouncing Merkur correctly ("mare-coor")! And thumbs down to Ford for coming up with that stupid name, instead of just selling them here as Fords or Mercurys.
@EgoShredder
@EgoShredder 8 жыл бұрын
+vwestlife In England (UK) they were called the Siera (see-air-ahh).
@ClassicTVMan1981X
@ClassicTVMan1981X 8 жыл бұрын
The Merkurs were indeed sold at Lincoln-Mercury dealers.
@bigmoebigsley
@bigmoebigsley 6 жыл бұрын
GM had already trademarked the name Sierra, so Ford had to name it something else. It's the reason VW used the name Touareg instead of Colorado.
@horseplop9
@horseplop9 6 жыл бұрын
VWestlife I wamt that 92 HP 2md Engine.. Sounds,fun to drive
@SgtSnazzerino
@SgtSnazzerino 6 жыл бұрын
Funny to see you here
@paulxaviercyr
@paulxaviercyr 9 жыл бұрын
That big towncar looked sexy hitting the banked curve. I owned an '86 Escort GT... wish I had kept it. Would be a cool oddity to drive around.
@jmorris023
@jmorris023 9 жыл бұрын
+Paul Cyr Had an '87, but mine got hit by a bus in college back in 1995. It was a blue GT with grey trim. Great car, for an 80s car, it only left me on the side of the road once. That's pretty good.
@ddavejb
@ddavejb Жыл бұрын
I owned a 1989 Taurus. It was a gem. The handling, ride, reliability, and ergonomics were top notch. The transmission finally blew in 2003 at almost 200,000 miles. I still miss it.
@rizzlerazzleuno4733
@rizzlerazzleuno4733 5 жыл бұрын
Oh boy, I love these annual reviews. The Taurus was a big hit. Too bad Ford screwed up the design in 1996....looks like a catfish. Would be neat to find a pristine 1995 Taurus Wagon and upgrade to a new V6.
@aestheticcruise8807
@aestheticcruise8807 5 жыл бұрын
My new favourite channel, just for the retro reviews
@gearheadred
@gearheadred 7 жыл бұрын
I remember how futuristic the Taurus looked when it was new. It was still cheap on the inside though.
@skywalker6268
@skywalker6268 6 жыл бұрын
Wish they would’ve spent a little more time on the Thunderbird Turbo Coupe. I’ve had four of them and loved driving those around. All 5-speeds.
@flipadavis
@flipadavis 5 жыл бұрын
"With big 15 inch wheels..." LOL.
@CamoShirt
@CamoShirt 4 жыл бұрын
i dont buy tires often but i hear its getting hard to find 15's anymore because everything is 16 or bigger
@curierfromxibalba1155
@curierfromxibalba1155 3 жыл бұрын
@@CamoShirt over here in mexico is still a pretty common size in small trucks and cars. Common sizes are 185/65 , 195/65 , 205/70, and 195r15 for ligh duty pick ups
@MrMenefrego1
@MrMenefrego1 3 жыл бұрын
He is comparing the "Big 15-inch wheels" with the former staple 13-inch wheels which is, almost exclusively, what compact 'econo-boxes' were equipped with back in the day. Nothing to giggle about, unless you're a little girl.
@flipadavis
@flipadavis 3 жыл бұрын
@@MrMenefrego1 I know, I was there "back in the day". Just laughing at the wheel sizes then when today we live in the era of 21" and 22" wagon wheels on land yachts.
@jwpalmer24
@jwpalmer24 3 жыл бұрын
I wish I was an adult back in 86! Love these cars and trucks and just a much simpler time to be alive. But being a kid growing up in the 80's was pretty great too.
@ENDTIMEsVideoLibrary
@ENDTIMEsVideoLibrary 5 жыл бұрын
My friend had an Escort GT in white. I loved that car. For a Ford it was very impressive.
@jayyoutube8790
@jayyoutube8790 3 жыл бұрын
Loved the interior to the Lincoln line up… so soft and thick cushions were awesome
@brandonm.9242
@brandonm.9242 6 жыл бұрын
Love the old full lineup video, keep em coming motorweek
@markmarshall39
@markmarshall39 9 жыл бұрын
without a doubt, the red svo for me
@Jimnva
@Jimnva 9 жыл бұрын
I second, the red svo for me too!
@Donnison27
@Donnison27 9 жыл бұрын
mark marshall I have a Silver 85 SVO as my weekend ride and love it!
@integritysolution1386
@integritysolution1386 9 жыл бұрын
mark marshall the SVO was a nice car. Ford could've built the Barchetta and the Vignale Mustang in the 80s but chose not to. Instead they went with the Probe and the Mercury Capri. A step down from the aforementioned cars.
@9890jsp
@9890jsp 9 жыл бұрын
James Bond Ford was reaching out globally at that time. Europeans wanted nothing to do with our heavy rwd cars. So, Ford came up with a solution. GM took the smarter direction, letting Opel & Vauxhall do the European market while keeping Chevys & Pontiacs in tune with American buyers.
@cptnoremac
@cptnoremac 7 жыл бұрын
I had a white '86 SVO a year ago. Very fun car when the boost kicked in at 3k. I traded it for a much better condition '88 supercharged MR2, but I very much miss the SVO. I'll probably never get another chance to buy one locally.
@bigbird7838
@bigbird7838 5 жыл бұрын
Should have put a 5.0 in the escort GT ! Lol
@JakobKsGarage
@JakobKsGarage 3 жыл бұрын
92 hp from a _2.5_ liter? *That's* classic american inefficiency!
@76horsepower
@76horsepower Ай бұрын
It was a different time. American manufacturers focused on low-rpm torque, not horsepower, in most cases. A lot of engines ran out of steam at 5000 rpm (or less) back then, and did their best work much lower in the rev range.
@robdisner
@robdisner 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing to see how many car variants they made back then. The only one that survived was the Mustang!
@BigEightiesNewWave
@BigEightiesNewWave 4 жыл бұрын
86 SVO Mustang bought new back then here. Loved it , so fun !
@DARKELLAKEL
@DARKELLAKEL 9 жыл бұрын
I LOVE the background music when showing the Taurus. Do you know the track music?
@CodeBleu724
@CodeBleu724 7 жыл бұрын
Most background music uses KPM/Bruton music library tracks.
@MrGoldenwaffler
@MrGoldenwaffler 9 жыл бұрын
Ive always loved the looks of the 86 sable in black w. Grey trim.
@fultonandlatrobe
@fultonandlatrobe 6 жыл бұрын
Tempo was my first car. Got it when my grandma passed away.
@CoastalAutoReactionCAR
@CoastalAutoReactionCAR 3 жыл бұрын
Love the full model line retro reviews!
@nadegeridel4081
@nadegeridel4081 5 жыл бұрын
RIP Mercury... I had to say that
@toyoscio
@toyoscio 4 жыл бұрын
Good riddance
@tiadaid
@tiadaid 8 жыл бұрын
I've been watching this video more than once, just because of the background music...
@PhoeniX198877
@PhoeniX198877 9 жыл бұрын
I want to see an acceleration run on a 2.3 HSC aerostar, would be hilarious at 100hp
@Underpantsniper
@Underpantsniper 9 жыл бұрын
PhoeniX198877 0-60......yes
@PhoeniX198877
@PhoeniX198877 9 жыл бұрын
+Jonathan Altieri I see well whatever 2.3 it had I want to see it lol .
@PhoeniX198877
@PhoeniX198877 9 жыл бұрын
+Jonathan Altieri well whatever 2.3 it had I want to see it
@richardkaltenbach3961
@richardkaltenbach3961 9 жыл бұрын
100 Horsepower In A SUZUKI SWIFT GT Is Way Better! I'll Take THAT Over Any FORD ESCORT GT! But That's Me😀!
@theKevronHarris
@theKevronHarris 8 жыл бұрын
I live in Cope, SC and almost everyone in my neighborhood owns a Ford!
@pd1081
@pd1081 5 жыл бұрын
Because Cope is Awesome!
@upinya9000
@upinya9000 9 жыл бұрын
No F series trucks in this one?
@legostar55
@legostar55 4 жыл бұрын
I was disappointed too
@Ithinkiwill66
@Ithinkiwill66 4 жыл бұрын
Nor Econoline line of the vans!
@nlpnt
@nlpnt 6 жыл бұрын
RIP Ford Sedans 1915-2020.
@Ithinkiwill66
@Ithinkiwill66 4 жыл бұрын
And the minivans....like the Aerostar, Windstar, Freestar, and Mercury Villager.
@bh2155
@bh2155 3 жыл бұрын
I think they will be back as EVs Just think the EV sedan market like Tesla is a pretty viable market. Hyundai is developing EV sedans along with GM and Dodge. I think Ford will have to do something to compete in the EV sedan market
@thetreblerebel
@thetreblerebel 4 жыл бұрын
The Escort GT deserved a better power train and it needed a damn turbo! It was suppose to be a cousin to the awesome RS Euro car. But we never got anything like the cool Escort
@ryansrides9714
@ryansrides9714 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome video!!! Really cool seeing all those classic cars!!
@toyoscio
@toyoscio 4 жыл бұрын
You think the Lynx is a classic?
@Samspianopage
@Samspianopage 8 жыл бұрын
Hiya. Have you anything on the Ford Festiva? I know I'm gonna get laughed at but the more Ford videos you get up the more informative and complete the collection will be. Cheers
@Lincolnator721
@Lincolnator721 7 жыл бұрын
I miss the ford festiva
@Lincolnator721
@Lincolnator721 7 жыл бұрын
a lot of people laughed at me but an equal amount of people thought how fun it would be to drive, got a lot of thumbs up driving that little car. lol
@mattcrooke8321
@mattcrooke8321 7 жыл бұрын
Wasnt that a Mazda based car?
@danmccarthy4700
@danmccarthy4700 7 жыл бұрын
A Mazda-based car built by Kia before they were a thing in the US.
@ClassicTVMan1981X
@ClassicTVMan1981X 7 жыл бұрын
Same with its successor, the Aspire.
@LMacNeill
@LMacNeill 8 жыл бұрын
My Dad bought an '86 Taurus LX with the 3.0L V6. Put 258,000+ miles on that thing before it finally blew a head-gasket (aluminum heads, cast-iron engine block -- prone to blowing head-gaskets). Very surprising quality in that car -- very much not the usual when dealing with American-made mid-1980s cars.
@LMacNeill
@LMacNeill 4 жыл бұрын
@z Maybe Toyota used a different head-gasket material? Something more resilient, and probably more expensive...
@ARon82
@ARon82 8 жыл бұрын
I cant get over all the praise for the look of the taurus, sad times.
@ironinquisitor3656
@ironinquisitor3656 6 жыл бұрын
Are you ignorant? the Taurus was a decade ahead of its time. Compare it to other 80s cars and you will understand why they are praising the Taurus.
@jimdayton8837
@jimdayton8837 7 жыл бұрын
Gotta love the Sable and Taurus! In my opinion they were the best looking cars of the 80's!
@toyoscio
@toyoscio 7 жыл бұрын
Many are gone in salt states.
@jimdayton8837
@jimdayton8837 7 жыл бұрын
Man isn't that the truth! I've seen 4 in the last 10 years where i live.
@toyoscio
@toyoscio 7 жыл бұрын
Where I live see only the ones from 90s, none from the 80s
@justenough730
@justenough730 6 жыл бұрын
ugly jelly beans, crap cars all the way not much rust in southwest deserts but fords like this were crushed 25 years ago they belonged to a taxi company just nasty oil leaking emission failing cyl head cracking junk I can hear their noisy p/s pumps as they waited to have there emissions system. repaired didn't have to look up and see what junk was coming in to the shop noisy power steering pumps so many oil leaks 25years later I can still hear the sound of the power steering pumps, Ford is the God damnedest piece of American junk no American car is or was as bad as a ford
@justenough730
@justenough730 6 жыл бұрын
toyoscio thank you rust
@faekz
@faekz 5 жыл бұрын
The Taurus saved ford's ass. That thing was printing money for them. SHO!!
@AGwolf2097
@AGwolf2097 3 жыл бұрын
7:15 NOBODY talking about that capri? I have never wanted a fomoco product more in my life. Look at that nose, look at that two-tone, I LOVE it
@Wannagobackto1980
@Wannagobackto1980 5 жыл бұрын
I love FORD but they really threw that GT badge around right much back in the day!!!!
@roberthill5366
@roberthill5366 2 жыл бұрын
I can't believe how many nice cars Ford had in production at one time; Escort GT, Cougar, Taurus, Thunderbirds, the various Continentals, Crown Vics and so on....nice to take trip down memory lane...
@wickedhenderson4497
@wickedhenderson4497 6 жыл бұрын
That's my XR3!!!!! Loved it!
@grriceman782
@grriceman782 5 ай бұрын
I sold these cars new ... it was fun and a good time for Ford!!
@realazduffman
@realazduffman 9 жыл бұрын
The full-size should be around for the rest of the decade. And the one after that. And the one after that, and into the one after that!
@davidp8627
@davidp8627 5 жыл бұрын
My 1997 Grand Marquis was around that decade (1990s), and the one after that, and the one after that, and probably for another two more decades. Only has 84,xxx actual miles and still drives like it did on day one. The 1992-2011 Grand Marquis and 1998-2011 Crown Victoria are still the best highway sedans ever made.
@ponyboycurtis007
@ponyboycurtis007 Жыл бұрын
You can really see the shared design language with the Mustang of the time in the Escort. I dig it. I forget what year they changed the Mustang headlights though.
@chuckwalla2967
@chuckwalla2967 3 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this when this was uploaded 6 years ago.
@CalvinHikes
@CalvinHikes 3 жыл бұрын
The problem with such innovations is within a few years everybody else is doing it to. You get 1 maybe 2 years of being the sole proprietor of your modern car inventions.
@danielcastaneda7801
@danielcastaneda7801 5 жыл бұрын
and I would kill to get my hands on one of those Escort GTs
@Tempsho
@Tempsho 5 жыл бұрын
Especially one kept in pristine condition!
@MacTechG4
@MacTechG4 5 жыл бұрын
If they were anything like my ‘88 Escort Pony, stay away, far away, mine was an unreliable piece of shit
@zacharywest6322
@zacharywest6322 6 жыл бұрын
That Sable is beautiful
@zestydude87
@zestydude87 9 жыл бұрын
My brother bought a 86 Mustang LX new and my dad bought a 86 Ranger with the V6 at the same time. My dad worked at Ford and they got huge discounts on both of them. Both were great vehicles.
@mrhombregordo9556
@mrhombregordo9556 4 жыл бұрын
I had a base model 4spd 5 door 85.5 escort when i was like 14. Drove it like a Bently one day a Vette the next. Miss that lil crappmobile so much
@derekdreke4990
@derekdreke4990 4 жыл бұрын
That white GT will always be a cool looking car
@jannevaatainen
@jannevaatainen 6 жыл бұрын
That's right, 15" wheel used to be called big. Now every car has some oversized 16-19" wheels. That makes NO sense.
@thetreblerebel
@thetreblerebel 4 жыл бұрын
Ahhh a Bronco II..I forgot how much I loved old Rangers..I miss em
@123idontcareok
@123idontcareok 5 жыл бұрын
No turbo on the Escort GT was a mistake
@toyoscio
@toyoscio 4 жыл бұрын
lol you think the 1.9 CVH could handle A turbo over the long haul
@Tempsho
@Tempsho 5 жыл бұрын
wow, I didn't realize they had heated windshields back then. That's not overly common even today
@TheOzthewiz
@TheOzthewiz 4 жыл бұрын
Had an '87 Sable with the "insta-clear" windshield, on a cold morning you get in the car, hit switch for the windshield and about 15 seconds later, all the ice on the windshield would turn to slush WITHOUT any help from the heater! Ford dropped that option within a couple of years, it would KILL the battery because of the heavy load! My battery only lasted for 3years. Also, that windshield was HIDEOUSLY EXPENSIVE to replace! It was a $1000 option, in '87 dollars.
@djmhyde
@djmhyde 9 жыл бұрын
5:32 looks like the european Escort RS Turbo....
@alexp362
@alexp362 4 жыл бұрын
Shit. That gamble paid off . Being a kid in the late 80s early 90s every road you went down had a number of Taurus/ Sable cars. I can remember riding in many a Taurus like the 86
@garrycowan4747
@garrycowan4747 5 жыл бұрын
I had raced my 86 Escort GT in the late 90's in régional série, in IT-B, lots of fun. I drove the car for 6hrs to get to the track, do my racing week-end and back home driving It, a dozen time in 3 years, that car was So reliable 👍
@toyoscio
@toyoscio 5 жыл бұрын
That's nice. Too bad lesser ones were crap
@gitslover9834
@gitslover9834 11 ай бұрын
I have been seeing Taurus cars from the 80s and 90s pop up here and there lately.
@MrKinglauro
@MrKinglauro 4 жыл бұрын
So nice to see cars with actual interior colors back in the day before you only had two choices grey or black! Not exactly sure why it's so hard these days to offer a car with actual interior colors that match the exterior
@pat7564
@pat7564 5 жыл бұрын
Had an 87 Sable wagon 👍 great car !
@toyota-sz8hp
@toyota-sz8hp 6 жыл бұрын
I'll take the mustang and t-bird
@thetreblerebel
@thetreblerebel 4 жыл бұрын
Full size LTDs and Marquis have a big following. Lincoln's too. The Fairmont and Thunderbird has fans too
@christophermarks9659
@christophermarks9659 9 жыл бұрын
I've never seen a front grill like the one on the blue Taurus sedan at the beginning. it's not the police grill, maybe it's very early production. love these cars. I had many even the sho Taurus.
@GV-gr9qm
@GV-gr9qm 5 жыл бұрын
These were beaters when I was high school age. We use to hoon these cars to death.
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