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3 unusual facts about Ford Taurus


Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story

In a rented Ford Taurus, which he nicknamed "Tauntaun", Klosterman runs into a variety of interesting circumstances and people along the way, such as a teenager in Missoula, Montana, who asks Mr. Klosterman to sell her some cannabis or a Cracker Barrel waitress who reads Kafka.

Lawrence Technological University

Lewis Veraldi, B.S. Mechanical Engineering 1968 - late father of the original Ford Taurus and Sable.

Quickclear

First seen on the 1985 Ford Scorpio/Granada Mk.III in Europe and the Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable in the U.S., the system uses a mesh of very thin heating wires, or a silver/zinc oxide coated film embedded between two layers of windscreen glass.The overall effect when operative was defogging & defrosting of the windscreen at a very high rate.


2004 Daytona 500

Of the 45 cars entered, the two who failed to qualify were Kirk Shelmerdine, driving his own #72 Ford Taurus, and ARCA veteran Andy Hillenburg in the #90 Ford Taurus, one of Junie Donlavey's final attempts at entering a Cup car.

Infiniti Q45

The Q45's use of a Cloisonné insignia instead of a conventional grille also caused buyers to shy away because of its unconventional appearance, and may have been influenced from the first generation Ford Taurus, the 1994 model year update featured a more conventional appearance including a more traditional appearing grille, woodgrain/chrome interior trim and cushy seats.

Shawna Robinson

In 1999, she returned to racing in the ARCA RE/MAX Series, after the birth of her son and daughter and moved to the #8 Kmart Ford Taurus for Michael Kranefuss.

Shelby Howard

He ended the season running five races in the #35 Volvo Trucks/Snap-On Ford Taurus for Team Rensi Motorsports.

Stacy Compton

Soon afterwards, Melling announced that Compton would pilot their #9 Kodiak Ford Taurus in the Winston Cup Series in 2000.

Steve Grissom

He started 43rd after crashing in qualifying and finished 43rd in the race after a vibration in car on lap 2.In 2005, Grissom joined with Jay Robinson Racing to drive the #49 Advil Ford Taurus.

The Kiss Hello

On exterior shots, the car is a Ford Taurus, but when it cuts to the interior of the car, its interior is that of a Chrysler LHS and original 4:3 broadcast version the chroma key was not completed with the blue screen visible instead of street footage.


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Joyce Jillson

She was the official astrologer for the Los Angeles Dodgers as well as a media consultant to the Ford Motor Company on the launch of the Ford Taurus.

United States v. $124,700 in U.S. Currency

According to testimony adduced at trial, Gonzalez was driving west on Interstate 80 in a rented Ford Taurus when a Nebraska State Patrol Trooper, Chris Bigsby, stopped Gonzalez for exceeding the posted speed limit.