On Sep 12, 1:45 pm, Dave Ryan wrote:
In rec.audio.tubes Peter Wieck wrote:
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: On Sep 12, 12:18 pm, "Arny Krueger" wrote:
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: I am no motor-head, but like most Americans of a certain age who grew
: up in Michigan, some of this stuff inevitably got into my blood. But
: the Ford SHO engine,
:
:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Yamaha_V8_engine
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: Two can play at that.
:
: 60-degree V8. Go for it.
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You mean the one manufactured in the Bridgend plant in Great Britain for
the Volvo?
Still not American unless we've somehow co-opted GB without me knowing.
-dave
First made in the US, assembled by Yamaha in Japan until 1999, then
adapted and made later in GB. And yes, now *adapted* for Volvo.
Well... the history is:
From the Detroit Free Press, 2002:
About 19,730 SHOs were made from 1996 to 1999. The Taurus SHO was a
limited-production, high-performance version of the Taurus family
sedan, third-best-selling car in the country. The SHO -- for Super
High Output -- differed from the everyday Taurus, with a pricier
interior, stiffer suspension, tighter handling and a powerful 3.4-
liter V8 Yamaha engine that could zip up to 140 m.p.h.
While Yamaha assembled the engine in Japan, Ford built the engine
components in Ontario. In a 1996 Car and Driver review of the SHO,
Ford took credit for the development of its V8 engine.
Peter Wieck
Wyncote, PA