I have the first Ford Taurus year model ever made! It's a 1983. Right now it's a little rusted with faded paint and a torn up interior. I want to restore it from the ground up so it will look like new again. It will cost over $10,000 USD. New paint, interior, powertrain, steering, suspension, brakes, rims, undercarriage. Everything.
I think the first Taurus was the prettiest modern Sedan there ever was. Don't you people agree? It's about as American as a car can get besides the Ford Model - T.
Aside from the Taurus I also what to aquire a restored Ford Model - A. I want to drive it daily. Do you guys think it makes a good daily driver or will it have trouble keeping up with traffic?
2007-09-27 11:42:49 · 7 answers · asked by ev1go 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Only restore it if spending $10,000 on a Taurus is worth it to you. It's not likely to hold much collector value. You're not likely to be able to sell even a 100 point concors restoration of a Taurus for $10,000. Maybe in 20 years.
But if you want a pristine '83 Taurus, it's your money. I've seen people pour more money into less popular cars. A car project only needs to make sense to its owner.
2007-09-27 12:16:42 · answer #1 · answered by Mad Scientist Matt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry! Spending $10k to restore a Taurus is throwing money away. There were so many produced that year, that it is not a collector, plus it has nothing special to make it a collector. Spend tha $10k on a '67 mustang (I figure you must be a ford fanatic), and put your monies into that project, as that will pay back huge dividends if done correctly. A Taurus was intended to be, and designed to be a "throw away" car, like a Yugo.
2007-09-27 18:50:01 · answer #2 · answered by rex_rrracefab 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have a guy at the truck plant that drives a model A. He doesn't really use it all the time, but he will drive it in to work fairly often. It is all stock, and restored. I don't think he uses it on the freeway, but instead takes the city streets.
There are a bunch of other guys with street rods that will drive them in also, but they have no problem getting up to highway speeds, since they all have hopped up V-8's in them.
You can buy all of the parts new and have a complete model A with no used parts in it at all. Just do a search.
good luck
2007-09-27 18:50:20 · answer #3 · answered by Fordman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go ahead and restore the Taurus if it makes you happy, but don't EVER expect to get more than a third of what you put into it.
A model "A" should not be driven on the freeway or interstate. Too slow.
2007-09-27 19:04:14 · answer #4 · answered by Trump 2020 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think unless your Taurus is the very first Taurus made in the very first year Taurus's were made you would be better to invest your $10,000 in that model a
2007-09-27 18:52:07 · answer #5 · answered by hermitofnorthdome 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Taurus hell NO!!!! ............. crap ......... u must be joking because that is the worst car ever ............. but no offense if serious.
2007-09-27 18:55:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
WHY?
2007-09-27 19:20:11 · answer #7 · answered by mister ss 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋