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1990 Ford Taurus SHO: Spotted for $12,500 in December 2022

December 28, 2022
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Red 1990 Ford Taurus SHO sedan in a white photo studio, front three-quarter view

Listing snapshot

SpottedDecember 2022
Asking price$12,500 (Buy It Now)
Mileage187,000
Listed oneBay
Drivetrain3.0-liter Yamaha V6, five-speed manual, front-wheel drive
StatusAd expired. This page is our archive of the listing.

We found this 1990 Ford Taurus SHO on eBay in December 2022 with a $12,500 Buy It Now price and 187,000 miles. First-generation SHOs are some of our favourite sleepers, and this one looked clean in the photos. The listing is gone, but we keep the record here so anyone pricing an early SHO has a real data point.

What this car was

A red four-door SHO, photographed in a bright studio. The paint looked straight with only a few small chips, and the rubber trim had held up well for a car more than 30 years old.

Driver-side view of the red 1990 Taurus SHO showing its four doors and white directional alloy wheels

Under the hood sat the Yamaha-built 3.0-liter V6 that makes an SHO an SHO. The seller called the engine clean and unrestored. The intake runners had been painted gold at some point, which is not how Ford shipped them, so a buyer would want to ask why. Early SHOs came only with a five-speed manual, and this one was no exception.

Engine bay of the 1990 Taurus SHO with the Yamaha V6 and its long intake runners painted gold

The black leather interior was complete. The driver seat showed creasing and wear on the bolster, which is normal for the mileage, and the shift knob looked tired. The underside photo showed a solid floor with surface rust and an extra brace bar, which looks like an aftermarket stiffening part.

Black leather front seats of the 1990 Taurus SHO seen through the open driver door, with creasing on the driver seat
Underside of the 1990 Taurus SHO showing the floor pan, surface rust and an added brace bar

Was $12,500 a fair ask?

It was at the top of the range for a first-generation SHO with this many miles. Helping the price: the manual gearbox, the red paint, leather, and a body that looked rust-free. Hurting it: 187,000 miles, the non-original gold intake, and no maintenance history shown in the ad. The Yamaha V6 needs its valve clearances checked every 60,000 miles, so proof of that work would have done more for this car than shiny photos.

A little Taurus SHO history

Ford launched the Taurus SHO (Super High Output) for 1989 as a sports sedan built on the family Taurus. Its 3.0-liter V6 was developed and built with Yamaha and made 220 horsepower, a big number for a front-drive family car at the time. The first generation ran from 1989 to 1991, and every one of them had a five-speed manual.

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