SHO Ford Ranger

[torinodan]

Does anyone have any pictures or specs for the SHO Ranger that never was? If you have a pic or two can you please post them. Thanks.

[94_302]

No but if you were willing to buy a magazine here is a site. http://www.coltranet.com/zines/autoweek.html
<TABLE border=1><TBODY><TR><TD>AutoWeek</TD><TD>08/28</TD><TD>1989</TD><TD>TEST: Ford SHO Ranger, Shelby Dakota
FEAT: GMC Pegasus III land speed racer, sport trucks, Korean car industry, Post-WWII truck makers' autos</TD><TD>2</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

[gpfarrell]

So many "woulda-coulda-shouldas" about the SHO motor... imagine what it could have done for Ford Probes, or how interesting a wagon would have been.

I had heard years ago from what I considered a reliable source (for that's worth... I can't even remember who it was!) that Ford's contract with Yamaha limited them to using the V6 in only the Taurus sedan. No wagons, no Mercurys, no other choices.

I never understood why... maybe Yamaha was trying to make deals with other auto makers?... but that would explain why the other SHO variants never happened.

[stevengerard]

I heard it was originally going to go into a supercar something like the FordGT40. It was tested to 13000 rpm, great motor - I owned two -one auto one manual, I'd still own them both if the were rwd

[MAD-3R]

but that would explain why the other SHO variants never happened.

Ahh, but one other use for the SHO engine DID take place. 7 of them to be percise.


Shogun (http://www.shotimes.com/php-bin/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0&sid=232)

[torinodan]

Ahh, but one other use for the SHO engine DID take place. 7 of them to be percise.


Shogun (http://www.shotimes.com/php-bin/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0&sid=232)Did you add the Merkur as one of the 7?