Thanks to Sheriff Buford T. Justice - updated 5/15/02
This is the best accounting of color by year we have for V8 SHOs based on information provided by V8 members.
If you have not sent "Buford" a note with your year and color please feel free to do so, we would like to include you.
Note the absence of any derogatory cheap shots aimed at any color SHO less aesthetically desirable the the prized Vibrant White. ;-)
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Gen 3 SHO EXTERIOR COLORS |
96 |
97 |
98 |
99 |
All Years |
% by color |
color family |
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Charcoal Grey Clearcoat Metalic |
5 |
5 |
2.36% |
49 |
23.11% |
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Silver Frost Clearcoat Metalic |
9 |
14 |
11 |
10 |
44 |
20.75% |
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Toreador Red Clearcoat Metalic |
11 |
17 |
14 |
6 |
48 |
22.64% |
55 |
25.94% |
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Rose Mist Clearcoat Metalic |
7 |
7 |
3.30% |
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Vibrant White Clearcoat |
0 |
6 |
9 |
2 |
17 |
8.02% |
17 |
7.90% |
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Ebony Satin Clearcoat |
10 |
28 |
38 |
17.92% |
65 |
30.66% |
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Black Clearcoat |
0 |
16 |
11 |
27 |
12.74% |
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Medium Willow Green Clearcoat Metalic |
7 |
7 |
3.30% |
26 |
12.26% |
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Pacific Green Clearcoat Metalic |
0 |
13 |
2 |
15 |
7.08% |
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Tropical Green Clearcoat Metalic |
0 |
4 |
4 |
1.89% |
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All Colors |
49 |
78 |
52 |
33 |
212 |
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Reporting by year |
23.11% |
36.79% |
24.53% |
15.57% |
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Total Production |
5,033 |
10,133 |
2,317 |
2,247 |
19,730 |
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% SHOs Production by year |
25.51% |
51.36% |
11.74% |
11.39% |
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All Taurus |
439,249 |
435,243 |
355,155 |
456,727 |
1,686,374 |
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% SHOs |
1.15% |
2.33% |
0.65% |
0.49% |
1.17% |
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This is less than perfect numbers, The 96 "All Taurus" number includes 60,672 wagons. The 97 "All Taurus" includes 40,794 wagons. BUT the 98 numbers is for 4 DR sedans only. The 99 "All Taurus" includes wagons but doesn't break out wagons separately. So may never know how many wagons were made in 98-99. Or how many sedans in 99.
So the 355,155 total production number for 98 is not suspect but it may well be incomplete. Could Ford have that many unsold wagons that they made few 98 wagons?
This effects the last row. Of all Taurus, what percent were SHOs?
96 - 1.15% SHO
97 - 2.33% SHO
98 - 0.65% - low and with possible missing wagon production number
99 - 0.49% - Very low with no production missing
Total 1.17% of all 96-99 Taurus are SHO, possibly less depending on the 98 wagon situation. 19,730 SHO out of 1,686,374 total Taurus. We have a rare car.
1996
4-Door Sedan - 378,577
4-Door Wagon - 60,672
Total - 439,249
1997
4 Door Sedan 394,449
4-Door Wagon 40,794
Total - 435,243
1998
4 Door Sedan 355,155
4 Door Wagon ??,???
Total ?
1999
4 Door Sedan ???,???
4 Door Wagon ??,???
Production Figures 456,727
Missing information is in red.
Special thanks to all who helped by sharing.