Welcome to...

"I drive a '92 Ford Taurus." --Conan O'Brien

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[Introduction to the Club][Members][Join the Club][Club Stuff][My Taurus Experiences][Links][Acknowledgements]


This is my Taurus, "my baby," parked in the driveway on a fine spring day. Note the delicious cranberry color.

Intoduction to the Taurus Club
During my senior year, I came to be the proud PO (primary operator) of a Ford Taurus. I noticed many other Tauruses in the parking lot at my high school, and felt that an organization of some kind for the owners or PO's of these fine vehicles was in order. I created and handed out applications for this club to students and faculty of the school that were known to be Taurus drivers. Since those days, The Taurus Club has grown to an international orgainzation with many members. And now, it has a home on the web. This website was designed by me, Rachel Hadaway, President of The Taurus Club. The links at the top of the page look very nice but I can't get them to do anything. Your best bet is just to scroll to the various parts of the page that you'd like to look at.
You can show your support for The Taurus Club by becoming a member yourself, recruiting other members, parking next to other Tauruses in parking lots, waving at Taurus drivers when you meet them on the road, and most of all spreading the word about what a great car the Ford Taurus is. People who are not currently Taurus Owners/Operators, for whatever reason, are welcome to join The Taurus Club Auxiliary. Members of both orgainzations are invited to place a banner on their webpage identifying them as a member.

Members of the Club

Name	Year	Color	Car Name	Favorite things about their Taurus
Christopher Muscarella	1988	Red	Red Bull	"Full options, leather, digital dash, moonroof, you name it. Right now going through a slight make-over while I serve here in Iraq."
Mike Poulin	1999	Silver Frost		Enough power to peel out
Mark Zimmerman	1992	Light blue	Taurus: unmarked SHO	With the police package it handles great
Bob O'Dwyer	1992	Foam green	The Bull	Gets me around, good gas mileage, soon to get an SHO enging swap and become the ultimate sleeper car
Kerry Card	1991	Champagne	Big Pirate
Marc Schoepplenberg	1995	Emerald Green	Bull
Adrian Weber	1988	Gray
	1990	Blue
Eddie Acosta	1998	Green	SHO Alike	"In my eyes, my Taurus is the nicest Taurus out there, with its bucket seats, floor shifter, CD & Cassette. It's clean and with the little things I've done people mistake it for a Ford Taurus SHO. I feel proud when I drive down the road with my SHO Alike"
Rachel Hadaway	1995	Cranberry	not yet...oops	Looks, runs well, comfort, radio
Sue Beers (Now driven by her son, Paul)	1996	Royal Blue		Comfortable, Dependable, Gas Mileage, Looks
Megan Armbrecht	1993	Cranberry	My Car	Gets better gas mileage than my old boat, is big yet not too big, has fun buttons
Kate Girosky	1993	Dark Green	Rocket	"Do I break any records for being the proud owner of *3* Tauruses? My friends tease me, but I'm a die-hard Taurus fan!
	1994	Dark Green	Leah
	2000	Black	Black Beauty
Maureen Wilson	1992	Green	da SHOOOOOOOOOOOO	"It packs some serious whoop ass. It has enough power to run over anything in its way and still get us to the opera in style."
Warren Wells	1994	Green	Heh...	"It's a 1994 Ford Taurus LX Station Wagon. Leather interior with all power options and keyless entry. This is the best car I've ever owned and it holds 8 passengers great."
Megan White	1990	white	Carlene	"My Taurus is awesome. It is my first car and I like to go cruising around with my friends in it. Everyone yields to my Taurus, especially those Chevy drivers!"
Colin Scragg	1996	silver	Sable LS	"Leather interior, power moonroof, comfortable, reliable, lots of power."
Casey Kroll	1997	White	The Beast	"It has a lot of room. I use it as the support vehicle for the Shelby Cobra I race through SCCA-C and it can hold all of our gear. It's great. Memories: I have taken my friends everywhere in The Beast...from the pool hall to movies to Indy to Cleveland. It has never failed me yet, knock on wood. The Beast has served me well for two years now and hopefully for many more.
Cody Two Bulls	1994	Light Grey	Taurus	"Looks sleek and intimidating. Has many possibilities in performance upgrades. I myself have added high flow exhaulst and a K-N filter. At this moment it is in the machine shop getting ported, polished, stroked, and balanced, all in preparation for a future NITROS kit."
Heidi Harms	198?	Blue
Loring Leifer	1997	Red		Though her old (1987) Taurus still runs fine, she decided to get a new one since she enjoyed writing her article.
Travis Flander	1993	Maroon	"I'm Pimpin 4 The Ladies"	"The way it moves on the interstate, and the way it never has problems starting in the cold and very hot." "I can talk about it to Chevy owners/dealers and tell them how much Chevys suck"
Andy Bohnker	1991	Dark Gray	Phil Olson	Car CD player, w/velcro on bottom of it. Packs snow in rims well.
Chad McDermott	1996	Silver Frost	Hello	It's just like everyone else's!
Chris Gelner	1991	Gray	Shabby	The exceptional low-end power.
Alycia Lathen	1989?	Light blue	The Ghost Car
Stefanie Berger	1989	Silver	Issac Babee (pronounced "is-zack baby")	The way that it squeaks every so often; and the static in the radio when I turn the car on. And the fact that "My car key will also open the Gelner's Taurus!!!!!!"
Jessi Beck	1986	White		The squeaky back window.
Karen Nonnecke	1990	Dark blue		comfort, with air, solid drive.
Roger Pohlman	1997?	White
Jonathan Hadaway	1992	Mocha	Gibby

Other well-known Taurus owners include the Ames Police Department. I drive by there often on my way to the library, and see at least one or sometimes two Tauruses (pre-1996!) parked in the "Police Vehicles Only" area. There are also a good many Tauruses used by County and State officials in Iowa. Some racing circuit uses Tauruses, I'm not sure which one though.

Club Stuff
Every good club needs a theme song. Here are some suggestions for The Taurus Club's theme song.

• "Cars" by Fear Factory or by Gary Neuman.
• "Radar Love" by Golden Earring
• "The Distance" or "Stick Shifts and Safety Belts" by Cake
• "Driver's Seat" by Snif 'n' the Tears
• "Drive" by The Cars
• "Riding Along in my Automobile" by Chuck Berry
• "Red Barchetta" by Rush (I realize this is about a specific, non-Taurus type of car, and if I include it then I should have to include all those 60's songs like "Little GTO," "409," that are about other types of cars. So I'll just say I include it because I like Rush.)
• "Convoy" by C.W. McCall (suggested by Keith)

       

My Taurus Experiences     On August 24, 1998, the first day of my senior year, I received my very first Ford Taurus. My dad got it from Stivers Lincoln-Mercury in Des Moines, IA. This is the Taurus my brother currently drives. I was the one who named it Gibby. The reason for this is because the letters on its license plate are GBY. It was the first Taurus that our family had ever owned and the first one I'd ever driven. I was very impressed. It had a lot of miles but still drove very well. And it didn't have any strange smells, either. The more I drove my Taurus, the more I noticed others on the road. I found that I liked the looks of the older ones (1995 and earlier) much better. An adventure that I had in Gibby was when Kim and I went to Manning to visit the calc people. We drove all the way in Gibby, then parked at Tonya's house. Tonya drove us around in the Lumina. We had pretty much seen all of Manning when suddenly I noticed another Mocha Taurus parked on the street. "That looks like my car!" I exclaimed, not realizing that not only did it *look* like my car, it was my car. We all had a good laugh about this. Then, when we returned from getting pizza, I saw this mysterious lookalike car again, but caught myself in time by muttering, "I'm not gonna say it. I'm not gonna say it." It was a great day.
Sometime in April, my dad got rid of the 1985 Mercury Grand Marquis that I drove prior to Gibby and bought a 1995 Taurus in Cranberry from Jim Wagner Nissan in Ames. Jonathan then inherited Gibby and I now drive the unnamed '95 Taurus. I have enjoyed driving it very much. The features it adds are airbags and remote keyless entry. Also it obviously doesn't have as much wear, making it a nicer car. Hopefully this is a car that is going to last me a long time.

Taurus Links    Here are a few links that should be fun and informative for Taurus owners/operators.

Taurus Club Featured Link! Chris and Chris's Ford Taurus Owners Club These guys rock. They have pictures and a short essay for each member in the club. A must see for all Taurus lovers!

Wikipedia's Ford Taurus entry

Ford's Official Taurus site.

A Taurus Club on Yahoo!. It's pretty cool because it's only for the "classic" Tauruses, 1986-1995. I might join it, haven't yet. You are welcome to, though.

Ford Taurus Performance Page. A very cool site. A must-see for car guys, gals, and "tinkerers" of all kinds.

A page on the SHO. I linked it because of the page's "Wheels" section, a detailed list of all the cars and motorcylcles he has owned. It's quite interesting.

Acknowledgements    I couldn't have created The Taurus Club alone. Here are some of the fine people who helped.

• First and foremost thanks to my dad, Mike Hadaway. If it weren't for him, I would have had to buy my own car and might never have discovered the joy of driving a Taurus. So thanks, Dad.
• The littlest but most dedicated "car guy" that I know, Michael Lathen. He knows so much about cars and is always eager to learn more. His excitement for cars in general inspired me to create this club.
• The first person to join the club, Sue Beers. She's also a great SCC coordinator and is a good breakfast-buyer!
• The person whose allegiance to the Fiero taught me that it's ok to be obsessed with one particular kind of car, Jeremy Schrooten.
• Last but not least, thanks to everyone at The Ford Motor Company, or FoMoCo, who gave us, the public, such an affordable, good-looking, quality car. Although why they had to change it to Mr. Ugly Round Windows in 96, I'll never know. I guess it was beauty while it lasted, and it makes us appreciate our old and pretty Tauruses even more.