Ford Taurus Books
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Ford-TaurusSable 1996-99 by Chilton
352 pages Reviewer: Sandy McLendon (Atlanta, GA USA) Chilton books have been part of my automotive coping strategy for years- one of their publications once even helped me find out where a bad repair from my mechanic went off track, and I was able to give the mechanic enough info to get the repair re-done correctly. This book seems to be okay, with one exception that is usual to Chilton guides. There is not NEARLY enough information on dismantling soft trim and dash components, and what there is does not cover the different configurations you're likely to find. For instance, this guide shows how the centre console goes together- but only the extra-cost version with the stick shift in it. The standard console- found in most Tauruses- is not shown at all. Since many owners confine their do-it-yourself efforts to fixing soft trim glitches and replacing light bulbs, this is a considerable lack in Chilton's efforts. Recommended, nontheless- there's very good info on what's under the hood, and it's very specific concerning what CAN be repaired and what is factory-set, and therefore not to be messed with. That's invaluable info on today's highly computerised cars. |
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Ford Taurus and Sable, 1986-95 (Chilton's Total Car Care Repair Manual) by Chilton
Reviewer: A reader I have been sorely disapointed in the entire series of the Chilton "Total Care " line of books. Many of us who purchase these manuals are familiar whith the much older Chilton manuals and these books are nothing like them. Often the books are under illustrated(or offer generic advice) and frankly do not even describe the same vehicle or it's components. I have been a professional mechanic for many years and cannot recommend this book for anyone who is serious about repairing their own vehicle. It will however suit those wishing merely to change their own oil and filter and perhaps the occasional (gasp) tire. The Haynes manual series is far superior in every resect for the more serious owner. |
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Ford Taurus & Mercury Sable: 1996-2001 (Hayne's Automotive Repair Manual) by Ken Layne
Reviewer: Jay (SC, USA) I have read Clinton's book before that shows only pix and how to disassemble. So I haven't exepect much. ( You may read some review on that book. ) However this book explains which part and how to check it. For instancem using multimeter( voltage ). So the reader may find where is the problem by himself. I have read only part of this book ( where my car has problem ) , I am sure this will help a lot. I strongly recommend to the person who want to find the problem and repair it by himself. |
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Ford Taurus & Mercury Sable Automotive Repair Manual: Models Covered : Ford Taurus & Mercury Sable 1986 Through 1995 (Hayne's Automotive Repair Manual) by Bob Henderson, John H. Haynes
Reviewer: "mdwpp97" (Neenah, WI) The book claims to cover '86-'95 model year Taurus/Sables, but if you own a 1995 Model like me, the pictures of the '86 or '87 Taurus they show in the book won't really help you much. Among others, If you have any engine OTHER than the 3.0 V6, You won't get much useful information. For me this was a strong point with this book, some of the coverage is lacking, but overall, it will get you through at the end of the day and back up an running. I wish this book had better wiring diagrams, and finally, pictures of a more current Taurus would be a real plus. |
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Car: A Drama of the American Workplace by Mary Walton
292 pages A whole book dedicated to the manufacture of a single model of car--and not even a sexy model, such as a Lamborghini or a Rolls Royce, but a Ford Taurus! How interesting could that be? In the hands of talented Mary Walton, it is very interesting indeed. Walton spent more than two years inside the belly of the giant Ford Motor Company researching the manufacture of the 1996 Taurus, and her account makes for surprisingly entertaining reading. Walton, who has written extensively about management theory, brings a perceptive eye and a breezy style to her critique of the automobile industry. In addition to the redesign of Ford's popular model, Walton also examines the sometimes volatile relations between the company's engineering staff and its designers, criticizes Ford's hierarchical management structure, and questions the astounding number of upper-level executives recruited from the military and their resulting martial management style. The private lives of Ford employees likewise do not escape Walton's critical eye. Twelve-hour days are common among Ford engineers, but the toll on their personal lives is high. So critical is Mary Walton of Ford's management practices that, upon seeing an early draft of Car, Ford revoked Walton's access to its top executives. For a book that provides both solid entertainment and an in-depth analysis of the auto industry, Car is the top of the line. Product Description: [Tom] Breault . . . came up with a system to guide [top engineer Lew Veraldi] through dense material. When Breault presented a report, he would highlight both his copy and Veraldi's. . . . Eventually, Veraldi realized something was odd. 'Am I the only one in the room with a highlighted copy?' he asked suspiciously. 'Why? Am I the only one who can't follow this?' Breault thought quickly. 'No, sir,' he answered. 'It's because you're the only vice president in the room.' An astonishing journey into the belly of our most important industry, a portrait of the energy and ingenuity of America at work. Their job, as the wife of the chief engineer put it, was to repaint the Mona Lisa. Faced with redesigning the Taurus, America's best-selling car and the flagship of its fleet, Ford Motor Company assembles 700 designers, engineers, planners, and bean-counters under a tough manager who set out to retake ground lost to the Japanese. On their shoulders rest the reputation and the profits of Ford, not to mention an investment of about 3 billion dollars. A cross between The Reckoning and The Dilbert Principle, this biting, insightful, and often funny account by a seasoned journalist follows the 1996 Taurus from its conception as a clay model in Detroit to its birth in an Atlanta assembly plant to its public debut in a New Jersey dealership. Mary Walton all but lived with the team for two years in a damp Dearborn basement, and she chronicles firsthand the clashes of designers and engineers over shapes, of marketers and accountants over costs, of product guys in Detroit and manufacturing guys in Atlanta as the new machine takes shape on the assembly line. And all of them, all of the time, are looking over their shoulders at the Japanese competition. The Taurus is a single product, but it contains thousands of parts, and just as many stories. Walton has woven these together brilliantly into a book that reveals the tension, the passions, and the pride that fuel the race to #1. |
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Nascar Ford Taurus (Racecar Tech) by William Burt
112 pages Editorial Reviews NASCAR is more popular in America than any racing series has ever been, and leading the way within the NASCAR ranks is the Ford Taurus. The Taurus is one of the best-selling cars in the U.S., but the street version bears little resemblance to the Taurus that races on Sundays. The racing Taurus is the result of Ford and NASCAR working together to create a two-door version that would comply with NASCAR rules. It is campaigned by legendary drivers such as Dale Jarrett, Mark Martin, Ricky Rudd, Jeff Burton, and 2003 series champion Matt Kenseth. This book explains in technical detail all the nuances and differences between the street version and race version, including the chassis and roll cage, the suspension, steering and brakes, the engine and drive train, engine support systems, and the interior and body. The new RaceCarTech Series of books features a level of very useful technical detail sought not only by the race fans, but also by the model car builder. Detailed photos and accurately scaled shots provide a resource not found anywhere else. 70 percent of plastic model kit sales in the US are cars, and the majority of those are racecar models. The RaceCarTech series is a long-awaited resource for model car builders. |
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Taurus: The Making of the Car That Saved Ford by Eric Taub
278 pages From Library Journal Taub, author of Gaffers, Grips and Best Boys ( LJ 11/15/87), presents this unique account of the Ford Taurus, a car developed in the 1980s and named after the astrological sign of the wives of its conceptual engineers. In addition, he outlines how Henry Ford built a dynasty, candidly presenting a picture of the never-ending turmoil that created the many powerplays for control of the company. Taub enthusiastically shows the joys, politics, disappointments, arguments, anger, and frustration that are found at all levels of management in a large research and development industry, interspersed with personal glimpses into the lives of key personnel. Although written for the general reader, specialists and scholars will find his study to be an interesting account of how corporate strategy is developed and challenged. Highly recommended. -H. Robert Malinowsky, Univ. of Illinois at Chicago Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Kirkus Reviews A workmanlike reconstruction of how Ford Motor Co. managed to build and sell a successful mid-size family sedan called the Taurus at a time when the parent organization was in serious financial difficulties. As TV producer Taub makes clear, the breakthrough vehicle was a signal accomplishment in the context of the complacent, play-it- safe corporate culture that prevailed during the late 1970's and early 1980's, when the project was undertaken. Notwithstanding sizable deficits that threatened the company's very existence, for instance, there was precious little interdepartmental cooperation, let alone collaboration. Desperate to retrieve markets lost to foreign as well as domestic rivals, however, top executives encouraged designers and engineers to work together to develop a car whose principal features would be customer-driven--for a change. Drawing on interviews with the men and women who participated in the program, Taub offers a vivid, anecdotal rundown on what can be done by a world-class enterprise resolved to mend its uncompetitive ways. In the face of fears that the company might be creating another Edsel, management boldly gave the aerodynamically styled Taurus (and its Mercury Sable counterpart) a green light. There were more than a few slips, though, betwixt the drawing board and showroom. Among other obstacles, Taub notes, assembly-line workers and their union initially viewed the so- called employee involvement campaign that was a crucial element in the Taurus/Sable program with cynical suspicion. Eventually, all design, production, and merchandising problems were overcome, earning Ford a marketplace triumph. Whether the Taurus program marked a sustainable change in corporate direction, though, remains a very open question in Taub's book, and recent results arguably support his pessimistic conclusions. Taub's solid narrative account of one brief shining hour in Motown history attests to the fact that where there's a will in heavy industry, there's generally a way. (Twenty b&w photographs- -not seen.) -- Copyright ©1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. |
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Ford Taurus in Nascar: How Ford's Best-Selling Sedan Became Nascar's Hottest Racing Machine by Bill Center
125 pages About the Author Bill Center is a distinguished sportswriter who has covered NASCAR and various motor sports events over the past twenty years. A writer for The San Diego Union-Tribune since 1967, Bill's feature stories on motor racing, boxing, baseball,and basketball received numerous awards. Bill's editorial achievements include authoring America's Cup '95, The Official Record. Product Description: The mission given Don Miller on January 27, 1997, was simple--build a race car. Not just any car, mind you. Build the car that would carry the Ford racing tradition well into the twenty-first century in the premier NASCAR Winston Cup Series. And, by the way, build it fast. Ford wanted the car to be ready for the 1998 season--NASCAR's fiftieth anniversary. These were the challenges that faced Miller and his team at Penske Racing South. And Ford Taurus in NASCAR is the thrilling story behind the response to those challenges. At the time, Miller was going about his daily business of fielding one of Ford's most competitive Thunderbirds for driver Rusty Wallace, but soon Miller had sketched his idea of the Taurus race car that Ford would unveil to other teams and NASCAR's technical directors in 107 days. The project moved quickly from concept to 40-percent models for wind tunnel testing to the first full-sized Taurus, which was revealed to the public on July 30, 1997. But the work had just begun. The new Taurus wasn't tested on a track until December 5, 1997--just two months before the car's racing debut. Still, it won its first race on February 8, 1998, when Wallace triumphed in the Bud Shootout at Daytona International Speedway. The future for Ford Racing was secured. Throughout 1998 and 1999 the success of the Taurus continued. And now, as the 2000 season approaches, Ford prepares its latest entry--the Taurus 2K. From vision to victory lane, Ford Racing continues its winning tradition and Ford Taurus in NASCARcelebrates the excitement of its success. Ford has been part of NASCAR racing since day one. Jim Roper drove to victory, at NASCAR's inaugural Strictly Stock Series race, later the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, in a Lincoln on June 19, 1949. And throughout the history of NASCAR, the names of Ford drivers have resembled a Who's Who of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series--Ned and Dale Jarrett, Bobby and Davey Allison, David Pearson, Bill Elliott, Mark Martin, Fred Lorenzen, Junior Johnson, Fireball Roberts, Rusty Wallace, and Ricky Rudd. Even Richard Petty won races in Fords. So, too, did Dale Earnhardt. Roper's Lincoln started a tradition that runs through the Taurus that carries Ford Racing forward into the twenty-first century. |
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