My friends on Prodigy knew me as "FastBuck" a name I acquired because of my love of fast cars and drag racing. 
The Ford Taurus SHO (Super High Output) was a high performance version of the regular Taurus. Introduced in 1989, it
 
sported a Yamaha built 3.0L 24 valve DOHC V6 engine with a 5 speed manual transmission.  The suspension was beefed up to give the car pretty good
 
handing for the time period.  A few years later, Ford added an automatic transmission option.  Horsepower was increased from
 
220 to 225 with that option.  The engine managed to get all it's horsepower without a turbo or blower. It was a very advanced
 
engine design for the time period.  In 1996, Ford changed the body style on the Taurus and the SHO version was equipped with a
 
32 valve DOHC V8 engine which Yamaha assembled.  Unfortunately, you could only get an automatic transmission.  The last SHO came off
 
the production line in 1999.  There is a group of people who just love SHOs and they are very active and tight nit.  

I have 6 Taurus SHOs. My first SHO was a red 89. It can do 15 flat in the quarter mile and got me to work and back everyday for years. 

I also own other SHOs. Another 89, this one is titanium color, a titanium 92 5 speed and a emerald green 94. 

The 94 has an automatic transmission whereas the 89s have 5 speed manual transmissions . 

The 94 runs the quarter in the high 15's. With ABS and dual airbags, the 94 weighs about 350 lbs more than an 89.

 My wife drove a 99 SHO in Toreador Red. Here is a picture of 4 of our SHOs. From left to right, 99, 94, 89 & 89. 

Unhappily, the  99 Toreador Red SHO in the pictures was totaled. Wife was broadsided by a Lincoln Town Car.

 She had some broken ribs and the car was totaled with only 42K miles.

 Early in 2006 I was able to acquire a Black 98 SHO (cam failure 681) one of the imfamous "cam failures" the V8 SHOs are prone to.

 I was able to use the engine and transmission from the wrecked 99 to put the 98 back on the road again.

If you have a V8 SHO I would advise you to seek out an expert and have the cam sprockets welded.  It's a permanent fix.

 

 
My emerald green 94 SHO in the staging lanes at ThornHill Dragstrip