Modern Ford Forum

Great job expanding Skye! As you can see I've been a member for long enough to remember when it was just the MGB experience. I currently own and drive a variety of Fords, MGs and Triumphs, but my daily winter driver for the past 8 years has been a Gen 1 90 SHO.
I know their are other British car guys out there running SHOs too, so hopefully someone else will start posting here.
I'm a full time British car mechanic and own Her Majesty's Auto Service (soon to be relocated from Swansea, MA to Pawtucket, RI) and do all the work on my Taurus myself. I'm not a Ford factory tech who's worked on these cars since they were new, but living with one for 45k+ miles has taught me some things about them.
My SHO is Black on Black with sunroof and regular climate control. It currently has over 195,000 miles on it and runs as strong as ever.
The only mods I've done are a drop in K&N filter and a rod shifter conversion (I put a Dynomax exhaust on it but it has since rotted away). I had to do some things to it when I bought it in 2003 for $500 with 147K on it. I replaced the clutch (it was actually a bad release bearing), subframe bushings, brakes all around with all lines, exhaust, 60k service, plugs and wires and stereo head unit (JBL speakers and amp were and are still kicking). Now I'm on my 2nd exhaust and have done some other maintenance, but I still likely have less than 3 grand into over the time I've owned it.
It'll cruise all day at 100 or get 27mpg at 70. It may not be quick by today's standards but it still surprises plenty of people at the lights or the kids on the interstate in their hopped up econoboxes who pull alongside and slow down to see if I'm willing to try them. When I drop to 3rd and floor it and powershift at 95 they're usually in my mirrors trying to figure out what just happened.
I love my SHO and when it finally dissolves into the earth I will be looking for another Gen 1 from somewhere outside of the rust belt to replace it.