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Ford Tricked NASCAR With a Fake Taurus Prototype and IT WORKED! (with Don Miller)

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What happens here

The team began by cutting off the entire rear section of the Ford Taurus, specifically from just behind the rear window, effectively removing the original rear deck, quarter panels, and rear bumper. New quarter panels were then fabricated and installed. The existing decklid was raised by approximately 3 inches to create a flatter, more aerodynamic profile, deviating significantly from the production car's sloped rear design. This involved substantial bodywork to integrate the raised decklid seamlessly. A piece was inserted into the original body structure to accommodate the raised decklid. The original taillights were reinstalled, and a small 'aero device' (spoiler/wing) was added to the decklid to further enhance aerodynamics.

Goal: Transform the rear of the Taurus into a more aerodynamically efficient shape for racing.

Tools and materials

  • Aero Device — To enhance the car's aerodynamic performance
  • Cutting Tools — To remove the rear section of the car
  • Fabrication Equipment — To create new quarter panels and modify the decklid
  • New Quarter Panels Custom fabricated — To replace the cut-off sections and create a new rear profile

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want to do is come up right right from this spot where you can see all the the uh broken up bodywork we're going to cut the car off and we cut it off right here just cut it right across here and onto the other side took the whole back of the end of the car off and then we made new quarter panels because as you can see the deck lid is raised up about three inches so so what we had to do is put a piece in here and then we made this whole lower section of a rear bumper etc and kind of blunted it off so that you know we could really take advantage of the arrow effect and then took the existing deck lid and right and straightened it out put the tail lights and everything back in it put this panel here which was really nice looking when we did it but this is 30 years later and it's been outside somewhere i don't know where and and it's got plenty rusty but it made the rear window look more like a traditional window of today rather than the round window it had at the time then we put this little uh aero device as they called it a ford we call it a wing put that on the on on the deck lid to trim it out so as you can

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