Jay Leno's SHOGUN......

[Car Guy]

If you don't know by now I'm sort of a SHO Taurus freak, my dad got me hooked about 15 years ago. Something people (especially SHO enthusiasts) always talk about is the SHOGUN, it a Ford Festiva with a SHO Taurus drive train. Well Jay Leno bought #003 of only 7 (for $48,000!!!) back in 1990 and did a piece about it on his 'Jay Leno's Garage' website......



Here's the link >>> http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/cars/89Shogun_shell.shtml






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[junk mx6 no rly]

to bad sho motor dosent bolt in a escort like the klo3 otherwise id do that.shouldnt be much slower.

[michelle]

My plan is to make one of those one day.

It won't be one of the original 7, but it will still kick ass. (:

[Yooformula]

ugly looking car but cool nonetheless.

[Car Guy]

ugly looking car but cool nonetheless.


I think it looks cool, but I'm a dork for things that are different.....:goof





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[70challenger452]

sweet, I love sleeper cars

[Teufelhunden]

^^As do I, but whenever I see pics of a SHOGUN, all I see is Festiva. For me, it's hard to get past that point.

[Waver]

however wouldnt youget pissed off if you got your ass handed to you by that?

[Car Guy]

however wouldnt youget pissed off if you got your ass handed to you by that?


That's the fun part (I think), in stock form it was rated @ 13.0 on the 'stock' tires. Put some stickys on there and you'll get at least that, with Jay's (125 shot of nitrous) you can at least expect mid-low 12's, or more[/I]. Now I'm personally not a big fan of nitrous but there are a couple of 'real' SHOGUN's that are S-charged/T-charged, can't remember exactly. But now you're talking 400+ HP in a 2200 pound car, and some serious 1/4 mile times......

There are also a few 'homegrown' SHOGUN's that have been built, some are N/A and some are forced induction, but either way I'd love to drive one. To me it's like a go-cart on steriods.....:devil




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[hrsp]

leno has all the toys

[WilliamZ]

^^As do I, but whenever I see pics of a SHOGUN, all I see is Festiva. For me, it's hard to get past that point.

Just like a GLHS is still an Omni ;)

[Prince Valiant]

I actually liked the old fiesta's...much better than the festiva...sounds like something from sienfeld.

[Car Guy]

leno has all the toys


Yeah you got that right and I used to hate him for that, but after watching a bunch of his segments on the website he really seems like a down to earth person that truly loves cars. A friend of mine was in Burbank a few years ago for a taping of the Tonight Show and stopped at a 7/11 for some gas. Who pulls up is Jay on his Jet Bike, he said hello on the way in and then talked with him for a few minutes about the bike before he left. He said he was so cool to talk to and he didn't make you feel like a nobody.....





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[MARO-MAN]

Thanks for the link, I never even knew there was a Shogun.......cool little car. Leno's collection is amazing.........:drool:

[Teufelhunden]

Just like a GLHS is still an Omni ;)Yes, my point exactly. Thus my GLHS was called "The Box". It was hard to look past that fact... :thumbsup