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Ford Taurus gets a Camaro makeover

Mitchell Tulk
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4 Dec 2019
1 min read

Have you ever gone to a car meet with your pride and joy only to be laughed at by everyone?

Well, Nicave13 from www.camaro5.com experienced this problem with his ’91 Ford Taurus, which prompted him to give his rust bucket a makeover and transform it into a Camaro.

Why he thought this would make the car more respectable is beyond us.

Points for creativity. (image credit: Nicave13)
Points for creativity. (image credit: Nicave13)

After discovering the bonnet of both cars were the same width (122cm), he sourced Camaro parts, such as the front bumper, headlights, tail-lights, rear bumper, side mirrors and spoiler, before whacking it all together.

While you can argue the front end looks mint, the rear is a bit of a mess as extra work was needed in order to make things 'fit'.

MY EYES! (image credit: Nicave13)
MY EYES! (image credit: Nicave13)

Topping off the exterior is a sparkling red paint job, large chrome wheels (America's second love after cheese) and the exhaust tips from a Corvette.

Underneath the body, everything is still a Taurus, including the 3.0-litre V6 and front-wheel drive layout.

All up the project cost $US6000 (close to $9000 local money) and only for a couple of grand more he could have afforded a V6 Camaro. Surely, that would be less embarrassing to drive?

Mitchell Tulk
Contributor
Following a passion shared by his father and grandfather, Mitchell’s love of cars really kicked off with his Godfather’s purchase of a new Mazda RX-8. Exposure to that car changed his world forever, leading to an RX-7 obsession. To feed his automotive addiction, Mitchell decided to become a motoring journalist and made his mark at several high-profile motoring publications before landing at CarsGuide. While he is a rotary loyalist, Mitchell also has a massive love for Aussie muscle cars, and dreams of one day getting behind the wheel of a Charger R/T E49 (if anyone will let him). His other passions include Queensland, and spending Saturdays with the boys.
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