Once a common sight on American roadways, the Ford Taurus isn’t quite as prevalent as it used to be, but we starting to see plenty of nice examples pop up at various collector car auction sites. That includes a pair of 2004 models – a 40k-mile wagon and a 20k-mile SEL – as well as its rebadged counterpart, the Mercury Sable, with a 37k-mile 2004 LS Premium wagon and a 29k-mile 2005 LS wagon. However, this 2005 Ford Taurus SE that just surfaced up for sale over at Bring a Trailer might just be the lowest-mile example of this model that we’ve come across to date.
This incredible Ford Taurus has a mere 127 miles on the clock, in fact, an astonishingly low number, even for a one-owner vehicle such as this (at least prior to the seller acquiring it last month). The auction listing does have a bit of an explanation as to why the original owner chose to simply not drive this sedan basically at all over the past nearly two decades, however.
Apparently, the owner bought it new as he believed at the time that 2005 would be the last year for the Taurus, choosing to stash it away as a collector’s item. Following his passing, his wife donated the car to a charitable organization called Rawhide – a 501(c)(3) that uses their profits to help teens and young adults struggling with mental health, emotional, and behavioral challenges. Now, the car is being sold to the highest bidder, with the funds going to aid in those efforts.
As one might imagine, this Ford Taurus remains in basically brand new condition with flawless Merlot Metallic paint, a perfect gray cloth interior, and Ford’s 3.0L V6 Vulcan engine, which in this guise was factory-rated to send 153 horsepower and 185 pound-feet of torque to the front wheels via a four-speed automatic transmission. While it may not have quite become the collector’s item the original owner thought it might be, we have no doubt that there are at least a few Taurus fans out there that would love to add it to their collection.
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Husband holds on to it until he dies and wife donates it??? They’d have been better investing the $20k back then in the market and would have had a good nest egg.
I’m interested in the Taurus but would love more information. In particular does it have remote start?