A 1989 Ford Taurus that was done up for a 2005 episode of Pimp My Ride just showed up in a Southern California junkyard. The custom paint and accessories actually weathered the last two decades pretty well, but I guess nothing lasts forever. Which reminds me, dang, 2005 was more than 20 years ago.
Over the weekend, this new entry to the Wilmington, CA, Pick-Your-Part yard inventory got shared to the RADwood Facebook group. I poked around a little and, yep, that is absolutely the same ’89 Taurus sedan that was modded in Episode 37 of Xzibit’s MTV show in the summer of ’05.
The car got a custom gauge cluster, wacky doors, and of course, an intricate paint job. I can’t say I remembered any of that—I’m pulling the details off xzibitcentral.com. It’s interesting that it appears to still be wearing a West Coast Customs license plate in the boneyard. I wonder if this thing had been sitting in storage on some Hollywood garage since the show aired.
Here are the pictures the yard uploaded for its inventory listing:
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Author: Andrew P. Collins
