[This project was ultimately canceled]

Bill Brillinger, who owns Precision Design Company and the person behind Promotex Online, and Axel Meyer, CEO of Promotex, have brought the modeling/collecting community an exciting and unique opportunity to determine the marketability of a very common, yet unavailable, 1/87 vehicle model. The proposal, to offer for sale a model of the Ford Taurus from the late 1980s/early 1990s (similar to the 1992 prototype shown above) is as follows:

Promotex Online / Precision Design Co. will begin accepting pre-orders for a Late 80's/ Early 90's model Ford Taurus in 1:87th Scale at a cost of $10.00 US per model. Taurus pre-orders will only be available through Promotex Online.

The minimum pre-order will be 3 cars. We encourage pre-orders of 10 or more.

$3.50 shipping per order, no charge shipping on orders of 10 or more.

Production will begin after the 1000th pre-order is received The model will be delivered in several colours and a special limited colour will be made available to those who pre-ordered only.

The time frame for delivery of this project is 6 to 10 months from beginning tooling.
If pre-orders do not reach 1000, tooling will not be done.

Money collected for pre-orders will be kept in trust until the 1000th order is received. If the mark becomes unattainable, all funds from pre-orders will be returned.

The parts list for the vehicle will be comparable to this list:

• Chassis
• Interior
• Dash/steering wheel
• Glass/headlights
• Body
• Front Grill
• Front lenses (2) (If feasible)
• Rear lenses (2)
• Wheels and axles (2)
• Front bumper (as a clip if required)
• Rear bumper (as a clip if required)

To Pre-order this model Click Here.

We think this is a perfect opportunity for vehicle modelers and collectors to participate in a market driven concept that just might be successful enough to encourage the development of additional models! Even if the Taurus is not your first choice for a new model, this arrangement holds the promise for additional projects handled in a similar fashion. We certainly wish Bill and Axel our very best! Special thanks go to Bill for getting this unusual project rolling and Axel for agreeing to underwrite it as far as tooling goes once the minimum order threshold has been reached! [posted 07/31/2000]