A fast-moving and intense wildfire scorched Eastern Colorado on December 30, 2021. The Marshall Hearth lasted only one working day, but dry conditions fueled it further and hurricane-force gusts pushed it almost 6,000 acres. The fire destroyed over 1,000 homes and businesses in the Denver area. While the source of the fire has yet to be determined, it is believed to have started after a series of small grass fires. It also broke power lines because of the storm.
The exact scope of the damage remains unknown, but they have discovered one exceptionally rare vehicle known as a Ford Shogun among the ashes. Only seven gems ever existed.
Ford Festiva Shogun Demise
Facebook page The Blue Turd announced the Shogun's demise on Facebook. According to News, when the firestorm hit, a neighbor of the owner had been storing the car in a garage. Firefighters were able to safely extract the neighbor, but the Shogun got destroyed.
The general's burnt-out shell, the big proportion of fiberglass burned out, the frame scorched, and all they believed the glass to have burst owing to the heat, according to photographs from the aftermath of the fire. It's a once-in-a-lifetime event. The automobile is unrecoverable, but its VIN plate remains; they may resurrect it from the embers of another Festiva as a memorial vehicle. Owners may have bigger concerns for the years ahead, given that they appear to have lost their homes along with thousands of others.
What Is A Shogun vehicle?
The Shogun was a hybrid of an American subcompact designed by Japanese engineers with the Taurus SHO's high-performance three-liter V6 engine. Ford was only going to build a limited quantity of 250 units. But it ended up only building seven.
It's a mid-engine vehicle with rear-wheel drive. Chuck Beck and Rick Titus modified the automobile, and we think they're amazing geniuses for even imagining such a fascinating tiny car. The SHO V6 is a 3.0L engine that develops 220 horsepower and 200 lb-ft of torque at 7,000 rpm. Although the horsepower number isn't particularly outstanding by today's standards, it's worth noting that the Shogun only weighs 2,190 pounds. In less than five seconds, the Shogun could hit 60 mph. FYI that this was in 1990 when even a Corvette couldn't accomplish it…
The most renowned customer is none other than Jay Leno. It cost approximately the same as a Porsche 911 in 1990, but it was faster than a Taurus SHO, as per Leno. The Shogun's under-the-radar reputation appeals to Leno, but not everyone will. It's the dictionary definition of a car guy's car: To most people, it appears to be nothing, but those who know it know it.
As sad as it is, houses may be rebuilt, and automobiles can be replaced. Hotcars sends its condolences to the families of the missing Colorado residents.