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Posted: 6/19/2016 9:02:25 AM EDT
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The Super Chicken! It blows head gaskets for breakfast, IIRC. I almost bought one used...I absolutely LOVED that car, until I took it to my cousin (...who was a professional mechanic) and had him look it over good. Dear GOD, what I almost stepped in. Thankfully I didn't buy it. I remember replacing a head gasket on one in the 90's. It didn't just pop the gasket, it also took a small chunk out of the deck between two cylinders. |
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Posted: 6/19/2016 9:07:47 AM EDT
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I just sold my 1988 Turbo Coupe to my brother, it only had 85k miles on it.
He had it for only 2 weeks and painted the rims Black.  
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Posted: 6/19/2016 9:09:29 AM EDT
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$20 max
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Posted: 6/19/2016 9:09:42 AM EDT
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Probably the most amazing vehicle Ford sold at the time was the F-150.
300 6 cylinder with the standard 5spd/dual tanks(there was a fire at Ford's tranny plant, autos were extremely rare!),damned thing had like 600 plus miles range. Mustang, $14-16k out the door, very nicely equipped. T-bird was a car with a helluva smooth ride,as was the CV. Taurus SHO, only had one show up at the dealership, helluva car! First American 4 door sedan that could hold it's own against BMW and Mercedes. |
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Posted: 6/19/2016 9:10:20 AM EDT
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Friends mom had one of these in 86 - 88, very cool at the time
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Posted: 6/19/2016 9:12:16 AM EDT
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I remember when the Virginia State Police used them, sneaky bastards
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Posted: 6/19/2016 9:14:09 AM EDT
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I good friend had one. It was actually a pretty fast car.
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Posted: 6/19/2016 9:20:59 AM EDT
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My dad had one of these when i was about 4 years old
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Posted: 6/19/2016 9:39:32 AM EDT
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My dad has an 88 with the 5.0
I had a 95 with the 4.6 V8. One wheeled burn outs were spectacular. There's a 88 Turbo Coupe sitting 2 blocks from me right now. No cancer which is pretty good for WI. |
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Posted: 6/19/2016 10:12:46 AM EDT
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Wow, it had 215 hp and 315 torque... what a monster... Judging a 25+ year old car with modern eyes is kind of dumb. At the time, those were respectable numbers. 1989 Mustang 5.0 had 225HP and a fully loaded 89 Camaro IROC-Z with the 350ci TBI motor had 240 HP. For that time in history, the TBSC a good looking car with decent power, handling and overall ride. |
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Posted: 6/19/2016 3:46:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: In 1989 you could buy a Camaro with a naturally aspirated L98 rated at 245 hp/ 345 ft-lbs. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Wow, it had 215 hp and 315 torque... what a monster... Maybe not a monster, but in that era a rare performance piece. In 1989 you could buy a Camaro with a naturally aspirated L98 rated at 245 hp/ 345 ft-lbs. Also, I just realized the 305 from that year made less HP but a little bit more torque than my NA 3.0L straight 6 Toyota.  |
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Posted: 6/19/2016 3:48:05 PM EDT
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One car I wish I had bought back in the day. Between the TBird and the Monte Carlo, Ford and GM made sharp cars.
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Posted: 6/19/2016 3:48:41 PM EDT
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Love Kyle's Mustache
ETA: Ford needs to use THAT song with the LeMans wining GT40 from today |
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Posted: 6/19/2016 3:52:14 PM EDT
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I had one of these for a while. Transmission sucked.  Had a chance to buy a '57 with both tops for $300.00 once....couldn't come up with the scratch.  |
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Posted: 6/19/2016 4:08:11 PM EDT
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Yeah, I remember. I still own this one. http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff99/featheredmafia/The%20Red%20Car/DSC_2919_zpsdj32vd8e.jpg Nothing too crazy, but runs 12.4 @ 110. Lots of weight reduction, suspension work, brakes, etc. Built more for autocrossing than drag racing. A 6 speed manual and a Coyote motor could be a good time in one of those. |
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Posted: 6/19/2016 4:14:37 PM EDT
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I had an '86 XR4Ti that I really liked and was a sharp car in its day. I bought it used as they were stupid expensive at the time new. My only regret was that it was an auto but it was a fun car even then. I recently saw an '86 SVO on Craigslist and really needed to talk myself out of it. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I remember the SC, the SHO, the SVO and the Merkur XR4Ti all out at the same time at the local dealer. I had an '86 XR4Ti that I really liked and was a sharp car in its day. I bought it used as they were stupid expensive at the time new. My only regret was that it was an auto but it was a fun car even then. I recently saw an '86 SVO on Craigslist and really needed to talk myself out of it. Had a '85 I bought used in '91 and loved that car. It wasn't fast by today's standards but quick for its time for sure, the electronics in it were buggy as shit. Maybe Ford borrowed Lucas' stuff but it was a fun car. I had a sorority chick in college who thought it was a Masarati, (I corrected her after I had known her for quite some time,) but there were very, very few of them around. It was very much an 'exotic' car but a Mustang GT of that era was faster but where the XR4Ti excelled was handling. |
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Posted: 6/19/2016 4:15:34 PM EDT
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All around the mulberry bush
POP goes the headgasket! |
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Posted: 6/19/2016 4:23:46 PM EDT
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I had a 1994 model Thunderbird when I was in college. It had the 4.6L V8 and got what I considered to be excellent gas mileage at the time. It seemed to have plenty of power and handled really well. I liked it. They were also rather good looking cars. It looked just like this.... http://assets.blog.hemmings.com/wp-content/uploads//2013/04/15119131-700-0.jpg http://assets.blog.hemmings.com/wp-content/uploads//2013/04/15119133-700-0.jpg I had a '94 with the 4.6 V8 as well. It was a damn nice car until some 16 year old kid plowed into the drivers side while it was parked. |
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Posted: 6/19/2016 4:25:29 PM EDT
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Wow, it had 215 hp and 315 torque... what a monster... At that time is was pretty healthy. |
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Posted: 6/19/2016 4:30:26 PM EDT
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They look a little like a 6 series bmw
Had a few xr4ti's fun cars |
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Posted: 6/19/2016 4:30:47 PM EDT
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Wow, it had 215 hp and 315 torque... what a monster... That was pretty awesome back then, sonny. |
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Posted: 6/19/2016 4:31:13 PM EDT
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So a 350 making marginally more power? Ok. Also, I just realized the 305 from that year made less HP but a little bit more torque than my NA 3.0L straight 6 Toyota.
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Wow, it had 215 hp and 315 torque... what a monster... Maybe not a monster, but in that era a rare performance piece. In 1989 you could buy a Camaro with a naturally aspirated L98 rated at 245 hp/ 345 ft-lbs. Also, I just realized the 305 from that year made less HP but a little bit more torque than my NA 3.0L straight 6 Toyota.
You called it a "rare performance piece" and suggested it performed better than the Camaro, citing incorrect stats. It wasn't, and it didn't. The end. 
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Posted: 6/19/2016 4:34:45 PM EDT
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Taurus SHO, only had one show up at the dealership, helluva car! First American 4 door sedan that could hold it's own against BMW and Mercedes. Yamaha engine. 
I ain't saying that as a knock. Ford had the good sense to contract with someone who could build a 4 valve per cylinder DOHC V6. |
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Posted: 6/19/2016 4:42:17 PM EDT
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I had a 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX that I purchased new after graduating from college. The intake manifold blew on it, the transmission had constant problems, and the rear end had to be replaced twice. In 1999 I traded it in on a 2000 F150 while the dealership was waiting on parts to repair the engine for the second time.
EDIT: I still think the SC was cool despite the problems that I had with mine. |
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Posted: 6/19/2016 4:44:01 PM EDT
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Sorry guys, but that thing is ugly as sin.
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Posted: 6/19/2016 7:54:15 PM EDT
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My mom drove a white one until an 18 wheeler ran over it.
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Posted: 6/19/2016 8:04:47 PM EDT
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I love that T-Bird, along with the era of cars.
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Posted: 6/19/2016 8:07:57 PM EDT
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At that time is was pretty healthy. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Wow, it had 215 hp and 315 torque... what a monster... At that time is was pretty healthy. It sure was. That guy would bitch about winning the lottery. |
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Posted: 6/19/2016 8:15:29 PM EDT
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I had a 95 with the 4.6 V8. One wheeled burn outs were spectacular. I had a '95 Cougar with the 4.6 but with a 3.27 limited slip rear end. No spectacular burn outs were possible with it. |
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Posted: 6/19/2016 8:18:54 PM EDT
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Buddy of mine had a "FILA" edition like the shoes...
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Posted: 6/19/2016 8:24:05 PM EDT
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i was a hardcore Ford guy back in the 90s wanted one of those but never got one
Did have 15 5.0 stangs instead over the course of a decade LOL |
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Posted: 6/19/2016 8:31:25 PM EDT
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I guy I flew gliders with had two. He spotted one on the side of the road on the way home from work, talked to the owner, and bought it. Needed some minor common repair that he knew about.
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Posted: 6/19/2016 8:36:31 PM EDT
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Good buddy had one ...he "accidentally" left it at a night club where it was subsequently stolen and never seen in one piece ever again.
No sleep was lost. No tears where shed. |
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Posted: 6/19/2016 8:38:14 PM EDT
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My brother wanted one when he was in the Corps. Instead he got a screamin deal on a brand new SHO. It was faster in the 1/4 and top end.
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Posted: 6/19/2016 8:39:43 PM EDT
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i owned the turbo coupe similar to this one. what a pos. i pledged that i would never own another ford again. https://static.cargurus.com/images/site/2010/09/18/01/50/pic-8034674498966288534-1600x1200.jpeg I had an 85 Turbo Coupe with a 5 speed. Mine was a good car. It'd outrun any pos 5.0 mustang of the same year model too, stock. SVO had some killer engine parts, and my brother-in-law was a heavy line tech at one of the Ford dealers 
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Posted: 6/19/2016 8:44:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You called it a "rare performance piece" and suggested it performed better than the Camaro, citing incorrect stats. It wasn't, and it didn't. The end. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: |
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Posted: 6/19/2016 8:48:48 PM EDT
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My daily driver from 2004 to 2011 was a 93 Davey Allison 5.0 HO Tbird, paid $4K cash, put Koni sports, Eibach springs and good tires on it, and built some braces, made it a whole new car, scared plenty of people on cloverleafs...
Cobra heads and cam, so it would keep up with a stock SC... Swapped in rear discs from a SC, and had a M5R2 5spd to swap in but never got around to it. 
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Posted: 6/19/2016 8:49:51 PM EDT
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Best thing about those cars was the rear disc setup, perfect to swap into a mustang.
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Posted: 6/19/2016 8:51:17 PM EDT
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Wow, it had 215 hp and 315 torque... what a monster... Yeah, but that's when cars were finally turning themselves around from the terrible 70s. |
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Posted: 6/19/2016 8:54:39 PM EDT
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Yeah, I remember. I still own this one. http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff99/featheredmafia/The%20Red%20Car/DSC_2919_zpsdj32vd8e.jpg Nothing too crazy, but runs 12.4 @ 110. Lots of weight reduction, suspension work, brakes, etc. Built more for autocrossing than drag racing. Never given these cars a second thought, but I really like that. Nicely done. |
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Posted: 6/19/2016 8:59:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Wow, it had 215 hp and 315 torque... what a monster... |
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Posted: 6/19/2016 9:12:43 PM EDT
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You guys need to stop!
You made me go look at the SVO ad again. 
It's an '86 with 43K for $9900 |
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Posted: 6/19/2016 9:28:13 PM EDT
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Had an '88 5.0. Got it for $600 in 1994. It was a good ride that lasted me a few years till I sold it off.
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Posted: 6/19/2016 9:34:52 PM EDT
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I had one of these for a while. Transmission sucked. http://images.classiccars.com/classifieds/526315_17326342_1963_Ford_Thunderbird.jpg Had a chance to buy a '57 with both tops for $300.00 once....couldn't come up with the scratch.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Huq2qhbdc_Q/UOp6jknlxtI/AAAAAAABG0c/ANh_WEKjLlk/s1600/1957_ford_thunderbird_convertible_m.jpg Dad had a '61 as an airport car. |
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Posted: 6/19/2016 9:36:05 PM EDT
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My dad had one. It was a pretty nice ride. 2 door cars are the best cars.
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Posted: 6/19/2016 9:37:28 PM EDT
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2015 Toyota Corolla with the base engine: 0-60 mph in 8.0 seconds. 
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estimated acceleration: 0- 60 mph 9.9 s 2015 Toyota Corolla with the base engine: 0-60 mph in 8.0 seconds.
We can blame epa emissions standards for that |
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Posted: 6/19/2016 10:00:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I had an 85 Turbo Coupe with a 5 speed. Mine was a good car. It'd outrun any pos 5.0 mustang of the same year model too, stock. SVO had some killer engine parts, and my brother-in-law was a heavy line tech at one of the Ford dealers Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: i owned the turbo coupe similar to this one. what a pos. i pledged that i would never own another ford again. https://static.cargurus.com/images/site/2010/09/18/01/50/pic-8034674498966288534-1600x1200.jpeg I had an 85 Turbo Coupe with a 5 speed. Mine was a good car. It'd outrun any pos 5.0 mustang of the same year model too, stock. SVO had some killer engine parts, and my brother-in-law was a heavy line tech at one of the Ford dealers They have the 1985 TC with a 0-60 in 10.4 seconds and the 1/4 mile in 17.7 seconds. Ford is not going to build a Thunderbird that is faster than the Ford flagship fast car which is the Mustang. |
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Posted: 6/19/2016 10:21:46 PM EDT
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The thunder chicken was a fun car to drive. In its time of course. I wonder what a fully restored one would sell under a mecum auction.My friend has a loaded black one that has 3200 miles on it. Bought it for $2500 expecting to flip it. No one will buy it, even for what he paid |
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Posted: 6/19/2016 10:33:24 PM EDT
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I owned an 88 TC when I was in college. It was a dream on the freeway, but with a big turbo it was a total dog around town. I would like to own one again some day.
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Posted: 6/19/2016 10:33:47 PM EDT
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Underbird
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