http://www.carsforsale.com/used-cars-for-sale/1986-ford-thunderbird-ofallon-il-250765970
I'd pay 8K for this!
Nah, still a v-6. If i dropped that kind of money, should at least be the car i want.
Still a very nice car.
IMHP even with a V6,this 28 year old (one owner car) with only 13,000 miles is a true find and if kept in the shape it is now in, will appreciate accordingly. Now, for fun what it needs is to install a super charger from a mid 90s Super Coupe.
Ron
+1
The six doesn't help it but what a clean car.:hick:
The 3.8 isn't as bad as ppl say, many don't know that the switch from carb to CFI increased the torque tremendously.
I've had 4 87 3.8 cars. They aren't bad motors and with an aod do pretty good on gas. Make good daily drivers. The constant downshifting gets old though.
It is still a nice car though. Only a drivetrain swap from being perfect.
I'd hit it. Not for $8k though. The car may be worth it to somebody based on its originality and low miles, but what makes it original also makes it undesirable to me. The 3.8, AOD and 7.5" rear would immediately be swapped for a 5.0 (at least), a manual tranny, and an 8.8, probably from an SN95, which would also mean an upgrade to the front brakes & suspension - I'm thinking tubular K. Some subframe connectors, a strut tower brace, and some strategic strengthening (torque boxes) along with some CHE arms. The gold paint would be ditched for a nice deep candyapple red, which would go well with that sandalwood interior that would remain pretty much stock except a head unit upgrade. A TC front bumper and some lighting upgrades would round out the interior.
All of this would come together to build my perfect T-Bird (those vent windows got me salivating), but it would also destroy everything that makes that an $8k car...
I'm almost positive this one has the C5 (that's what mine has) I've yet to see an 83-86 V6 with the AOD.
Yeah, you're right - my '85 had the C5. Whatever. My point was that the stock drivetrain would be recycled into Kia engines or something...
Lol
I'd hit it.
In 86 the aod was optional supposedly. I haven't seen one though.
When I see a car like that, I think it'd be nice to just leave it alone and drive it as a commuter/grocery-getter. I have also had several 3.8s. While they won't win any races, they were pretty reliable. I got over 200k on most of them. That being said, I would be in for about $3500, but not $8000, lol.
I wish I lived somewhere that I could buy a nice car like that and just drive it to work every day. With the weather and salt around here, any car you drive is totally rotten in about 5 years. I saw a 2007-ish mustang the other day completely rotted, with big holes in the quarters. That was a little shocking to see, lol.
I have my eyes on an '86 cougar with 43k miles. Original, unmolesed 3.8 grandma car. If it's still around when I get my sales bonus in March, it will have a new home..