Lowest option 83 i have ever seen...... March 04, 2014, 10:01:31 PM http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/ctd/4339458316.html Quote Selected
Lowest option 83 i have ever seen...... Reply #1 – March 05, 2014, 01:31:17 AM Check out the passenger mirror delete. Was the side body molding a delete option, or is that the end result of a careless repaint?I once found a Thunderbird in a salvage yard that didn't even have power locks, so the factory installed delete plugs where the door lock buttons would have been on the door panels. Quote Selected
Lowest option 83 i have ever seen...... Reply #2 – March 05, 2014, 03:02:37 AM Quote from: cougarcragar;430054Check out the passenger mirror delete. Was the side body molding a delete option, or is that the end result of a careless repaint?I once found a Thunderbird in a salvage yard that didn't even have power locks, so the factory installed delete plugs where the door lock buttons would have been on the door panels.I did not see power lock buttons on this car either.They claim the car is mint, of course the faded carpets don't count, San Andreas Fault of a crack in the dash, the left corner missing yellow light on the left front, and last but not least the missing trims. Mint otherwise, on the crackhead i need some cash right away scale. Quote Selected
Lowest option 83 i have ever seen...... Reply #3 – March 05, 2014, 10:02:27 AM The light is there in some of the other pictures which struck me as odd. I also thought the rear wheels sat a little far forward in this particular car, so I did a Google image search typing in "1983 Thunderbird." Looking around I realize it was a combination of shadows and the fact they do in fact sit a wee bit forward.Interesting side note: Found this photo in the same search.It is on this website: http://www.curbsideclassic.com/automotive-histories/automotive-history-michelins-trx-tire-reinventing-the-radial-tire-didnt-work-as-well-as-inventing-it/For those of you that do not know, this is in fact Dave's '83 Heritage. One of 2 persons took this photo. Myself or Dave. This was a photoshoot we did together in Hauppauge....*Edit* My exif reader in my browser confirms it was taken with a Canon 7d.My Photo.... Interesting. Quote Selected
Lowest option 83 i have ever seen...... Reply #4 – March 05, 2014, 10:51:48 AM Quote from: cougarcragar;430054Was the side body molding a delete option, or is that the end result of a careless repaint?Kind of seems a bit odd that the factory would have built them that way, but back then, on the base Thunderbird, they were actually an option.The option was called "Bumper Rub Strip Extension".The thin rub strip molding between the wheels was standard though.Here is another '83 without that option. Quote Selected
Lowest option 83 i have ever seen...... Reply #5 – March 05, 2014, 01:46:16 PM Looks unfinished without the moldings...Maybe if there had been a rounded cap on the end... Quote Selected
Lowest option 83 i have ever seen...... Reply #6 – March 05, 2014, 02:36:06 PM My 86 doesn't have power locks, but does have power windows and mirrors. Quote Selected
Lowest option 83 i have ever seen...... Reply #7 – March 05, 2014, 02:38:42 PM Brent, I didn't know that about T-Birds…all Cougars had the bumper extensions, at least according to my info. I've never seen a Cougar without them, unless it was repainted and the molding was left off or discarded.Strange times, the early 1980s... Quote Selected
Lowest option 83 i have ever seen...... Reply #8 – March 05, 2014, 03:20:20 PM How did the carpet fade that bad? Quote Selected
Lowest option 83 i have ever seen...... Reply #9 – March 05, 2014, 05:10:39 PM Quote from: thunderjet302;430073How did the carpet fade that bad?To me it looks it was stored with some protection for the seats, but the carpets were exposed to sun . Strange fading indeed. Quote Selected
Lowest option 83 i have ever seen...... Reply #10 – March 05, 2014, 08:03:24 PM Quote from: EricCoolCats;430071Brent, I didn't know that about T-Birds…all Cougars had the bumper extensions, at least according to my info. I've never seen a Cougar without them, unless it was repainted and the molding was left off or discarded.Strange times, the early 1980s...Yeah, everything that I have shows that they were standard on the Cougar's from the get go.With the new aero Thunderbird being such a "halo" car for Ford at the time, and with such an visual impact that it makes without them, the decision to make them optional seems strange to me. But apparently someone realized that "mistake" because in '84 the extensions were standard equipment and no longer an option. I can just imagine a few dealers that may have missed that option were a bit puzzled when the first few cars started arriving at the dealerships. So it ended up being a one year only oddity.BTW Paul, that's a very nice picture that you took of Dave's car. Quote Selected
Lowest option 83 i have ever seen...... Reply #11 – March 06, 2014, 08:04:13 AM That is optioned the way the '88 was that I pulled all the parts from over the last couple of months. Quote Selected
Lowest option 83 i have ever seen...... Reply #12 – March 06, 2014, 08:57:06 AM not buying the low miles,, Quote Selected
Lowest option 83 i have ever seen...... Reply #13 – March 22, 2014, 12:56:21 AM my 85 did not have the side moldings at all, and yes, it was repainted. Quote Selected
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