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Saying goodbye to my XR-7 tomorrow......

So my 87 Cougar sold less than 12 hours after posting, and in the oddest way possible.  Quick story.......  I play a dumb strategy game on Facebook called Battle Pirates.  Its good for the boredom of 3AM when i can't sleep.  In any case, i made a pal there, and there is a real time chat room while you play, and Wally became a FaceBook pal as well.  He is a car guy and loves all the Iron from the 80's, and had a soft spot for Fox Bodies.  So we were both on-line playing while i was working on a CL ad in addition to the forum ads, and mentioned the car was up for sale.  He thought i was messing with him because the car is so clean.  He dropped out of chat for a minute, and then came back and announced his plane ticket was purchased for Wed night to fly into JFK to take the car and drive it home.  He asked me at least 5 times if i really wanted to sell.  He will be joining the Thunderbird/Cougar cult, and i think will be a regular poster here. I will introduce him once he gets back to Orlando and things settle down.








1983 FORD THUNDERBIRD HERITAGE 5.0
2008 SAAB 9-7X AERO 6.0 (LS2) 1 0f 554 Made
2011 FORD FLEX SEL Family Hauler

Saying goodbye to my XR-7 tomorrow......

Reply #1
It's nice the car is going to a good home. Hopefully he will keep it as original as you have.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Saying goodbye to my XR-7 tomorrow......

Reply #2
Quote from: thunderjet302;447113
It's nice the car is going to a good home. Hopefully he will keep it as original as you have.

He will keep it stock i am sure.  I am happy its going to a super nice person, and someone who i know will appreciate that car.  On the plus side, the T-Bird may yet see some life now....some plans in the works.








1983 FORD THUNDERBIRD HERITAGE 5.0
2008 SAAB 9-7X AERO 6.0 (LS2) 1 0f 554 Made
2011 FORD FLEX SEL Family Hauler

Saying goodbye to my XR-7 tomorrow......

Reply #3
Its good to hear that it will be going to a good home!
'88 'bird, 10.9:1 306 w/TFS top end, forged rods/pistons, T-5 swap & bunch of other stuff, 1-family owned, had it since ‘98, 5.0tbrd88 on Instagram and YouTube

 

Saying goodbye to my XR-7 tomorrow......

Reply #4
And the Borg assimilates a new member! Very cool.
Hope to see the birdie come back :)
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane