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20th Anniversary cat 29K Northern PA

Reply #15 –
Quote from: thunderjet302;442711
I'm about 90% certain you need to buy this. You just don't own enough cars.

....Sometimes I feel like I'd like things to be more simple again. But my "collection" pales next to C2G's. And he seems to be handling it alright so I should buck up eh? :)

I would love to have a fresh, low-mile 20th like that. The temptation to give it the stealth-GT40 treatment would be too high though. I think I would have a legitimate no-holds-barred poll/discussion among the entire forum of what the course of action should be. This is the place. We're the overlords. And we should have a say in how the preservation of the artifacts we hold dear are preserved, if possible.
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

20th Anniversary cat 29K Northern PA

Reply #16 –
Quote from: ZondaC12;442757
....Sometimes I feel like I'd like things to be more simple again. But my "collection" pales next to C2G's. And he seems to be handling it alright so I should buck up eh? :)

I would love to have a fresh, low-mile 20th like that. The temptation to give it the stealth-GT40 treatment would be too high though. I think I would have a legitimate no-holds-barred poll/discussion among the entire forum of what the course of action should be. This is the place. We're the overlords. And we should have a say in how the preservation of the artifacts we hold dear are preserved, if possible.

Keeping 12 cars on the road isn't too bad provided they are fairly sturdy to begin with. There have been a few cars here and there that had me thinking but I had to really assess which vehicles I would rather have. I had to be really really picky when deciding not to pursue some of these and repainted panels on a $6800 car is a good example of how having too many cars already prevents me from buying another. The lower the price though, the less picky I become to offset the overhead of having another car to look after. 10 years ago on the 20th I looked at very similar to (or maybe the same as) this one, it was the repainted panel on a $5K or $5500 dollar car that didn't justify the acquisition. Buying the car is the easy part. Once you are stuck with it, there's a bunch more that comes along that can't be recovered at the higher prices. So if I'm going to sink unrecoverable time and money into a car, it has to be a car that checks all the boxes. If the time and money is recoverable, that means the purchase price is low enough to warrant said acquisition. This case doesn't fit those requirements for my cirspoogestances.
Fortunately for the car, the price is high enough like someone else said, that the chances of it ending up in daily driver status are less but it can still happen.
"lol.. because not too many people care for that style of car"
[size=-2]Click on paw print \/[/size]

20th Anniversary cat 29K Northern PA

Reply #17 –
You've hit the nail on the head and I'll admit that I've been learning that as I go a little....but then again, life changes. And repairs/improvements I thought I'd have time for 2 years ago, I no longer do.
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

20th Anniversary cat 29K Northern PA

Reply #18 –
Quote from: ZondaC12;442757
....Sometimes I feel like I'd like things to be more simple again. But my "collection" pales next to C2G's. And he seems to be handling it alright so I should buck up eh? :)

I would love to have a fresh, low-mile 20th like that. The temptation to give it the stealth-GT40 treatment would be too high though. I think I would have a legitimate no-holds-barred poll/discussion among the entire forum of what the course of action should be. This is the place. We're the overlords. And we should have a say in how the preservation of the artifacts we hold dear are preserved, if possible.

I'd like to keep one of these factory 5.0 cars stock but the low power output makes it hard. I've never really been opposed to leaving the exterior and interior of one of theses cars stock and modifying the engine, even if it was a pretty low mile car. My reasoning is that none of these cars will be worth mucho bucks like a 60's muscle car. I mean an 88 XR7 that looks completely stock on the inside and outside but sports a 347 topped with a set of TW 205 heads and a Trick Flow R intake would be cool. How is a car that looks completely stock and minty until you pop the hood and see that engine not awesome?
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

20th Anniversary cat 29K Northern PA

Reply #19 –
Quote from: ZondaC12;442590
http://poconos.craigslist.org/cto/4825477862.html

Reminds me of the forum member up in Canada who had to sell that pristine low-mileage one to someone that promptly stuck it in the snow and salt. :(  Hopefully the ask keeps it out of potential "beater" status. I think we're reaching the point where that won't happen anymore, but you just never know.

Don't remind me! That was local, and it was me who saw it in a snowstorm (and have seen it a few times beating around since then). God, I wish I could have saved that car, but was in a different situation then. Were that to happen now I guarantee it would be mine...
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

20th Anniversary cat 29K Northern PA

Reply #20 –
Yes. I was 99% sure it was you that saw it.
Ahhhh...can't save 'em all right?
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

20th Anniversary cat 29K Northern PA

Reply #21 –
Same car?  Doesn't look like a factory VIN sticker on that left fender and the buck tag is missing.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mercury-Cougar-20th-Anniversary-like-an-XR7-/301830593083?forcerrptr=true&hash=item4646815a3b:g:g1IAAOSwSdZWdvER&item=301830593083
"lol.. because not too many people care for that style of car"
[size=-2]Click on paw print \/[/size]

20th Anniversary cat 29K Northern PA

Reply #22 –
It's had a R-134A conversion done. What is that blue sticker on the upper intake for? I've never seen that before.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

20th Anniversary cat 29K Northern PA

Reply #23 –
Hopefully someone here buys it. Still a nice car. Hopefully the buyer notices the anomalies to allow for an informed decision and possible offer.
"lol.. because not too many people care for that style of car"
[size=-2]Click on paw print \/[/size]

20th Anniversary cat 29K Northern PA

Reply #24 –
Wow. Sounds like it sold for $6,600...? If I am recalling correctly, the ask was $6800 in that CL ad.
Can't say I expected that.
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
 

20th Anniversary cat 29K Northern PA

Reply #25 –
Quote from: ZondaC12;453118
Wow. Sounds like it sold for $6,600...? If I am recalling correctly, the ask was $6800 in that CL ad.
Can't say I expected that.

That's higher than I thought it would go for.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.