My Bird history.

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My Bird history.

March 17, 2010, 03:21:27 PM

My first Thunderbird. Family hand me down 1986 3.8 base model. It was my baby. Have pictures of myself playing at age 6 or so in my grandparents driveway with this car in the background when they bought it. I got it for my 15th birthday back in 1997. Miss this car something awful, even with all its' quirks: no rear window defroster, lack of OD, always soaking the air filter with oil blowback, 125 pavement pounding horsepower...but it was my baby.

And the reason for my screenname, what was left of my first "bought it all on my own car" a 1997 Thunderbird Sport. Curse drunk drivers.

Don't have any pics on my computer of the 1989 or the 2nd 1997 Sport.

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Reply #1 – March 17, 2010, 03:40:25 PM

well i had to reload it twice to get the last to pics to show up and see the rearend of the 97 so i was thinkin u was drinking lol. how fast was the drunk going?

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Reply #2 – March 17, 2010, 04:07:17 PM

I was at a stoplight and got knocked into the car in front of me. I washiznit by a early 1990's Jeep Grand Cherokee going I'm guessing about 40 MPH. There were no skid marks leading up to my car. They pulled out of my trunk and took off. Jeep had a temporary tag, so it was never found.

And, of course, had just given the Bird its' 100k mile tune-up.

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Reply #3 – March 17, 2010, 04:36:31 PM

that sucks

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Reply #4 – March 17, 2010, 08:37:13 PM

I know how you feel about your old Birds... Wish I still had the two of mine plus the 1978 LTD II I used to own. That's why I am so enthusiatic about aquiring my Step-Mom's 84 Tbird and restoring it.