tbird build plant and production questions

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tbird build plant and production questions

April 10, 2012, 09:10:02 PM

was the 88 tbird only built in one plant? and where was that?
anybody know of the last fox body bird ( or cougar) made?

mine is built in july of 88. thinking that should be near the end of its run.
my vin ends in 248376

tbird build plant and production questions

Reply #1 – April 10, 2012, 10:25:38 PM

The Thunderbird and Cougar were built in Lorain, OH from 1983-88. There was also separate production in Atlanta, GA in 1985 only.

I have never found information about the last Fox Cougar or Thunderbird made, but it's possible that there would be an article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer from the era. Wouldn't surprise me at all. I live about an hour from the Lorain plant and that info was not in our local newspaper (or carried by news syndicates).

Production numbers for Thunderbirds are here:
http://vintagethunderbirdclub.org/prod_70-04.htm

You do have one of the later ones, although I'm not sure when production actually stopped. Usually it was the July/August timeframe but production may have run over since the 1989 cars weren't sold until December of that year.

tbird build plant and production questions

Reply #2 – April 10, 2012, 10:39:13 PM

thanks for the reply. were the 89 style tbirds built in lorain also?

tbird build plant and production questions

Reply #3 – April 10, 2012, 11:44:39 PM

1989-97 production was also in Lorain. In 1997 some additional cars were also built in Wixom, MI.

tbird build plant and production questions

Reply #4 – April 13, 2012, 09:57:21 AM

Quote from: EricCoolCats;386502

The Thunderbird and Cougar were built in Lorain, OH from 1983-88. There was also separate production in Atlanta, GA in 1985 only.

Eric,

1983 and 1984 TBirds were also built in Atlanta. Not sure about Cougars.

Rod

tbird build plant and production questions

Reply #5 – May 03, 2012, 03:30:55 PM

Only 109,000 Birds including base and heritage models...... with the dwindling numbers and the historical value of the importance of the new body design, i think these cars are going to rise in value soon.....just to compare the numbers for a car line from Ford like the 1970 Torino, look at how many of these cars were built only 13 years earlier...... its also why parts are easier to source on a 40+ year old car than a 30 year old car.

Fairlane 500 4-door sedan - 25,780
Fairlane 500 2-door hardtop - 70,636
Torino 4-door sedan - 30,117
Torino 4-door hardtop - 14,312
Torino 2-door hardtop - 49,826
Torino fastback - 12,490
Torino Brougham 4-door hardtop - 14,543
Torino Brougham 2-door hardtop - 16,911
Torino GT fastback - 56,819
Torino GT convertible - 3,939
Torino Cobra - 7,675
Fairlane 500 wagon - 13,613
Torino wagon - 10,613
Torino Squire wagon - 13,166
Ranchero - 4,816
Ranchero 500 - 8,976
Ranchero GT - 3,905
Ranchero Squire - 3,943
*Special Editions
1970 Type N/W - 395
1970 Torino Cobra Twister - 90

tbird build plant and production questions

Reply #6 – May 03, 2012, 04:07:32 PM

That list makes me squirm, we junked a Ranchero with a factory 351C 4V so I would assume that it was a GT?

tbird build plant and production questions

Reply #7 – May 03, 2012, 04:12:46 PM

Quote from: T-BirdX3;388871

That list makes me squirm, we junked a Ranchero with a factory 351C 4V so I would assume that it was a GT?

not neccessarily.....there was Ranchero GT. Ranchero Squire, and 500 model i believe.