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And then there is this little gem.
Some of the older guys here might remember this name from the 50's and 60's. They are trying to make a come back. I talked to the rep at the chicago auto show about these cars. I was told they were on a special order only basis. I then saw the price tag and can see why.

2005 Avanti

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Reply #16 –
:screwy: $75,000 and $125,000 :screwy:


Wow uhh again i think i will pass.

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Reply #17 –
$99K I disliked them before but after seeing that price for the first time you got me all messed up! I'd buy a 93 coug put 22's on it before I put 99k on one of those, LMAO!!!! :D

I dont know, I would just rather have 2-3 cars instead of wasting 99k on one.

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Plus the 2005 Avanti is just a glorified Mustang. If you read the entire article at the bottom it states
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With it was an all new 2005 Avanti built around a Ford Mustang chassis.


Now does that price tag seem right to you. Because it sure doesn't to me.

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Reply #19 –
No no it does not the thing that ruins that avanti is the retro front, the original front from what i gather

A studa suv thats actually sorta funny.

question: So they are impliing that GM supplied frame work only or was it more than just frame's?

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Quote from: 20th anny 5.o
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i love new words :giggle:

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Buyers may choose either a 325-horsepower, 6.0-liter turbo-diesel V8 or a 310-hp, 6.8-liter V10 which may be equipped with an optional supercharger, raising the engine rating to 425 hp.
I don't think Brand X has a V10 in there line up.

Did you look a the dimentions on the  :deal: XUV it looks to have about an 11.5 foot wheel base. Try and paralle park that.

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Quote from: jcassity
i love new words :giggle:



"Fo Shizzle My Nizzle" is a ation of "Fo Sheezy My Neezy" which is a ation of "Fo' Sure Mah *****" which is a ation of "Of Course My African American Brother"

 :rollin:  :rollin:  :rollin:  :rollin:  :rollin:  :rollin:  :rollin:

Re: And You thought Erics convertible was Odd

Reply #23 –
When I worked at the Saturn dealership the used car manager bought an '84 Avanti at auction. The thing was hideous, and the general manager had a cow (this was back when the expression "don't have a cow" was popular) at the used car manager for spending dealership money on this heap. It sat in the showroom for almost two years.

It had a 305-4bbl, TH350 tranny, and what appeared to be Nova underpinnings (including the rear leaf springs). The body was fiberglass and the interior was hand stiched leather and carpeting. The carpet looked really different because it was not moulded - there was a seam everywhere there was a bump or curve in the floorpan. The whole thing looked like a kit car.
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 ♣

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Reply #24 –
Carm...those Avanti's were made here in Youngstown, Ohio! I believe the plant was running for 3 or 4 years in the late 1980's. The 1984's were from somewhere in IN, I believe, and then the local partnership bought the rights and brought production here around 1986-ish. From what I was told, the later cars used a Monte Carlo frame, and when that was axed after 1988, a modified Caprice frame was used. I don't remember the particulars of the company folding. The locally-produced cars were noted for updating the front end slightly (square headlights instead of the signature round ones), and the introduction of the ill-fated 4-door model. In reality, it was all just about keeping the Studebaker/Avanti heritage around a little longer. They weren't particularly good cars, at least the ones made here.

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Quote from: Snubz-N-Ttown
Erics convertible isnt ODD its RARE...Those Tiffanys are just Flaming Gaaaaaaaaay...They are ok in their own way but I would never buy one.


No...my convertible is both odd and rare. ;)

If you're an 80-year-old guy that wants a new car that looks like an old car, a Tiffany is the perfect solution. Otherwise, to me it's a waste of a perfectly good Cougar 5.0. But to each his own. Making the Tiffany off a Riviera or Toronado, then converting it to rear drive, would have made much more sense, considering their even more formal rooflines than we had. The only good news is, since all the body panels are unique, the only thing Tiffany owners would ever need to hunt down is interior parts. And we've got plenty of those. No biggie.

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Reply #26 –
Quote from: EricCoolCats
No...my convertible is both odd and rare. ;)

If you're an 80-year-old guy that wants a new car that looks like an old car, a Tiffany is the perfect solution. Otherwise, to me it's a waste of a perfectly good Cougar 5.0. But to each his own. Making the Tiffany off a Riviera or Toronado, then converting it to rear drive, would have made much more sense, considering their even more formal rooflines than we had. The only good news is, since all the body panels are unique, the only thing Tiffany owners would ever need to hunt down is interior parts. And we've got plenty of those. No biggie.


True, I was checking out that zimmer website and I agree on something with more formal roof lines. They had a few pages on there and I seen one on a Lincoln Town car and actually liked it. It was silver with 100 spoke(or more) wheels and some vogue tires. Kinda tight but at 130k, nope!

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Reply #27 –
yeah i liked that towncar myself ut if i had 130 g's i would spend it ona new  house or something.

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Reply #28 –
I would have liked the colors on the truck matched for that much.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com
 

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Reply #29 –
I would have liked the colors on the trunk matched for that much.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com