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Check out what I saw yesterday at lunch.....

A Cadillac El Camino.....



'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #1 –
Wow! Now that's different! Looks like they did a good job with it. I went to the Summit Racing car show in Ohio a few years ago and someone did the same thing to a sixty something T-Bird. It looked cool too.

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Reply #2 –
wow, you could stash a lot of bodies in the back of that thing. LOL
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Reply #3 –
Needs these


Once saw a Mark VI converted into a ranchero.
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Reply #4 –
Quote from: t3skidoo;282516
Needs these

 
Once saw a Mark VI converted into a ranchero.

I'm not real sure I'd want to be the driver when the duct tape lets go on this one.
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(X2) '86 Thunderbird, 3.8L CFI, C5 Tranny
 
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Reply #5 –
I really like that.
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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.
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1986 cougar.
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Reply #6 –
I'm impressed! Quality workmanship.

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Reply #7 –
It is possible to make a seamless 1977-79 Thunderbird Ranchero. Just put a Thunderbird front end clip on it. It bolts right on. You can detail the interior with Thunderbird specific door panels, dash trim and horn pad.

Back in 1989, I just about made that happen. I bought a 1977 Thunderbird front end clip. I had a 1977 Ranchero lined up to purchase but darned my luck would have it, the used car lot that was selling it got busted and shut down. I never did follow through on that though I thought about it many times over the years.

With all the interchangible front end parts throughout the 1970's mid-size Ford-Mercury lines you could create a number of phantom vehicles:

1977-79 Thunderbird Ranchero
1977-79 Thunderbird Wagon and Sedan
1977-79 Cougar Ranchero

Thunderbird or Cougar fastback using the 1972-73 Mercury Montego fastback body with a 1977-79 Thunderbird or Cougar front end clip.

The Cougar was already available from 1977-79 in four door sedans, and a 1977-only wagon. Of course the Cougar lines-up grew again in 1981 with sedans and wagons as a twin to the Ford Granada, all restyled Fairmonts.

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Reply #8 –
You know I bet that was probably built by a coach builder that built hearses. It is called a flower car. They used to have the bed filled with flowers from the funeral and drove it behind the hearse.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

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Reply #9 –
we had a fellow here in town that did at least 4 eldorado
'camino's. 1 for himself  and 3 for friends back in the early
80's. actually my friend who worked for him did all the work
and the owner painted them.

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Reply #10 –
Quote from: Watchdevil;282530

1977-79 Thunderbird Ranchero
1977-79 Thunderbird Wagon and Sedan
1977-79 Cougar Ranchero



thunderbird wagons dont exsist.

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Reply #11 –
There was a guy trying to sell an early 80's Olds Ninety-Eight converted to an el-camino type vehicle on our local classifieds for months and months. He wasn't even asking much (something like $2000) and it looked to be a good job as well. Had I had the extra money I might have looked at it, since I need a truck...
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Reply #12 –
that thing is hideous as are all personal pickups.

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Reply #13 –
It would make a good parts hauler.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #14 –
Well yes it would, and i guess if you want a "classy" Personal pickup that would be it but i am just not much into personal pickups, they are like mullets business up front party in the back.