Original cars, owners, documentation

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Original cars, owners, documentation

Reply #45 – August 29, 2009, 10:54:33 PM

Nice photos of original factory markings! My car was undercoated too so I suspect I'll find something similar when I clean mine off.

I made a junkyard run but unfortunately there just wasn't much 83-87 stuff there. Something like 3 86's and 2 87's. All had the yellow date stamp on the shock tower except one which was on the radiator support. All had buck tags too. Not many good parts left on any of the cars either.

Originally my date stamp was covered with undercoating but one time I cleaned the engine compartment with engine degreaser, the undercoating melted off (wish I remembered what brand I used!) and left behind the date stamp. I believe the yellow paint is pretty tough so unless you rub way too much, cleaning that area shouldn't be a problem. My stamp is not perfect so I suspect some stamps were missed or sloppy.

I'll be curious to see if anyone else finds an inspector stamp near the rear license plate.

Keep the info coming!!

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Reply #46 – August 29, 2009, 11:20:20 PM

Gees Irv, every time I see that car, I want to buy it. But it would start to rust after about a week in Buffalo. I couldn't do that to another one.

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Reply #47 – August 31, 2009, 11:10:06 AM

put it in a bag w/moisture absorber like i do!

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Reply #48 – September 02, 2009, 11:13:51 PM

Quote from: TurboCoupe50;287710

From NATO

Turbo Coupes:
1983: 12,566 of 121,999 Total Thunderbird production

12,566? So where are they hiding today? :hick:

Any idea what the build date is on the earliest 83's? When did production begin?

Quote from: TurboCoupe50;287710

From NATO

Turbo Cougars:
1984: 6,171 of 131,190 Total Cougar production
1985: 7,860 of 117,274 Total Cougar production
1986: 6,504 of 135,904 Total Cougar production

No wonder you don't see many of these!

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Reply #49 – September 16, 2009, 07:55:10 AM

I own a 1986 turbo thunderbird, I am the original owner, car is in great shape. Dave

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Reply #50 – September 16, 2009, 02:11:24 PM

Very nice! :)

Feel free to share more pictures and info.

How many miles are currently on it? Did you intend on it being a 'keeper' from the day you bought it?

Also, if you are a member of the ITC, I'd like to know how they feel about the later Birds. I considered joining but felt they were geared more toward the older cars.

Welcome!

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Reply #51 – September 16, 2009, 07:56:10 PM

AND its a black one! GORGEOUS T/C DAVE!!!

1986 turbo

Reply #52 – September 17, 2009, 07:49:22 AM

It has 82,000 miles. When I purchased the car I had a thought in the back of my mind that I would like to keep it, I got and saved all the brochures, price sticker and always made an effort to keep the car original. When I still could I purchased items on the car that were wearing - clutch pedal, break pedals, leather gear shift ect...
I've been a member of ITC for several years and I would agree it is more geared towards the older birds but still I enjoy being part of it and would recommend joining, I've tried to join NATO but they are re-organizing so I have to wait.

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Reply #53 – September 17, 2009, 08:14:13 AM

we would like to see your original dealer items and more
pictures of the car.sure looks nice. i always liked the
look of the tc's.

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Reply #54 – September 17, 2009, 10:50:41 AM

Quote from: rodsterh;291437

Very nice! :)

Feel free to share more pictures and info.

How many miles are currently on it? Did you intend on it being a 'keeper' from the day you bought it?

Also, if you are a member of the ITC, I'd like to know how they feel about the later Birds. I considered joining but felt they were geared more toward the older cars.

Welcome!

The newer vintage cars cannot be ignored anymore. They stand out as a respresentation of important vintage design and evolution. Plus they are still obtainable. Enough time has gone by that they look unique and stand out against what is newer and common design. They are on the dawn of becoming a respected classic like any other much older vintage car.

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Reply #55 – September 18, 2009, 09:45:17 AM

I agree..but I think it will be a long time before they really become popular to mainstream car folks. The big interest now seems to be in musclecars and cubic inches. Our 4 cyl turbo cars don't register on the radar. Maybe that will change now that 'Eco-boost' is the big thing!

Knowing that some day in the future our cars will be respected classics, I think it's a great time for collecting and sharing info on original cars as we are doing here.

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Reply #56 – September 18, 2009, 11:22:18 AM

Quote from: Dave D;291497

It has 82,000 miles. When I purchased the car I had a thought in the back of my mind that I would like to keep it, I got and saved all the brochures, price sticker and always made an effort to keep the car original. When I still could I purchased items on the car that were wearing - clutch pedal, break pedals, leather gear shift ect...
I've been a member of ITC for several years and I would agree it is more geared towards the older birds but still I enjoy being part of it and would recommend joining, I've tried to join NATO but they are re-organizing so I have to wait.

NATO is READY NOW!!! Just got the E-mail so you can now join.:burnout:

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Reply #57 – September 18, 2009, 11:27:47 AM

We have the ORIGINAL ECOBOOST cars (T/C & XR7 Turbos)!!!!!!

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Reply #58 – September 18, 2009, 09:02:38 PM

I went to the NATO site and got this message - NATO is temporally not accepting memberships or renewals.

Dave

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Reply #59 – September 19, 2009, 01:44:49 AM

Quote from: Dave D;291711

I went to the NATO site and got this message - NATO is temporally not accepting memberships or renewals.

Dave

NATO hasn't updated all of their webpages after a minor redesign. Here's the new link:
http://natomemapp.rustecat.com/

As you may notice it's not being hosted by NATO itself, which looks a bit tacky and suspicious to users who may not know the "connection" - not sure if it's permanent or not, but Pete posted that link on the NATO forum the other day.