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Bought my first TC today in about five years... Ain't nuthin' special excepting for the paint(and isn't great)... Has the uber rare 3Z Titanium Frost paint, only avail in late spring/early summer of '88... First one I've actually seen... This is the good side, has a ugly dent in the LR otherwise would be decent... Still it's 5 speed, has 135K mi, runs OK and cost $310, I ain't complaining...


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Reply #1
Looks pretty clean...moonroof or sunroof?

 it..I wish I could find a nice running TC for under 500 that looked even 1/4 as nice! :bowdown:
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

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Reply #2
Can I have it for $320?
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

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Reply #3
Does it have the "Mach 1" stickers?

Ive never seen that color either, didnt think they really existed.
93 Festiva L, 193k miles, BP+T/G25MR swap, T3 50trim .48/.42, SRT FMIC, Capri electronics/Rocketchip, 2.5" exhaust
bests: ET 12.86, MPH 110.25, 1.92 short
02 Subaru Impreza WRX, 129k miles
97 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport, 236k miles

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Reply #4
No sticker, neither does my red one...

Until a there was a post about one over on NATO a couple months back, I too doubted the existence of the 3Z paint on a '88... Interesting he's in FL and that's where this one is from as well...

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Reply #5
Dent or no dent it's decent. I like the color on it.
Old Grey Cat to this.88 Cat, 5.0 HO, CW mounts, mass air, CI custom cam, afr165's, Tmoss worked cobra intake, BBK shorty's,off road h pipe, magnaflow ex. T-5,spec stage 2 clutch, 8.8 373 TC trac loc, che ajustables with bullits on the rear. 11" brakes up front. +


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Reply #7
I'll buy it from you. No joke either.
It's Gumby's fault.

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Reply #8
Quote from: 88turbo;288521
whats so special about the paint?  looks like a silver TC to me just like mine is.

It's not silver.
Old Grey Cat to this.88 Cat, 5.0 HO, CW mounts, mass air, CI custom cam, afr165's, Tmoss worked cobra intake, BBK shorty's,off road h pipe, magnaflow ex. T-5,spec stage 2 clutch, 8.8 373 TC trac loc, che ajustables with bullits on the rear. 11" brakes up front. +

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Reply #9
Quote from: 88turbo;288521
whats so special about the paint?  looks like a silver TC to me just like mine is.


It isn't silver, I've owned a '87 & '88 TC in silver, this one is different... Has a slight goldish appearance...

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Reply #10
Wow! Wish I could find a deal like that.  Nice find!!
1987 TC

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Reply #11
Great score.

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Reply #12
Looks like a nice ride.  What are your plans for it?
'88 'bird, 10.9:1 306 w/TFS top end, forged rods/pistons, T-5 swap & bunch of other stuff, 1-family owned, had it since ‘98, 5.0tbrd88 on Instagram and YouTube

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Reply #13
I wonder if that's a different Titanium Frost than the 1991 one. These are the only Titanium Frost samples I could find:

http://mustangattitude.com/cgi-bin/colorcodedisplay.cgi?comm=M6401&button=Search

http://www.silvermustangs.com/silverhistory.html

The code is different though, it's YX instead of 3Z. It looks darker and bluer than silver. Is this how your car looks?

Here are some pics of Titanium Frost Mustangs. To me they don't look the same as yours, but it's hard to tell from just one pic.

http://mustangattitude.com/cgi-bin/picsearch.cgi?modl=Mustang&year=1991&cond=normal&excl=titanium+frost+gray+silver&incl=All&rfcl=All&roof=All&ownr=All&emai=All&loca=All&vinn=All&post=All&sett=All&show=All&view=exterior&optn=&comm=&page=1

According to these guys, the paint is the same (M6401), but I'm beginning to wonder.

http://sspmustang.org/forums/showthread.php?t=4876&page=4&pp=10

I couldn't find any color swatch for "3Z", so I wonder if what you have is even rarer than we think.
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'92 Mustang GT cam
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Custom-made duals
19# injectors
65mm TB
AFPR
T/C header panel
11" brake upgrade
T/C rear sway bar
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