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1986 Talladega Tbird...?

is this just a hopped up 'bird or actually a rare car as stated in the ad?

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/cto/2369345687.html
"Beating the hell out of other peoples cars since 1999"
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1986 Talladega Tbird...?

Reply #1 –
Maybe it was a local dealer option. No matter how hard I try, I just CAN'T like the body kits.
'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..

1986 Talladega Tbird...?

Reply #2 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;359586
Maybe it was a local dealer option. No matter how hard I try, I just CAN'T like the body kits.

Really? If I lived where it didn't snow, or my bird wasn't my dd, It'd have had a set.

1986 Talladega Tbird...?

Reply #3 –
jpc, I couldn't agree more. And now that my TC is no longer my DD, the bodykit WILL be coming out of the shed and get put on.
88 TC 5speed, 168000+ miles, stock 2.3T long block, ported RFE6 exhaust, Evergreen T3 running 15#'s.
Up next: FMIC, fresh air intake, ported intakes, ported big valve head.

1986 Talladega Tbird...?

Reply #4 –
hmm.... car has popped up again, still oddly curious about it.
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/cto/2481412926.html
"Beating the hell out of other peoples cars since 1999"
1983 Ford Thunderbird Heritage
1984 Ford Mustang GT Turbo Convertible
2015 Ford Focus SE 1.0 EcoBoost

1986 Talladega Tbird...?

Reply #5 –
I was never a NASCAR fan and therefore am not sure of this, but this quote from that ad raised my eyebrow:
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in 1986 Bill Elliot set the all time speed record at Talladega, these cars were built to commemorate that event.

Now, I'm sure a NASCAR fan will correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't it a 1987 or 1988 Bird (I think it was '88) that BE used to set that speed record? And if so, wouldn't that mean the car featured in that ad was built in antition of the record (which was achieved by a different body style) (I'm being sarcastic here)?

Regardless, nice Bird for nice price. Even if it doesn't have a 5.0 HO as advertised...
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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 ♣

1986 Talladega Tbird...?

Reply #6 –
Awesome Bill's record setting car was an '87-based Thunderbird.

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However, Elliott's most lasting accomplishment in 1987 was setting two NASCAR qualifying records, which stand to this day. At Daytona,  he set the NASCAR speed record with an average speed of 210.364 miles  per hour (338.548 km/h). He broke his own record at Talladega with an  average speed of 212.809 miles per hour (342.483 km/h).
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And anyone can slap on an HO intake OR plaque...a surefire way to tell if it is an HO is by the injectors, firing order, or even the 3 digit numeral on the EEC itself.

Still, it's a nice car and not a bad price, if it's rust free.
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)