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I don't know where y'all want this question asked, but I need to know where my Cougar was made. As in what plant. The VIN is: 1MEBM6044JH688010. I have done all sorts of internet searches to no avail. I guess I just don't know the right term to use.

Can someone help me figure out where to go to find out this info?

Thank you for any and all help you can give me. @};--
"Everything the Power of the World does is done in a circle." ~ Black Elk, Oglala Lakota Holy Man  Wikiquote

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Reply #1 –
All 85-88 Thunderbirds and Cougars were built in Lorain, Ohio. :)

The Ford assembly plant was shuttered in 2005 and  sold by Ford in 2011.  Here's a video of it:

tour of the abandoned plant

Thank you

Reply #2 –
Thank you so very much for your quick response, BornInAFord. I guess that's one of the plethora of reasons why parts are so hard to get a hold of. Sad, sad video.
"Everything the Power of the World does is done in a circle." ~ Black Elk, Oglala Lakota Holy Man  Wikiquote

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Reply #3 –
well,,
welcome aboard and make sure to shop in our parts for sale section, get to know people and buy/trade stuff for parts here.

keep your 88 alive and hit your local salvage yards.
start stock pilling or collect up the things you want to swap out

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Reply #4 –
The above post is true. Parts that are specific to these Birds and Cougars are not made anymore. Any time you see a part that you may need in the future, grab it. If you can't use it, grab it anyway. Somebody will need it. And, welcome to the forum.
'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..

Thank you jcassity and vinnie

Reply #5 –
Thank you, both, for welcoming me.

Shopping in the parts for sale section to help keep my kitty alive is one of the reasons why I'm here.

Unfortunately, I've had zero luck in any of my local yards and little to no luck anywhere else. That is another reason why I'm here. You all know more than I do. In addition to picking yards, I'll be picking your brains, as well! LOL!:evilgrin:

Because I'm on a rather limited budget I have to spend my money very  deliberately. At this point, I can only wish that I could stockpile  parts. Financially speaking, I'll be doing very well just to be able to  get the parts that Kitty absolutely has to have. ...Like the passenger  side parking light lens that blew off day before yesterday and was gone  ...FOREVER... before I knew what had happened, for instance.

I  do know that the longer I wait the less likely I'll be able to find  certain, and it looks like, most parts. I've already ran into that,  which is another reason why I'm here.
"Everything the Power of the World does is done in a circle." ~ Black Elk, Oglala Lakota Holy Man  Wikiquote

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Reply #6 –
start a thread in the wanted section with your wish list...
you may not have a budget but you might have trading power,,,, you never know..
heck, someone may need a couple dozen cookies!!  we go purdy hungry around here hunting parts.

if your situation allows for it, perhaps you need a doner car to park on your property that mirrors or matches your car as best as possible.
relatively speaking whole cars like ours are not all that hard to find.

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Reply #7 –
Quote from: jcassity;415339
someone may need a couple dozen cookies!!  we go purdy hungry around here hunting parts.

:laughing:  :laughing:  :laughing:

Welcome to the Board :D There's a lot of good folks here. Pics of your car would be oh so appreciated :evilgrin: :rollin:


86' T/C 4.6L DOHC
16' Chebby Cruze 1.4L Turbo
17’ Peterbilt 389 600hp 1850ftlb Trq 18spd

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Reply #8 –
Quote from: jcassity;415339
start a thread in the wanted section with your wish list...
you may not have a budget but you might have trading power,,,, you never know..
heck, someone may need a couple dozen cookies!!  we go purdy hungry around here hunting parts.

if your situation allows for it, perhaps you need a doner car to park on your property that mirrors or matches your car as best as possible.
relatively speaking whole cars like ours are not all that hard to find.

Thanks for the feedback, jcassity. I'm gonna get that "wish list" out here as soon as I have the money to  actually buy what is found/offered as it is found/offered.

You see, I'm waiting  for the Social Security Administration to turn loose of my Widow's  Benefits. Once that happens, I'll be able to grab whatever shows up as  soon as it shows up. Unfortunately, the judge presiding over my case  still has a couple of months to drag his feet, maybe longer, before  being compelled to make a decision. (I'm having to sue because I'm under  60, but am disabled. It's long to explain and longer to process. I've  already been at this for over a year.) Once he makes the decision that I  can have my late hubbie's money, it can take up to another 9 months to  actually get my back pay. Once I get that lump sum (beyond my monthly  benefits), I'll have the money to work on the Kitty and my 89 Bronco 4x4  (full size) and to get some property of my own somewhere that I'll be  able to park whatever donor vehicles I need on. But in the mean time,  I'm keeping my ear to the ground and my eyes pealed so that when that  money does come in I'll be able to jump - FAST! ....Or as fast as I can  find what I need, anyway.

Until I can spend my back pay from my  Widow's Benefits I can only nickel and dime my way by only getting what I  absolutely have to have to keep Kitty on the road because right now I'm  only getting SSI, which is NOT very much. Unfortunately, the  Bronco is undrivable (needs a front transmission seal - won't keep  tranny fluid IN) and I don't have anything else to drive but Kitty.

So, you see, unfortunately, my situation is not very similar to some of the other members here who have plenty of re$ource$.
"Everything the Power of the World does is done in a circle." ~ Black Elk, Oglala Lakota Holy Man  Wikiquote

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Reply #9 –
Quote from: 1BadBird;415342
:laughing:  :laughing:  :laughing:

Welcome to the Board :D There's a lot of good folks here. Pics of your car would be oh so appreciated :evilgrin: :rollin:

Thank you for the 'welcome', 1BadBird. Yep, that starving cat/bird fanciers' comment struck me as rather comical, too! LOL!

As for pics, my digital camera died, so I can't post pics until I can borrow another digital camera. I'll try to get some pics to post as soon as I can.

Actually, my avatar IS Kitty's sail panel. I took that pic and made that avatar back in 2007 when I first joined this forum. But, I didn't log in for a couple of years and lost my account here until October of 2011 when I explained my situation to the moderators and got my account here back.

At any rate, I must warn you that Kitty is only a diamond in the rough. She needs a bit of body work. Although she is now my daily driver, she does need some mechanical and other attention that I'm only slowly able to afford. Once she is 100% mechanically sound, I have a friend who is a body man who is going to do the body and paint for me at cost of materials. I hope to have her completely done within the next 2 - 4 years....or, at least, that is my "fantasy" (if you will) for right now.
"Everything the Power of the World does is done in a circle." ~ Black Elk, Oglala Lakota Holy Man  Wikiquote

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Reply #10 –
oh, by the way,
you have wiring diagrams now as well for your car,,
several of us have EVTM links in our signatures

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Reply #11 –
Quote from: jcassity;415348
oh, by the way,
you have wiring diagrams now as well for your car,,
several of us have EVTM links in our signatures

Thank you, jcassity for that info. I have already tried several times to download the 88 EVTM by "thefoeyouknow" but each time I did I got this:

X

Has anyone any ideas of what is up with that?
"Everything the Power of the World does is done in a circle." ~ Black Elk, Oglala Lakota Holy Man  Wikiquote

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Reply #12 –
i let Foe know on private message