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1988 XR7..claimed...brown...with basic black/chrome trim???

http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/cto/4829259361.html

Chrome mirrors too. Strange, or maybe not? Custom added fogs...maybe the owner really just wanted a floor gear lever, console and argent turbines? Could something like this be ordered?
A look at the hole in the floor might tell the tale of whether or not it was put there at Lorain...
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

1988 XR7..claimed...brown...with basic black/chrome trim???

Reply #1
Repaint.  He had it up this past spring.  Decent car.  Of grab it, but I have ZERO room now.....
-- 05 Mustang GT-Whipplecharged !!
--87 5.0 Trick Flow Heads & Intake - Custom Cam - Many other goodies...3100Lbs...Low12's!

1988 XR7..claimed...brown...with basic black/chrome trim???

Reply #2
Craigslist orphan. Has been on for 2 years
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1988 XR7..claimed...brown...with basic black/chrome trim???

Reply #3
I'd say it's not an XR7. Chrome window trim, base cluster, base door panels, base seats, woodgrain dash...
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

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 ♣

1988 XR7..claimed...brown...with basic black/chrome trim???

Reply #4
I say it's just a loaded up brown LS with the console shift option, those ARE LS seats. That looks like the full digital cluster to me. Also, remember that after 86 ONLY the 87 20th anniversary got the high end door panels.
Current: 1986 Thunderbird, 105k 3.8/C5, 2 tone  Midnight Wine/Medium Taupe, wing windows, wire wheel covers.


Former: 1985 Cougar GS 115k Oxford White/Regatta Blue, 5.0, full console, 14" 8 hole aluminum T-Bird rims, Edelbrock valve covers.

1988 XR7..claimed...brown...with basic black/chrome trim???

Reply #5
It's just a LS. I've seen a couple equipped like that. People who liked the XR7 but wanted a different color probably ordered it that way. Turbines were added at a later date.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

1988 XR7..claimed...brown...with basic black/chrome trim???

Reply #6
Its a well equipped LS.  I spoke with the owner at length last spring before i bought my Silver XR-7.  Its a mechanics car.  I seem to recall him saying it was front hit at some point but repaired well.  A solid runner for sure. I have some interior, engine and trunk shots too on my phone.








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1988 XR7..claimed...brown...with basic black/chrome trim???

Reply #7
I guess I was just blown away to see the floor console setup.
The "old days" of COPO and all that really seemed to continue well into the '80s. That's awesome.
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

1988 XR7..claimed...brown...with basic black/chrome trim???

Reply #8
I saw an 87-88 Thunderbird a while back at a jy that I couldn't tell what the hell it was, lol. It had TC/Sport buckets, full console, dual power seats, full digital cluster, auto climate, high end door panels, "phone dial" rims, and the chrome non-TC grille, I think we came to the conclusion that it was a LX.
Current: 1986 Thunderbird, 105k 3.8/C5, 2 tone  Midnight Wine/Medium Taupe, wing windows, wire wheel covers.


Former: 1985 Cougar GS 115k Oxford White/Regatta Blue, 5.0, full console, 14" 8 hole aluminum T-Bird rims, Edelbrock valve covers.

1988 XR7..claimed...brown...with basic black/chrome trim???

Reply #9
Quote from: White85GS;442671
I saw an 87-88 Thunderbird a while back at a jy that I couldn't tell what the hell it was, lol. It had TC/Sport buckets, full console, dual power seats, full digital cluster, auto climate, high end door panels, "phone dial" rims, and the chrome non-TC grille, I think we came to the conclusion that it was a LX.

In 87 you could order a LX Thunderbird in such a way. Not in 88 though.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

1988 XR7..claimed...brown...with basic black/chrome trim???

Reply #10
They should have stuck with the full console in these cars, the consolette sucks!
Current: 1986 Thunderbird, 105k 3.8/C5, 2 tone  Midnight Wine/Medium Taupe, wing windows, wire wheel covers.


Former: 1985 Cougar GS 115k Oxford White/Regatta Blue, 5.0, full console, 14" 8 hole aluminum T-Bird rims, Edelbrock valve covers.