Nice 1985 on Craigslist in Massachusetts
Reply #3 –
Back in 85 we ordered a “base” model Bird this same color combination for my wife’s daily driver. It had the 3.8 liter 6 though and was equipped fairly well. Of course I wanted her to get the 5.0 model and a little bit more upscale but it was going to be her car so....
Eventually it developed the dreaded head gasket problem after about 8-9 years (80k miles or so) and by then we had 2 kids so we traded it in on a Mercury Sable which was a lot easier to get the kids into their car seats.
Other than the head gasket, it was a great dependable ride and it was a good looking car, we really liked that color, “Medium Regatta Blue” if I recall properly.