1983 - 1988 Ford Thunderbird The History, All the Models, & Features

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

If you are a Thunderbird fan. Check out the Thunderbird Playlist. We have video for every year Thunderbird ever produced. Click the link for the playlist here ---- > kzbin.info/aero/PLz2M3b_orpr2eZoFKtONmqB3B3k1UAAkq

[@0159ralph]

When Ford made cars. The 80s was a resurgence of American made cars. This car looked good compared to the crappy crossovers made today.

[@victorxavier9977]

The T-bird, cougar and Mark 7 were all great cars!

[@BRUTALGAWD]

Proud 88 Turbo Coupe owner ! 🙌👹

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

They are awesome cars! Thanks for watching!

[@Blueovalguy]

87 TurboCoupe owner here!

[@mattd.4133]

Had one, wish I still did. 1988.

[@billkilbourne6409]

I had one also, it was a great car. they should have kept it

[@HoldandModify]

1987-1988 Thunderbird Turbo Coupes are the greatest Fords ever created on this planet called Earth.

[@Bigboyy-dd7fd]

I'm from Dayton, oh gm town 100%. my favorite car of all time is the 1988 turbo coupe. i stopped watching NASCAR when they slowed the birds down.

[@jameseast7966]

I was reading a car mag in early 83. I saw a two page spread showing a red Tbird. I told my wife we were getting one. We had an 81 Mustang Cobra. The cobra was a cute little car, but no guts. We ordered the Heritage in silver/black, with a 302. I just recently passed it to a nephew. He drives it every day and draws a lot of attention. I had gotten a crate motor from ford and installed a 5 speed. My wife is still pissed at me for that. Still a great looking car, 40 years later.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thanks for watching and sharing!

[@g-mang-man7924]

I absolutely love the 83-86 Thunderbird. One of the most beautiful cars to come out of Ford design studios. I thought that the 79-82 was one of the ugliest cars that they had built.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Couldn't agree more! Thanks for watching!

[@rchealy]

Agreed. Successor in Ford and Lincoln also not as good

[@owlnswan4016]

1980-82.

[@AtropalArbaal-dk8jv]

Not just ugly, but boring, with anemic power train.

[@AtropalArbaal-dk8jv]

This Thunderbird dominated NASCAR.

[@maxr4448]

Owned a '86 Thunderbird Elan v-6. No options. I loved that car! QUIET! But not really quick. Everything work perfectly. No issues whatso ever. It was a nice driver.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thanks for sharing!

[@joemama1151]

I bought an 87 5.0 in 99 with 190000 miles on it. I could put a glass of water on the intake when it was running and it barely made a ripple. Was really a good car! I've only drove trucks since then. But interested in getting another now!

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Fortunately the market for these cars hasn't gone crazy and some decent buys can still be had. Best of luck and thanks for watching!

[@joemama1151]

@@TonysFordsandMustangs I better get on it now. 3 years ago I bought a 95 bronco for $3000. Now that truck goes for $8-$10,000 in that condition. I bought it right before Ford bombarded us with ads for the new bronco. One of the best investments I've made recently

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

@@joemama1151 Yes sir the mid 90's trucks and Broncos have really gone up in value and most of the Fox Mustangs are as well.

[@SmackeysGarage]

Very nostalgic video for me. My first car was a 1988 Ford Thunderbird LX 5.0. I still remember how comfortable the seats were in that car. The digital dash was also awesome, but sometimes slow in the cold. I do wish I still had that car!

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thank you sir!

[@teddybearjedi8865]

These Thunderbirds Rank as Some of My Family's Favorites Cars that We've Owned. My Mom had a Silver Blue over Gloss Black 84 Elan, with Light Blue Velour Cloth Interior, a 5.0 V-8, and the TRX Wheels & Suspension. Such a Beautiful Car. I owned an 84 5.0 V-8 Fila Edition, Pastel Charcoal over Dark Charcoal, with the White Leather Seats in a Charcoal Grey Interior. Mom traded Her 84 Elan for an 87 Silver Blue Turbo Coupe, with Raven Black & Charcoal Grey Leather interior, and an Automatic, but the car was an Anomaly. It had the Engine Tuned for the 5-Speed Manual. It had supporting documentation that came with the car that Ford had Performance Tested it before Shipping it for Sale. The Result however ended up with Ford having to Rebuild the Transmission 3 times under Warranty, in the 5 Years Mom owned it. I also owned an 87 Turbo Coupe a few years later. Mine was Raven Black, with Crimson Red Leather interior, and a 5-Speed Manual Transmission. That car is still the Most Fun to Drive Car I Ever Owned. Mom eventually traded Her 87 Turbo Coupe for a 90 Silver Blue, with Medium Blue Leather (Sensing a Pattern Here?) Lincoln Mark VII LSC. Several Years later I bought a White with Medium Blue Leather 92 Lincoln Mark VII LSC. IT was Dad that traded Mom's Silver Blue Mark VII for a Triple Black, 92 Mark VII LSC/SE, which She Still Owns today.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thanks for sharing! Your family has great taste in cars!

[@AlPenton-v5t]

Owned 3 Thunderbirds. A 1978,1986 & 1996. Loved them all!

[@chevken1831]

I still like these cars.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Me Too! Thanks for watching!

[@traxiii]

Bill Elliot's Coors sponsored 1987 Thunderbird is probably my favorite street based race car ever, and looks fast standing still. I would love to buy one and Coyote swap it.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thanks for watching!

[@dadgarage7966]

Elliott holds the race lap for Talledega in one at almost 213 mph average. That's the average. This means he was screaming into Turn 3, likely at 225-230 mph.

[@Wooley689]

Those T-Birds were great looking cars, so were the Cougar version in my opinion. The power came on smooth and strong.

[@tomstamatakos8027]

100% The Cougars were slept on! Also don't forget get the XR4Ti😎🤜🤛

[@kregskorner8851]

Owned a 85 Turbo Coupe, black dark gray interior with a 5 speed.. Loved that car!

[@williamgrimes668]

I had an 84 Cougar. Basically the same car just squared off in back. Pretty good car

[@jamesjohn834]

I had an 86 Cougar.

[@ms8596]

It was said back then that the Cougar was more accepted because it wasn't such a styling departure from what people were used to in that era.

[@nicevmax]

When the 83 Thunderbirds came out I thought wow do I want me a Thunderbird, and still do. But after 7 years I am still enjoying my 89 Lincoln Mark 7 LSC. Love the Thunderbirds and Mark 7s of this aero period.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Agreed

[@DSP1968]

A great overview! I owned an '86 Midnight Wine/Taupe Thunderbird elan V-8, loaded. It was a great car, very comfortable and reliable.

[@MondayNightRAWsRKO2024-xk9ew]

These Thunderbirds set the standards for what Fords new vision with Quality is #1 in the 80s. These cars, Tauruses, Tempos, Probes, Aerostars, Rangers, Explorers ect. All great vehicles Ford made!

[@georgeburns7251]

Too bad Ford lost the formula. Too many poor CEOs ran Ford after that. Some of them, even the current guy, claims to be a car guy but that is crap. Like their current vehicles.

[@roy1531]

I had an '88 Turbo Coupe. It was Black with black and grey leather interior, dual power seats, premium sound, and the 5 speed. I absolutely loved that car and miss it every day! I have tried like hell to find one like it and I never can.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thanks for watching and I hope you can find one someday. Fortunately they are still somewhat affordable even for nice examples. Best of luck with your search!

[@jeffdetmer9967]

A big step forward for American Auto styling.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Very much so! Set the styling for the next 15 years or so.

[@bobpierce115]

The 'face-lift' given the 1987-'88 models foreshadowed the coming '89-'97 all-new models, and made for an easy transition to those from these.

[@jimlafreeda43]

My mom got an 88 Mercury Cougar that had a 5.0 engine. Essentially Mercury version of the T Bird. What a sleeper, wire wheels and white walls but that car could roll with the 5.0 motor. My buddy and I took it to FL from PA to see the 1991 pepsi 400 at Daytona 4th of July Weekend. We drove it on Daytona beach....😊 Those T Birds and Mercury's were wonderful cars!

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

My mom had an 87 T-bird Sport with the 5.0 liter. I remember it being an awesome interstate car. Nice comfortable ride and plenty of power. Thanks for watching!

[@michaelsimko7694]

The Aerobird is my favorite Thunderbird. Its smooth aerodynamic design and limited chrome trim make it look sporty and contemporary. 1987 is my favorite year. The Turbo Coupe's exterior, interior, and performance are awesome. Sales numbers between the 1977-1979 and 1983-1988 Thunderbirds show them the be the best-selling generations.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Couldn't agree more! I'm on the hunt for one now. Thanks for watching!

[@amjrpain919]

It took me awhile to appreciate that body style when it first came out, but now I really like the look...💯💓

[@sorshiaemms5959]

Have a 83 with a 351 in it now great car

[@ToddGordon-ni4ej]

I had an '83 Heritage model. Loved that car

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thanks for watching!

[@jameseast7966]

Me too. Kept it for 39 years. Just gave it to a nephew. My wife and i saw him in town a week ago and she almost cried. She loved that car more than any other. It's in good hands.

[@user-iu9pf7tp6p]

83 Heritage 5.0 was my first car. Took me years to find another in good condition, but it's sitting in my garage right now. Absolutely love it!

[@jamesjohn834]

Only auto centerfold I ever hung was of the 83' T'bird. First new car I ever bought was an 86' Cougar.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

That's awesome thanks for sharing!

[@jameseast7966]

I still have mine in a frame. One of my Mystic Cobra and my 73 sportroof, also a 1973 Z-1 Kawasaki.

[@waynegouin939]

Hi. Dale Jarrett won the first three nascar races the year the slippery bird debuted. Nascar made the Fords run as taller rear spoiler to slow them down. I found a nice red one at the salvage yard. Clean no rust. Engine locked up. Changed engine, and later found a starter Bendix gear jammed between the flywheel and the engine block. The engine itself was fine. I loved that car.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thanks for watching and sharing!

[@halhenryg]

I bought a 1986 T.B. new, two-tone paint popular at the time (Burgandy and Toupe). It had the 302 and four speed automatic. Keep it for almost 30yrs. always garaged, when I sold it had over 160K miles. I never had a problem with the drive train. This was best car I ever owned and looked great! thanks for this walk down memory highway for me!

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thank you for watching and for sharing your story!

[@hothatchpa]

Absolutely love this generation of Thunderbird. I would gladly daily a well cared for turbo coupe.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

I trying to do that with a SVO Mustang now. Thanks for watching!

[@chiefbobdavis99]

In 1984, I re-enlisted in the Navy. An 84, 5.0, AOD was my purchase! 205k and 12 years later it was totaled when some kid went left of center.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thanks for sharing and I am sorry to hear that happened to your car.

[@chiefbobdavis99]

@@TonysFordsandMustangs Thanks. Me too. I’d probably still driving it today!

[@tombryant1104]

Bill won his first race in '83 at Riverside CA driving a Box bird. I love the '87-'88 Turbo Coupes, with the 5 speed are fun cars. Used 'em as daily drivers for probably five years. In the mid/later '90s were obscenely cheap at the auctions(people afraid of turbo failure, out of approx 15, one failure). Also common for fuel pumps to be weak, so they'd fall on their face at more than approx half boost. Still I'm a die hard V8 guy so I searched out one with minimal options & automatic(no hole in roof, climate control etc), transplanted a Trick Flow headed 5.0, used AOD from a Super Coupe.. At full weight & all orig systems operating, It would run 13.3s all day long, best 13.11. With a little help(75Hp) from Papa Smurf in the trunk, 12.23@ 112. The drag radials I was using could not hold a "big" shot(yeah I tried). With slicks, acquaintance at track ran 11.6 in a similarly built '88 LX. He was my inspiration, told him I was going to swap a 5.0 in to my Turbo Coupe. Yeah I got the sideways un-huh look, surprised him when I showed up with it at track.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thanks for sharing Tom!

[@GA08GT478]

Great timing. I’ve been considering one of these as a future project.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thanks for watching & I am thinking the same thing once I make the trip across country in the Maverick and pass it along to the next owner.

[@ReallyStrongGuy]

The production quality and research are obvious. Another great video!

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Much appreciated!

[@yooper5638]

I had an '87 Turbo Coupe. Loved that car. Amazingly for a Fox chassis, I got 60,000 miles out of the original tires. The alignment must have been set just right at the factory.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Very cool! Thanks for watching!

[@KarlBerlin]

My mom owned an 87 turbo coupe. She sold in 89 and got an SC. Both were bad ass vehicles 👍👍

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Sounds like she had good taste in cars! Thanks for watching!

[@thewyattfletcher]

Good choice for a highlight video. But I still gotta say, Ford's move towards aero styling and design were a product of the Probe concepts and actually were first brought to market on the euro market Ford Sierra in 1982. That aero styling then was implemented on NA and other world product cars after, including the Thunderbird and Tempo in 1983. They all got Ford Probe 3 design features like flush headlights, small- or no-grille header panels, molded bumper covers, etc. Still a very excellent video. Keep up the good work and I'll keep watching.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thanks you and will do!

[@ericcarr1648]

I had 2 thunderbird's from that generation. An 85 with the 5 liter and a 88 turbo coupe. I loved my old turbo coupe. I wish I still had it today. Great video, sir. It's a nice trip down memory lane.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thanks you for the link words and for watching! It's appreciated!

[@njphilwt]

Thanks for posting this. The first car that I had ever bought new was an ‘83 heritage v8, Metallic red w clear coat. I loved that car. I also had an ‘87 turbo automatic for a while. They were both great cars for the time.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thank you for watching! It is appreciated!

[@BigStickStangs]

I really love those 83-86 T-birds! Great job on presenting all this information. I love seeing the old Ford ads too! Have a great one! 💯👊

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thanks you and I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@johnbarker5009]

I'd love to have an 87-88 for a project car.

[@91MustangLX]

Love the T-birds great editing, super well done 👏

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@petertornabeni602]

87’ - 88’ BEAUTIFUL

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Agreed!

[@phoenix568a]

Love all of your history vids. How about doing something on the Super Coupe.

[@roymorgan5498]

Another great video ! Keep them coming Tony . 😎👍

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thanks, will do Roy!

[@biggmackaz]

86 Tbird was my favorite car. Drove it until 2004. Bought a new Mustang. New favorite. I like rear wheel drive Fords.

[@bigmacmach1185]

A friend of my parents had the 5.0 when I was a kid and a guy I went to high school with had a v8 as well and would "neutral slam" it on a regular basis and it just kept going. Was amazing and that's what started my love for the 5.0, at 8 years old, albeit more for the Mustang but I always appreciated these T birds.....I love the old commercials you add and also shows the interest rate at the time which sucks even more than now😂

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Mac Thanks for watching & I didn't show the special offer of 9.9 % financing. :)

[@bigmacmach1185]

@@TonysFordsandMustangs Lol

[@davidnorth9390]

"Where There's Thunder... There's En-LIGHTNING." Brilliant.

[@petestaint8312]

Fantastic video, Tony! Thanks for posting. 👍

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching!

[@bradbradley353]

Great video. When you touched on Elliot’s high speed lap I remembered the 212mph before you said it LOL. I do remember those turbo coupes well. Sharp looking cars. Had a grocery manager I worked for with an 85 TC. Thought it was a great looking car. Great video Sir. Brings back some memories…especially Awesome Bill from Dawsonville…

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thanks you and I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@paulg8753]

I remember seeing my first 1984 T-bird on display in a shopping mall, in Phoenix, Az..... was a little unsure of it, but did trade in my '82 Mustang for an Turbo '84 T-bird! With the 5-speed tranny..I loved that car! Unfortunately, I was t-boned in the side by a car that ran a stop light! End of the T-bird!

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Sorry for the loss on that one Paul.

[@garrettstayton]

Nice job Tony 🤘

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thanks 👍and thanks for watching!

[@JellyPool]

Hey Tony, I definitely am glad I found this channel. This video and your other videos are very informative and engaging. I'll be sharing this channel with friends

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

I'm glad you found it as well Jordan. Thank you for watching and sharing!

[@mattg5022]

it was exciting when it was new . . . it was a bright spot in the 80s to me . . . especially the turbo coupe. the only second would be the OG Cougar XR7 - 80s version looked real nice in person I recall. I saw them on the dealer lots - sort of a candy apple red with larger gold rims . . .

[@Herefornow-571]

In 98 I bought a 86 T- coupe with a bad motor for 500.00. I swapped in a nice 325 hp 351w and a c-4 auto trans. It fit perfectly with shorty headers and a custom length driveshaft. That car was my daily driver for 12 years.

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

I built the Monogram 1/24 87 T Bird Turbo Coupe a year and a half back...

[@jacksonmarshallkramer5087]

It was the best looking T-Bird I've ever seen. The Centerline drag looking rims made that car. Never saw another one like it, but they were factory. They were just like the one's at the strip in early 80s, but had quarter size holes between the rivets and the lugs that went around the entire face of the rim, just like the rivets.

[@Butchcub75]

Loved my fox Tbirds and Cougars.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Nice cars for sure!

[@geraldscott4302]

The 1977-1979 Thunderbirds will always be my favorite.

[@rogerhinman5427]

Still a good-looking car.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

agreed

[@DRH-dr8fw]

I owned a black '83 Turbo Coupe, a white '86 Turbo Coupe and a bronze '87 Turbo Coupe. All were great cars but the '87 was off the charts! Fast, beautiful and durable. I put over 225K on that 'Bird and it was still running great when some guy rear-ended me!

[@mrluckyuncle]

Definitely a high point in US car history.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

agreed!

[@scottmihalsky3612]

Growing up in the 80s I always loved these T-Birds and the Buick GN GNX. It's a really nice design that finally phased out the box styles.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Couldn't agree more!

[@DaveNelson-yg4yi]

Bought a 1987 T-bird off showroom floor ; 302 V8 , on cruise control at 66-67 MPH back in the dsy it would get 29 miles-per-gallon in the Midwest flatland .Loved that car , drove it 10 years

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

If it was Sport I know the model well. It was a very nice riding and reliable car. Thanks for watching!

[@charlesferguson-p5k]

I owned a 88 Turbo coupe and it was fun and looked good. Mine was silver and grey interior.

[@FlowStateNewOrleans]

Two of my uncles were lifers at Ford in Indianapolis. One of them got one of the earliest turbo coupes to come off the line. I got to ride in it a couple of times as a pre-teen when it was still a new car. It was very cool.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thanks for sharing!

[@JayClark-p9u]

I had an 83 with the standard v6. All my buddies had built mustangs and always wanted the 5.0 or sc. never got one but still loved my car. It was the nicest car a 16 year old could own. I got almost 350,xxx miles on it. Darn thing wouldn’t die, probably still running to this day somewhere. I am actually thinking about buying a used one. Not sure how hard a decent one is to find. Awesome car, despite the haters

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

They are not that difficult to find and are priced much lower than a Mustang Fox and Sports with the 5.0 can be had for less than the Turbo Coupes. Thank for watching and best of luck with your search.

[@aldoparise1224]

I remember when the 1987 Thunderbird came out I said to myself that those headlights are huge.

[@HemiChrysler]

I want to see a tour of your Ford collection.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

It's on display on my channel. Thanks for your interest!

[@tomcat630]

I'm glad you included the 87-88 with the 83-86, since they are really same Fox platform. Just a reskinning and not separate 'generations'.

[@danielkennedy9152]

Family member got an 85 from my grandfather it was spotless.. black 5.0 it was nice... I'm redoing a 95 5.0 stang slowly but steady.. one day I'll have some nice Fords my family on both sides drive Fords.. I never really did.. but with age I understand lol

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thank you for sharing!

[@tonychavez2083]

Bill Elliot “awesome bill from dawsonville” was the reason I liked the T-bird in late 80’s also Dale Jarret’s Ford was our favorite. Motorsports did a lot of good for Ford in those days. Excellent video content 👍🏼

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thank you for the kind words

[@jackcobbiii1797]

Have one in the driveway. 87 turbo;)

[@jackcobbiii1797]

First car to break 200 in the wind tunnel and NASCAR;)

[@jackcobbiii1797]

Check out the rear shock setup;)

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thanks for watching!

[@ericthiel4053]

My first car, was an 84 T-Bird I bought for 1200 bucks in 97. After that I owned an 88 and a 90. I loved them all. Been trying to find an 84-86 model to rebuild. Sad they went out of production but at least for didn't make a version like the econobox cougars that were around for a while lol.

[@erin19030]

Thats when cars were a love affair and not some jelly bean

[@jasonsobol32]

My first car was an 86 Cougar with the Essex V6. Miss that car, and the 80s digital dash...

[@user-iu9pf7tp6p]

Got my 83 Heritage 5.0 in the garage. Love the car!

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Very awesome ride!

[@mariposamoreno]

that mustang!!! 🖤🤍 but yes, this thunderbird was very handsome

[@veiledzorba]

Far better looking car than its successor...

[@Bobby-kp6ln]

I loved the 83 and 84 t birds and cougars. Cougars are my favorite

[@jedclampett7705]

Awesome Bill from Dawsonville! Thx for the memories. 👍

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@teddybearjedi8865]

Oh... and BTW, Interesting Fact, that Bright Red 88 Turbo Coupe that's the Banner for this Video, is actually a Rare, Limited Edition, 88 Turbo Coupe/Mach-1. In 1988 Ford Needed to Use the Legendary, Mustang's Mach-1 Name to prevent Loosing the Copyright to use it. Since the Turbo Coupe was Ford's Halo Performance Model they decided to Use the Mach-1 Moniker on Specially Painted, Bright Red (Non Metallic), or Platinum Silver (A New Color to be Introduced on the All New 89 Thunderbirds) These Colors were Not Available on Any Other 88 Thunderbirds. The Cars also featured Black Mach-1 Decals that were shipped with the Cars for Dealers to install on the Front Fenders, behind the wheels, and also on the Decklid. My Mom actually had a Red Mach-1 Turbo Coupe briefly, but She sold it to a Kid down the Street, who still Owns it today.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thanks for sharing!

[@jpguthrie6669]

Those were the final great days of NASCAR, before restrictor plates, and when stock cars were still loosely stock. You couldn't take the name of a four door, front-wheel-drive, 6 cylinder car, take the roof and rear window, and then turn it into a V8, rear wheel drive two door car and race it as a "stock car." In the 80's makers, mechanics, and drivers were pushing the limits to beat the competition, and going 212 mph was the result. I remember watching Bill Elliot suffer a mechanical problem, run back out on the track after losing a lap, then lapping the entire field without a yellow flag, and come home to win the race. That can't happen today.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thanks for watching and sharing. Actually a LOT of people would agree with you. NASCAR has been losing audience share since the early 2000's and some of the moves NASCAR has made to try correct things have made it worse. I stopped watching when the Thunderbird went away in the late 90's. Spec cars Meh, the Chase and segmented racing is something I don't know nor do I want to understand, finally the super teams winning everything had me looking for something else to watch. That said I will watch a road course race every now and again. I find them to be much more competitive and exciting when compared any of the ovals.

[@bobbyjones2112]

I had a silver one 1988. I loved it automatic.

[@v1-vr-rotatev2-vy_vx31]

First drove a turbo coupe which blew the doors off my bosses 350 Chevy Caprice V8 as I shifted through the manual transmission squealing the tires.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thanks for sharing!

[@bln3576]

I have an 84 Bird with 15,000 miles. 5.0 loaded.

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

That's awesome! Thanks for watching!

[@patrickkennedy2533]

This shape also dominated NASCAR . Remember when they all had the same shape , it was based on the thunderbird

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thanks for watching!

[@AtropalArbaal-dk8jv]

Just remember, in 1987, the Mustang was so popular, they ran out of 1987 models. If the Mustang's update had been delayed, there most likely would have been many more Thunderbirds sold in 1987.

[@magnificent10304]

I really miss my turbo coupe

[@JK-dp3lp]

I have wanted an 87 or 88 since I was a kid, anything but the V6.

[@ChristopherArmstrong-et3ud]

Wild Bill from Dawsonville!

[@alyssonmanson8912]

first place winner bracket racing stock v6 - 1985 blue - dont ask how but it won at 18;34 quarter mile -

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

That's awesome!

[@splender88]

I had an 86 T-Bird with the V6 I actually loved the car although I would have preferred the V8. It did not resemble previous Birds but it was a decent looking car and I liked it. Later I did buy a 94 with the V8 it was an awesome car and at the time was one of the few rear wheel drive V8s available.

[@juancandoit]

Thank you

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thank you for watching!

[@rondrake3720]

It was a more appealing replacement for squares and rectangles on wheels

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Absolutely!

[@rickdrackert6188]

I think I still have the sales brochure and a lot of the the stuff from the dealer in my magazines have to check

[@mikewasfaret9563]

I test drove a 86 Turbo Coupe. It was a pretty quick car for the time.

[@ramiram84]

Good vid I own a base 85 thunderbird (for sale)

[@TonysFordsandMustangs]

Thanks for watching!