Yeah, ford didn't know how to market such a good car so they just ended up decontenting the shit out of it to drop the price, and putting smaller rollbars and soft dampers on it to sell it to old people. They ended up killing the SC and leaving the MN12 largely on the vine. The only time Ford ever saw their full…

Definitely is. Its funny, I wouldn't say it was "designed" by Ford in the 80s, more like it happened to Ford in the 80s. The design team went totally against what Ford wanted to build in the new Thunderbird and made something world class rather than something FWD. The car won MT 1989 Car of the Year and the design…

Because she walks like a woman and talks like a man?

I own one lol, its not bad. The base V6 is slow in stock form because of a very restrictive intake and exhaust, its 7hp gained from removing the intake silencer and 10-15hp gained from a free flowing exhaust depending on pipe and muffler. The real story of the engine is the torque, it has 215lb/ft stock. Mine is…

The 1960 Fords, especially the wagons:

I like the 1973 El Camino SS, like this one (with a 454!) that Earl drove in My Name is Earl:

I agree, the French do some weird shit.

We got them 04-06 but in 05 they got a different rear bumper, slightly different taillights, and a hood with scoops in it so it looked less like a muscle Cavalier.

Its because it was built on the Renault 25 and it was their idea to mount the engine longitudinally. The chassis was basically the same, it was just garbage inherited from AMC/Renault...

Thats awesome Joe, especially that its pre-swapped to the 5 speed. Looks like it could be a very nice car.

Awesome, cant beat it for cheap and easy to work on. Its like a better Mustang for less money, who can argue with that. I like the stand up old school muscle car look of them, handsome while still rather modern looking with the composite headlamps. Yours has the 5.0 I'd assume?

I still enjoy reading Jonny Lieberman's reviews, they are definitely still very "Jalop"

Thats hilarious, the women in my family and my ex girlfriend felt the same way about my 89 Thunderbird, I don't see it either. The 88 not really off-beat-ish considering its Fox based, its like a bigger Mustang with more room. I want photos too, and yes the later Fox Birds look way better than the very dated Fox…

Not quite sure what they are doing but holy shit that picture is awesome. Showed it to my dad, hes got a Thunderbird like that.

That would piss me off. Luckily when i was in high school we were respectful to the vehicles in autoshop and treated them with decency and manners...

I was actually messing around on Ford's build site and equipped a regular cab, relatively stripped 2WD F-150 with the Ecoboost V6... that HAS to be quick...

Yes, my friend has an '82 P'up.

And the EFI 4.9L makes even more power and torque, 170HP and nearly 300lb ft of torque. Ford's official rating was 270 but that was to put it under the 302 with ~275. The marketing wouldn't work if people knew the cheaper engine had more torque, right?

My best friend just bought one for $600 that had sat for 5 years and he rebuilt it. Fixed some body rust damaged that had accumulated, but it wasnt bad because it was a California car. A tune up and and a catalytic converter and it was on the road. Hes since completely redone the interior and hes prepping the exterior…

x2 I still cant hold back my chortles.... the thought is so disturbing its funny.