I would trade my Mark for this.

i loved mark viii's before i ever laid eyes on my first cougar then tbird....i was just starting out in the mechanics trade and got to work on a mark viii instantly fell in love...:q:q:q:q 93's were fetching 8000-10000 easily still

so i opted for a tbird, knowing about supercoupes...just didnt like the 3.8L platform they are timebombs went with the 4.6L
 
Theres nothing wrong with the Ford 3.8...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahhahah
 
jrherald420 said:
1978-1993 Mustang but most people call 1987-1993 "fox body" Mustang
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Most people call the 78-93 Mustangs Fox bodies.

Also the Fairmount and LTD II were the same chasis as was the 80's T-bird and Cougar. There is another car but I cant remember which one.
 
Well im on 6 diffirent Mustang forums and i will say 75-80% of the people on them consider 1987-1993 Mustangs fox bodys and 1978-1986 4 eye Mustangs. Hence the reason i stated what i did the first time, i also have owned my fair share of Mustangs.
 
Yeah I hear Aero Fox and Four eye Fox all the time but you know that any Fox owner no matter what year will call their car a Fox body, no?
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LOL I called mine a Mustang, my "sn-95" i called my Mustang, my 2002 "new edge" i called my Mustang and now my 1968 "coupe" i call it my 68 Mustang coupe........I also hate the term "termi" or "terminator" for the 03-04 cobra.. I guess im just weird.
 
LaserSVT said:
Most people call the 78-93 Mustangs Fox bodies.

Also the Fairmount and LTD II were the same chasis as was the 80's T-bird and Cougar. There is another car but I cant remember which one.
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Zephyr, Capri, Granada, Conti, Mark VII... ;) And yes I had to look it up, knew I was forgetting something, turns out it was the Granada.
 
Man, that is one awesome car. I always lived the Supercoupes. Never owned one though. I did have a 1993 'Bird with the 302 HO engine. Only 200hp but it was pretty fast. Also had 1990 SC 16" wheels on it. I couldn't trade my Mark for that Bird though. I just can't see a SC without a 5-speed. The slushbox just doesn't do it justice.

I used to have a 1988 and a 1987 T-Bird Trubo Coupe. Both with 5-speeds. I had the chance to buy an '87 TC last year for $2500 bucks. It only had 67K miles on it. But it was a slushbox. I test drove it and it just didn't feel right. So I just couldn't bring myself to get it. But anyway, the 35th Anniversary Bird has always been one of my favorites.
 
poniesviii said:
Yeah. I said supercoupe, not thunderbird. Compared to the old, definately. This is 2010 you know, an 18 year old kid was born in 1992, How many cars did you pay attention to from around your birth year, let alone the ones that were more of a rarity.

How many supercoupes do you see in a year? Without going to a SC meet, I bet none.
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I see 4 every time I drive over to my best friends place- ones behind his barn. He early traded his truck for one about 3 years ago, but ended up getting a 91 sport instead.

I also know what an LTDII is, capri, TC, and merkur XT-i ;)

jrherald420 said:
1978-1993 Mustang but most people call 1987-1993 "fox body" Mustang
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ad if you want to get technical, they were fox-based until 2004!

thaywood said:
I used to have a 1988 and a 1987 T-Bird Trubo Coupe. Both with 5-speeds. I had the chance to buy an '87 TC last year for $2500 bucks. It only had 67K miles on it. But it was a slushbox. I test drove it and it just didn't feel right. So I just couldn't bring myself to get it. But anyway, the 35th Anniversary Bird has always been one of my favorites.
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auto TC's came with only 150hp since the auto couldnt take the power.
 
MediumD said:
Zephyr, Capri, Granada, Conti, Mark VII... ;) And yes I had to look it up, knew I was forgetting something, turns out it was the Granada.
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The 2ng gen Granada? Because the 1st gen Granada was on the old Falcon/Comet/Mustang chassis that had been around since 1960. I once used a 1978 Granada front suspension to convert my '67 Fairlane to front disc brakes. And the original Capri was actually a British import. The Fox Capri didn't appear until '79 with the "new" Fox Mustang.

rustyrodder said:
ad if you want to get technical, they were fox-based until 2004!
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Even in 2004, the Mustang was still a Fox, so to speak. The suspension and platform was still the same. The only major difference was the conversion to 5-lug hubs/brakes and some stiffening.

rustyrodder said:
auto TC's came with only 150hp since the auto couldnt take the power.
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Yeah. I know. Both my '87 and '88 had the 190hp engine and 5-speed. The slushbox TC's also had single exhaust while the manual models had dual. Both of my TC's had thrush glaspack mufflers, gutted converters, open element air filters, and adjustable boost controllers. They were blisteringly fast. I'm betting they had well over 200hp with those subtle mods. I miss 'em.
 
+ like 12, needs to be manual.

and im torn on the 35 aniv looks, about 50/50 kinda like it and kinda dont.

i knew a guy with one WAYYYYYY back and it was a pos never ran right.

i like many others here came from a bird and upgraded. had a 97 4.6 sport then the wife killed it, and wanted another bird but we got a markviii instead :D i have still been in the bird world, :shifty: ahem dohc bird ahem :shifty:

and id rock the hell out a turbo coupe if i could find a nice one for free :)
 
chicken said:
and id rock the hell out a turbo coupe if i could find a nice one for free :)
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Man, both of mine were plain awesomeness! Unfortunately, I wrecked my first one. It was a cherry '88. Black with black/grey cloth interior. Bought it in '95 with 60K on it. Drove the pi$$ out of it. It handled like a race car and was superfast. At least for a four banger pulling a 2 ton car:) . And it got 25+mpg on the highway to boot. Believe it or not, I got 30mpg driving to Myrtle Beach a couple of times. I wrecked it in '98 and got a grey '87 with 165K after that and ened up putting the engine, tranny, interior, and suspension from my '88 into it before I sold it. I thought I was upgrading when I got my '93 T-Bird V-8 Sport. I loved the looks and the digital gauges. But it was a rattletrap. Everything inside rattled and squeaked all the time. It drove me nuts. The TC's were solid, quiet, and rattle free the whole time I had them. When I got rid of the '93 Bird and got my 70K mile '96 Mark VIII back in 2000, it was like a different world. No rattles. No squeaks. And faaaaast. I'm a happy camper. It's hard to believe the two cars were based on the same platform, for the most part.
 
jrherald420 said:
Well im on 6 diffirent Mustang forums and i will say 75-80% of the people on them consider 1987-1993 Mustangs fox bodys and 1978-1986 4 eye Mustangs. Hence the reason i stated what i did the first time, i also have owned my fair share of Mustangs.
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four eyes are also fox..
from 79-93 they were all Fox platform cars...
Just like the Mark 8.. 93-98 were all FN10
 
WOW!! thats one clean sc but no way will a change it for one of those and i had two turbo coupes and was ready to buy a sc when i saw my mark viii test drove it and i took it home yes i`ll buy one sc they are nice
 
XLRVIII said:
You mean the Xr4Ti...
and usually "knowing what a merkur IS" and being able to pronouce the word are two different things.>

MARECoor
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Hahaha.... Always wondered how that was pronounced. I've been saying 'murk errr'!!! LOL.

Just like with the Mercury Marquis... Used to call it 'markwiss' - LOL.

That XR4 Ti is a lot like the Euro Ford Sierra. (family had a bunch)
 
most of the people i talked to that had them said merkr...and got miffy when i corrected them

didja ever check out the 3 inch round tube rear subframe, it was neat stuff

neat little cars
 
I have only ever seen one driving down the road. I have never even seen the inside of a real one much less the under side. :(
 
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