History Channel Special

I wish i could give you guys some more of a warning, but the history channel's doing a special hour-long presentation on the history of the ford thundebird in about 15 minutes (6pm, eastern time). I dunno if they'll have anything on the turbocoupes on the special, but i'm videotaping it anyways.

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maroon 1987 TC 5spd

gillis valve set at 18lbs, k&n cone on VAM, removed A/C belt, unbolted exhaust at track,
best 1/4 mile: 15.10 @ 89.25mph

UPDATE: car blew the turbo on 8/17/01, so it'll be off the road until next summer when i can fix it.

Yes I seen it two nights ago, they DO talk about aerobirds and the T/C being the Car of the Year.
Its a nice history of the T/B.

It's a re-run from the other day. Yes, it does have a short scene with the Turbo Coupe.

JT

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JT
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1987 T-Bird Turbo Coupe T-5
1994 T-Bird LX 4.6L
1988 T-Bird Turbo Coupe A4LD
1988 T-Bird 3.8L
1979 T-Bird Heritage 351M

I watched the show but didn't get a chance to tape it. The tape is available on the history channel website: Keyword: History Channel. They also have another tape available of the Thunderbird.
Gary Schweikert
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1987 TC
5 Speed
Black w/Raven Interior
Gillis Valve
3" Downpipe
Dynomax Super Turbo Mufflers w/21/2" exhaust

That special turned out to be quite a disappointment for me. They spent upwards of 10 minutes concentrated on the atrocious 70's tbirds but a total of maybe 2 minutes on the aerobirds (and less than 10 seconds on the turbocoupes). And did anybody watch the special on Hitler after the tbird show? About 20 minutes into the show they showed video from a speech hitler gave, and i swear they had a huge thunderbird symbol (with the huge outspread wings and the head turned to the left) hung on a banner behind him. Pretty strange if you ask me.

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maroon 1987 TC 5spd

gillis valve set at 18lbs, k&n cone on VAM, removed A/C belt, unbolted exhaust at track,
best 1/4 mile: 15.10 @ 89.25mph

UPDATE: car blew the turbo on 8/17/01, so it'll be off the road until next summer when i can fix it.

Originally posted by SteveX82:
That special turned out to be quite a disappointment for me. They spent upwards of 10 minutes concentrated on the atrocious 70's tbirds but a total of maybe 2 minutes on the aerobirds (and less than 10 seconds on the turbocoupes).

Ditto for me too Steve...I watched it tonight [Image: frown.gif]

Where do you guys get time to watch tv? I had to put a tv in my shop in order to watch the Nascar race. I must be living wrong!LOL

Originally posted by DennySweet:
Where do you guys get time to watch tv? I had to put a tv in my shop in order to watch the Nascar race. I must be living wrong!LOL

I'm a 19 year old kid at college. I'm going for a mechanical engineering major (one of the toughest majors here at the U of delaware), but I always find some time for anything dealing with cars (even if it means skipping a class or two, but you know how it is [Image: wink.gif] )

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maroon 1987 TC 5spd

gillis valve set at 18lbs, k&n cone on VAM, removed A/C belt, unbolted exhaust at track,
best 1/4 mile: 15.10 @ 89.25mph

UPDATE: car blew the turbo on 8/17/01, so it'll be off the road until next summer when i can fix it.

So when you're done with college, you'll actually know how to work on these damn cars? Hmmmmm... maybe I should try that... [Image: smile.gif]

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Les T.
88 TC - Sandalwood/Black
Torquer cam-valves ground-lifters/springs, Garrett T3-20 PSI w/intercooler, 2.5" single straight exhaust-Dynomax, Black/Gold engine detail, Light Blue Granite dash trim-White Gauges (100MPH-7k RPM-24PSI) *Complete. Not running, but complete. Locked Motor*
88 TC - Strange Dark Red
Unusually Strong motor, crappy interior, decent body (Oooops.. as of 7/20 it has a smashed header panel - Courtesy of a GMC bumper)