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Mach1 Tbird?
vegas_ss Offline
Senior Member
#1
Ran across an eBay auction for a 1988 turbo coupe mach1 edition.  Supposedly 1 of 500?  Googled that and came across another.  Links below.  In each case besides stating they are a Mach1 they offer no information as to what a Mach1 is (besides a name).  Any info on this as I have never heard of this before.  The ebay seller did have errors in his listing stating it had a power antenna (which it doesn't) but also went as far as describing issues with the non-existent power antenna so I'm not real certain he know much.  I did email hime regarding the power antenna (which he removed) and what the mach1 option was was told to run the vin and do a little research.  So, here is my little research... Wink 

Tbird Mach1

eBay Tbird Mach1
1987 TC, 5sp, Boport Stage 3 Head/2.1 Cam
1996 Impala SS, DCM, Borla Cat Back, too much other stuff!!! (SOLD)
2009 Pontiac G8 GXP 6M, 6.2l LS3, Kooks Long Tube, Hi Flo Cats, Mild Cam
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Kuch Offline
Senior Member
#2
Yes, these were a limited run of 1988 TC's with a unique bright red paint and some Mach 1 stickers on the rear quarter glass. I don't believe there were any other differences though from any other TC's. Kinda cool in my book as a unique TC
1988 Turbo Coupe, Black/Black, 5 Speed, Moonroof,  T3/T4, ported E6, 255LPH, Kirban, Stinger Exhaust, MGW shifter, K&N, Gillis valve, BP1.5, PIMPx, Koni's
1964 Ford Galaxie 500XL, 390 6V, Big Solid cam, Headers,3.89's, 4 Speed, Vast and fast
1960 Ford Starliner, 292 Y Block, 312 4bbl intake, headers, 3 Speed, slow and low
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JT Offline
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It was simply a marketing thing, as a "Special Edition", and was tied to the color and a few decals.

Seller also claims the car is a southern car. Car spent over 20 years registered in Ohio. Didn't ever consider Ohio a southern state.
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anasazi4st Offline
Senior Member
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(04-20-2021, 07:42 PM)JT Wrote: It was simply a marketing thing, as a "Special Edition", and was tied to the color and a few decals.

Seller also claims the car is a southern car. Car spent over 20 years registered in Ohio. Didn't ever consider Ohio a southern state.

Which would also mean that rust from Northern winters could be a factor.
Another proud dues-paying member.

1987 Turbo Coupe w/T5OD, 8.8 axle, grey smoke; most options. Got it in 1991 with 41K miles: 3 turbos, 2 heater cores, 3 T5OD full rebuilds, 6 clutches, 1 head gasket, 2 Teves II ABS units, etc. later....
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Jeff K Offline
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#5
^^^ that assumes the car was an only car and/or daily driver. Owner could have stored it winters as many people do with their favorite cars here in the great frozen north. I live in the heart of the rust belt and my 86 Tbird 5.0 that I bought new in Feb 86 has only been driven in snow / salt once in its 35 year life. After that snow / salt episode, I hosed the car off top to bottom and put on a fresh coat of wax. Since I bought it 21 years ago, my 88 TC has never been driven on snow / salt covered roads.
Jeff Korn

88 Turbo Coupe: Intake and exhaust mods, T3 turbo at 24 psi, forced air IC, water injection, BPV, Ranger cam, subframes, etc., etc.
86 Tbird 5.0 (original owner): intake, exhaust, valvetrain mods, 100 HP N2O, ignition, gears, suspension, etc., etc.
11 Crown Vic Interceptor
14 Toyota Camry (wifes car)
95 Taurus GL Vulcan winter beater
67 Honda 450 Super Sport - completely customized
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