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JohnOsborn Offline
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Howdy.

I'm not sure what to say about myself other than I'm an engineer in Central Texas. I don't own a Thunderbird but I'm in the market for a nice 1987-88 Turbo Coupe. My mother worked for Ford back in the 1980s and, having recently inherited a (very) little bit of money I'm interested in getting something fun from that era. I knew a person who owned a TC and always enjoyed the styling and riding in it and now seems like a good time to pick one up for myself.

The ideal car would be blue with a blue interior, have a manual transmission, well optioned, and still stock. That said, I'm keeping an open mind as cars periodically come on the market.

Take care,
John
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50RACER Offline
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Log onto searchtempest.com and it will search all of Craigslist for a specified radius from your home that you determine. It may help find what you are looking for. Good luck with the search.
87 TC Medium Canyon Red
88 TC Black Beauty
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Mikey97D Offline
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Good luck on your search!

Your best results will probably come from SearchTemptest as 50Racer mentioned. Sometimes they come on Facebook too, but across the country.
1988 TC, 5 spd, Stinger 3" Exhaust, Schneider Roller Cam, -4° Cam Pulley, Cone Filter, Gilles Boost Control Valve set at 17 psi, Walbro 255 lph, CHE Rear Lower and Upper Control Arms, Braided Brake Lines, Hawk HPS 5.0 Front and HPS (F) Rear, CRES Inserts in front calipers, and '93 Cobra Wheels with General 235/50R17 Tires.   
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firebirdparts Offline
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Good luck in your search. There are plenty of them out there, and of course they are a joy to drive.
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JohnOsborn Offline
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Thanks. I know the right one will come along at some point, it's just a matter of keeping an eye out.
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MN88TurboCoupe Offline
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(04-24-2019, 02:22 PM)JohnOsborn Wrote: Thanks. I know the right one will come along at some point, it's just a matter of keeping an eye out.

Do I get a finders fee?

https://rmn.craigslist.org/cto/d/austin-...78453.html

It's up in Minnesota.  Looks pretty good.
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JohnOsborn Offline
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(04-25-2019, 06:26 PM)MN88TurboCoupe Wrote:
(04-24-2019, 02:22 PM)JohnOsborn Wrote: Thanks. I know the right one will come along at some point, it's just a matter of keeping an eye out.

Do I get a finders fee?

https://rmn.craigslist.org/cto/d/austin-...78453.html

It's up in Minnesota.  Looks pretty good.

That metal flake bass boat paint, though. Yikes.
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Mikey97D Offline
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This one I think would be worth the drive.  Gorgeous looking car:
(......https://www.facebook.com/groups/107900812565355/2411064328915647/?sale_post_id=2411064328915647&comment_id=2411236015565145&notif_id=1556554887914998&notif_t=group_comment_reply)

Is this owned by one of our admins here, Jeff?

Edit: The link does not work so you will need to copy and past it.
1988 TC, 5 spd, Stinger 3" Exhaust, Schneider Roller Cam, -4° Cam Pulley, Cone Filter, Gilles Boost Control Valve set at 17 psi, Walbro 255 lph, CHE Rear Lower and Upper Control Arms, Braided Brake Lines, Hawk HPS 5.0 Front and HPS (F) Rear, CRES Inserts in front calipers, and '93 Cobra Wheels with General 235/50R17 Tires.   
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andrewjs18 Offline
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here's a working link, but you need to be a member before you can view it:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/10790081...4328915647

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JohnOsborn Offline
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Thanks! I'm definitely looking for an '87 or '88 though.
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