Patrick Finn
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Feb 2019
Winchester, VA
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Hello! My wife, Shelley and I became proud owners of a 1988 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe this past summer! Shelley’s first brand new car was a black with red ‘88 Thunderbird and she absolutely loved that car. When her former husband and she had two children, she sadly traded it in for a family vehicle. She’s mentioned that car a lot so I decided to search for another one for her. Found one exactly like it near Pittsburg, PA, trailered it home and have been updating it since. It sat in someone’s garage for 28 years and has only 41.000 miles on the odometer! We’ve replaced the entire fuel system, belts, hoses, brakes, shocks, struts, a/c system, changed all the fluids and filters, had the paint job cleaned up and had the original wheels refurbished. I’ve never owned a classic car before but I’ve sure been enjoying this one! The interior is leather and in exceptionally good condition except for a small tear on the side of the drivers seat and the passenger side arm rest needs a little work. Everything works except the cruise control.
I was thrilled to find this organization and I’m looking forward to learning from all of you!
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andrewjs18
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Aug 2012
Philadelphia, PA
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Pete D
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Apr 2001
Northern OH
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Welcome to the board. Post some pics when you can
(02-17-2019, 08:57 PM)Patrick Finn Wrote: Hello! My wife, Shelley and I became proud owners of a 1988 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe this past summer! Shelley’s first brand new car was a black with red ‘88 Thunderbird and she absolutely loved that car. When her former husband and she had two children, she sadly traded it in for a family vehicle. She’s mentioned that car a lot so I decided to search for another one for her. Found one exactly like it near Pittsburg, PA, trailered it home and have been updating it since. It sat in someone’s garage for 28 years and has only 41.000 miles on the odometer! We’ve replaced the entire fuel system, belts, hoses, brakes, shocks, struts, a/c system, changed all the fluids and filters, had the paint job cleaned up and had the original wheels refurbished. I’ve never owned a classic car before but I’ve sure been enjoying this one! The interior is leather and in exceptionally good condition except for a small tear on the side of the drivers seat and the passenger side arm rest needs a little work. Everything works except the cruise control.
I was thrilled to find this organization and I’m looking forward to learning from all of you!
Pete Dunham
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Jeff K
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Apr 2001
Milwaukee, WI
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(02-17-2019, 09:16 PM)Pete D Wrote: Welcome to the board. Post some pics when you can
(02-17-2019, 08:57 PM)Patrick Finn Wrote: Hello! My wife, Shelley and I became proud owners of a 1988 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe this past summer! Shelley’s first brand new car was a black with red ‘88 Thunderbird and she absolutely loved that car. When her former husband and she had two children, she sadly traded it in for a family vehicle. She’s mentioned that car a lot so I decided to search for another one for her. Found one exactly like it near Pittsburg, PA, trailered it home and have been updating it since. It sat in someone’s garage for 28 years and has only 41.000 miles on the odometer! We’ve replaced the entire fuel system, belts, hoses, brakes, shocks, struts, a/c system, changed all the fluids and filters, had the paint job cleaned up and had the original wheels refurbished. I’ve never owned a classic car before but I’ve sure been enjoying this one! The interior is leather and in exceptionally good condition except for a small tear on the side of the drivers seat and the passenger side arm rest needs a little work. Everything works except the cruise control.
I was thrilled to find this organization and I’m looking forward to learning from all of you!
Welcome to NATO!!
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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Patrick Finn
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Feb 2019
Winchester, VA
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andrewjs18
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Aug 2012
Philadelphia, PA
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nice, raven leather too! my 87 has raven as well.
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50RACER
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Jan 2010
Manassas, VA
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Very nice car!
87 TC Medium Canyon Red
88 TC Black Beauty
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