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1988 Super Coupe for sale

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After 19 years it’s time to let go of my beloved car. I’m retired and want to start traveling the country in my rv and I don’t want this wonderful car just sitting around.
Here’s a rundown on my 1988 Thunderbird “Super Coupe”:
Car has original metallic silver paint, except for the roof which had tp be repainted due to a shop damaging it while working on the car.
Red interior, crack-free dash, electronic climate control, dual 8 way power seats, p/s, p/b, p/w, power door locks, power sun/moon roof, power antenna, automatic lights, tilt wheel, rear window defroster, custom made billet “Super Coupe” door badges. Chin spoiler from (2003)Mach 1 Mustang, 3.73 rear axle recently rebuilt, new seals, bearings posi unit. King Cobra clutch, Ford clutch quadrant with firewall adjuster, T-5 transmission with Steeda Tri-ax shifter
Engine: 5.0 out of an 86 Mustang GT with the following enhancements:
Conical air filter in front fender well, 90 mm Lightning mass air meter, Anderson Ford “Power Pipe”, polished Vortech V-2 (S-trim) supercharger, polished “Professional Products” 75 mm throttle body, polished Edelbrock Performer II upper and lower intakes,Edelbrock Performer aluminum cylinder heads with o-ring grooves and matching head gaskets, Comp Cams 1.6 ratio stud mount roller rockers, ARP head studs, hardened push rods and guide plates, Ford F-303 blower cam, double roller timing chain, Edelbrock high flow water pump, Ford 42 lb. fuel injectors, forged flat top pistons with valve reliefs, windage tray, Melling high volume oil pump, ATI “super damper”, Ford high flow aluminum radiator, Walbro 255 liter/hour high pressure fuel pump, adjustable fuel pressure regulator, MSD 6AL ignition box with Blaster coil, MSD cap, rotor, Ford 8.5 mm wires, 93 Cobra computer with custom tune SCT piggyback chip, custom computer and fuel injector harnesses from Windsor-Fox Performance, MAC short tube headers, high flow cat h-pipe, Flowpath lers.
Suspension: lowered with Koni Sport springs, Koni adjustable shocks and struts, Maximum Motorsports caster camber plates, Maximum Motorsports rear lower control arms, boxed upper control arms, welded in subframe connectors, 5 lug conversion using 94 Mustang spindles and rear axles, Cobra 13” front brakes, 94 Mustang rear disc brakes, 17 x 8 Cobra wheels (97), Hankook Ventus V12 EVO 245/45ZR17 tires.
Car made 446 rear wheel horsepower and 409 lb/ft of torque on a Dynapak chassis dynomometer.
$12,000

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1988 T/C body with a 5.0 transplant. Motor has a Vortech V-2 supercharger, Edlebrock Performer RPM II intake, heads, FRPP F-303 cam, Comp Cams roller rockers, Power Pipe, LMAF, full Mac exhaust, lowered, Koni's, 5 lug conversion, Cobra wheels, 13" Cobra brakes, etc.
SOLD September 2020. Will miss this car after 19 years of building/driving/showing it off. Time for a new chapter in my life.
Dynoed 446 horse/409 torque at the wheels.
2003 Tenth Anniversary Cobra Convertible. 1 of 369 Torch Red made.
2021 Chevrolet 3500 dually, crew cab Duramax.

Re: 1988 Super Coupe for sale

Reply #1
Good Luck with the sale, Rick.  Beautiful car.

Last year we rented a RV for a one way trip across the U.S.  It was the best vacation I have ever had.  When we retire, we want to the same with a RV and just travel.
1988 Thunderbird TC, 5spd
Stinger 3" single exhaust, Cone Filter, Adjustable Cam Pulley, Schneider roller cam, Walbro 255 lph, AEM Wideband O2
'93 Mustang Cobra replica wheels on 235/50R17

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'17 Husqvarna TX300

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Reply #2
Car is sold!
Watch soon for the sale of my extensive stash of parts I acspoogeulated over the last 19 years of ownership.
I’m going to really miss this car but I’m moving on to another chapter in my life.
Rick
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1988 T/C body with a 5.0 transplant. Motor has a Vortech V-2 supercharger, Edlebrock Performer RPM II intake, heads, FRPP F-303 cam, Comp Cams roller rockers, Power Pipe, LMAF, full Mac exhaust, lowered, Koni's, 5 lug conversion, Cobra wheels, 13" Cobra brakes, etc.
SOLD September 2020. Will miss this car after 19 years of building/driving/showing it off. Time for a new chapter in my life.
Dynoed 446 horse/409 torque at the wheels.
2003 Tenth Anniversary Cobra Convertible. 1 of 369 Torch Red made.
2021 Chevrolet 3500 dually, crew cab Duramax.

Re: 1988 Super Coupe for sale

Reply #3
Beautiful car! :ford: :bowdown:
'84 Mustang
'98 Explorer 5.0
'03 Focus, dropped a valve seat. yay. freakin' split port engines...
'06 Explorer EB 4.6

Re: 1988 Super Coupe for sale

Reply #4
Thanks, I’m certainly going to miss it but it’s going to a true Thunderbird enthusiast.
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1988 T/C body with a 5.0 transplant. Motor has a Vortech V-2 supercharger, Edlebrock Performer RPM II intake, heads, FRPP F-303 cam, Comp Cams roller rockers, Power Pipe, LMAF, full Mac exhaust, lowered, Koni's, 5 lug conversion, Cobra wheels, 13" Cobra brakes, etc.
SOLD September 2020. Will miss this car after 19 years of building/driving/showing it off. Time for a new chapter in my life.
Dynoed 446 horse/409 torque at the wheels.
2003 Tenth Anniversary Cobra Convertible. 1 of 369 Torch Red made.
2021 Chevrolet 3500 dually, crew cab Duramax.