1988 Ford Thunderbird

Coupe

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You are bidding on a solid 1988 ford Thunderbird turbocoupe. Adult owned, I am the second owner, and it pains me to sell it, but life has it's good and bad times, and this is the second of those two for me. I have owned it for 4 or 5 years now. Sorry about the pics, The first pic is from the last time I had it out about 6 months ago and took it to the car wash, the rest from today, the lighting today was not so good, and the car is very dirty. I took it up to the car wash, waited in line for 30 minutes, then got to the front and noticed I forgot my wallet, only to turn out of the parking lot disgruntled with myself and get a ticket for illegal left turn. Again, life can suck, so I'm not going back. I will be as honest and descriptive as I can be, as I have never bought or sold a car like this and please only bid if you are serious. I'm starting at .01 and going no reserve really hoping like crazy it will sell for what it's worth. I have a ton in it and may get my heart broken here, but if so, go ahead and pile it on life. There are other Thunderbirds out there, but man, this car is a solid specimen, the underneath of this car is not rusty at all nor are the quarters, rockers, anything other than a scratch that is pictured that caused the paint to flake off and developed some surface rust. Overall looks great! A little paint flaking on the plastic bumper cover, and the paint is a little age faded, a polisher would do it wonders, and there is one more door scratch that I thought was worth picturing, and likely to be some small dings here or there that I don't think are worth mentioning. Inside is very clean and nice, and everything works as it should, see below for more details. Issues: Under the hood is dirty at the moment, and so is the body, The actual reflective mirror part of the passenger side mirror is missing.One of the clips on the horn button either came loose or is broken, so one side sticks up a littlePulled the hood release one time, and it broke off the molding, so now it hangsReplaced the Heater core, which involved the dash and console coming out, 30 year old plastic clips are fragile, and a few broke, it went back together great and looks great, but it's just not quite as solid as it was before in my opinion, the speaker grills on the dash have broken clips, only affects passenger side, but will need replaced, or just stuck down with something on the bottom.Also drained the AC for the heater core project, refilled it after and it worked for the rest of the summer, but doesn't blow cold now, so there must be a slow leak somewherePut a new radio in because the factory one didn't work, found out it doesn't have premium sound, which is rare for a turbocoupe, has 2 speakers in the dash with sound quality about like a cell phone, and the other speaker covers are wired, but no speakers. Turbo seems to spool up great in 2nd and 3rd, but not as well in first, though I don't really have the nerve to floor it in first and find out if it will boost strong. The vacuum lines are all factory old and dry, and may need to be gone through or replaced, and that probably has a lot to do with it.The dual exaust is missing part of the the pipe on the passenger side from about the rear wheel back, was like that when I bought it.The antenna was left up in a car wash and won't fully retract now because it is slightly bent. The Great:Power seats, locks, windows, keyless entry, ride control, everything works as it should.Good tires, and you can let go of the steering wheel on the highway and it stays true, and the suspension feels very good, and the car sits right, very solid.Things I have done include- Heater core, not a cheapy, ford parts only. Had the speedometer rebuilt and calibrated, as the needle actually fell off shortly about a year after I bought it. Wheel bearings on both sides in the front. New radio/cd/mp3 player ready. I have a manual boost control valve and kit, new, but never installed, as well as a higher psi fuel pump, brand new, never installed.K&N filter, but that's really the only mod5 speed shifts nice and smooth, never had any issuestrunk is clean and new looking with a full size spareOriginal window sticker, and owners manual, Been garaged almost constantlyCar is ready to drive home to anywhere in the country, I have not taken it on a long drive in some time, and it has sat a lot over the last few years, but fired right up today after a long sit and drove very well, I have no reason not to trust it, it has always ran really well, and problem free. I will post updates if I think of anything else, and please feel free to ask questions and I will get back when I can. I expect a $500 deposit via paypal within 48 hours, and the rest in cash upon pick up. My bad luck is your gain here, good luck, I'm nervous to submit this, but here we go.