So due to my sport's case of automotive leprosy, it's getting put down. Literally parts have been falling off of it for the past week...
BUT being a t-bird junkie I found and acquired a RUST FREE FL car. It's a shiznit model 5.0 with a column shift but it's in beautiful condition (and the ac works!). The hubcaps have so gotta go though...
Picking it up tonight so pics later or tomorrow. It will be getting my hood, fender with the frenched antenna and tc nose somewhere over the next year when I can afford the paint. And of course eventually my 5 speed and some motor upgrades. For now I will enjoy having a decent car for a while again though (not to mention I may need knee surgery, stupid motorcycle).
What's wrong with column shifters? ;)
It's really the automatic in general that throws me, I've been driving nothing but stick cars for the past year and a half. My ranchero is a column shift too ;)
I kind of like the 5.0 cars....and the Sport is lucky she can't read what you called them.LOL.
I'm glad you got a good foundation to start fresh with.Are you installing the 4 banger,or building the 5.0 up?
Oh dear God don't let kingcars come in here while column shifters are being discussed, I think he'll have a hernia :rollin:
My column shifter is bolted to a nice AOD:D
Congrats on the purchase !!!
I like autos at this point because I'm old and lazy and dont wanna shift anymore :D
Just a quick pic when I picked it up:
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1301/4665216580_5fe63c0148_b.jpg)
It's a 5.0 which I prefer to the tc's as far as reliability is concerned. I've now had 3 5.0's and 3 TC's
Nice car...Is that a sofa on the sidewalk? lol
lol, yeah but that's where I got it from, I have a rug on my sidewalk ;)
I wish I had a sidewalk.... I could put all kinds of on it. lol
That car looks like it never left a garage.
there's a couple dings and a bit of sun damage to the rear package tray (I know, the horror, right?)
We don't get to put much on the sidewalk anymore. 1 big thing a week and we have to call and schedule a pickup. I miss last year when you could like empty the world on to the sidewalk and they just took it all.
Looks pretty nice :D
Nice score.
Thats a nice car looks sharp . Leave it the way it is and use it as a dd. Provided it was takin care of under the hood it should get decent mpg's and last a long time.
Oh it's not getting messed with at all this year except for wheels/tires and I can't help it, an exhaust system is a must. Quiet 5.0's are just a no no
AND NO WINTERS! I'll use my ranchero for that, it's a bit worse off than I originally thought...
You ever "go" for the clutch when you drive an auto? I do that, and I also "go" for the seatbelts in my gf's festiva with its "passive restraint system" that I so dearly hate.
I would give u the dual set up i had on my sport No H or X pipes but does have Glass packs. But im in Ohio Could cut it up and ship it but that would defeat the point lol.
She could weld it back together blindfolded ;)
, that is in pretty decent shape from the look of it! (Paint-wise)
Nice find!
She's pretty! Love that blue. I actually don't mind those hubcaps on it as far as stock goes, looks classy.
Sweet looking car, paint the lower trim and bumpers black and you won't have to deal with the paint flakes. I think it makes them look better too.
No doubt. It is really very nice pic.
Congratulations! Looks very nice.
NiCe Birdie!!! Congrats...
I see it has corner lamps and keyless entry, I'm guessing it's a LX??? Don't usually find these options on a base model...
Those headlamps should "perk" up a good bit with a little rubbing compound and a good waxing... Of course I'd bet you have a nice set already...
i know what that couch is there for!!! If she gets tired standing as she is staring at it admiring its beauty she could sit down lol.
But its really nice. Gotta love those cars never seeing winter roads! And the rear package tray can't be any worse than mine. You just look at it, it crumbles let alone touching it. Im suprised it isn't dust by now.
Very nice find! You got a good looking ride for sure!
Yeah it's actually got power everything... dual power seats, power mirrors, the lamps in the back, keyless entry, auto lamps, power antenna, no auto climate (hooray!), cornering lamps, lots more than I thought. It just has the column shift and the tachless cluster (for now).
Radio, wheels, cluster and steering wheel will get swapped out in a hurry though (I so prefer the sport steering wheel). And the 14" steelies do nothing for my cornering ability, 40 mph on an exit ramp should not lead to squeeling tires...
I didn't get to the pictures today seeing as it took me about 5 hours of running around to get everything legal. Oh and MA now screws you on sales tax and bases it off of some imaginary blue book value. Lowball was $2250 (which is what I had to pay tax on) mid range was over $5k and good condition was supposedly over $7700 resale! They're on some serious drugs around here...
lol whoa.. my taxes on my Turbo coupe last time was $6. :rollin: My car has no value at all here.
Yeah that's what I'm used to, I wasn't expectinf a $272 registry bill then another $29 for the sticker. Plus I'll have the excise tax due soon and then the registrations's up in a couple months cuz it's a transfer. Owning cars sucks in MA...
I left MA in 2001 , haven't missed it a bit :D
Sounds like their value guide is about 10 years out of date...
I paid $147 total ($135 was sales tax) to register($10) the '98 Grand Marquis that had a stated resale from the PO of $4500, which is the actual price I paid... Didn't have to buy plates, as the ones from the '93 were transferred($2)...
We should have lied about the sale price, could have saved at least $50-$75 on the tax...
I hate government bureaucracy. Every time you turn around they are finding another way to get more money out of us by charging us for the "privilege" of being able to own personal property. Idiots.
Oh, and nice Tbird, Crystal. I'm glad you found a good one. May God bless her and all of her passengers. ;)