Title: 1986 Talladega Tbird...?
Post by: Ductape91 on May 08, 2011, 07:30:41 PM
Post by: Ductape91 on May 08, 2011, 07:30:41 PM
is this just a hopped up 'bird or actually a rare car as stated in the ad?
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/cto/2369345687.html
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/cto/2369345687.html
Title: 1986 Talladega Tbird...?
Post by: vinnietbird on May 08, 2011, 10:19:09 PM
Post by: vinnietbird on May 08, 2011, 10:19:09 PM
Maybe it was a local dealer option. No matter how hard I try, I just CAN'T like the body kits.
Title: 1986 Talladega Tbird...?
Post by: jpc647 on May 09, 2011, 12:48:16 PM
Post by: jpc647 on May 09, 2011, 12:48:16 PM
Quote from: vinnietbird;359586
Maybe it was a local dealer option. No matter how hard I try, I just CAN'T like the body kits.
Really? If I lived where it didn't snow, or my bird wasn't my dd, It'd have had a set.
Title: 1986 Talladega Tbird...?
Post by: jangus on May 09, 2011, 01:46:42 PM
Post by: jangus on May 09, 2011, 01:46:42 PM
jpc, I couldn't agree more. And now that my TC is no longer my DD, the bodykit WILL be coming out of the shed and get put on.
Title: 1986 Talladega Tbird...?
Post by: Ductape91 on July 16, 2011, 08:59:14 PM
Post by: Ductape91 on July 16, 2011, 08:59:14 PM
hmm.... car has popped up again, still oddly curious about it.
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/cto/2481412926.html
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/cto/2481412926.html
Title: 1986 Talladega Tbird...?
Post by: Thunder Chicken on July 16, 2011, 10:19:55 PM
Post by: Thunder Chicken on July 16, 2011, 10:19:55 PM
I was never a NASCAR fan and therefore am not sure of this, but this quote from that ad raised my eyebrow:
Now, I'm sure a NASCAR fan will correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't it a 1987 or 1988 Bird (I think it was '88) that BE used to set that speed record? And if so, wouldn't that mean the car featured in that ad was built in antition of the record (which was achieved by a different body style) (I'm being sarcastic here)?
Regardless, nice Bird for nice price. Even if it doesn't have a 5.0 HO as advertised...
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in 1986 Bill Elliot set the all time speed record at Talladega, these cars were built to commemorate that event.
Now, I'm sure a NASCAR fan will correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't it a 1987 or 1988 Bird (I think it was '88) that BE used to set that speed record? And if so, wouldn't that mean the car featured in that ad was built in antition of the record (which was achieved by a different body style) (I'm being sarcastic here)?
Regardless, nice Bird for nice price. Even if it doesn't have a 5.0 HO as advertised...
Title: 1986 Talladega Tbird...?
Post by: Beau on July 17, 2011, 12:01:42 AM
Post by: Beau on July 17, 2011, 12:01:42 AM
Awesome Bill's record setting car was an '87-based Thunderbird.
And anyone can slap on an HO intake OR plaque...a surefire way to tell if it is an HO is by the injectors, firing order, or even the 3 digit numeral on the EEC itself.
Still, it's a nice car and not a bad price, if it's rust free.
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However, Elliott's most lasting accomplishment in 1987 was setting two NASCAR qualifying records, which stand to this day. At Daytona (http://"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daytona_International_Speedway"), he set the NASCAR speed record with an average speed of 210.364 miles per hour (338.548 km/h). He broke his own record at Talladega with an average speed of 212.809 miles per hour (342.483 km/h).
And anyone can slap on an HO intake OR plaque...a surefire way to tell if it is an HO is by the injectors, firing order, or even the 3 digit numeral on the EEC itself.
Still, it's a nice car and not a bad price, if it's rust free.