Title: 83 Ford Thunderbird awesome - $6500 (bolingbrook)
Post by: croga001 on September 10, 2012, 02:49:07 PM
Post by: croga001 on September 10, 2012, 02:49:07 PM
Is this anyone on heres car? It has the same body kit my 86 had on it when I got it. BTW where did this grill come from, one off?
http://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/cto/3213909755.html
http://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/cto/3213909755.html
Title: 83 Ford Thunderbird awesome - $6500 (bolingbrook)
Post by: Dan B. on September 10, 2012, 02:58:33 PM
Post by: Dan B. on September 10, 2012, 02:58:33 PM
Quote from: croga001;397926
BTW where did this grill come from, one off?
I hope it's a one off.....if not then I hope they smashed any replicas!!
Title: 83 Ford Thunderbird awesome - $6500 (bolingbrook)
Post by: croga001 on September 10, 2012, 03:26:19 PM
Post by: croga001 on September 10, 2012, 03:26:19 PM
haha kinda what I was thinking
Title: 83 Ford Thunderbird awesome - $6500 (bolingbrook)
Post by: T-BirdX3 on September 10, 2012, 03:45:51 PM
Post by: T-BirdX3 on September 10, 2012, 03:45:51 PM
Pretty sure the grille was a FMC option.
Title: 83 Ford Thunderbird awesome - $6500 (bolingbrook)
Post by: croga001 on September 10, 2012, 04:30:31 PM
Post by: croga001 on September 10, 2012, 04:30:31 PM
not too many of those around I bet
Title: 83 Ford Thunderbird awesome - $6500 (bolingbrook)
Post by: 83TB on September 10, 2012, 04:46:10 PM
Post by: 83TB on September 10, 2012, 04:46:10 PM
I have one, :D
Title: 83 Ford Thunderbird awesome - $6500 (bolingbrook)
Post by: croga001 on September 10, 2012, 05:16:05 PM
Post by: croga001 on September 10, 2012, 05:16:05 PM
is that a 1 piece fiberglass front clip? or are my eyes toying with me?
Title: 83 Ford Thunderbird awesome - $6500 (bolingbrook)
Post by: 86T-bird on September 10, 2012, 05:34:21 PM
Post by: 86T-bird on September 10, 2012, 05:34:21 PM
That 83 is a very nice car!
The nose in question is just a grill, simple bolt on (though needed to be painted to match). They were available as an over the counter part from Ford in two styles: 83/84 & 85/86. Both of those in the pics above are 85/86 units. There are few around as they were $250 in the early/mid '80's. Expensive and an acquired taste.
You can see what the 83/84 style looked like it you check out the first pic my thread: "A few updates".
I picked up an A&A ground effects kit yesterday (without the front spoiler), which is what appears to be on the cars above. It's an uninstalled unit still in the box (well, what was left of the box...).
The nose in question is just a grill, simple bolt on (though needed to be painted to match). They were available as an over the counter part from Ford in two styles: 83/84 & 85/86. Both of those in the pics above are 85/86 units. There are few around as they were $250 in the early/mid '80's. Expensive and an acquired taste.
You can see what the 83/84 style looked like it you check out the first pic my thread: "A few updates".
I picked up an A&A ground effects kit yesterday (without the front spoiler), which is what appears to be on the cars above. It's an uninstalled unit still in the box (well, what was left of the box...).
Title: 83 Ford Thunderbird awesome - $6500 (bolingbrook)
Post by: Dansbirds on September 10, 2012, 07:21:25 PM
Post by: Dansbirds on September 10, 2012, 07:21:25 PM
That grille was available thru Ford I believe. In 1982 we ordered a 83 Bird to match the 57 we had and when we picked up the car they gave us a whole slew of promo stuff. I still have it somewhere but it was a desk calender, an accessory brochure(which that grille is in) a key chain with the 83 bird emblemwhich I still use that if found will be returned to me, although after all these years I would highly doubt Ford still has any of that info on me, and a coffee mug, of course the mug has the emblem used on the 77-82's but for free you cant complain much.
Title: 83 Ford Thunderbird awesome - $6500 (bolingbrook)
Post by: 83TB on September 10, 2012, 07:25:42 PM
Post by: 83TB on September 10, 2012, 07:25:42 PM
On the picture I posted the ground effects are moulded into the car.
Title: 83 Ford Thunderbird awesome - $6500 (bolingbrook)
Post by: 86T-bird on September 10, 2012, 10:23:49 PM
Post by: 86T-bird on September 10, 2012, 10:23:49 PM
Someone put a lot of work into that car!
Title: 83 Ford Thunderbird awesome - $6500 (bolingbrook)
Post by: MY83T on September 10, 2012, 10:27:53 PM
Post by: MY83T on September 10, 2012, 10:27:53 PM
that grill was def in the Ford Motorsport catalog. I remember it well.
Title: 83 Ford Thunderbird awesome - $6500 (bolingbrook)
Post by: 88turbo on September 10, 2012, 10:33:55 PM
Post by: 88turbo on September 10, 2012, 10:33:55 PM
for $6500 he better reinstall the A/C
Title: 83 Ford Thunderbird awesome - $6500 (bolingbrook)
Post by: Beau on September 11, 2012, 01:16:08 AM
Post by: Beau on September 11, 2012, 01:16:08 AM
All the good stuff, but he put on wal mart wheels? WTF.
Title: 83 Ford Thunderbird awesome - $6500 (bolingbrook)
Post by: thunderjet302 on September 12, 2012, 11:40:19 PM
Post by: thunderjet302 on September 12, 2012, 11:40:19 PM
This is not far from me. I saw the body kit and wheels and decided it wasn't worth my time to look at it. I just think it looks kind of "cheap" the way it's been done. Probably has more to do with the wheels and spoiler than anything else.
Title: 83 Ford Thunderbird awesome - $6500 (bolingbrook)
Post by: 88turbo on September 13, 2012, 10:00:48 AM
Post by: 88turbo on September 13, 2012, 10:00:48 AM
Whats wrong with those wheels? I kind of like them..
Title: 83 Ford Thunderbird awesome - $6500 (bolingbrook)
Post by: thunderjet302 on September 13, 2012, 10:47:25 AM
Post by: thunderjet302 on September 13, 2012, 10:47:25 AM
I think that aftermarket wheels (unless they are copies OEM wheels) look cheap/py. I just like OEM wheels :)