Title: 1980-1982 thungercougars
Post by: Moonmount on August 14, 2017, 04:16:42 PM
Post by: Moonmount on August 14, 2017, 04:16:42 PM
Is there any of these cars left? Has anyone here had one? The only guy I've seen that has one is some guy on 4chan and its a sheap.
Title: 1980-1982 thungercougars
Post by: Thunder Chicken on August 14, 2017, 04:34:26 PM
Post by: Thunder Chicken on August 14, 2017, 04:34:26 PM
There are two mint ones here for sale, both for way too much money
Title: 1980-1982 thungercougars
Post by: Moonmount on August 14, 2017, 04:44:47 PM
Post by: Moonmount on August 14, 2017, 04:44:47 PM
Quote from: Thunder Chicken;462180
There are two mint ones here for sale, both for way too much money
I'm guessing they're stupid rare? Is there anything that makes them majorly different than other fox cars?
Title: 1980-1982 thungercougars
Post by: mcb82gt on August 14, 2017, 05:42:33 PM
Post by: mcb82gt on August 14, 2017, 05:42:33 PM
1981 XR7 Cougar was my first car. See very few of them, probably for a reason...... LOL . Boxy and sorta ugly, compared to the later aero cars. Mine was a V8 and a dog, performance wise.
Title: 1980-1982 thungercougars
Post by: thunderjet302 on August 14, 2017, 07:52:33 PM
Post by: thunderjet302 on August 14, 2017, 07:52:33 PM
Quote from: Moonmount;462181
I'm guessing they're stupid rare? Is there anything that makes them majorly different than other fox cars?
It's a Fox underneath. They are just really fuggly. Worst looking Thunderbirds Ford put out, in my opinion.
Title: 1980-1982 thungercougars
Post by: Beau on August 14, 2017, 07:54:00 PM
Post by: Beau on August 14, 2017, 07:54:00 PM
They're unique and rare now, but there are some out there. Very pr0ne to rot in the quarters in front of the doors. Other wise, basically the same as the '83-8 cars, in terms of suspension and driveline. Would still love to have one, 390 swapped, and mini tubbed, just to fart around in and make people gawk.
Title: 1980-1982 thungercougars
Post by: Moonmount on August 15, 2017, 12:16:18 AM
Post by: Moonmount on August 15, 2017, 12:16:18 AM
Quote from: ThunderbirdSport302;462194
They're unique and rare now, but there are some out there. Very pr0ne to rot in the quarters in front of the doors. Other wise, basically the same as the '83-8 cars, in terms of suspension and driveline. Would still love to have one, 390 swapped, and mini tubbed, just to fart around in and make people gawk.
kinda want one for the uniqueness but i would much rather have a 83-86 tbird god those look so good
Title: 1980-1982 thungercougars
Post by: CoogarXR on August 15, 2017, 06:44:50 AM
Post by: CoogarXR on August 15, 2017, 06:44:50 AM
I had an 80 tbird not that long ago. 255 V8. It was a nice riding car. Not fast at all, but a comfy ride. I'll see if I can find pics (I probably posted some on here at some point, lol).
Title: 1980-1982 thungercougars
Post by: CougarGal on August 15, 2017, 09:13:30 AM
Post by: CougarGal on August 15, 2017, 09:13:30 AM
They may be getting rare and, I assume that beauty REALLY is in the eye of the beholder but, my gawd were those cars ugly!! I had a '78 that I loved and still wouldn't mind getting another one of those but these really early 80s cars just didn't look like a t-bird or Cougar to me at all :(
Title: 1980-1982 thungercougars
Post by: CoogarXR on August 15, 2017, 10:34:58 AM
Post by: CoogarXR on August 15, 2017, 10:34:58 AM
I found the ad when I listed mine for sale:
http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?37853-1980-Thunderbird-For-Sale (http://"http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?37853-1980-Thunderbird-For-Sale")
It's long since sold, and I wonder what became of it. The new owner said he was going to make it into a hot-rod (but so do the new owners of EVERY fox body I have ever sold...)
http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?37853-1980-Thunderbird-For-Sale (http://"http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?37853-1980-Thunderbird-For-Sale")
It's long since sold, and I wonder what became of it. The new owner said he was going to make it into a hot-rod (but so do the new owners of EVERY fox body I have ever sold...)
Title: 1980-1982 thungercougars
Post by: Chuck W on August 19, 2017, 11:02:54 PM
Post by: Chuck W on August 19, 2017, 11:02:54 PM
Had 2 '80 XR-7's. Liked them because they were funky-looking.
Still could get them back, if I wanted. Just don't have the time for another project.
(http://www.turbochuck.com/webimages/projects/80%20XR7%20White/8_07_1.jpg)
Still could get them back, if I wanted. Just don't have the time for another project.
(http://www.turbochuck.com/webimages/projects/80%20XR7%20White/8_07_1.jpg)
Title: 1980-1982 thungercougars
Post by: Moonmount on August 20, 2017, 04:00:13 AM
Post by: Moonmount on August 20, 2017, 04:00:13 AM
They're pretty neat and yeah... Everyone wants to make a hotrod out of a Fox body