Since when...? Reply #15 – November 16, 2006, 03:58:05 PM i recently found an old car magazine (hot rod, car craft, one of the 1,000 car mags that i own!) that was calling the 83 thunderbird an "areobird" in the preproduction sketches in 82.the funnier thing was the engines to be avalable where going to be the 2.3 N/A, 2.3 T, 3.8, and the 5.0 with a C3, SROD, or T5 on all models Quote Selected
Since when...? Reply #16 – November 17, 2006, 12:45:43 AM What I remember the aero name came around during design because T-bird was there Nascar car of choice. After the aero drag of the Box Birds they wanted to design a car to perform better at high speeds. The aero birds are the first car to be basically a race car aero package from the factory. Very little aero stuff was done to the body for aero during race setup. Also the box birds lacked in sales so ford needed to do something to get the attention back to the T-bird /Cougar body style. The aero birds did both whooped ass at the track and sold much better than pervious models. Does this mean I watched the history ch. show on the ford t-bird a few to many times. Quote Selected
Since when...? Reply #17 – November 17, 2006, 03:24:18 PM Quote from: ipsd;114081Does this mean I watched the history ch. show on the ford t-bird a few to many times.There was a history channel show on T-Birds and you didnt tell us about it? Quote Selected
Since when...? Reply #18 – November 17, 2006, 03:45:28 PM I believe that it is called histroy of the ford thunderbird. It has been a while since I've seen it. Quote Selected
Since when...? Reply #19 – November 17, 2006, 06:32:30 PM Do you think this guy knows anything about Aero Bird? Quote Selected
Since when...? Reply #20 – November 17, 2006, 08:46:47 PM Pic of Aerobird prototype ....... sped mid 1982:rollin: Quote Selected
Since when...? Reply #21 – November 17, 2006, 09:30:54 PM Dear lord, tell me that a photoshop. If not god help the person that made that Quote Selected
Since when...? Reply #22 – November 17, 2006, 09:34:01 PM http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Ford_Thunderbird Quote Selected
Since when...? Reply #23 – November 17, 2006, 10:16:34 PM Quote from: 84 Fila;114200Dear lord, tell me that a photoshop. If not god help the person that made thatSo, you're saying I should cancel project SuperTbird? Quote Selected
Since when...? Reply #24 – November 17, 2006, 10:20:36 PM You have your right to do what you want to your car, but I askWhy do that:pbb: Original idea though, I'll give it that Quote Selected
Since when...? Reply #26 – November 18, 2006, 12:29:29 AM "The 80-82's had a drag coeffecient of .48 which was a 13% improvement over the 1979 design"Yeah is still a brick, but my 82 consistantly gets 22mpg and it looks better :pScott Quote Selected
Since when...? Reply #27 – November 18, 2006, 02:01:19 AM Quote from: Bird Brain;114195Pic of Aerobird prototype ....... sped mid 1982:rollin:I love it! That's just too funny... Someone needs to build one and take it to catjam. Put some cragar SS rims on it and paint it like the batmobile, lol:pbb: Quote Selected
Since when...? Reply #28 – November 18, 2006, 02:04:01 AM I have a feeling that would get someone either alot of questions and good jobs OR killed. It's a thin line Quote Selected