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the gold 20th coug grille

the gold 20th grille must have came only with leather 20th interior...just an assumption.  Not thinking leather was an option as to include all Erics info about them.  No leather package mentioned but odd things can happen.

No 20th badge on the trunk lid
seems there is no 20th cpillar emblem either.
center molding appears to be gold
wheels are'nt exactly right either
Im thinking this might be a knock off of a 20th ,, good one though.

anyone else know of door panels with 20th on them?

no keyless entry though

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Reply #1 –
more,, thinking of picking this one up after i figure out whats up with the interior.... never seen this combo before.

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Reply #3 –
Read up on the night cat edition.

http://www.coolcats.net/fox/limited.html

I guessing either someone was restoring it using 20th parts, or it might be some weird dealer option. Does it have the memory seats?
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I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
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Reply #4 –
either way, thats a  good lookin interior

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Quote from: jcassity;302310
either way, thats a  good lookin interior


I agree.  I want those seats with the bird emblem. :)

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Reply #6 –
Looks like a legit 20th Anny to me. Especially with the memory seat switch on the door panel. To eliminate any doubt you could request a picture of the buck tag.
My knee-jerk reaction is that the the current or a previous owner had the interior re-done in leather but replicated the look of the original in terms of the style and had the stiching on the door panels added at the same time.


Brent
1985 Mercury Cougar XR-7 - 5-speed 
One of 1,246 built

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Reply #7 –
 thats a nice car....where did you find something like that?!
My car is a gravity hybrid.  The gasoline engine gets me up the hills, and gravity gets me down.

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Reply #8 –
That's a nice looking car...I like the way they did the interior a lot!  The steering wheel cover is kinda cheesy though.
'88 'bird, 10.9:1 306 w/TFS top end, forged rods/pistons, T-5 swap & bunch of other stuff, 1-family owned, had it since ‘98, 5.0tbrd88 on Instagram and YouTube

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Reply #9 –
Good looking car.  Must have swapped the C pillar emblems too.

 Did the anny cars have the lights in backseat trim panels?
Mike

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conversation with the guy
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The same tag below the clock should also be on the right side of the trunk lid.

The wheels appear to be brushed aluminum while the center caps are gold.  The rims may be faded but were factory gold.

Again, very nice car.  The buck tag will specify what assembly line and number the car was.  Mine is #0233 of x amount made.

http://www.coolcats.net


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Yes there was a 20th Anniversary emblem behind the rear window, someone stole the eblems and when I got the interior redone in the leather they gold plated another emblem because they could not find the original ones.


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All Factory 20ths had a "20th Anniv" emblem just to the rear of the back windows,, I think yours has a cougar there,,correct?
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From: him


It is Actually a Factory 20th Anniversary Edition, not a creation of my own, I have all the paperwork for the car.  I'm not a car freak and I probably just missed the plate I will check it again and get back to you


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Hi there Carl
It is a small 2'' x 3'' (approx) tag that is riveted to the front top frame of the car (aka - top radiator support) which is the same frame that the hood hinge is mounted to.  The BUCK tag is usually located to the left of the good latch piece.

So,, this isn't actually a factory 20th but a fine creation of your own?  Very nice car indeed , the perfect interior to say the least.

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The car does not have the original interior, I have had everything done with tan leather with burgandy piping.  There is no plate on the top of the radiator support unless I just don't see it.  I have had the car since 1987.  There is 2 black arms on the top of the radiator but there is no plate attached to either one and I have never noticed that.  If I'm looking in the wrong place let me know what else to look and I will be more than happy to look and get them for you.

Thanks,
Carl

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Quote from: BCA;302534
Looks like a legit 20th Anny to me. Especially with the memory seat switch on the door panel. To eliminate any doubt you could request a picture of the buck tag.
My knee-jerk reaction is that the the current or a previous owner had the interior re-done in leather but replicated the look of the original in terms of the style and had the stiching on the door panels added at the same time.


Brent



buck tag is something that the guy is trying to locate.

the 2Oth emblems on the Cpillars makes me wonder though.
there is no tag on the trunk lide either.  There is one up on the dash though.

the wheels being silver,,with gold centers.....I still say its a nice car be no sense in buying it thinking it is when it turns out its a mocked up 20th.

I thought I would bring this to everyones attention...not one of us has seen leather interior on a 20th nor was the cougar emblem in the seat covers.

seems to be an odd layout,,however ifi it did start life as a 20th, it would make a nice one of a kind however modified it is.  In the long run it will not be a true example of what ford engineered.
 

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Scott--
 
Re-read your transcript "It is actually a factory 20th anniversary NOT a creation of my own" ;)
 
Since I first looked at the pics I have thought this and I still do believe it...those are definitely gold turbines. From the right angle, yes they do tend to look silver. The outer edge, the "thickness" of each vane of the wheel is not painted gold, instead left bare metal and clearcoated over. The other surfaces are however, and looking closely, to me anyway it is clearly gold as should be.
 
My signature picture illustrates this. From that angle, with a lot of light, it's obvious. But check out an old signature : http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p205/paulcougar50/Cougar/?action=view¤t=Cougsig.jpg they really dont look very *gold*.
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

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Reply #13 –
yes, but not confirmed

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Reply #14 –
would'nt the door jam sticker give another clue?  my sticker says "TY" for interior.