Fox T-Bird/Cougar prices

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Fox T-Bird/Cougar prices

April 21, 2005, 02:19:37 PM

In light of threads asking what a fox car is worth and if someone got ripped off on the car they bought, I got an idea. Why don't we help those who question the sale value of these cars by posting what we got ours for. Just copy the following and insert your information.

Year of car/ Model
Year purchased/ Mileage / Purchase price
Cars Condition Interior/Exterior
Factory options
Any modifications
Need any work to be tagged

Just remember that this information is for the condition of the car when you bought it. Not what you have done to it. Sale prices of these cars haven't changed much over past few years so it may give a semi-accurate account of what most of the fox bodied birds and cougars sell for.

Re: Fox T-Bird/Cougar prices

Reply #1 – April 21, 2005, 02:26:34 PM

Year of car/ Model 88 Cougar XR-7 5.0 SO EFI

Year purchased/ Mileage / Purchase price 2001 172,000 miles $900

Cars Condition Interior/Exterior Interior shows usual wear, exterior repainted with minor rust at the bottom of the doors

Factory options Leather interior, dual power seats, pw, pl, pm, cruise, full digital dash, auto headlamp dimmer, premium sound, keyless entry, power moonroof

Any modifications none(factory stock)

Need any work to be tagged no work necessary

Re: Fox T-Bird/Cougar prices

Reply #2 – April 21, 2005, 02:32:20 PM

1987 Thunderbird Base-3.8L
-purchased in june 2001, 174K, 500 bucks
-car was clean, paint was a little rough, very little rust, interior had minor stains, cracked dash, average condition
-most of the average options, had the lighting group, single power seat, power everything else
-aftermarket pop-top sunroof
-car was inspection ready at the time, after sitting for a few years, it needed some other work

1987 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
-purchased november 2004, 108K, 500 bucks
-rough, clearcoat peel, flaking paint, nasty scratch in fender, molding was faded, interior was decent, one tear in the leather, slightly faded, dash cracked, windows dont work properly yet, yellowed lights, cracked corner light
-options...all buck power moon roof, automatic temp control, and keyless entry
-mods...well...the car has had a "colorful" history, owner blew up 2 engines, and it currently has an 86 engine using the 87 turbo and manifold
-inspection...heh...i had a connection...but it needed exhaust, power steering fixed, e-brake fixed, tires, and a bunch of odds and ends
-car also doesnt have working a/c and has a blown heater core

Re: Fox T-Bird/Cougar prices

Reply #3 – April 21, 2005, 02:51:28 PM

Year of car/ Model - 1984 Cougar GS 3.8L
Year purchased/ Mileage / Purchase price - 2001 / 100K km (appx 64k Miles) / $1000 Canadian
Cars Condition Interior/Exterior - Great no scratches, little rust / Great no cracks or tears
Factory options - Power Steering, Power mirrors, other then that stripped to the bone AM ONLY radio, and crank windows.
Any modifications - nope.
Need any work to be tagged - from what i remember only minor things

Year of car/ Model - 1985 Cougar XR-7 2.3 Turbo - 5speed
Year purchased/ Mileage / Purchase price - Sept 2004 / 167K Km (100k miles)/ $1500 CDN (appx 1200 US)
Cars Condition Interior/Exterior - Great except for a few minor scratches and a few tiny bubble spots in the fender lip, other then that paint is in excellent condition. / headliner cloth has fallen down other then that, excellent and very clean.
Factory options - Power windows mirrors and steering, A/C, Premium Sound, Power Lumbar..
Any modifications - nope.
Need any work to be tagged - Emergency brake line, New brakes, Exhaust.

Re: Fox T-Bird/Cougar prices

Reply #4 – April 21, 2005, 03:01:03 PM

"Options" put in quotes because I'm not 100% sure what was standard equipment on these three yet.. so I just tried to list it like a used car dealer might list it.

#1: 1986 T-bird (base model) CFI 3.8 V6 w/ AOD (column shift) and 7.5"/3.27 rear.
Purchased June '04, credited @ $700 in a complicated trade, had approx. 167k miles.
Interior: Only one or two rips in seats.. interior mainly needed cleaning from prev. owner being a smoker. Carpet in excellent condition. No cracks in dash. Steering wheel was trashed and needed covering. Headliner nearly perfect, except for smoker-related stains.
Exterior: Paint (regatta blue) mostly in good shape, and mainly needed touch-up work.. bottoms of both doors rusted, lots of spot rust.
"Options": PS, PB, PDL, PW, manual A/C, power driver seat, power trunk & fuel door release, premium sound.
No modifications done by previous owner.
Repairs needed as of purchase: Rattle in front suspension, doors need replacement due to rust. A/C needed recharge, has slow leak. (over several months) Nothing to stop it from being tagged immediately.

#2: 1988 T-bird (LX) SEFI 5.0 V8 w/ AOD (column shift) and 7.5"/2.73 open rear.
Purchased October '04, paid $130, had approx. 168k miles. Car was intended as parts car originally, but no longer.
Interior: Leather on front seats destroyed, had to be cut out with a utility knife and covered w/ cheap seat covers. Leather on top of back seat beginning to fall apart. Bottom of back seat is cracked but intact for now. Carpet in very good condition, but had extensive dark stains. (probably coffee and/or cola) Top of dash cracked extensively. More than half the instrument cluster bulbs were dead. Headliner beginning to disintegrate, sun shade fabric extensively damaged, rear view mirror not mounted to windshield.
Exterior: Paint (dark blue) has lost clearcoat on roughly half the car, and will need re-painting. Body has almost no rust beyond a thin surface coating on the underbody and two small spots where the paint was compromised down to bare metal. (one on hood, one on right front quarter panel) Minor damage at junction between driver's door and left front quarter panel. Se at bottom of right front quarter panel. (the second rust spot)
"Options": PS, PB, PDL, PW, A/C w/ ATC, headlight auto-dim, full digital cluster, dual power seats w/ power recline, rear reading lamps, courtesy lamps on doors, keyless entry keypad, premium sound, (rear speakers and amp removed, head unit replaced w/ Alpine cassette player) power fuel door and trunk release. (trunk release not functional)
No other modifications done by previous owner, except listed above.
Repairs needed as of purchase: Engine largely non-functional at purchase.. believed to be a combination of several issues. (close to being resolved as of this post) Left power window needs clips replaced. Interior needed extensive cleanup. A/C not functional, may just need recharge/minor maintenance. (not diagnosed yet) Still not tagged.

Extra credit/#3: 1988 Lincoln Mark VII (LSC) SEFI 5.0 V8 HO w/ AOD (console shift) and 8.8"/3.27 open rear.
Purchased April '05, paying $800. (purchase in progress) Has approx. 116k miles.
Interior: Front seat leather mostly (above 95%) intact. Bottom of rear seat destroyed. Top of rear seat damaged but usable. Headliner removed, sun shades need new fabric. Carpet in good to very good condition, but needs cleaning. Some courtesy lights damaged. Dash needs work, including replacement of trim panel and securing of the fuse panel. Dash extensively cracked on top, but covered with fitted carpet matching interior color. Both door panels were mostly separated from their doors.
Exterior: Paint (sandstone/sandalwood metallic) severely faded, will need new paint. A few small spots of paint damage. Only one or two cases of spot-rust found so far. Minor dents in rear chrome bumper.
"Options": PS, PB w/ ABS, PDL, PW, A/C w/ ATC, air suspension, headlight auto-dim, buttstuffog cluster, dual power leather seats w/ power recline/lumbar/bolster, numerous courtesy lamps, keyless entry keypad, trip computer. (might be forgetting a few here)
Modifications unknown at present.
Repairs needed as of purchase: Relay for air suspension, new ignition switch, new bottom half of back seat, new exhaust in rear half of car. Others might be needed, still in process of examining car. Not tagged.

Is that enough info for you? :p

Re: Fox T-Bird/Cougar prices

Reply #5 – April 21, 2005, 03:15:52 PM

Car: 1986 Cougar LS

Year purchased: October 2004

Mileage: 41,000

Purchase Price: $1,500

Condition:
Interior-excellent, slight chip in windshield, minor cigarette burns in seats, rear deck was hacked up to install rear speakers.
Exterior-trunk lid has a dent on top with chipped paint, entire car has oxidized paint, no rust

Factory options: power windows, power locks, power mirrors, power seats, AM/FM cassette deck (assumed), auto tranny, tilt, cruise, A/C, 5.0L engine, 2.73 axle, power steering, power trunk and gas door release, full digital dash

Mods: turbine 15" wheels, K&N air filter, Panasonic CD player, Infiniti door speakers, Rockford Fosgate Rear speakers.

Repairs needed: tranny would not shift properly (TV cable linkage binding), fuel pump died days after purchase, steering was clunking (replaced outer tie-rods), fuel level sending unit, oil pressure switch acting funny, car paint need to be refurbished, front and rear brake job.

Re: Fox T-Bird/Cougar prices

Reply #6 – April 21, 2005, 03:30:56 PM

When I bought it:

Year of car/Model: 1988 Thunderbird 5.0 base
Year purchased/Mileage/Purchase price: Mar 31,2003/67k kilometers (47k miles)/$3000 CDN
Car's Condition Interior/Exterior: Interior mint except typical broken seat frame and hole in seat fabric from broken seat frame/exterior mint
Factory options: PW/PL/PM/Cruise/Air/Tilt/Premium sound w/o EQ
Any modifications: ventvisors, Firebird chicken on header panel
Need any work to be tagged: No

Now:

Current mileage: about 90k kilometers (55k miles)
Car's Condition Interior/Exterior: Interior about to be almost perfect (replacement seat covers on the way, thanks FordMan3), small crack has appeared in the dash. Exterior near perfect but paint is hazy, hope to be getting a repainting factory white soon
Additional Options (things I added): Kenwood MP3/CD deck, PPI sub amp driving JL 12" sub, Alpine 4-channel amp driving Pioneer Premier door and deck speakers, Autostart remote keyess entry/remote starter/alarm, 200kph TC cluster w/ chrome bezel, full console, tripminder, digital overhead console, sequential turn signals, "wig wag" headlights, restored 15" 10-holes with 235/60HR15 tires, tinted rear and 1/4 windows, '83 TC lighted vanity visors
Any modifications (other than noted above): 2.25" full custom dual exhaust, 130-amp 3G upgrade
Repairs done: New gas tank & sending unit, new 3G alt (Mar 05), A/C system virtually replaced (new condenser, lines, accumulator, R12a conversion) (May 03), new rotors/pads,shoes (June 04)

Current value: Priceless. It took over a decade to find the car I want and two years to turn it into a car I want even more. Not for sale :D

Re: Fox T-Bird/Cougar prices

Reply #7 – April 21, 2005, 04:10:25 PM

I would, but I payed WAY too much for mine, and that would be useless to a first time buyer.

Re: Fox T-Bird/Cougar prices

Reply #8 – April 21, 2005, 04:33:55 PM

Since I get my Birdies from auction, the price isn't going to be what the general public will be paying for these cars. So I'm not going to list the details, just going to say I've only paid $1335 total for the last five '87-'88 Turbo Coupes I've bought(also got a '87 5.0 LX back in '00 for a paltery $90, swapped it for a paint job on the daughters TC).

Now this brings us to the Tbird I just bought from a private sale. While this is far from the average sale, it does show what can be found...

Year of car/ Model... 1988 T bird Base...
Year purchased....March 2005
Mileage... Not sure, approx 135K(makes no difference, see mods)
Purchase price... $1700

Cars Condition Interior... Fair. Dash badly cracked, carpet stained, missing front seats and consolette(has new single racing seat), rear seat good cond (I have a full set of Turbo Coupe seats to go in it) .

Condition Exterior... Paint poor, badly peeling clear coat, but has straight body with ZERO rust...

Factory options... Working A/C, power windows, mirrors and locks.

Any modifications(this is where it gets good)...

Engine.. Has FRESH 308 with Windsor Jr heads, Crane roller rockers, BBK 65mm Throttlebody and fender well cold air, MSD A6L iginition, Ford racing Mass Air conversion with 19lb injetors. New dist, water pump, P/S pump, alt, etc.. Cam is said to be stock HO(It idles a lot smoother than the Trick Flow cam in the 5.0 TC). Cut open and ported HO intake, underdrive pulleys.

Exaust... 1 5/8" BBK shorties with 2 1/2" off road H pipe and Summit Racing cat back system...

Transmission ... Fresh AOD built with Red Eagle clutches, Trans Go shift kit, with modified 1, 2, D/OD shift pattern, shifts HARD, "Police" torque converter(supposed slightly higher stall than stock), LSC shifter(gotta do somethin about that)..

Suspension/Wheels...Rear end, 3.73(suspect it may be a 3.55) Turbo Coupe with disc brakes. Front brakes, Turbo Coupe 11", Ford Racing lowering srings(they gotta go). Wheels... 15" Cougar turbines, with new Futura white letter tires...

Misc... Sport buttstuffog cluster with tach(installed).

Goodies in the trunk...Sony 10 disc CD, Black Magic electric fan, Speed Densety HO EEC, and manual seat tracks...

Approx $7000 in receipts in glove box...

Need any work to be tagged.... needs fan shroud, and will inst the TC seats, also ditch the lowering springs...

Re: Fox T-Bird/Cougar prices

Reply #9 – April 21, 2005, 07:41:11 PM

Year of car/ Model: 1987 Cougar LS
Year purchased: October 2002
Mileage: 95,000
Purchase price: $1,400
Cars Condition Interior: Excellent. No rips or tears. Seats not worn. No fading or stains.
Exterior: 100% rust free. Paint is dead on hood and roof.
Factory options: Everything but leather and moonroof.
Any modifications: None. 100% stock.
Need any work to be tagged: No.

It needed struts when I bought it but that was it. It's given me almost three years and 28,000 miles of totally reliable transportation.

Re: Fox T-Bird/Cougar prices

Reply #10 – April 21, 2005, 09:30:52 PM

Year of car/ Model...1988 thunderbird sport

Year purchased/ Mileage / Purchase price...about a year and a half to 2 years ago, about 98k miles, 100 bucks (trade in. my uncle is the general manager at a small used car dealership chain out this way. ive never had to pay more than wholesale for a car. he still managed to make $100 off of me for the tbird though....A.C.V.ed it for $1. he still tells me what a piece of sh@ he thinks it is every time i see him and asks me why i would want it....lol. i also got my mustang parts car and 87 turbo coupe parts car from him. another 100 bucks:) each.

Cars Condition Interior/Exterior...interior was decent. not mint but not abused. drivers seat is worn from use but not worn through or torn. the power windows were both off the brackets. radio display was out (factory premiem sound), small leak out of the emissions tube, dash badly cracked from what i can only guess was caused by the original owner slambing the piss out of it cause the gagues were acting wacky (turned out to be a voltage regulator, an easy fix).

Factory options...loaded with power moonroof and all other options including 10" drums

Any modifications...nope, totaly untouched, original and un-molested one owner car. untill i got ahold of it anyways...

Need any work to be tagged...just the emissions tube.

Re: Fox T-Bird/Cougar prices

Reply #11 – April 21, 2005, 09:57:46 PM

Year/Model: 1987 Cougar LS 5.0 Preferred package equipment 163A

Purchase Date/Price: January 1, 1998 $1800

Interior/Exterior Condition: BRAND NEW AOD with 98 miles on it. New timing chain. Motor had 40K on it (146K on odometer) Car had intake manifold leak, and cracked dash. Rear brakes were ok, but fronts were dismal. Paint was good with no signs of rust. Headliner had some small tears. Ran perfect.

Modifications: Had the E7 heads when I bought it. Also had 3.27's in 7.5 rear with 10 inch drums.

Work needed to be tagged? Nope she went through the process no problem.

Re: Fox T-Bird/Cougar prices

Reply #12 – April 22, 2005, 12:43:09 AM

1986 GS Cougar Base 3.8L

Aug1999 $1700 103,000 miles

Interior was good. Drivers seat was a little worn, still to this day has a perfect dash (knock on wood). Front carpet stained b/c i never had floormats. Some rust on the front fenders but was half assed fixed. STill has 2 of the original tires. Same paint starting to fade.

No Modifications

Nothing needed to get on road

1988 Cougar 3.8L Base

November 2003 $40 111,000

Interior dirty from sitting for a few years but otherwise unworn and in great shape for age. Dash cracked. No rust, no leaks in engine. Bad tires and only minor dents.

No modifications but came with premium sound. Radio non working and amp button broken.

Needed tittle and still needs tires, breaks, motor mounts, steering column (from breaking it b/c we had no keys), Door locks, tumbler and trunk lock, and transmission linkage and other tranny work. Most of that is from not having keys and we broke the shiznit out of everything.

1987 or 88 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe

April 2005 Free(labor trade on some computer work. Wanted $100 for it)

Interior has usual wear. Dirty from sitting in trees. Major rust around fender wells and startings of major rust on the bottoms of doors. Fenders, hood and nose piece perfect. All snoflakes present with centercaps. Almost bad tires.

No modifications.

Needs a timing belt and then may run. That is what my mechanic told me and he is who i got it from. Other than that it is not in my possesion yet.

Other cars that my buddy has:
1988 T-bird 3.8l. $100 bucks. Ran fine but blew a bearing a few weeks later. Was in all around good shape.

1985 TC -- 1000 dollars. Cracked the head a few weeks later under hard driving

1986 T-bird -- Free from his girlfriend. Parked due to a tranny shaft seal leak.

1987 TC -- purchased from junkyard for 200 bucks. Had 2 snowflakes, engine and tranny and all interior. Rear ended and used for parts only

1987 TC -- 200 bucks. Purchased wrecked in the front and with no transmission and a blown head gasket. Used parts from the other 87 and tranny from 85 and fenders from 88. Now being driven daily.

1985 Cougar -- free from a friend who purchased for 50 bucks. Parted and destroyed.

Re: Fox T-Bird/Cougar prices

Reply #13 – April 22, 2005, 01:52:14 AM

Year of car/ Model: 1988 thunderbird 3.8l
Year purchased/ Mileage / Purchase price: 1998 99000 $3100
Cars Condition Interior/Exterior: excelent/bad repaint after accident
Factory options: premium radio
Any modifications: True duel exhaust

Year of car/ Model: 1988 XR7 5.0l
Year purchased/ Mileage / Purchase price: 2002 198000 $1200
Cars Condition Interior/Exterior: fair/dead paint, half an exhaust system
Factory options: all but eq on the radio
Any modifications: mass air convertion, HO upper intake and throttle body, under drive pullys, a/c removed, sound deadener removed, excel coil, 19lb injectors,

Need any work to be tagged: Here in Illinois they don't do inspections. You show them the title they give you plates.

Re: Fox T-Bird/Cougar prices

Reply #14 – April 22, 2005, 05:44:45 AM

Year of car/ Model: 1986 cougar GS 5.0
Year purchased/ Mileage / Purchase price: december 2003/180,000/$110
Cars Condition Interior/Exterior: fair interior, exterior, very bad shape. involved in multiplu accidents. all locks ripped out. Broken steering colum. No front disk brake.
Factory options: 5.0, A/C, 10" drums and full digital dash. No passenger mirror.
Any modifications: suspension was played with alittle.
Need any work to be tagged: LOTS!!!!! Dont even remeber all the stuff I had to do.

Year of car/ Model: 1986 cougar GS 5.0
Year purchased/ Mileage / Purchase price: august 2004/125,000/$400
Cars Condition Interior/Exterior: fair interior, last owner smoked and put out the cigs under the seat :yuck: Fair body, peeling paint, few dings here and there.
Factory options: 5.0, A/C, power windows, driver seat, few more dont remember.
Any modifications: Bone stock. passenger mirror was added off of a tbird some time before I got the car.
Need any work to be tagged: Dunno, I just used the plate from my other car.......