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Re: My 85 TBird

Reply #270
I have to ask. So I’m pretty sure there was a dash change in 85. Did you switch out the dash to an 83/84 style at some point and I just missed that?

83 351W TKO'd T-Bird on the bottle


93 331 Mustang Coupe - 368 rwhp

Re: My 85 TBird

Reply #271
I have to ask. So I’m pretty sure there was a dash change in 85. Did you switch out the dash to an 83/84 style at some point and I just missed that?

Yeah, I guess I over-looked that too. The dash was changed in '85.
Long live the 4-eyes!  - '83 Tbird Turbo - '85 Marquis LTS - '86 LTD Wagon-  '81 Granada GL 2dr

Re: My 85 TBird

Reply #272
I have to ask. So I’m pretty sure there was a dash change in 85. Did you switch out the dash to an 83/84 style at some point and I just missed that?

I wondered if anyone was ever going to notice this car has the wrong dash. I did put a different dash in, but it’s the same style as the one I took out. It’s possible a previous owner changed it, but I have owned the car since 94/95. My best guess is that it’s a really early 85 and ford did what they did best back then, threw whatever parts the still had laying around at it.  The 10th vin digit is “F”.

Re: My 85 TBird

Reply #273
I suppose that's a possibility. You know "Job 1" and all. Lol.

Does it have the early or late TBird emblems on the c-pillars and grille?
Long live the 4-eyes!  - '83 Tbird Turbo - '85 Marquis LTS - '86 LTD Wagon-  '81 Granada GL 2dr

Re: My 85 TBird

Reply #274
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I suppose that's a possibility. You know "Job 1" and all. Lol.

Does it have the early or late TBird emblems on the c-pillars and grille?


That’s a question I don’t know the answer to. Those are long gone, I de-badged the car when I repainted in 95. It must have been the cool thing to do at the time.

Re: My 85 TBird

Reply #275
I did the same thing. Only badge left is on the passenger side of the dash. I even have a 85 grill so it could be painted the same color as the car and the badge holes were filled on it as well.

83 351W TKO'd T-Bird on the bottle


93 331 Mustang Coupe - 368 rwhp