1985 TBird 21.000 miles

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1985 TBird 21.000 miles

January 28, 2013, 09:22:28 AM

Sold at Mecum auction for $6500 including buyer premium.

http://www.mecum.com/auctions/lot_detail.cfm?LOT_ID=FL0113-143759&entryRow=3&lottype=&startRow=1

- 21,000 actual miles
- 5.0 EFI V-8 302 CI
- 4-speed automatic with overdrive
- Power steering
- Power brakes
- Air conditioning
- Dual exhaust
- Factory aluminum wheels
- Tilt steering
- Cruise control
- Delay wipers
- Digital dash
- AM/FM stereo with cassette
- Pristine original car

1985 TBird 21.000 miles

Reply #1 – January 28, 2013, 09:39:43 AM

I thought the 85's had the backup lights right behind the bird emblem (tail lights). Late 85' maybe?? My bird has a build date of 11/85.....

Still a Beautiful car

1985 TBird 21.000 miles

Reply #2 – January 28, 2013, 10:21:22 AM

Looks to be the correct taillight.

'83-'84 shared the same basic style (Heritage had more chrome trim) and '85-'86 shared the style as on the car in the auction.

1985 TBird 21.000 miles

Reply #3 – January 28, 2013, 11:44:33 AM

interesting car......manual windows, and a blank console so no power mirrors or power seats either. I doubt that it had a factory dual exhaust either...... still a minty fresh car!

1985 TBird 21.000 miles

Reply #4 – January 28, 2013, 12:09:11 PM

Yea, not many options.

It didn't say factory dual exhaust but it looks like exhaust tips on both sides.

1985 TBird 21.000 miles

Reply #5 – January 28, 2013, 01:07:14 PM

It's amazing how you know exactly what that car smells like from just the photos.

1985 TBird 21.000 miles

Reply #6 – January 28, 2013, 02:10:26 PM

Quote from: EricCoolCats;408258

It's amazing how you know exactly what that car smells like from just the photos.

The car was owned by this guy....

1985 TBird 21.000 miles

Reply #7 – January 28, 2013, 04:31:22 PM

1985 TBird 21.000 miles

Reply #8 – January 28, 2013, 08:59:29 PM

Lol

1985 TBird 21.000 miles

Reply #9 – January 29, 2013, 07:44:10 AM

Nice looking Bird.

1985 TBird 21.000 miles

Reply #10 – January 30, 2013, 12:01:55 AM

With the lack of options it has to have been special ordered. No dealer in their right mind would order a 5.0 car sans power windows, locks, and mirrors.

Looks to be in excellent shape. I wonder what wheels it had new? I'd still rock it with the Ten-holes but I'd add Thunderbird center caps.

1985 TBird 21.000 miles

Reply #11 – January 30, 2013, 12:33:58 AM

Quote from: thunderjet302;408384

With the lack of options it has to have been special ordered. No dealer in their right mind would order a 5.0 car sans power windows, locks, and mirrors.

Looks to be in excellent shape. I wonder what wheels it had new? I'd still rock it with the Ten-holes but I'd add Thunderbird center caps.

It also has the chrome rocker trim, which i would think would come with an Elan, and not a base Bird.........very odd.

1985 TBird 21.000 miles

Reply #12 – January 30, 2013, 09:54:40 AM

Quote from: thunderjet302;408384

With the lack of options it has to have been special ordered. No dealer in their right mind would order a 5.0 car sans power windows, locks, and mirrors.

I agree. Not a typical car for a dealer to order for stock in this configuration.

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Looks to be in excellent shape. I wonder what wheels it had new? I'd still rock it with the Ten-holes but I'd add Thunderbird center caps.

It may have been ordered with the TRX wheels which could be an explanation for the change to the 10-holes.

Quote from: MY83T;408385

It also has the chrome rocker trim, which i would think would come with an Elan, and not a base Bird.........very odd.

I thought that at first too, but they were a stand-alone option on the ‘elan model as well.

It appears to be a base Thunderbird with the following factory options:

5.0 liter V8 with O/D trans.
Air conditioning
Wide bodyside moldings
Tilt steering wheel
Cruise control
Interval wipers
Dual bodyside and decklid accent stripes
Hood stripes
Electronic digital clock
Bright rocker panel moldings

Obviously the 15” 10-hole wheels were added along with the dual exhaust.

Very nice looking car that’s for sure.

1985 TBird 21.000 miles

Reply #13 – January 30, 2013, 10:55:20 AM

Quote from: thunderjet302;408384

With the lack of options it has to have been special ordered. No dealer in their right mind would order a 5.0 car sans power windows, locks, and mirrors.

Looks to be in excellent shape. I wonder what wheels it had new? I'd still rock it with the Ten-holes but I'd add Thunderbird center caps.

Probably by some old guy that wasn't impressed with all that new fangled gadgetry... Sorta like me and the touch screen, keyless systems, etc of today...

I know of a ultra low mileage '70 LTD the orig owner ordered without A/C and even had the std P/S deleted, along with the automatic trans for three on the tree... He also had a '67 Falcon with no options other than the 289 V8, otherwise it was bare bones...

1985 TBird 21.000 miles

Reply #14 – January 30, 2013, 11:46:54 AM

Could have been a 'Value Leader' also...that's when dealers got a car that was not loaded but still allowed people with a lower price range to get into the model. I think all dealers had to get at least one Value Leader per model year, per model. That explains a lot of the cars with vent windows and crank-up windows: no a/c, hence manual ventilation.