Used Car of the Day: 1995 Ford Thunderbird
Today we bring you some FoMoCo goodness -- a 1995 Ford Thunderbird. The word "Motorcraft" just surfaced from the deepest recesses of my mind.
Our seller says very little about the car other than it runs and drives. The photos tell a story of a vehicle that needs some work, at least cosmetically, but I've seen much worse while working on this feature.
If you, like me, have a soft spot for '80s and '90s T-Birds, this one is available in Iowa for just $1,500.
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[Images: Seller]
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Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.
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I particularly like the engine bay photo with what looks like an 8GA wire hanging off the battery post going nowhere. Hopefully there is a fuse or a disconnect hidden behind the battery or this thing might burn on the ride home.
When these came out they were somewhat panned by the enthusiast press for being too big, too heavy and, except for the Supercharged versions, too slow. They were on the large side and less weight is always a plus, but they were fantastic road cars. Once the 4.6L replaced the old 5.0 Windsor, they became an exceptionally refined interstate cruiser ideal for logging long days at elevated speeds. In '95 we decided to take a road trip from South Florida to Cape Cod. One of our friends had a newer 4.6L Cougar and we decided to take that. Straight up I-95, 1550 miles with three driver taking turns at the wheel Averaging almost 80 mph the big Cat delivered 28 mpg with the A/C blasting. Stable, quiet and very comfortable to decent steering and brakes, the return trip was almost as comfortable, except for Sunday afternoon NJ traffic. Eyes are always open for a SC with a 5-speed, particularly an 84-85 with the new dash and improved 3.8L. Disappointed when Ford killed the MN12 program.