I love these old motorweek reviews, it brings back a lot of memories of me watching these shows as a kid on Saturdays. while a lot of kids were watching cartoons, I was watching motorweek!
SteelCity1981 Ha! Me Too! I owned the white one with a 5 Speed and T tops, watched this when it was aired... made a goal, achieved it, then sold the car to a friend...
Considering how many amazing gens of Tbirds there have been , that's certainly high praise. I definitely love that mean looking hood point, though my favorite Thunderbird is the Auto Union 1000 Sp (JKjk)
500erider on a 1987 model 18 pounds of boost was all you could do safely. Never seen any try 30 unless aftermarket. you could get around 6 to 7 hp per pound of boost. 30 pounds would require head work etc. but would be nice lol
Holy Shnikees! My grandfather had one of these, but the Turbo Coupe. He loved it. It was black on black, with lots of red trim. It looked cool in the early 90s, and it still looks cool now.
@@Busymouseanimations my father had a white one, and had some guy that worked on cars up the boost on the turbo (I think they messed with the wastegate spring). It went through a ton of alternators and eventually my brother crashed it, but it was a fun car
I just love this channel! I used to watch this on PBS every Sunday morning. My first newer car was an 1988 mustang GT 5 speed, black, which i got in 90. Those were the days...
In 98 I got myself a 1988 thunderbird / light blue with 20k on it with a blown engine / ( got it 4 $3500 ) n I had picked up an 1987 cougar XR7 with a 5.0l Ho for an engine swap ( kept the V6 tranny & diff ) and used the XR7 rims after sanding and painting the inside light blue ;; after the swap it was very fast n powerful ( use to spin both 50 series bfs on the back had 60's on the front ( fast and very easy on gas ) a car I wish I had today
I cant get enough of this channel. Being in my late 30's these were the cars of my childhood and teen years..with our family having more than a few of them. Its great to see these cars being reviewed brand new instead of the sad demise some of them end up in.
I still have my 88 Thunderbird. Bought it almost 20 years ago. Originally a 5 liter car, I swapped in a 5 speed T5 manual transmission. Then eventually swapped out the low output 5.0 in favor of a Cobra 5.0. Also added turbo coupe hood and header panel, turbo coupe disc brake rear end, and larger mustang front brakes.
In 1988 I was 19 and my dad and I went to a Ford dealer...I ordered a brand new 88 GT in red with Grey interior. Amazing out the door with all options was only $13200. While we were there he saw the Turbo coupe in light Sandlewood. He traded his 86 RX7 in and walked out with it. Great memories.
Right at the 2:00 mark you can hear that classic cell phone interference coming through the audio channels. must of been the guy's old brick size Nokia cell, when he converted all this from tape to digital... ooh that sound. can you hear that sound? lol
Great retro reviews. I remember my friend taking me for a ride in his brothers new 87 LX 5.0L 5spd and it was crazy fast back then. His brother also owned a 78 Trans Am and we were surprised when he said the mustang would blow the doors off the Pontiac. I later bought a 90 Mustang GT in '89 and then traded it in on a new '90 LX 5.0L notchback. Good times.
I remember the first time I saw an ‘87 Turbo Coupe and thinking how badass it looked. So sleek, so sinister, ha! Ford got the looks right on these cars, that’s for sure. This version of the Mustang hits its stride in the late 1980s!
I am one of those kids from a small town growing up. The Thunderbird with the wire wheels and tan color was a dream of mine at 16. Always being an old soul, on Friday night I would drive around and go to the car dealerships instead of driving around town and circling the sonic that was a right of passage for teens. I remember them having a 17000 sticker price. I hit up every dealership, especially the Ford dealership for the Thunderbird and Cadillac dealership. I never wanted a sports car, I wanted a wonderful big car. These videos bring back wonderful memories.
I currently drive a 1987 turbo coupe, with 84k original miles, completely stock and no dents or dings. Everything works great. Was offered $40k for it. Dont want to sell it. Love driving it.
Brian Wunder it worth less than a quarter of that u could of bought 4 just like the one u got lmao stop lieing u added a 0 or u typed it wrong lmao Jack as
If you ever come across an old Turbo Coupe in a junk yard get all the internals and turbo. You can fit them on a 4-cylinder early 2000 Rangers and have a fast ass truck and it pretty much all bolt on.
I used to have an '87 and an '88 Turbo Coupe. Those are fantastic cars! Both of mine were 5-speeds. I loved the turbo 4-banger and electronic adjustable suspension. I usually kept mine set to "firm" most of the time. I really miss them.
Chris Haywood- I had an '85 Turbo Coup and an '87 Turbo coup. The '85 was an auto the '87 5 sp. I'm with you, I loved both and couldn't understand why they didn't sell more. The '85 pulled higher boost, 18 psi and people will not believe me but was faster than the '87. Bought a 91 SC and it was nice but the '85 was my fav. Remember they also had variable power steering, stiff at speed and easy for parking.
u2mister1 cool sounds like you liked the setup what did think of the electric powered hydraulic brakes? I’ve got the bendix 9 and so far I love it but then again I like manual brake feed back feeling so I think it’s a good compromise if anything
I've always loved the T-Bird Turbo Coupes, especially the 1987-88 model years due to the higher horsepower, the addition of an intercooler, and the four wheel anti-lock disc brakes. These cars were once underappreciated, but recently, the Turbo Coupe and later model SC T-Bird's from 1989-95 has had some sort of interest among collectors now due to the rising appreciation of performance cars from the 80's and 90's.
Very cool! I owned two 1988 Thunderbird turbo coupes as well as an 1985.5 Mustang SVO. All were upgraded with larger exhaust and 18 psi of boost. Although the SVO was the rarer of the two, I really enjoyed the Turbo coupe. Now the turbo coupe is getting hard to find and the SVO is a unicorn. BTW, that little 2.3 liter turbo mated to the 5 speed with a simple exhaust upgrade and an adjustable boost controller would run with V-8's all day long and even whip quite a few of them.
Interesting. I am really seriously considering a build. I live in Maine and haven"t seen any T-birds and was thinking swap a 347 into one and doing some touring, but it would be tits to have a 400 hp pinto motor, lol.
vegasfordguy same here. $8 boost valve and two way vacuum t. That thing embarrassed my friend's 1989 Corvette everytime. Even had better braking than that Vette.
Thank you so much , I love this motor week review ... I feel Americana watching this .... a such time warp, great show I love it !!!! Thank white hatchback Fox body is gorgeous.
Growing up I got the pleasure to experience the turbo coupes. My best friends mom had two! I think she had a red 84, and a blue 86. My buddy beat the snot out of them! Lol. She also had a turbo EXP. For that era, they were impressive! Especially after coming from the early 80s smog years!!!
Had a 86 Cougar XR7 Turbo Coup. Essentially the same car. That was an amazing car well ahead of its time. Drove like a dream. One of our favorite cars.
Loved the beak look. It was very unique and suite for something that is called a bird. Also that styling had gm saying that looks good because they were stopping the boxy, chrome metal bumper cars they were making during this time.
I owned a Gray 1987. I really enjoyed that car. At the time it was so innovative. The ABS was great and the soft ride was awesome. Wasn’t a burner, very heavy car, but it was fun to drive to high school. One of my fav birds ever.
I just picked up an 88 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe this weekend with 42k miles and a 5 speed. It’s a one owner all original bone stock survivor that is virtually new inside and out! I will have a tour on my channel soon.
I bought an 87 turbo coupe in 2002 insanely high miles but ran and shifted like a champ, the specs were not the best but it was a blast to drive. The car was built like a tank.
My brother bought an 89 Mustang LX from an owner who installed a 5.0 engine. He said the LX has a lighter body weight, so having a 5.0 in there makes it faster than a GT with a 5.0 Sounds like BS now, but we believed it then lol.
That Thunderbird Turbo Coupe looks nice and modern. It could be a cool experiment to install the 2019 Mustang’s 2.3 turbo engine, 10 speed transmission and differential. Will be great at stoplights runs!!
Based on the intro, you might have to upload this whole episode...sounds like there were a few other interesting stories! John nails it with his comments on the T-Bird models. I've always thought of the '87-88 TurboCoupes as the second generation of Mustang SVO. Looks-wise, the '85-86 Mustangs are second only to the SVO, in my opinion. I remember being somewhere between disappointed and heartbroken when I first saw the '87's. The LX's were an unholy mix of '86 Ford Tempo headlights and grille mixed with a cartoon version of the SVO bumper cap. And don't even get me started on the GT's! LOL
Dang. Looks like they contracted Ray Ray's VHS and Trailer Hitches to do the analog to digital conversion on this one. And he got a call on his Motorola StarTAC while doing the work. Had my first driving lesson in a Thunderbird. Pretty cool. MW was a must-watch on weekends. 😁
It gets worse; when I was 18 (yes I had to drive it), I was rear-ended and it was totaled - they bought another one. Thankfully, I went to college a couple of months later and got my own car. My little sister drove that piece of crap to college when she went. LOL I got an '88 Honda Prelude. I was soooo stoked
I had a midnight blue 88' Ford T-bird Turbo Coupe. I bought it at a used car lot for $825. It turned out it was a custom factory order for a car dealer and it had all the bells and whistles including an upgraded Turbo Charger.
Timothy Isenhart - would love to see pics, I loved that car when it came out... almost bought an 88 model in 1993, but got a ticket on the test drive, didn’t buy it... ☹️☹️☹️
I still have a 1990 5.0L Mustang LX with a 5 speed. Bought it new and still own it. In it's day, it was one of the quickest cars on the road and handled better then most. Also always liked the Tbirds of this era. In 90, you could get the 5.0L V8 in a Tbird and those would move out pretty good. Even by today's standards, those old Fords drive nice.
My first car was an '87 GT 5speed.. in cherry red.. and let me tell you, it got me tons of chicks and taught me performance driving/drifting with the tail-happy feel and big torque this fun car had. I would love to find a really nice one today that hasn't been f'ed up..
Thee were a lot of them on the road back in the day. Good looking cars they were. Kind of de-tuned dogs though, could not feel the turbo boost really when the right foot went all the way down.
Johnny Railroad The GT's were 5.0 V8's or are you talking about the Turbocoupes? The automatic Turbocoupes were dogs but the 5 speeds were more fun, you just had to drive it like it made fun of your mullet.
PistolWhip I know you were talking about mustang gt's, I was not sure if he was. He was talking about the turbo and to my knowledge the turbo was a svt in '87 not a gt. Since they showed a turbocoupe I thought maybe he was talking about that. I had many of both including a turbocoupe identical to the grey one in the video and still drive a '88 gt to this day. They are awesome fun cars.
I still have my 1990 5.0L Mustang LX. The sedan not the hatch back. That 5 speed transmission is so smooth to shift as compared to the 6 speed in my 2004 350Z. The old Mustang is not as quick as my 04 Z or my 2014 Infiniti Q60S, but it is no slouch either. The lighter LX I have was clocked with a 0-60 at 6.2 seconds. That is not bad for a 28 year old car. I bought that one new and did not drive it much so it has all of 11,000 miles on it. The thing is a sort of time capsule from 1990.
I miss my 87 5.0LX. bought in 95 with 47,000 miles. drive it until 2001 with 148,000 miles. so trouble free and comfortable. I still miss that car. my 2012 300 today sorta reminds me of that car, being rwd, and having a similar emblem on the steering wheel.
@@tombourque7726 I know dud you see that nosedive that t birt took when breaking lol and that mustang looks bland as my dad's beige cackie pants he wore back then
After seeing this and reading magazines of the day I waited till 89 for the new mass air flow system vs the speed density system of the 87-88 models! I was stationed in Germany 🇩🇪 ordering mine from the PX,, I wasn’t disappointed ❤❤ I miss my baby she was stolen in Philly, never seen her again 😢😢😢😢
My father had a blue '88 TBird. It wasn't the TC but still had plenty of bells and whistles and had a real clean look. This is when cars still had a lot of NASCAR influence. He was a big Bill Elliott fan and staunch Ford guy. I'd happily take the the '87 TC 'Bird or the white Mustang GT. Both have aged really well based on domestic car design standards of that era imo.
Hell Yeah, Bob Glidden ran a Turbo Coupe Bodied Pro Stock in 87 and 88 Those were my favorite Glidden Cars, his 86 T Bird was Bad Ass too, the Blue Chief Auto Parts Sponsored One RIP Bob.
I was at an NHRA national event back in the late 80's. There was a guy with a Turbo coupe running in the stock class. I think the stock rating was 190 hp. I couldn't believe how fast he ran. I think he was running in the high 12s.
Funny that the Fox platform had another 6 years of production run left; I had a '93 notchback LX 5.0 5-speed purchased new and sold it in 2002 with about 105k on the odometer. While I miss that car, even back then it was already getting some body panel rust in odd places, the door hinge pins were shot, and the interior was fading fast... chalk it up to sentiment I suppose. Fun to watch these old reviews though, especially when you see what was considered "high horsepower" and "fast" back in the day. I did love the torque of that 5.0 though...
I loved these cars when they came out, but couldn't afford one. However, in the late 90's they were dirt cheap. I ended up buying one from a junkyard for $400, taking it apart, and sending the body to be painted. While the car was getting the paint done, the junkyard got in another one which had only 9000 miles on it. I took out the entire interior and driveline, and swapped it into my high-mileage car. Once completed, it was a great car. I swapped out the little IHI turbo for a bigger T3, put in a better exhaust, and managed to swap in a vane air meter and computer from an 85 SVO Mustang. With these mods, my car could compete against the 5.0 Mustangs. I got rid of the car when I bought a new Jeep.
The first car I bought on my own was a Ford Turbo Coupe 88 dark red brings back a lot of memories it was a beautiful car that’s about all I could say about that reliability with that turbo not so much
My 88 TurboCoupe was the same color, but with red interior, with a five speed (of course). It was one sharp car. The electronic suspension was wonderful, not only was there a switch but at a certain level of boost it automatically switched to sport. In touring, you could ride smooth down the interstate all day long at 85 mph. In sport, it behaved very well in the twisties.
I have a 1987 5.0 t bird. Got it for 300 with a bad transmission (4th gear burned up from the trans linkage popping off the throttle), and drove it for years until I grenaded the torque converter doing 85 on the highway. I put 30,000 miles during that time, now I gotta rebuild it.
If I recall correctly, Englishman Trevor Creed did the dash design for the ‘87 Mustang, as, I believe, he did for the Ford Sierra/Merkur XR4Ti. Maybe the ‘87 T-Bird’s, too? He did good work.
I love the tail lights and the bonnet vents on the Turbo Coupe. In fact the whole car looks pretty slick for an '87....electronically adjustable dampers and ABS as standard too! The Mustang by contrast looks very stuck in the early 80s, but 6.5 to 60 was genuinely fast back then. I think its really sad how Ford are turning their back on fun affordable cars in favor of silly SUVs and trucks. A sad sign of the times :-(
A buddy of mine had a T Bird turbo coupe back in the day with a 5spd manual tranny. Very quick car, although he didn't have it for very long, too many speeding tickets forced him to sell it.
I love these old motorweek reviews, it brings back a lot of memories of me watching these shows as a kid on Saturdays. while a lot of kids were watching cartoons, I was watching motorweek!
SteelCity1981 Ha! Me Too!
I owned the white one with a 5 Speed and T tops, watched this when it was aired... made a goal, achieved it, then sold the car to a friend...
SteelCity1981 was watching motorweek on saturdays but during week was watching Talespin and Rescue Rangers ducktales
You and me both.
Preach brother
Totally agree.
These 83-88 T-Birds are my favorite generation of the T-Bird, just love the styling
You have shit taste.
Their rival was the G body’s from GM! They raced each other in NASCAR and drag racing!
The 87-88 t bird looked better then 83-86
@@OhioBoy1440 You have shit manners.
Considering how many amazing gens of Tbirds there have been , that's certainly high praise.
I definitely love that mean looking hood point, though my favorite Thunderbird is the Auto Union 1000 Sp
(JKjk)
I’ve had a couple of thunderbirds but the turbocoupe was the best car I’ve owned. Man, I miss that car.
What a car
Wish I never sold mine.
@@thunderroad7289 I would rather drive one than a Porsche 911 anyday
Wonder what they were capable of, with about 30 lbs of boost ?
500erider on a 1987 model 18 pounds of boost was all you could do safely. Never seen any try 30 unless aftermarket. you could get around 6 to 7 hp per pound of boost. 30 pounds would require head work etc. but would be nice lol
Holy Shnikees! My grandfather had one of these, but the Turbo Coupe. He loved it. It was black on black, with lots of red trim. It looked cool in the early 90s, and it still looks cool now.
Haha same
My grandfather had a silver turbo coupe with red interior
Memories
@@Busymouseanimations my father had a white one, and had some guy that worked on cars up the boost on the turbo (I think they messed with the wastegate spring). It went through a ton of alternators and eventually my brother crashed it, but it was a fun car
I miss that Turbo Coupe. Damn, that was a cool car.
+Mike Cernovich Good luck in HELL
+Re San Wishing death? Your life must suck LOL
Re San Cry about it chicken swingers
+Re San and +Push Back
it must be hard being that restricted in humor
lmao.-
Re San and somewhere some village is missing its flower-hatted aunt.
I just love this channel! I used to watch this on PBS every Sunday morning. My first newer car was an 1988 mustang GT 5 speed, black, which i got in 90. Those were the days...
I liked this generation tbird.
anajay78 the 87-88 turbo thunderbirds were always my favorite too...
Very beautiful car!
The back rear glass was uniquely shaped
Yes I agree! The slab sided 89-97 bird didnt have as much style as this generation.
In 98 I got myself a 1988 thunderbird / light blue with 20k on it with a blown engine / ( got it 4 $3500 ) n I had picked up an 1987 cougar XR7 with a 5.0l Ho for an engine swap ( kept the V6 tranny & diff ) and used the XR7 rims after sanding and painting the inside light blue ;; after the swap it was very fast n powerful ( use to spin both 50 series bfs on the back had 60's on the front ( fast and very easy on gas ) a car I wish I had today
I cant get enough of this channel. Being in my late 30's these were the cars of my childhood and teen years..with our family having more than a few of them. Its great to see these cars being reviewed brand new instead of the sad demise some of them end up in.
I always love the styling of the turbo Thunderbird coupe.
I still have my 88 Thunderbird. Bought it almost 20 years ago. Originally a 5 liter car, I swapped in a 5 speed T5 manual transmission. Then eventually swapped out the low output 5.0 in favor of a Cobra 5.0. Also added turbo coupe hood and header panel, turbo coupe disc brake rear end, and larger mustang front brakes.
In 1988 I was 19 and my dad and I went to a Ford dealer...I ordered a brand new 88 GT in red with Grey interior. Amazing out the door with all options was only $13200. While we were there he saw the Turbo coupe in light Sandlewood. He traded his 86 RX7 in and walked out with it. Great memories.
Right at the 2:00 mark you can hear that classic cell phone interference coming through the audio channels. must of been the guy's old brick size Nokia cell, when he converted all this from tape to digital... ooh that sound. can you hear that sound? lol
Not a Nokia it was Mort than likely a Motorola
More than likely a Motorola
I thought it was mine and moved the phone away from the speakers :D
I was watching it ON my phone and had a moment of ?🤔
I definitely rewound it to make sure it was a recording and not me 😂
Great retro reviews. I remember my friend taking me for a ride in his brothers new 87 LX 5.0L 5spd and it was crazy fast back then. His brother also owned a 78 Trans Am and we were surprised when he said the mustang would blow the doors off the Pontiac. I later bought a 90 Mustang GT in '89 and then traded it in on a new '90 LX 5.0L notchback. Good times.
I bought Scott Kalitta's black TC back in 1990. It still is one of my favorite cars of all time! RIP Scott!
I think this is one of the most updated and beautiful designs in 87
I remember the first time I saw an ‘87 Turbo Coupe and thinking how badass it looked. So sleek, so sinister, ha! Ford got the looks right on these cars, that’s for sure. This version of the Mustang hits its stride in the late 1980s!
thunderbird turbo coupe to me was always such a cool car. as well as the newer 90s supercoupe!
It was something
And then ya burned the house down didn't you! ADMIT IT! I'm only 2 days away from movie detective retirement, and WE KNOW YOU DID IT.
Seriously though my grandmother had a Thunderbird and she was just the coolest.
I am one of those kids from a small town growing up. The Thunderbird with the wire wheels and tan color was a dream of mine at 16. Always being an old soul, on Friday night I would drive around and go to the car dealerships instead of driving around town and circling the sonic that was a right of passage for teens. I remember them having a 17000 sticker price. I hit up every dealership, especially the Ford dealership for the Thunderbird and Cadillac dealership. I never wanted a sports car, I wanted a wonderful big car. These videos bring back wonderful memories.
Perfect for a ecoboost restomod
lmao not at all. these models are dated.
@@davidkruse4030 That’s why it’s called “restomod”. Look it up.👍
I currently drive a 1987 turbo coupe, with 84k original miles, completely stock and no dents or dings. Everything works great. Was offered $40k for it. Dont want to sell it. Love driving it.
Brian Wunder it worth less than a quarter of that u could of bought 4 just like the one u got lmao stop lieing u added a 0 or u typed it wrong lmao Jack as
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LOLOLOL!! I literally said the EXACT same thing!
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Lmao I watch the show just for Thhhahht 😂
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Mhotohr Wheek sounds like them Finnish Dudesons ha ha
If you ever come across an old Turbo Coupe in a junk yard get all the internals and turbo. You can fit them on a 4-cylinder early 2000 Rangers and have a fast ass truck and it pretty much all bolt on.
I used to have an '87 and an '88 Turbo Coupe. Those are fantastic cars! Both of mine were 5-speeds. I loved the turbo 4-banger and electronic adjustable suspension. I usually kept mine set to "firm" most of the time. I really miss them.
Chris Haywood- I had an '85 Turbo Coup and an '87 Turbo coup. The '85 was an auto the '87 5 sp.
I'm with you, I loved both and couldn't understand why they didn't sell more. The '85 pulled higher boost, 18 psi and people will not believe me but was faster than the '87. Bought a 91 SC and it was nice but the '85 was my fav.
Remember they also had variable power steering, stiff at speed and easy for parking.
That 85 must’ve had some mods. No way an 85 with auto trans was faster than the 87 5-speed.
turbos always are better suited to autos
u2mister1 cool sounds like you liked the setup what did think of the electric powered hydraulic brakes? I’ve got the bendix 9 and so far I love it but then again I like manual brake feed back feeling so I think it’s a good compromise if anything
I had an 88 TBird Turbo Coupe but it was an automatic. It was fully loaded though and had a factory upgraded turbo charger.
I daily drive a 5 speed 88 Turbo Coupe. One of my all time favorite cars.
Loved my 88 Turbo Coupe T-Bird!
I loved this car as a 9yo kid back in 87.
Great video! Brings back a lot of memories for a young guy that worked at a DC area ford dealership in the 80's. Those were the days!
I had the XR7 Cougar version with the turbo 4-cylinder (no intercooler), and a 5 speed manual transmission, and that thing was crazy.
My sister had one the paint on the hood was always scorched from the turbo . Because of no inter cooler
Perhaps my favorite T-Bird of all times...the later part of the '80's got things right
So much nostalgia in these old videos. I don't think I've ever even seen this car before but these videos are still fun to watch.
I've always loved the T-Bird Turbo Coupes, especially the 1987-88 model years due to the higher horsepower, the addition of an intercooler, and the four wheel anti-lock disc brakes. These cars were once underappreciated, but recently, the Turbo Coupe and later model SC T-Bird's from 1989-95 has had some sort of interest among collectors now due to the rising appreciation of performance cars from the 80's and 90's.
The front of the Turbo T-bird is timeless.
Very cool! I owned two 1988 Thunderbird turbo coupes as well as an 1985.5 Mustang SVO. All were upgraded with larger exhaust and 18 psi of boost. Although the SVO was the rarer of the two, I really enjoyed the Turbo coupe. Now the turbo coupe is getting hard to find and the SVO is a unicorn. BTW, that little 2.3 liter turbo mated to the 5 speed with a simple exhaust upgrade and an adjustable boost controller would run with V-8's all day long and even whip quite a few of them.
Interesting. I am really seriously considering a build. I live in Maine and haven"t seen any T-birds and was thinking swap a 347 into one and doing some touring, but it would be tits to have a 400 hp pinto motor, lol.
vegasfordguy same here. $8 boost valve and two way vacuum t. That thing embarrassed my friend's 1989 Corvette everytime. Even had better braking than that Vette.
Thank you so much , I love this motor week review ... I feel Americana watching this .... a such time warp, great show I love it !!!!
Thank white hatchback Fox body is gorgeous.
Thank you for posting this! That TurboCoupe looks just like the one I have (except mine's an '88). Love this car!
I had an 85 v6 bird, they handled surprisingly well for american iron. Stretching the fox platform really lent it stability.
Well my fox mustang handles pretty well with stock suspension..
I loved the Thunderbirds of this era!
Growing up I got the pleasure to experience the turbo coupes. My best friends mom had two! I think she had a red 84, and a blue 86. My buddy beat the snot out of them! Lol. She also had a turbo EXP. For that era, they were impressive! Especially after coming from the early 80s smog years!!!
Wow, this brings back memories of seeing this on tv. The way he describes the 5.0 Mustang 😂
totally awesome video!!!! , two great cars from the 80's I so loved both of these cars .....
Had a 86 Cougar XR7 Turbo Coup. Essentially the same car. That was an amazing car well ahead of its time. Drove like a dream. One of our favorite cars.
Joseph Gibbons I had the same car , all black, I miss that car
The rear upright roof style worked well to differentiate the Cougar from the T Bird
My buddy from Missouri Jeff Robinett had a T-Bird Turbo Coupe when we were in college. Made him the king of the quad in little Jeff City!
This is one of my favorite iterations of the Thunderbird.
Loved the beak look. It was very unique and suite for something that is called a bird. Also that styling had gm saying that looks good because they were stopping the boxy, chrome metal bumper cars they were making during this time.
Help! I can’t stop watching these
I owned a Gray 1987. I really enjoyed that car. At the time it was so innovative. The ABS was great and the soft ride was awesome. Wasn’t a burner, very heavy car, but it was fun to drive to high school. One of my fav birds ever.
I just picked up an 88 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe this weekend with 42k miles and a 5 speed. It’s a one owner all original bone stock survivor that is virtually new inside and out! I will have a tour on my channel soon.
I’m addicted to this channel lol
Back in the day when an automatic transmission COST you time in 0-60 numbers! How times have changed...
I bought an 87 turbo coupe in 2002 insanely high miles but ran and shifted like a champ, the specs were not the best but it was a blast to drive. The car was built like a tank.
Had a 85 Turbo Coupe...Awesome car........
You have to admit, the '87 Mustang GT was no slouch. 6.5 sec 0-60 MPH was darn good in '87, and the Thunderbird TC has become a very collectible car.
Spencer Taylor they strangled the mustang for emissions once you unstrangled them there a bit quicker
Spencer Taylor 89 2.3 quad four Grand am boasted a true 0-60 time of 7.5 seconds with an auto. But could not keep head gaskets in the things.
Bryan Gogan because you blew it up yourself lol
My brother bought an 89 Mustang LX from an owner who installed a 5.0 engine.
He said the LX has a lighter body weight, so having a 5.0 in there makes it faster than a GT with a 5.0
Sounds like BS now, but we believed it then lol.
i love this car, always have.
MotorWeek i owe you a beer or 6 for this one...pure awesomeness
That Thunderbird Turbo Coupe looks nice and modern. It could be a cool experiment to install the 2019 Mustang’s 2.3 turbo engine, 10 speed transmission and differential. Will be great at stoplights runs!!
Based on the intro, you might have to upload this whole episode...sounds like there were a few other interesting stories!
John nails it with his comments on the T-Bird models. I've always thought of the '87-88 TurboCoupes as the second generation of Mustang SVO.
Looks-wise, the '85-86 Mustangs are second only to the SVO, in my opinion. I remember being somewhere between disappointed and heartbroken when I first saw the '87's. The LX's were an unholy mix of '86 Ford Tempo headlights and grille mixed with a cartoon version of the SVO bumper cap. And don't even get me started on the GT's! LOL
Ive never seen or heard of a man who is so pleased with his own voice. Whether he is or not thats how it comes off. Its intoxicating.
+snappy452 I am pleased with my voice.
Dang. Looks like they contracted Ray Ray's VHS and Trailer Hitches to do the analog to digital conversion on this one. And he got a call on his Motorola StarTAC while doing the work. Had my first driving lesson in a Thunderbird. Pretty cool. MW was a must-watch on weekends. 😁
In the late eighties, I was 11 and I begged my parents to get that t-bird. They got a Ford Tempo instead - ugh :(
I'm sorry
My condolences 😢
Sadly still had the 2.3 l 4 available just non turbo . Lol
It gets worse; when I was 18 (yes I had to drive it), I was rear-ended and it was totaled - they bought another one. Thankfully, I went to college a couple of months later and got my own car. My little sister drove that piece of crap to college when she went. LOL
I got an '88 Honda Prelude. I was soooo stoked
@@rhandley1000 that's funny
I had a midnight blue 88' Ford T-bird Turbo Coupe. I bought it at a used car lot for $825. It turned out it was a custom factory order for a car dealer and it had all the bells and whistles including an upgraded Turbo Charger.
Timothy Isenhart - would love to see pics, I loved that car when it came out... almost bought an 88 model in 1993, but got a ticket on the test drive, didn’t buy it... ☹️☹️☹️
Had a 86 and 87 both turbo coupes. I loved them
I had a toy Matchbox turbo coupe in red in 80s was one of my fav cars growing up and seen one for first time ever in 90s in the UK
Check out the passenger seat motion @ 4:02
I still have a 1990 5.0L Mustang LX with a 5 speed.
Bought it new and still own it. In it's day, it was one of the quickest cars
on the road and handled better then most. Also always liked the Tbirds of this era.
In 90, you could get the 5.0L V8 in a Tbird and those would move
out pretty good. Even by today's standards, those old Fords
drive nice.
My first car was an '87 GT 5speed.. in cherry red.. and let me tell you, it got me tons of chicks and taught me performance driving/drifting with the tail-happy feel and big torque this fun car had. I would love to find a really nice one today that hasn't been f'ed up..
Thee were a lot of them on the road back in the day. Good looking cars they were. Kind of de-tuned dogs though, could not feel the turbo boost really when the right foot went all the way down.
Johnny Railroad The GT's were 5.0 V8's or are you talking about the Turbocoupes? The automatic Turbocoupes were dogs but the 5 speeds were more fun, you just had to drive it like it made fun of your mullet.
me3333 Were talking about mustang's bro..
PistolWhip
The title is '87 T Bird. Mustang GT is a different story. Pardon me for the mistake.
PistolWhip I know you were talking about mustang gt's, I was not sure if he was. He was talking about the turbo and to my knowledge the turbo was a svt in '87 not a gt. Since they showed a turbocoupe I thought maybe he was talking about that. I had many of both including a turbocoupe identical to the grey one in the video and still drive a '88 gt to this day. They are awesome fun cars.
My favorite T-Bird from the 80's!
I still have my 1990 5.0L Mustang LX. The sedan not the hatch back. That 5 speed
transmission is so smooth to shift as compared to the 6 speed in my 2004 350Z.
The old Mustang is not as quick as my 04 Z or my 2014 Infiniti Q60S, but it is no slouch either. The lighter LX I have was clocked with a 0-60 at 6.2 seconds. That is not bad
for a 28 year old car. I bought that one new and did not drive it much so it has
all of 11,000 miles on it. The thing is a sort of time capsule from 1990.
Good memories. I had an 87 Turbo Coupe. Blue / Blue, 5 speed, leather, sunroof. Should have held on to that one.
I miss my 87 5.0LX. bought in 95 with 47,000 miles. drive it until 2001 with 148,000 miles. so trouble free and comfortable. I still miss that car. my 2012 300 today sorta reminds me of that car, being rwd, and having a similar emblem on the steering wheel.
Those were the days...
Of shitty low quality cars? They sure were..
kma198199 Agreed... Cars of the late 70's, 80's and early 90's sucked!
@@tombourque7726 I know dud you see that nosedive that t birt took when breaking lol and that mustang looks bland as my dad's beige cackie pants he wore back then
Still dyin' for a full 2nd Gen Probe GT review!
Gotta love those body color matched cheese grater taillights on the old 1987 to 1993 Fox body GTs lol
I had a 1988 Turbo Coupe w/ 5-speed. Damn fun car!
After seeing this and reading magazines of the day I waited till 89 for the new mass air flow system vs the speed density system of the 87-88 models! I was stationed in Germany 🇩🇪 ordering mine from the PX,, I wasn’t disappointed ❤❤ I miss my baby she was stolen in Philly, never seen her again 😢😢😢😢
The vehicles I used to have that I miss especially my 88 T-bird turbo coupe.
My father had a blue '88 TBird. It wasn't the TC but still had plenty of bells and whistles and had a real clean look. This is when cars still had a lot of NASCAR influence. He was a big Bill Elliott fan and staunch Ford guy. I'd happily take the the '87 TC 'Bird or the white Mustang GT. Both have aged really well based on domestic car design standards of that era imo.
I love my 91 Fox LX!
fokuz02 Fox body mustangs are just fun cars. End of story.
Doug FA yup. Had an 83 gt, an 89 lx hatchback, and 2 93 lx notchbacks, 1 of which I still have.
I would totally get one
I still miss my 91 fox GT
i want to just see more Thunderbird episodes.
I loved my 88 turbo coupe. Lawdy the turbo boosted memories.
My favorite driver RIP Bob Glidden and salute to my othet Awesome Bill from Dawsonville.
Hell Yeah, Bob Glidden ran a Turbo Coupe Bodied Pro Stock in 87 and 88 Those were my favorite Glidden Cars, his 86 T Bird was Bad Ass too, the Blue Chief Auto Parts Sponsored One
RIP Bob.
I was at an NHRA national event back in the late 80's. There was a guy with a Turbo coupe running in the stock class. I think the stock rating was 190 hp. I couldn't believe how fast he ran. I think he was running in the high 12s.
I picked up my 88 thunderbird turbo coupe 1 month ago and I am glade I picked it up when I did it is so much fun
I bought an '87 LX 5.0 5-speed in '88. I loved that car.
THANK YOU !!! Request granted !! Appreciate the upload !!
I still love the T-bird T-coupe..
Funny that the Fox platform had another 6 years of production run left; I had a '93 notchback LX 5.0 5-speed purchased new and sold it in 2002 with about 105k on the odometer. While I miss that car, even back then it was already getting some body panel rust in odd places, the door hinge pins were shot, and the interior was fading fast... chalk it up to sentiment I suppose. Fun to watch these old reviews though, especially when you see what was considered "high horsepower" and "fast" back in the day. I did love the torque of that 5.0 though...
Nice umbrella at 4:05 🤣
I loved these cars when they came out, but couldn't afford one. However, in the late 90's they were dirt cheap. I ended up buying one from a junkyard for $400, taking it apart, and sending the body to be painted. While the car was getting the paint done, the junkyard got in another one which had only 9000 miles on it. I took out the entire interior and driveline, and swapped it into my high-mileage car. Once completed, it was a great car. I swapped out the little IHI turbo for a bigger T3, put in a better exhaust, and managed to swap in a vane air meter and computer from an 85 SVO Mustang. With these mods, my car could compete against the 5.0 Mustangs. I got rid of the car when I bought a new Jeep.
The first car I bought on my own was a Ford Turbo Coupe 88 dark red brings back a lot of memories it was a beautiful car that’s about all I could say about that reliability with that turbo not so much
I’d give good money for that Turbo Coupe in mint condition right now. Also remember that great looking 30th Anniversary T-Bird. Great cars.
My 88 TurboCoupe was the same color, but with red interior, with a five speed (of course). It was one sharp car. The electronic suspension was wonderful, not only was there a switch but at a certain level of boost it automatically switched to sport. In touring, you could ride smooth down the interstate all day long at 85 mph. In sport, it behaved very well in the twisties.
We still have a 2.3L Turbo today. I'm running it in my 2016 Ford Explorer.
HALWG51 😂😂😂
I liked the Thunderbirds then. Thought it was so cutting edge, with the digital speedometer.
I want a Foxbody GT Mustang.
Gabriel Alvarez I’d much rather have a Thunderbird turbo coupe.
With aftermarket upgrades, there's no better bang for the buck.
I have a 1987 5.0 t bird. Got it for 300 with a bad transmission (4th gear burned up from the trans linkage popping off the throttle), and drove it for years until I grenaded the torque converter doing 85 on the highway. I put 30,000 miles during that time, now I gotta rebuild it.
4 lug GT Mustang looks is georgous. I'd love to have a Mustang just like this one.. 😘
I had a new '87 Thunderbird Sport model. The V-8 produced a very lame 150 horses, but the optional digital dash was very nice.
John talking about the rear lights on the GT, the same ones everyone in the 90s was changing out for the LX ones cause they agreed with him.
If I recall correctly, Englishman Trevor Creed did the dash design for the ‘87 Mustang, as, I believe, he did for the Ford Sierra/Merkur XR4Ti. Maybe the ‘87 T-Bird’s, too? He did good work.
I love the tail lights and the bonnet vents on the Turbo Coupe. In fact the whole car looks pretty slick for an '87....electronically adjustable dampers and ABS as standard too!
The Mustang by contrast looks very stuck in the early 80s, but 6.5 to 60 was genuinely fast back then. I think its really sad how Ford are turning their back on fun affordable cars in favor of silly SUVs and trucks. A sad sign of the times :-(
A buddy of mine had a T Bird turbo coupe back in the day with a 5spd manual tranny. Very quick car, although he didn't have it for very long, too many speeding tickets forced him to sell it.