In '86 they didn't have the 2 inlet air openings in the hood... the hood is off an '87-88 turbo coupe model because those had an intercooler that the hood connects right to it for more air to enter and the spoiler on the back wasn't standard that has to be an add on by whoever owned the car aftermarket it wasn't an option
when I was younger I always wanted one of these until I drove one they were not that quick. I ended up buying a Mercury Capri 5.0 & never regretted it .
my ex had a 87 back then, in dark red.. while i had just got a 87 IROC. i remember her turbo having a pretty decent sound system, had JBLs from the factory. i never been a Ford fan, but it was nice for going out of town, road trips. she kept it till 89 and got a Turbo Anv TA , that was more like it! anyway, nice 86!
To bad GM's quality was crap by then. I had an aero Monte Carlo back then and NOTHING worked on that car by the time it had 60,000 mi., 2 sets of air injection tubes and it still had exhaust leaks, the CC cable rubbed through the AC line. The wipers went nuts and turned on the washers, whenever. The trans went out. Bought a 1988 Turbo Coupe which still sits in my barn with 267,000 miles. I had lots of GM until then.
Holy 🦇 batmobile so beautyfull and Nice motor like the 2,3 ltr in the volvo 940 i had a 940. 25 years easy to maintain this car 🤟 stunning inside absolut gourgeus thanks Jeff and Jordan for this video
On 87-88 models those ducts was used for the intercooler. The hood threw me off when he said it was an 86, I knew the turbo was available, but it did not have the hood ducts or the intercooler. In 87 the Turbo coupe w/ intercooler was its own pkg
the hood is for the 87 and 88 t bird turbos that came with the intercooler. it fed air to the intercooler. Maybe the owner was going to add the intercooler at one time and never got around to it. this was the one of the downfalls of the 86 t birds . I had a 86 t bird turbo 5 speed and had so many problems with it. I love the body style but it had its issues.
I wanted to buy one of those when they came out. Took one for a test drive and didn't even make it out of the lot. I'm 6'4" or 5ish and my knees were knocking the steering wheel. No matter how I adjusted anything, I couldn't get my knees out of they way. Shame, I really had a hard on for that thing. Thanks for the knobby knee memories. LoL
The wheels are certainly the same as a GT Mustang, if this was a true 87 Turbo coupe it would have other Mustang GT parts, ie the front suspension. The Thunderbird during these years was based on the fox body. Nice to see this generation on Thunderbirds are becoming collectible and saved
We'll have one really soon, we know it has been a while. Jordan has made a ton of progress, but he just wants to finish up a couple more things before the next video.
Wonder why the trunk badges have been swapped around? Turbo Coupe goes on driver side. Although I always thought they should’ve been the way these are on this car so it would read Thunderbird Turbo Coupe. But I digress. Thunderbird emblem is on passenger side.
Always likked this body style. I wanted one when they came out. Really nice bird there! What year is the cougar next to it? I had a 77 cougar xr-7 long ago and 77 and a 78 t-bird. Love those cars.
I worked as a new car prep at a Ford dealership in NJ when these were new! Always my favorite!
Once had one. Still kicking myself for letting it go. Beautiful machine..
In '86 they didn't have the 2 inlet air openings in the hood... the hood is off an '87-88 turbo coupe model because those had an intercooler that the hood connects right to it for more air to enter and the spoiler on the back wasn't standard that has to be an add on by whoever owned the car aftermarket it wasn't an option
I had one. Good car. I just bought an 86 Elan with 19600 miles on it in perfect shape. It had been in storage since 1991.
ONE of my FAVORITES!!! The turbo coupe was so cool and with the 5speed was a fun car.
My mom has an all original 86 thunderbird turbo only seen a Michigan winter a few times (desperate times) garage kept all its life owner since new!
Still got it?...I'm picking up my 86 in a couple weeks
@@nickstewart3725 yes, she still has it.
Great looking car, and it is one of those that just sits right when you look at it. I know you know what I'm saying Jeff, Thanks for sharing !!
It does have a nice look to it. There can't be many around with 57,xxx miles either. Thanks for taking a look my friend!
The '86 T-Bird is beautiful. The '87 model, not so.
when I was younger I always wanted one of these until I drove one they were not that quick. I ended up buying a Mercury Capri 5.0 & never regretted it .
wow that thing is clean... always loved these cars. My parents and I test drove one back in 85.
The hood ducting is for the intercooler that Ford added on the 87' TC just like the SVO mustang came with.
my ex had a 87 back then, in dark red.. while i had just got a 87 IROC. i remember her turbo having a pretty decent sound system, had JBLs from the factory. i never been a Ford fan, but it was nice for going out of town, road trips. she kept it till 89 and got a Turbo Anv TA , that was more like it! anyway, nice 86!
They definitely are nice comfortable cars for road trips. Thanks for taking a look, I appreciate it!
To bad GM's quality was crap by then. I had an aero Monte Carlo back then and NOTHING worked on that car by the time it had 60,000 mi., 2 sets of air injection tubes and it still had exhaust leaks, the CC cable rubbed through the AC line. The wipers went nuts and turned on the washers, whenever. The trans went out. Bought a 1988 Turbo Coupe which still sits in my barn with 267,000 miles. I had lots of GM until then.
Holy 🦇 batmobile so beautyfull and Nice motor like the 2,3 ltr in the volvo 940 i had a 940. 25 years easy to maintain this car 🤟 stunning inside absolut gourgeus thanks Jeff and Jordan for this video
I remember my neighbors had this car, a baby blue color. Jamaicans had that car.
To explain the hood... That's an 87-88 hood. The 86 did not come with that hood. I put the same style hood on my 86, back in 89.
On 87-88 models those ducts was used for the intercooler. The hood threw me off when he said it was an 86, I knew the turbo was available, but it did not have the hood ducts or the intercooler. In 87 the Turbo coupe w/ intercooler was its own pkg
the hood is for the 87 and 88 t bird turbos that came with the intercooler. it fed air to the intercooler. Maybe the owner was going to add the intercooler at one time and never got around to it. this was the one of the downfalls of the 86 t birds . I had a 86 t bird turbo 5 speed and had so many problems with it. I love the body style but it had its issues.
The NACA hood is aftermarket. I owned this exact car new, from 1986-90. Miss it!
Not a lot of kind comments on this T-Bird. I like it. Of course I like Fords. Thanks for posting Jeff!
I wanted to buy one of those when they came out. Took one for a test drive and didn't even make it out of the lot.
I'm 6'4" or 5ish and my knees were knocking the steering wheel. No matter how I adjusted anything, I couldn't get my knees out of they way. Shame, I really had a hard on for that thing.
Thanks for the knobby knee memories. LoL
It's really very nice vhical thanks allot my dear.
Thanks for watching, I appreciate it!
Reminds me of the RR Phantom Coupe. My faves.
OMG, so nice 👍
The air ducts go to that opening to cool the intercooler for the turbo.
came stock with a top mount intercooler and sat under that opening.
Yep, 87-88 had that hood for the intercooler.
The wheels are certainly the same as a GT Mustang, if this was a true 87 Turbo coupe it would have other Mustang GT parts, ie the front suspension. The Thunderbird during these years was based on the fox body. Nice to see this generation on Thunderbirds are becoming collectible and saved
That hood isn't original to the car. Only the 87-88 had the hood vents
missing an intercooler here which is easy to install if you want that lil thing lol
I think the '86 T-Birds are beautiful, but IMHO, the '86 Cougars are UGH-LY
Any gto updates coming soon?
We'll have one really soon, we know it has been a while. Jordan has made a ton of progress, but he just wants to finish up a couple more things before the next video.
Wonder why the trunk badges have been swapped around? Turbo Coupe goes on driver side. Although I always thought they should’ve been the way these are on this car so it would read Thunderbird Turbo Coupe. But I digress. Thunderbird emblem is on passenger side.
Badges probably switched locations after black repaint clearly this car has been repainted badges were probably removed
Always likked this body style. I wanted one when they came out. Really nice bird there! What year is the cougar next to it? I had a 77 cougar xr-7 long ago and 77 and a 78 t-bird. Love those cars.
That one next to it is a 78, with 46,xxx original miles. Thanks for taking a look my friend!
@@RamblinAround And I reckon the 78 Cougar has the puny ass 302. My Uncle had '78 T-Bird with the 302 & it would barely pull a cap off of one's head!
@@SteveHolsten I had one back in the day. Mine had the 351W, but it still wasn't what I'd call fast :)
Still available?
that hood was put on that car, wasn't optioned due to that car being non intercooled. very nice shape otherwise
Get rid of that engine and put a V8 in that thing. Great looking car!
It is missing the intercooler!
They didn't have an intercooler until the next year, but I think that might be an 87 hood.
As if Ford wasn't confused enough with what they did to the Thunderbird over the years, the 80's sure didn't help.
The generation before this was one of the ugliest cars they ever produced.
@@RamblinAround I loved the early 70's T-Birds; especially the ones with the 460 engine.
@@RamblinAround that's a fact.
Ford should have made this their version of the Buick Grand National.
The radiators for these models were crap, very thin metal