There were 147,243 Thunderbirds produced in 1988 but only a few of them were optioned as a Turbo Coupe. The car is optioned with alloy wheels, Am/FM stereo with equalizer, programmable ride control, air conditioning, cruise control, power locks and power windows. The seats are creased but not torn and the carpet and dash look like the car has been garaged all its life. However, the center console shows quite a bit of wear which the seller optimistically suggests the buyer reupholster themselves. The interior looks stock and well taken care of for the most part. The Thunderbird can be picked up upon completion of the sale in Franklin, Tennessee. The car is currently bid to $11,300 and the reserve appears to have been met. This car is listed here on eBay with 1 day remaining in the auction. Maybe you Thunderbird experts can sort this out but our understanding is that all Mach 1 Editions were red and came with a rear spoiler. While there is no special badging or documentation, the seller says that a post on a Thunderbird forum told him that this was a Mach 1 Edition. The Turbo Coupe is said to be one of 500 special Mach 1 Editions of this run of Turbo Coupes. Unfortunately, it wasn't.Sitting in a garage lies this 1988 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe with a 5 speed manual transmission and a reported 42,000 miles. It could have been Ford's answer to the Buick GNX. That's too bad, because it could have been a great luxury sports coupe.
The Turbo Coupe had all the potential for significant performance, but yet it's just not there. It felt like a car that was built to meet a safe middle ground on a spec sheet so it wouldn't threaten the Mustang. If you got the automatic, that was reduced to 150 horsepower. It also got a standard five-speed manual transmission and a limited-slip differential to improve performance.īut still, the Thunderbird Turbo Coupe only got 190 horsepower.
Multi-port fuel injection, a 2.3-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine, four-wheel disc brakes with ABS, automatic dampening, and automatic headlights. One of the more interesting ones was the Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe.įor the time, it offered some seriously advanced technology. The Fox-body Mustang gets most of the attention from car enthusiasts these days, but it wasn't the only car Ford built on the Fox platform in the 1980s.
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