RIP: Ford Thunderbird

pffan1990 · Post by **pffan1990** » Wed Apr 23, 2003 8:23 pm

I'm a big Ford nut myself and was disappointed to hear this. Ford decided to kill the Bird, again. I'll be darned if they bring it back later on (or even limited-edition now) with four seats or four doors as they have done in the past!

http://www.detnews.com/2003/autosinside ... 144063.htm
http://www.forbes.com/home/2003/04/22/c ... flint.html

flashback · Post by **flashback** » Thu Apr 24, 2003 4:37 am

I'm a Ford man myself but I never really cared for the T-bird.I do rather like the little ponies though also a big truck man.Had a Couger a couple of years ago & would that thing fly,at 2100rpm's I was doing 115mph.You didn't start into the yellow till 5250rpm let alone going into the red.

Tommy · Post by **Tommy** » Thu Apr 24, 2003 5:33 am

i have a ford and i am very pleased with it, not a t bird though

Feeling Very Pink · Post by **Feeling Very Pink** » Mon Apr 28, 2003 4:27 pm

Daddy took the T-bird away...

Post by **mosespa** » Mon Apr 28, 2003 6:07 pm

I had a 1986 Ford Escort GT (sounds much more impressive than it actually was) that was a pretty awesome car.

Even after I drove it head first into a tree, it STILL tried to start up to drive away.

pffan1990 · Post by **pffan1990** » Tue Apr 29, 2003 1:57 am

Thanks for replying. I had a '97 Ford Aspire 2-door hatch. Because of my degrading vision, I stopped driving in December 1999. My Mom used it ever since and I paid off the car this past March. She had back surgery in January and couldn't drive my car with 5-speed stick. With my permission - as I'm not driving anymore and it's paid off - she traded it in for a new '02 Ford Escort SE sedan with auto tranny! Me and my family, being out in the country, and always having 'budget' cars, the Escort feels like a luxury car as it have power everthing and keyfob that locks/unlocks, trunk release, and even a horn alarm! Hey, it's even got a tape player (mine was just a AM/FM stereo). lol

When the Mustang was redesigned in 1994 for 30 years anniversary, I became a Ford nut. I was always a car nut and fell in love with Lamborghinis when I was three years old. I'm very competitive so I don't like GM, BMW, and Ferrari. In 1998, VW/Audi bought Lamborghini away from Chrysler (which killed the Countach for ugly Diablo from 1991-2001). Audi helped designed the new Lambo Murcielago - replacing the Diablo - and kept the vertical doors. Next year, Audi and Lambo will release a 'baby' Lambo called the Gallardo. The doors open conventionally. I'd like to see Lamborghini bring back the Espada-like car with full 4-seats and the famed LM-002 SUV! Ford and VW rules!