Re: Cheap Cars for Teenager

["Timothy O'Connell" <toconnel@xxxxxxx>]

The T-Bird Turbo wasn't a bad motor as long as you got the '86 or older.
The first year, the '84, wasn't cooled and had a habit of overheating and
"sucking" a blade.  The '85 wasn't much better....it was water cooled but
not very effective.  The '86 was the first year with the inter-cooler.  It
worked great and actually bumped the horse power up.  It got great mileage
and parts were cheap (after all...it was just a beefed up Pinto motor).

All in all....not a bad choice for a replica.

T.


> From: <farna@xxxxxxx>
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> Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 07:10:46 -0400
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> Subject: Re: Cheap Cars for Teenager
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> Oh I don't know... a Cobra replica with a V-6 would be just fine! Then you
> could drop a small V-8 in later. Or go back more to the original "cobra" --
> drop in a 2.3L EFI four. The Cobra is a Bristol AC (originally with a 2.0L or
> so four) that was built in a US plant. Shelby got the idea for an American V-8
> in a light British sports car, and contacted the AC people. They were getting
> ready to close the plant, but agreed to keep it open as long as Shelby was
> ordering bodies. The rest, as they say, is history! I've actually seen a Cobra
> replica witha 2.3L turbo Ford and five speed from a T-bird Turbo Coupe. Don't
> know if they used the IRS or not, to low to look under! I wouldn't use the
> turbo though. Heck, do the same (modern EFI four) to a Fiat 124, MGB
> (Midget/Spitfire/Sprite is a bit small to put a beginning driver in!), or
> something similar. But then you can find Miatas pretty reasonable now.
> 
> On May 12, 2005 Widiker, John D wrote:
> 
>> My first car was a '64 GTO convertible, I'd go that far for her but a
>> cobra in the hands of a 16 year old is a little much, I don't discourage
>> her dreams though.
>> 
>> ~J 
>> 
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