svastano Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Group, First post here but I have a 79 t-bird that was my sister's, actually still titled in her name and she was 1st owner. About 65,000 miles on it. Some rust but otherwise in pretty good shape. I was thinking about just fixing it up for my teenage daughters but didn't know if it was worth more than a couple thousand dollars, if that? Just wondering if it is worth preserving or just run it? To me it seems like a good starter car for them, big, safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Has it been running and driven regularly? If so it’s probably fine but I would replace all the hoses, belts, fuel lines and all fluids including oil, tranny fluid, brake fluid, power steering fluid and coolant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svastano Posted June 13, 2018 Author Share Posted June 13, 2018 It has been sitting since the early 2000's I plan on puling the motor, replacing seals and gaskets in it and the tranny. New rubber brake lines and probably replace calipers. Other than that it is in excellent shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich B. Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Thunderbird. I don't think that or those eras would be desirable at all. Were everything a T-Bird shouldn't be, except maybe the last generation. A big car by then, probably expensive to run and maintain. No longer in sports mode, Corvettes were pretty lame through those times too. But if it's free and with a minimum of money spent would be a great hand me down for daughter. It would be a big, heavy safe car anyways I would speculate also. Kids, seem to wreck cars pretty well unless they buy them on their own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Not really a good selection for a teen drivers daily ride....sell it to someone that can properly care for a car of that vintage and buy her a more modern vehicle...ten year old Accord, Altima, Fusion, Malibu, or Camry would be a better choice.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEMetzger Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 On 7/14/2018 at 8:33 AM, twintornados said: Not really a good selection for a teen drivers daily ride....sell it to someone that can properly care for a car of that vintage and buy her a more modern vehicle...ten year old Accord, Altima, Fusion, Malibu, or Camry would be a better choice.... Granted, this was 25-plus years ago, but I drove a 1979 Mercury Cougar my senior year in high school and first year of college. It was a unique vehicle at that time and I bet even more so today. If you could park that beast, you could park anything. I also learned real quick how to drive safely on poor roads in winter conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
websiteworld Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 I saw some posts here that were helpful- https://forums.fordthunderbirdforum.com/forums/1967-1988-ford-thunderbird.7/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svastano Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 Thanks for all the replies! Sold the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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