Modifications:

• New Window Tint
• New Headliner
• New Backseat Material
• New Headlight Lenses
• I ditched those Hella Fog lamps for some DiamondBlue Halogens

Comments:

Well, I was a senior in high school last year driving a 1982 VW Rabbit that I had bought for 200 bucks when my grandmother asked me to help her sell her Thunderbird. Needless to say the first time I got behind the wheel the thing was as good as sold. I was able to sell my Volkswagen to get enough money to buy the TBird. (And don't get me wrong - I loved my VW and put a TON of work into that car. It was NOT an easy decision, but of course the TBird won...)  The TBird had been used at a farm on and off and was terribly dirty inside and out (horse hair in the air filter canister, chunks of mud everywhere, etc.) After good cleanup and some minor repairs, it ran like a top. Since getting the car a year ago I have had only two big things go wrong; my ignition module went out last semester at NC State, and over Christmas break I had to have the 3-4 shift solenoid in the tranny's valve body replaced to fix a problem with the OverDrive. Other than that it runs like a dream ! for a car with over 100,000 miles. The car has quite a history, and hopefully I will be able to keep it on the road for a good while to come. I will miss my VW and wish I could've kept both cars, but the TBird is one incredibly awesome car, and I wouldn't trade it for anything on the road, save maybe a 1969 Dodge Charger. My future plans include new paint and a tranny rebuild whenever I can get together the money.

On the humerous side, I would be willing to bet I am the only TC in the group running AC Delco resistor spark plugs! ha ha