When at full boost, 145-hp was provided for motivation. The boxy, Brougham-cue-laden 1980-82 model was nowhere to be seen. And very, very different! It was smooth and purposeful, with a 037 coefficient of drag. And while maybe a little hard to digest for traditional T-Bird customers used to wafting along in cool, air-conditioned V8 comfort and silence in their Flair Birds and Glamour Birds, the Turbo Coupe was the new top of the line ‘Bird. A turbocharged four-cylinder? In a Thunderbird? Yes, it was true. You all know the T-Bird story, so I won’t bore you with the fine details, but let’s just say the predecessor to the 1983 model was…uh, less than convivial? But after the painful presence of the über-Fairmont 1980-82 model, the Thunderbird came back into relevance, with a certain flair, beauty–and power! But in 1983, oh man! Things were looking up. But the Ford Thunderbird, despite a great start, fell down the ’70s luxury car rabbit hole and became a slightly sportier Mark IV. Something with a bit of flair, or great comfort, or great performance.
Not your usual LTD, or Custom 300, or Torino. (first posted ) What is a Thunderbird? Well, it has always been, or at least attempted to be, something special.
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