Once upon a time, I bought a clean, dark blue 1985 Thunderbird, with the regular throttle-body-injected 302 V8. Nice, sleek, aerodynamic bodywork... at least one thing Ford did really well . Tastefully customized with a good tint, cat-back exhaust and manly tailpipe, and (most importantly) new footwear -- 16-inch ROH alloy wheels (a la '94-95-96 Impala SS!) with 245s all around, it was just my style: smooth, subtle, and special. I became a T-bird aficionado of the '80s and '90s model years, did my homework, and learned a lot about them. I was a T-bird guy, and this was my ride:



It took me all the way through the Nineties, but then one sad night it broke down on the interstate (catastrophic trans failure). Even though that T-bird is long gone now, I'm proud to have owned it; looking back on it, it reminds me of better times and better places.


Flashing forward to today, I've acquired a clean, all-white, ten-years-newer 1995 Z34. (There will be pics!) I like it already, and hope that it'll provide me with better times and memories too. It's good to be in a coupe again; four-doors are just two doors too many for me.

So, yeah! Happy to be here at the MCF, where there are nice rides everywhere.

 

Welcome. Where are you from? That's a nice touch you had on the bird with the impalla rims. Its hard to move on when you fall in love with a car. But you will love your Monte.

 

Welcome to the site

 

Welcome to Monte Ville!

 

Welcome to the forum

 

Welcome! I always like seeing another 5th gen on here.

 

Howdy Sidestreet and welcome to the forum. My second car was a '72 Chevelle that I still own but is in bad condition. My third car was red '83 T-Bird 302. I understand your like for the car, I enjoyed mine until too many electrical problems made me park it. It was the only Ford I ever owned.

Welcome to Team Chevy and I hope you enjoy your Monte.