Vehicle Description
When the Thunderbird Super Coupe hit the showrooms, even Mustang
guys started looking over their shoulders. And this clean black
1991 Thunderbird SC represents the pinnacle of the breed, a car
that combines luxury and muscle car performance, all complements of
an over-achieving supercharged V6. Don't knock it until you've
tried it!
The aero Thunderbirds were a love-it-or-hate-it proposition, but I,
for one, always admired their smooth good looks. Not in-your-face
like the Mustang GT, the Thunderbird was for someone who had
outgrown his boy racer instincts but still wanted to turn tires
into expensive smoke. This gloss black T-Bird is subtle, but for
those of you who know what it is, it's a very special find. The
finish shines up pretty well for its age and the later design is
arguably the best of all, with slender headlights, a redesigned
front fascia, and modest ground effects that gave the SC a far more
substantial look. And for a car that just passed its 27th birthday,
it's in really good shape, with only modest signs of use and age,
decent black trim that hasn't been baked by the sun, and paint that
looks about right for its age. Obviously, this car has always been
treated as something special and it's ready to either continue
having fun or go to the next level. If you've always wanted one,
this is a great place to start!
The interior gets a bit more serious about performance as well.
Many of the SCs had cloth upholstery, but for a luxury car, nothing
beats the look and feel of leather. The Super Coupe got heavily
bolstered power buckets for driver and passenger, and they
definitely work to hold you in place. Furthermore, the upholstery
is in excellent shape with few signs of wear, even on the
high-traffic side bolsters. Beautiful matching gray carpets and
door panels look similarly fresh, again suggesting that this car
has been maintained, not simply owned. Everything was standard on
the SC, including power windows and locks, ice cold A/C, cruise
control, and a tilt steering column, plus a full array of gauges
keep an eye on all the engine's vitals. There's also a
decent-sounding premium sound system with CD player, and the 'Bird
has a positively giant trunk compared to its Mustang cousins.
The supercharged 3.8 liter V6 delivered V8 grunt that out-performed
even the vaunted 5.0 with a towering 315 pounds of torque. It
remains bone stock, but you'll find stock is plenty entertaining on
the street, with acceleration available anywhere on the tach and
full boost on tap before you can even get your foot on the floor.
The engine bay is quite clean, more evidence of a good life, and
it's nice to see one that hasn't been modified. Paired with a
slick-shifting AOD 4-speed automatic overdrive transmission, the SC
is a peerless high-speed cruiser and a formidable car on twisty
roads, where the athletic all-independent suspension can really go
to work. Add in 4-wheel disc brakes, fat sway bars, and a burbling
exhaust system, and suddenly this car makes a 5.0 Mustang look
pretty basic. Directional Thunderbird wheels are in fantastic shape
and carry 225/60/16 performance radials..
For you Ford performance guys who grew up in the '80s and early
'90s, you know this is a special car. Everyone else, take notice,
because this big blown 'Bird is the biggest performance bang for
the buck in our showroom. Call now!
