1986 Ford Thunderbird Reviews, Pricing & Specs

If you take care of your '86 thunderbird, and put a little work into it, it can evolve into the best car you'll ever own. I split the exhaust from the manifold and turned it into dual exhaust--along with servicing the engine regularly and keeping the tires in good shape, I get 20 mpg in the city and 25mpg on the highway. My car has 167,000 miles and still going strong. It was my first car, and I plan to restore it and treat it as well as it has treated me.Jun 12, 2012

I have a 86' Ford Thunderbird Elan with 128,000 that I am selling for $2500 OBO. Low Blue Book is $3450. It has a 5.0 High Output, Power Seats/Windows, a new Windshield [due to a rock hitting it],and a fresh paintjob. It has a clear title and I got the pink slip in hand. The car runs excellent. It is very reliable, Plus it gets 34mpg. If interested please call me at 209-828-9144 or 209-633-3187. Will except decent offer.Aug 29, 2011

well i have had this car for about a year now, i love the power the 302 puts out without the everyday sight of a mustang. the handleing on this car is a little tough to get used to, but as far as the size and wight goes its the best its gona get. ive pushed my thunderbird to 135 without any performence upgrades. overall its a fun car with no lack of power or appearance.Dec 05, 2010

Again borrowed pic.I had regular steel rims on mine, but the colour is right.The first couple of months I had this car were great.Barely 7 years old. Then came the 4 starter change-outs. then the air pump went. Then the mini cats on the Y-pipe exhaust clogged up. Then the cat itself got clogged. Then one day, **POOF** white smoke out the tail pipe. The head gasket blew out. Every other month there was always something with this car. I did like the looks of the car, course that just about as far as it went.Jul 22, 2010

I got my T'bird in 1990 for 5K and it was in showroom condition. It has about 42K miles on it and I haven't had to do any major repairs on it other than the usual kinds (breaks, ect.) It still performs great and the pick-up is tremendous, this car literally runs out of the gate. Great handling, comfortable, and good on gas, even with the prices today. I've gotten it banged up a bit, and she isn't as pretty as she was, but neither am I, so who cares? Only lately she developed an oil leak that I found out is the main seal and I was told it 's a design flaw and I'll have trouble finding someone to fix it, but as long as it holds I could get another 30K miles. Not bad for a 22 year old car.Jun 17, 2008

She died at 330,000 miles at no fault of her own. It was me the driver that caused her death. She still runs, but it is not safe to drive her with a large chunk missing from the frame. I was the second owner and did a lot of work on her over the years. Eight years of daily driving put 190,000 on her. She was a very good car and I miss her everyday. I want another 1986 tbird.Feb 04, 2007