Jim Demmitt Jr
Banned
SC was a "Near" Muscle car from this artical below
©2007 Publications International, Ltd.
Despite an attractive price tag, the 1989 Ford Thunderbird
Super Coupe failed to capture the imagination of the public.
There was one other "near" muscle car in this period, the Ford Thunderbird Super Coupe. Appearing with the new T-Bird generation of 1989, it intrigued enthusiasts with handsome European-influenced styling and a supercharged 232-cid V-6 making 210 bhp through 1993, then 230, good for 0-60s in the mid-7s or less. Like the Impala, the S/C moved like a star halfback, thanks to a standard firm suspension and performance tires, and was also attractively priced in the low $20,000s. But somehow, it never really caught on, and demand plunged once the Bird regained an optional V-8, which most buyers found far easier to live with. Ford pulled the plug after 1995.
The S/C was a noble effort, but it lacked the classic excitement of true high performance
©2007 Publications International, Ltd.
Despite an attractive price tag, the 1989 Ford Thunderbird
Super Coupe failed to capture the imagination of the public.
There was one other "near" muscle car in this period, the Ford Thunderbird Super Coupe. Appearing with the new T-Bird generation of 1989, it intrigued enthusiasts with handsome European-influenced styling and a supercharged 232-cid V-6 making 210 bhp through 1993, then 230, good for 0-60s in the mid-7s or less. Like the Impala, the S/C moved like a star halfback, thanks to a standard firm suspension and performance tires, and was also attractively priced in the low $20,000s. But somehow, it never really caught on, and demand plunged once the Bird regained an optional V-8, which most buyers found far easier to live with. Ford pulled the plug after 1995.
The S/C was a noble effort, but it lacked the classic excitement of true high performance
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