1998 Supercharged Thunderbird

Nettlesd

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I ran across this on Facebook. Anyone know anything about the car? I wonder if they are really talking about the 1996 SVT Thunderbird.


Production Vehicles Programs under Mr. Coletti's leadership include:

1991 Mustang Feature Car

1992 Mustang Feature Car Yellow w/Chrome Wheels

1992 Mustang Feature Car Monochromatic White

1994 SN95 Mustang

1994 Mustang Indy Pace Car

1995 Mustang Cobra R "351W"

1998 SVT Contour

1999 F150 SVT Lightning

2000 Mustang Cobra R "5.4L-4V"

2002 Focus ST170 (European Market)

2002 SVT Focus "Piranha"

2003 SVT Cobra "Terminator"

2004 Ford GT "Petunia"

Concept Vehicle Programs that were developed, but never saw production include: 1993 Mach III Mustang

1994 BOSS 10L Mustang

1995 Ford GT90

1995 Mustang CJ-R

1996 Contour "Profile"

1996 Taurus SHO Station Wagon "Gumby"

1996 SVT Thunderbird

1997 Mustang Super Stallion

1998 Escort CT120 Turbo

1998 Ranger "Lightning Bolt"

1998 Supercharged Thunderbird

2000 SVE Ford Focus "Irene"

2005 SVT Lightning "Tomcat"

2006 SVT T/C Focus "Panama"

2006 SVT Mustang Cobra "Condor
 
Idk, but Jerry talked about ongoing development for the Tbird when the whole Tbird program was suddenly cancelled. I know it included an upscale version of the 96-7 Sport so it only makes sense that there might have been a supercharged concept car for a while, or at least plans for one.
 
There was a sort of prototype, that was actually built on a 95, and used a B-headed DOHC engine with an eaton M90 on top.
 
There was a sort of prototype, that was actually built on a 95, and used a B-headed DOHC engine with an eaton M90 on top.

I believe you are talking about the 96 SVT Thunderbird that many of us know about. I believe there are pictures of that car on this site.
 
I heard it referred to as the SVE bird. Due to Photobucket killing links, I can't find pictures of it, but I remember it was a dark red metallic. There were also pics of the 98 bird that was in development prior to the MN12 being canceled, but I never heard anything about a supercharged version of that.
 
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