Since everyone is reminscing about their SC.. heres my story..
I was looking for a decent (rather fast) first car. I searched eBay for local auctions, and found just what I was lookin' for. It was red, fast, fuel injected, and sure looked the part. A 1986 Pontiac Trans Am WS6, in brilliant red, T-Tops, the deep dish black mesh rims, with polished lip, and a TPI 305. I convinced my parents this was that car for ME. And it was within MY price range. After talking to the seller, we negotiated a time and day for me to see/drive the car.. It was a rainy night, and I grabbed my jacket, and headed towards the door to leave, when the phone rang. Unforteunately, someone had used the guy it now option on eBay. After being thoroughly dissapointed, my father and I went into town, to see what some of the used car dealers had. The second dealer we went to, I found a beat up 94 Thunderbird forsale, which had been sitting for awhile. I didnt know much about the MN12 platform at this time, but all I knew was it had "V8" on the side, and I wanted it... Needless to say, I bought it for $1550, and have nearly changed the entire look of the car since I bought it almost a year ago. It was funny, when I first bought this car, all my friends called it a Firebird.. NOT because the car I WAS going to get was a Firebird, but how many kids have a THUNDERBIRD? Truthfully, I've driven the piss out of this car, and its taken the abuse pretty well...
Now onto how I found my SC...
I took my car to the track, just to see what the ole 4.6 could do, and maybe murder some ricers in my granny car. Well, it was quite the opposite. I lined up against an almost stock looking Civic hatch... needless to say, I lost by about a buslength. This is when I realized I needed something much faster, or start investing in a PI swap..
I was looking in the local trading post, just seeing what was out there. I didnt really want an F-Body, or a Mustang, so I was looking for oddball cars, like Turbo Carvans (I know, probably not much faster then the 4.6.. but still lol).. Turbo Eclipses, and Lincoln Mark's. Well, I spotted this ad for a 1993 Thunderbird Super Coupe. 5-speed, with 140K miles. "Good Condition"... just for the heck of it, I decide to get some info, and decided to check out the car. I mean... I ALWAYS wanted a Super Coupe, since I was a little kid. Well, this SC was nice, it just needed a little bit of TLC.. My parents thought I was crazy for even considering buying this inplace of my LX (Because I literally put my heart and soul into my LX). But, the test drive is what sold me. The way the SC just pushes you back into the seat.. the way my LX NEVER could.. the whine of the super charger, watching the boost gauges go back and forth....ah...
The SC was a one owner car. It was the guys baby. He took pretty good care of it, untill recently, because he just let it sit. He still owned the car when him and his wife met, and still had it, and let his son use it to take to his prom.
Well, thats the story of my SC/MN12's. My dad will now use my LX as his dail driver, and I'll get the SC.