This 1993 Ford Thunderbird SC spent its life in Florida until 2011, when it was brought north, and has covered only 2,700 miles since the move. Combined with the current odometer reading of 143,777 miles, that points to a car that's seen very light use over the past decade-plus, and it shows in the sheet metal: this SC is rust-free. The interior is in very clean condition as well.
Power comes from the SC's signature setup, a supercharged and intercooled 3.8L Essex V6 backed by the 5-speed manual that came standard on these cars. The factory supercharger is what set the SC apart from every other Thunderbird trim of the era, and here it's paired with a Flowmaster exhaust for a more aggressive exhaust note than the stock system delivered.
The car was repainted two years ago in a metallic orange that isn't a factory Thunderbird color, so buyers should know going in that this is a repaint rather than original finish. Up front, a Cervini hood replaces the factory piece, and inside, an aftermarket Bluetooth radio has been added for modern connectivity. Outside of those additions, the car is mechanically stock.
The Thunderbird SC arrived in 1989 as the performance flagship of Ford's redesigned "MN12" Thunderbird, a platform that won Motor Trend's Car of the Year that same year. The SC replaced the earlier Turbo Coupe as Ford's answer to European sport coupes of the period, and it was the first Thunderbird built with a fully independent rear suspension, a meaningful shift from the live-axle cars that came before it. 1993 was the final year of this original SC body style before the 1994 refresh brought updated front and rear styling for the last two model years. For a car built around a supercharged V6 and genuine handling credentials, one that's spent most of its life in a rust-free climate and covered minimal miles since, this SC represents a well-preserved example of Ford's late-80s/early-90s answer to the personal luxury sport coupe.
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