Svt?
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Like Ryan said, it's not an SVT Thunderbird. You can look on tccoa.com for more info on the prototypes.
tccoa is the best place to look for that info.
You're not finding much because there isn't a whole lot of info about them. TCCoA is your best bet. As for the VIN, that's not going to tell you a lot either because this isn't like the old days where the VIN told you everything you wanted to know about a car.
From TCCoA... http://www.tccoa.com/articles/clipings/tbirdarticle.jpg
As for your disc brakes, that package wasn't too entirely common. The VIN doesn't tell you anything about the brakes though. http://members.tccoa.com/tinman/VIN.html
Your "Traction Control Delete" means your car is equipped with a Trac-Lok differential instead of the TCS.
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What's disappointing about the subject is that about 2-3 years ago at Carlisle and hte All Ford Nationals is there was a female there with a 'SVT' Thunderbird in the Corral that Carlisle put in a special building. The thing was, it wasn't a SVT Thunderbird and stuff like this only makes people who aren't well informed think that they have a SVT Thunderbird. The SVT Thunderbird was going to be a SC 4.6L.....about 10 years ahead of the 03 Cobra.
Was it a black, turbo DOHC? Cuz there's been a person trying to pass that car off as an SVT for years. Claims all kinds of paperwork and really emphasises the SVT label when trying to sell it.
It was black, I don't remember what drivetrain was in it. They also did claim to have all kinds of paperwork on it, but nothing was displayed that I can recall.
It's no theory, it's one or the other assuming the rearend is original.
Just check the axle code... TCCoA Tech Articles
Just check the axle code... TCCoA Tech Articles
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I would say no based on my '97 having ABS and Traction Assist.
I'm going to say that they are not SVT cars. At all. And that's me just going with the generally opinion. If you'd like to be "the guy" to prove everybody wrong, my hats off to you. As for the SVT Thunderbird debate with you, I give up. The information is out there relating to the real cars, and no matter what, you are gonna know a guy that knows a guy that heard some other guy say something so I rest my case.
Any other information or questions that I can help you with, I would be more than happy to.
Any other information or questions that I can help you with, I would be more than happy to.
The cars with trac assist didn't come with a locking rear.
If Ford had run the NM12 style T Bird for one more year (98), then there would've been an SVT version. My 97 has a set of 17x7.5 (4.25x5) Cobra rims that were supposed to go on the 98 SVT had they built them. My understanding is that it would've been a 4.6 DOHC, 5 spd, bigger disc brakes, beefed up suspension, Cobra R style hood, etc....
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