The subtle nature of Adam's Thunderbird is what really makes us love the car. He even managed to incorporate the Thunderbird logo into the engine cover. Of all the Coyote swaps we saw this weekend, this was one of the most well-executed and cleanest installs of all of them. Suddenly, a clean Thunderbird sitting on the show field turned into a car they spent 10 minutes walking around and admiring. It was enjoyable to see people walk by the car, almost disregarding it until they noticed the powerplant. He also kept the transmission from the Mustang with a 6-speed manual in his luxury hot rod. To somehow who didn’t know better, you could easily convince them that this was OEM. This engine is much larger than the original Windsor but somehow looks perfectly at home under the hood. He ditched his worn-out 5.0L V8 in favor of a modern Coyote powerplant. Speaking of the desire to have a modern V8, Adam decided his Thunderbird needed to improve with the times. The Thunderbird's interior has two tells that show this is more than your everyday variant: the Dakota Digital dash that hides behind the factory face, and the six-speed manual transmission's shifter.

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