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Old Jun 4, 2015 | 06:16 PM
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New to me 89 Formula 350

Picked up a Formula 350 a few months back and finally got it out after all the rain we had down here ended. Here are a few pics that were captured at the Thirdgen Roundup. Car won a Top 5 award out of 51 total cars.

It is an original and clean 39k original mile car. Black on Black with t-tops. Took many years for me to find one setup like this for sale with low miles. Had to do a bit of work to get it into shape but over the course of 2 months got it looking great and running great.

When is the last time you have seen one like this? Any numbers on how many were made?
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Old Jun 4, 2015 | 06:50 PM
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Re: New to me 89 Formula 350

always love the Form's. Nice!
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Old Jun 4, 2015 | 10:20 PM
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Looks great Scott
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Old Jun 5, 2015 | 06:29 AM
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Re: New to me 89 Formula 350

Very nice!
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Old Jun 5, 2015 | 10:41 AM
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Thx guys!
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Old Jun 5, 2015 | 04:01 PM
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Re: New to me 89 Formula 350

Very sharp! Similar to mine, except mine is white with 65k on it. Most of the formy350's out there are beat to hell or not original. Good for you, picking it up. It is a fun car to drive, has a lot if you ask it, otherwise cruises nice with decent mpg.
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Old Jun 9, 2015 | 08:23 PM
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Niiice!
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Old Jun 9, 2015 | 08:30 PM
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Re: New to me 89 Formula 350

Looking veddy niiiice !
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Old Jun 16, 2015 | 04:26 PM
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Re: New to me 89 Formula 350

SWEET!

Love the Formulas!
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Old Jun 17, 2015 | 04:23 PM
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Re: New to me 89 Formula 350

I've got your twin. Only diff I see is we don't do front license plates here. Also since mine was repainted black I opted for the charcoal 350 decals on the doors which to me are a little more subtle. Nice car!
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Old Jun 22, 2015 | 08:16 PM
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Re: New to me 89 Formula 350

ahhh, the '89 Formula 350 - My Favorite.


and a black one too.


I do prefer a hardtop, but that is one hell of a nice car.
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Old Jun 22, 2015 | 08:37 PM
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Re: New to me 89 Formula 350

Thanks guys. I have her in the shop this week getting the A/C done this week. Black on Black with T-Tops is HOT HOT HOT in Texas. Should be done tomorrow.
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Old Jun 22, 2015 | 08:43 PM
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Re: New to me 89 Formula 350

The more I look at it, the more I like my twin..
If you ever want/need to sell, let me know..
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Old Jun 22, 2015 | 08:55 PM
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Re: New to me 89 Formula 350

You have the same configuration?
Always open to offers, the only thing I have left to do after the A/C is done is getting the exhaust redone - aside from that its about as nice as it gets.
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Old Jun 23, 2015 | 07:52 PM
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Re: New to me 89 Formula 350

Yup, just sliiiiightly modified tho ;-)
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Old Jul 19, 2015 | 11:17 PM
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Re: New to me 89 Formula 350

Love it. I always thought the Formulas(and the corresponding LX Mustang) were the coolest cars of the era due to their understated looks, but superior performance.
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Old Jul 20, 2015 | 03:54 PM
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Re: New to me 89 Formula 350

This is a really nice car! Do you have dual cat's on it?
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Old Jul 21, 2015 | 06:14 PM
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Re: New to me 89 Formula 350

it does have the dual cats.
I actually just put the car up on eBay.
Testing the market to see what it will do.
It's about as original as it gets.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/131560759002...84.m1555.l2649
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Old Jul 21, 2015 | 07:25 PM
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Re: New to me 89 Formula 350

Nice car! I've had my 89 Formula 350 for about 15 years now. I'm a big fan
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Old Jul 21, 2015 | 08:22 PM
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Thanks formula_novice. I was looking for this car for a long time. Glad to own it and get it back in shape! Part of me doesn't want to let it go, part of me would like to hang onto it, another part would like to move on to the next project! My friend had the 305 version of this car when we were in high school. Always loved it!
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Old Jul 21, 2015 | 10:18 PM
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That's cool. Not a lot of 1989's got the dual cat option.
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