Didn't they put 30th Anniv. badges on all EA's in 1990 about the same time as they introduced the Tibbe locks? Nothing special about them, they weren't a limited edition or anything.
The 30th anniversary model is when the Tibbe locks were introduced as well as the EB style T-bar handle. I had a Feb 1990 EAII Ghia 4spd and it still had the old style key and the XF type T-bar handle. I think they also colour coded the boot garnish on some as well.
I havent actually seen the car as yet, I had a mate come over saying he knew of a Sprint real cheap ...... apparently it has Sprint badges and the owners were told that it was a genuine Sprint.
Lets say they rather pissed off when I told them to check the compliance plate & tell me the details. The engine code was all wrong so I asked what was the build date, 10/90. It wasnt a nice feeling telling a friend of a really good friend that it was only a EAII ...........
I had heard of them but have no knowledge of them at all ...... thanks for your help guys
Yes to almost all of the above. AFAIK, every EA from 10/90 on is a 30th anniversary one... the last of the ea's. Mines built 10/90, and the two noticable differences are the tibbe locks and the 30th anniversary badge.
As ford freak pointed out it's an EB series one in an ea body, basically. So there are a couple of nice extras that nobody really notices, like the steering lock is a two-bolt type, not a hinged type, there is an additional air bleed hose on the top of the radiator, the a/c piping is varied slightly, has a different a/c pulley as well.
Pretty minor differences, the only extra value is really that they are at the end of the life of the ea's, so they are younger.
I am thinking of taking a run over there tomorrow ..... is only bout 80k's from here
Will let you all know if I make it or not
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