The make, model and the engine liter and cylinder size

CAROLYNJONES2011

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1987 FORD TEMPO
AWD
AUTOMATIC
9,000 MILES

I just bought a used car. It is a 19878 Ford Temp 4 door with AWD and an automatic transmission. I am tying to look for parts and to get it insured, but am being asked questions about it that I don't know such as, whether it is a sport, sedan, or coupe and whether it is a
L4 - 2.3L vin S 140ci - TBI GAS OHV
GL -- L4 - 2.3L vin S 140ci - TBI GAS OHV
GL -- L4 - 2.3L vin X 140ci - TBI GAS OHV
GLS -- L4 - 2.3L vin S 140ci - TBI GAS OHV
GLS -- L4 - 2.3L vin X 140ci - TBI GAS OHV
LX -- L4 - 2.3L vin S 140ci - TBI GAS OHV
LX -- L4 - 2.3L vin X 140ci - TBI GAS OHV
I would really appreciate any and all the information you can possibly give me about my car. I included pics to help. Thank you.

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HOMER1967

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The insurance company and the auto parts store should be able to determine what the vehicle is by the vin number. Which is a 16 digit number consisting of both numbers and letters and is located on the dash down by the windshield on the drivers side on a little metal plate, and also should be on the drivers door or door jam. Just give them that number and that will supply them with all the info they need.

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Saturday, March 22nd, 2014 AT 7:39 PM

CAROLYNJONES2011

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I already tried that. My auto parts store doesn't have the ability to do that, and the insurance company didn't know either. I would really like to know. Apparently there are many different engines used in Ford Tempos, depending on it's model. I do know for a fact that the year mine was made (1987) was the only year they made an AWD model, but that's all I know. At the present moment I am leaning toward it being a Ford Tempo Sedan with a 1.4L 4 cylinder engine. I would like to know if I am right.

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Saturday, March 22nd, 2014 AT 7:54 PM

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