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1955 Ford Thunderbird minus top - red - fvr
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1955 Ford Thunderbird minus top - red - fvr
"Padraig" > wrote in message
... Mighty sweet car. -- Paddy's Pig |
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1955 Ford Thunderbird minus top - red - fvr
Anyone know if this is an original or a plastic T-bird. Either way it's a
fine looking retrorod as well as the little T roadster behind it. Keith -- ><>No Jesus, No Peace: Know Jesus, Know Peace<>< "Padraig" > wrote in message ... > > > |
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1955 Ford Thunderbird minus top - red - fvr
"Keith Porter" > wrote in message
news:45hDi.126544$rX4.83557@pd7urf2no... > Anyone know if this is an original or a plastic T-bird. Either way it's a > fine looking retrorod as well as the little T roadster behind it. Keith It was real. Some might be offended that it was no longer original but I liked the substitution of the 427 for the old 312 cu in. -- Paddy's Pig |
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1955 Ford Thunderbird minus top - red - fvr
I'll admit, as a previous Baby Bird collector, to being somewhat offended by
modified early Birds (a totally inconsistent attitude in view of my current street rod!), but here are 4 pics of a '57 that I really liked at the 2006 Canats.... mild body mods, great engine update, and a super-nice interior. Even my wife, who usually is enraged by customized 'Birds, liked it. "Padraig" > wrote in message ... > "Keith Porter" > wrote in message > news:45hDi.126544$rX4.83557@pd7urf2no... >> Anyone know if this is an original or a plastic T-bird. Either way it's a >> fine looking retrorod as well as the little T roadster behind it. Keith > > > It was real. Some might be offended that it was no longer original but I > liked the substitution of the 427 for the old 312 cu in. > -- > Paddy's Pig > > |
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1955 Ford Thunderbird minus top - red - fvr
"Padraig" > wrote in message ... > "Keith Porter" > wrote in message > news:45hDi.126544$rX4.83557@pd7urf2no... > > Anyone know if this is an original or a plastic T-bird. Either way it's a > > fine looking retrorod as well as the little T roadster behind it. Keith > > > It was real. Some might be offended that it was no longer original but I > liked the substitution of the 427 for the old 312 cu in. > -- > Paddy's Pig > > They may even be nearly the same weight. Some of those old engines were massive! Peter |
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1955 Ford Thunderbird minus top - red - fvr
"Duncan Craig" > wrote in message
... > I'll admit, as a previous Baby Bird collector, to being somewhat offended > by > modified early Birds (a totally inconsistent attitude in view of my > current > street rod!), but here are 4 pics of a '57 that I really liked at the 2006 > Canats.... mild body mods, great engine update, and a super-nice interior. > Even my wife, who usually is enraged by customized 'Birds, liked it. I'll be honest - I didn't talk to the guy and didn't hear with my own ears that it is (allegedly) a real '55. Instead, I examined the other shots I made of the car that day - and here's one of them - to see if there was anything that would make me suspect it might not be the real thing. The strongest evidence I found that argues against being a kit car is the dash, visible in this photo. I'm sorry I didn't make a better interior shot. The silver '57 on the other hand has a dash that makes me strongly suspect a forgery. I only know of one builder making a '55 T-Bird kit: Regal Roadsters, Ltd. Their dash looks similar to this silver one. -- Paddy's Pig |
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1955 Ford Thunderbird minus top - red - fvr
"Padraig" > wrote in message
... > The silver '57 on the other hand has a dash that makes me strongly suspect > a > forgery. > > I only know of one builder making a '55 T-Bird kit: Regal Roadsters, Ltd. > Their dash looks similar to this silver one. No it doesn't. I just visited their website & I shoulda done that before writing the above. http://www.kitcarmag.com/featuredveh..._bird_replica/ What I found was an obvious phony on their '55 kit, but I know the '57 had a sort of cove design with a big eyelid over it to cut sun glare. The speedo on the silver car is obviously non-standard but it may be possible that the builder re-did the original dash. The cove looks like it may be original...reupholstered of course. -- Paddy's Pig |
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1955 Ford Thunderbird minus top - red - fvr
Yup, could be a stock dash redone.....
And.....on the rear shot of the car you can see welds at the lower corners of the trunk opening. I don't think a kit would have those........ Mike -- 4 Out Of 3 People Have Trouble With Fractions "Padraig" > wrote in message ... > "Padraig" > wrote in message > ... > > > The silver '57 on the other hand has a dash that makes me strongly suspect > > a > > forgery. > > > > I only know of one builder making a '55 T-Bird kit: Regal Roadsters, Ltd. > > Their dash looks similar to this silver one. > > > No it doesn't. I just visited their website & I shoulda done that before > writing the above. > http://www.kitcarmag.com/featuredveh..._bird_replica/ > > What I found was an obvious phony on their '55 kit, but I know the '57 had a > sort of cove design with a big eyelid over it to cut sun glare. The speedo > on the silver car is obviously non-standard but it may be possible that the > builder re-did the original dash. The cove looks like it may be > original...reupholstered of course. > -- > Paddy's Pig > > > > |
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