Administrators Clunkmeister Posted October 9, 2018 Administrators Posted October 9, 2018 The old girl followed me home. 10
BlrwestSiR Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 That'll rub out. Any other pics to satisfy my curiosity? Carl 3
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted October 9, 2018 Author Administrators Posted October 9, 2018 She’s not much to look at, but she’s a genuine 59 T-Bird droptop with a 352 and Cruiseomatic trans. Full load with factory air as well. She’ll be some work, but nothing I haven’t done a few times before. All the chrome needs redoing, the stainless needs polishing, the top has a hole in the canvas, and she needs a full interior. Come to think of it, she needs a full rebuild, although the body is virgin and rust free, and the powertrain is decent. Most folks like the 55-57 baby birds, but I like the classic 50’s cruiser look of the 58-60 birds. Cars way, way ahead of their time. This one rides and drives as new. She’s just old and needs complete cosmetics from sitting open in the Texas sun for 40 years.. 4
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted October 9, 2018 Author Administrators Posted October 9, 2018 Picture from an original sales brochure. 5
BlrwestSiR Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 Nice! So that's the Thelma and Louise T-bird? Carl 2
Martinnfb Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 biggest squirrel that I have ever seen, thats for sure Louise had 1965/66 , more squared....wait, how do I know that ?! 1
aderowlands Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 I would love to see you try fit that in an average sized British car park space. 4
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted October 9, 2018 Author Administrators Posted October 9, 2018 So, how do you know that? Hmmmmmm? 3
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted October 9, 2018 Author Administrators Posted October 9, 2018 2 hours ago, aderowlands said: I would love to see you try fit that in an average sized British car park space. This was considered a “compact” car here in 1959. As far as American 1950s cars go, this is pretty small. The Rambler and Corvette ware smaller though. 3
aderowlands Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 59 minutes ago, Clunkmeister said: This was considered a “compact” car here in 1959. As far as American 1950s cars go, this is pretty small. The Rambler and Corvette ware smaller though. Oh I’ve seen some of those 50’s cars in person. Turning circle of an oil tanker. 2
Bill_S Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 Land yachts... those were the days. A sweet ride, Ernie! 3
Bomber_County Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 Ernie, that is one massive squirrel, where does that come in project finishing schedule........ 4
Martinnfb Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 4 hours ago, Clunkmeister said: So, how do you know that? Hmmmmmm? Because it is my ex-s favourite flick and she forced me to watch it to the end. Anyway, are you going to cliff it? LOL Nice ride my friend ! 2
HubertB Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 4 hours ago, aderowlands said: Oh I’ve seen some of those 50’s cars in person. Turning circle of an oil tanker. And the same oil consumption as well ... Hubert 5
Jeff Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 Ernie................ is she ' numbers matching'??? If so, you got a gem there buddy, ................ well even if it isn't you still have a gem........ are you going to show her, when done? I also think you need to start a WIP thread here for that one.............................. and when she is done and shining like a new diamond, you need to get a big white hat get all dressed up in your Sunday best and go for a ride, you would look like a Chicago Pimp at a Hollywood convention................ VERY cool my friend !! I'm envious..... 6
1to1scale Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 Now that's a car! Hope you don't have any problems with the top mechanism. If you do, it might just be cheaper to set the car on fire. 5
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted October 9, 2018 Author Administrators Posted October 9, 2018 4 hours ago, 1to1scale said: Now that's a car! Hope you don't have any problems with the top mechanism. If you do, it might just be cheaper to set the car on fire. The good news is that in 58-59 Tbird doesn't use the same top mechanism as the retractable hardtops and the 60-66 Tbirds. On these years, you open the deck and extend the flapper manually, then you operate the top as per any other convertible. It's all nicely counterbalanced so it works beautifully. 3
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted October 9, 2018 Author Administrators Posted October 9, 2018 Jeff in 59 they didn't stamp the vin on the engine block, so it's just "date matching". So as long as the engine is built earlier than the car, it's all good. 4
BlrwestSiR Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 Cool, so much information and details I'm learning about these cars. Carl 3
Wumm Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 46 minutes ago, Clunkmeister said: ...you open the deck and extend the flapper manually... That's what she said! Niiiiice score Ernie. You could fit a body in that trunk. S 2
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