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If you can zoom in on the script on the door I'd wager it says "Victoria." The 55 Ford Victoria promo appears to have a B-pillar but it actually...
Damn spell check on phone...cat...car...wth?
Had same thing happen some idiot left pink paper flyer on my white seat, brief shower and seat stained. Magic Eraser finally got it out. I don't...
Another '52-'59 Ford Social Groupie chiming in here so save the '52-'59 Ford Social Group. The HAMB and the '52-'59 Ford Social Group are both on...
BA = Engineering prefix for full-size Ford car 1952-1954 72 = Body Style 667000 = basic part number for the seat cushion assembly - need to look...
Great, just f**king great - hood noses, wiper towers...how in the hell am I supposed to put together a basket case '40 I've had for 42+ years (and...
Need to check, but believe they are oil-filled. Funny thing is the first coil was used for 2 years before failing, the second for 5 years before...
My experience with Pertronix 1 and flamethrower coils are chronicled on Vintage Thunderbird Club International's VTCI Forum going back to 2007...
Good to know on intake engineering/casting numbers - need to double check my engine part ID spreadsheet now.
There's a museum in Santa Rosa NM? All I ever get to see there is a motel room on the east end off I40 and drive down 66 at night to Joseph's for...
It should be going to the ignition coil - it's purpose it to heat up and reduce the amount of voltage going to the coil to prevent it from...
It's only 1 of 455 with the standard 4-barrel, and I can live with that.[ATTACH] If it would have had the factory tripower it would be 1 of 37 or...
[ATTACH] YOM on my '55 Vicky - have no desire for a '49, though. Owned this car since Labor Day 1981 - coming up on my 40th anniversary with it in...
I'm surprised nobody mentioned "My Mother the Car" with Jerry VanDyke. Short run, but as a 5-6 year old in 1966-67 I watched the show. I remember...
Uh, Nickwho, stupid question: WHAT MODEL YEAR IS IT???? (Yes, I'm shouting!)
P is for Twin Cities/St. Paul MN Assembly Plant.
"There seems to be a severe lack of information regarding these old Thunderbirds..." You're not looking in the right place......
Can't argue '40 to '41 Ford - at least '41 to '42 was an improvement; '40 to '41 Chevy I'd say was the opposite effect, with the '40 being...
^^^Strangely enough, I think that bathtub Nash grille and the front fender/headlight mods kinda work when compared against fat-fendered post-war...
I'm curious if the carb base for the '61 375hp engine is tilted or level. I "think" I have a '60 352 HiPo intake with level mounting base - worked...
Can you clarify - or be more specific - as to what kind of tile you're looking for? Tiles held in place with mastic/mortar with grouted joints,...
54 speedo unique to 54. 55 speedo head & AstraDome is same Bird and full size but scale is different between them 120 mph for full size and 150...
You do realize '63 Galaxies rank up there with '40 Fords as two cars that were virtually 'perfect' right out of the box, right? And yes I'm biased.
Thanks for reminding me I have got to get my "man cave" organized, dammit.
I think they're fixable, too, as I'd hate to write them off or relegate them to the parts box. Breaking up the refinished carbs to trade bases for...
I need a pickup/utility vehicle, but given I've got 2 '63 Birds and plenty of parts for a few more, that one's too much of a project for me. Heck,...
I have been piecing together a 390 T-bird tripower setup since 1983 for my '63 T-bird, which I got a few years earlier. It started with finding...
I have a 30x50x12'-high pole barn plus a 2-car garage at the house for the daily drivers. The barn (no concrete floor yet, and still...
Rotted out front crossmember. When it turns to mush the fronts of lower A-arms have nothing to hold them in place.
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