Check this out. What a sad loss but the seller seems unaffected by the condition. I doubt if anything on this car is usable. It got extremely hot to warp those panels like that. Chuck

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-Thunderbird-N-A-1956-ford-t-bird-thunderbird-/300981720202?forcerrptr=true&hash=item4613e8948a&item=300981720202&pt=US_Cars_Trucks

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

SHame.. Damn shame..



"Came too close to dying to stop living now!"

Chuck, since you were perusing e-bay did you happen to come across this Jewel... I about puked when I saw it last night. I can't stand those giant wheels, bad enough on a newer car, but a '55 Then I had to go and read the ad. SBC powered...






Nice paint tho. Starting Bid... $45,000

"The Master Cylinder"

Enjoying life at the beach in SOCAL

The paint is fabulous. I hate the wheels but its all the rage today. I suppose we should be glad the younger set is still digging tri five FORDS! I have spare wheels and a spare driveline maybe he would take $3000 and keep the drive line. Chuck

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

No and NO !



"Came too close to dying to stop living now!"

Maybe you could buy this one also and use them as planters in your yard. Talk about rust!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-Thunderbird-1957-ford-thunderbird-base-4-8-l-/251350790746?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item3a85acb25a&vxp=mtr

Gary Ryan San Antonio.TX.

That's called "Patina" these days...

"The Master Cylinder"

Enjoying life at the beach in SOCAL

The seller's label of, 'rough, but restore-able' is a bit... optimistic... if not misleading.

While 'anything' can be brought back, it is possible to spend more time AND money on something than anyone would ever imagine, AND to realize afterwards that buying a more expensive 'core' to start with was really the more practical and economical way to get where you'd like to be in the end.

Looks like a parts car to me... or the skeketon for a serious drag car!

NoShortcuts
a.k.a. Charlie Brown
near Syracuse, New York

I think they could be buffed out!

Comes under the category of abuse and neglect.



Back to chucks original post:

An old acquaintance of mine recently decided to replace the holley on the 57 bird he has owned since the early 70's with an Edelbrock. He used a a flex fuel line. Out in the country on a cruise the car caught fire. He had to bail out. This story could be much longer with the gory details he witnessed, but the bottom line is the car burned to the ground. Nothing left of any use. Horrible thing to happen, but stuff like this DOES happen. We all have to be careful and not assume to much when driving these old cars. It's easy to say-where was your fire extinguisher?

       A  L  A  N   F  R  A  K  E  S   ~  Tulsa, OK    

The Towering Inferno strikes again...?