The old one ('57?) was in much better shape than the "retro" one (c. 2000).
Vehicle Sighting - a pair of T-Birds
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The old one ('57?) was in much better shape than the "retro" one (c. 2000).
Hmmm....which one do I want?
The 57 has more class
The newer one was basically junk. Many issues..
The newer one is more likely to start every morning.
The 57 is also easier to get parts for.
A boomer and an offspring of the gen X T-Bird. Maybe a classic and a classic fail.
Missing one essential element;
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Missing one essential element;
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The old one is worth more tho .
The newer one was a a bunch if " off the shelf" parts from other Ford models and it showed.
Y-blocks forever!
I'd heard the new one had an exotic and rather fragile OHC engine.
I'm surprised how much better the '57 looks. With that start you would think the 2000 Ford designers could have does better job. Some of us might have bought the 2000 if they had. I owned 2 cars built in 2000 and neither one was a Thunderbird.
Agreed! I was appalled at the time at what the T-Bird had become.
^^That's the LTD based T-Bird. An automotive insult, plain and simple.
Seriously, that ad represents what the auto companies thought of you.
A brown one appeared in my neighbor's drive and 3 days later, it was a mirror.
Quart cans of Eastwood paint remover and plain work striped that car.
I walked around it and no "lead filler" or any other joint treatment was apparent.
It had the look of a 'perfect mirror car'.
Seriously, that ad represents what the auto companies thought of you.
A brown one appeared in my neighbor's drive and 3 days later, it was a mirror.
Quart cans of Eastwood paint remover and plain work striped that car.
I walked around it and no "lead filler" or any other joint treatment was apparent.
It had the look of a 'perfect mirror car'.
A Thunderbird was the car that injured me the worst. I got roped into replacing the starter in the late 80's Fox platform T-Bird belonging to my roommate's girlfriend. As I was unbolting the starter, it slipped out of my hands and dropped right on my face. Ouch!
They were based on the Lincoln LS platform which used the Jaguar S-Type platform. They used the 3.9L Jaguar AJ V8 which is a decent engine, but had lots of issues. They are now to the point that a bunch of the engine parts are obsolete from Ford
