Vintage Thunderbird Club International

I just looked at my 56 and the point of the marker is pretty close to the edge of the pulley not quit as long as yours.

I believe that is a solid casting to transfer heat it doesn't actually go into the exhaust port.

I sold my old AC pump to casco for $75, you could probably buy a rebuilt one from them.

Going through some stuff and found this old newspaper add that I saved from the Sunday Oregonian January 1980 ( Portland) Joe Fisher Ford was a pretty big Ford dealer at the time along with Marv Tonkin Ford. I wonder if any of the 55 Birds are still out there somewhere..

If you google that part # there is a quit a few n.o.s ones on eBay or Dennis Carpenter has them.

concours parts catalog

Hers one at a local car show this summer.

Whatever they were for in the past they don't belong there, every picture you google there is nothing there but the bolt that holds the bracket to the frame, maybe somebody had the exhaust routed through there at one time ?

These baby birds aren't bringing much money lately, there's a 57 that came on with a lot of maintenance records with a no reserve should be interesting.

Another really nice 55 just sold for 24k on bring a trailer, snowshoe white, red and white interior. PS-power seat- PW-AC front disc brakes- wire wheels. There's also a beautiful gray 57 and turquoise 55 on right now.

Well, the yellow 55 Bird on bring a trailer only reached $13,750 and didn't sell, could be that there was no interaction with the seller when questions were asked, there's another nice red 55 on there with a no reserve, it's up to $15,555 with 3 days left and a black 56 no reserve currently at $7,20...

I have a 56 with a 3spd o.d,so I looked at mine if it's the same the only way I could see it being lower on the engine side is if the steady rest mount on the driver's side is missing the rubber donuts or there severely squished, the steady mount rod is threaded so there is a little adjustment. Mine...

I've said this before, Bring A Trailer is a good place to look at to see what certain cars are going for, there are quite a few T-Birds that come on and usually sell from the mid twenty's to low thirty's. You'll find Minter quality restored to daily drivers, lots of detailed pictures you can also go...

So, after reading all the comments I'd say the solution is don't drive it in the rain.

Unless it's a daily driver why would you need to or want to drive it in the rain, I know everybody says you gotta drive um but I will wait for a sunny day.