Vintage Thunderbird Club International

I have a 1956 Thunderbird with manual 3 speed OD transmission. Does anyone know the color of the bell housing and transmission body color? I can not seem to find the answer. Thanks, mike

Hi, its mmbuffny. I was doing some research and the part that matches almost perfectly to the stock tach is part number ATM 3788 avail from Summit racing for 159.00 /free shipping. From my research, you can reuse your stock tach black background and use that in place of the aftermarket tach backgrou...

I am in the process of restoring my 1956 Thunderbird and have started with the frame. After the rear differential was removed, I removed the spring shackles and though I was cruising until I tried to remove the forward leaf spring bolts.. These things were frozen in place and would not budge. To sta...

Does anyone know if the 1956 Ford Thunderbird had 4 or 5 leaf springs? I ordered a pair from NPD and they sent me 4 leafs. The ones I pulled off my car had 5 leafs. When I checked the catalog, they said that the 4 leaf were correct forr 56 and the 5 leaf were correct for 1957.

Where is the "how to" section of this forum. I was looking around for it and could not find it.

Forgot to mention this is for a 3 speed manual transmission.

I have a 3 speed shifter that will work with 1955 to 1957 baby birds. This is an original factory shifter. I media blasted the body and inner workings of the shifter. I just ordered the new rubber boot that came with the shifter when new. The chrome piece on top does have a small crack but it is hid...

If interested once I get mine back, I can post where and how much it cost me.

I just sand blasted mine and sent it to the metal plater. I think i might just have mine zinc coated.

I was wondering if anyone is using an electronic tach>
I am using a rebuilt distributor from Casco that doesnt have a mech tach drive and need to fit an electric one for my 1956. Any ideas?

Where did you get the kevlar engine sling?

What is the best way to remove an engine from a 1956 Thunderbird? The manual mentions some odd engine strap that I have never seen before. Where would be the ideal place to lift the engine from? Mike

I know this post is from February but I think I would have kept the engine and tranny if they were original to the car.

I should have said Casco sells an adapter plate for 1956 to later carb set ups.

Just found out that Casco sells one for 80.00.