Vintage Thunderbird Club International

Hello folks, I'm getting a disturbing clunking noise involving the steering on my '61 convertible. The alignment seems correct, and the steering seems tight. Also, when the car is stationary and I go "lock-to-lock", I just get the typical noise from the power steering pump at the travel st...

Thanks, Alan.
It's regrettable that this info is so difficult to gather, especially given that the Fords of just a few years later are so readily available. Please let us know if you republish your earlier color surveys...

Thanks for the video link...fascinating! Amazing (and a bit frightening) that they would throw around those heavy components during assembly with such speed. Highly trained (and fearless) guys, I guess... I already knew about the the Thunderbird/Lincoln assembly line relationship. Their design relat...

Currently restoring my Father's 1961 convertible. Going well so far, considering the car had been in storage since the mid-60s (low miles!). Runs and drives great now, and top working well after replacing several parts. My question concerns the color. It's listed as Nautilus Grey, which I understand...

I also recently found the ROT sheet for my '61 convertible...perfect condition! Curiously, there was not one, but two of them, attached by a perforation (they were intended to be separated). The first one is for my car. The second one is for the next car on the line, which appears to be a '61 Lincol...