Vintage Thunderbird Club International

andy2175m4 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 16, 2021 10:58 am I have one piece: a drivers side front fender top trim. used but mint cond. I am in LA.

thanks Andy, good to know. i'm just turning back to this project now.
i'll give a holler if i get stuck, if you still have it!

cheers.

will need some trim, too. restoring a left/driver side front collision.

i'm in Calif.

cheers.

... I think the issue you may run across is getting a shop That wants to work on it because of time and part issues. But there are shop that will. Cliff thanks guys, yes indeed Cliff, my usual body guy doesn't want to do it! when i first met him he was doing some classics or maybe they were just ol...

we need to have someone successfully pull and square the front body, and straighten one of the front rails (where the bumper brackets attach) and aprons on a bullet bird that suffered a front corner collision. the '62 manual says that the procedures are not much different than body-on-frame techniqu...

thanks, guys. nice photo, Chris - your interior is looking sharp! you're right - they look a lot different in your car than they do in the sample photo. i was gonna make the hour drive to Larry's to have a look, now i feel like i don't have to, thanks! although i'm always open to a reason to get out...

Alan, do you recall which supplier you got your Turquoise mats from?
i'm revisiting this, and am seeing conflicting images over a few of the oft-used Bird supplier sites.

cheers,
eric

Question, if your in California, what does some of them Old car yards say like Desert classics ? I purchased A rear bumper from one of these Guys not too long ago. that's a good question, Cliff. i haven't sought out a classic yard yet, as i have always had good luck finding old wheels from craigsli...

thanks, fellers. i'm in Los Angeles, so the pickins are generally good. finding the 62mm (2-7/16") opening is tricky so far though. i can't even find a 62mm spec for any of the commercially available hub spacers. i found sources for the wheel covers and white walls, but a proper set of steelies...

thanks Alan, that makes sense. i’m wondering how common these ‘63 wheels are, then. did they continue to be used in other subsequent Fords once the Tbird went to 15”? is there a generic term for these wheels? i was hoping to find a used set locally over craigslist or ebay, but i don’t really see suc...

Say, Cliff - just to clarify -

on the Hankooks,
did you go with 215/75R14 again?
and skirt clearance is good?

i'm looking for an affordable stock looking set up for some possible movie work.
then will most often go back to my vintage mags.

cheers!
eric

i'm looking to go back to a stock wheel to accommodate an original look for a film shoot. i found some '63 covers with spinners that should look great. but i need some stock wheels. locally i see a set of four from a 1960 Squarebird listed for sale. his ad states: 14"x6", 5x4.5" bolt ...

it's possible they may have downsized the wheel/tire because of the overall weight gain from the baby birds. a smaller wheel/tire is quicker off the line, and is more fuel efficient in local driving (though a bigger tire can give better long-distance highway gas mileage). the early Corvettes had 15&...

plenty of old Fords found here, including a sweet original '62 Bird (after 6 minutes into the video):

https://youtu.be/0Jpk3myiouI

it's part of a fun series where this nice guy Tom cruises the US for uncovered stashes of classic cars.

amazing project! good luck with the re-skin!

Hi Ian - thanks for responding! perhaps i should have posted in the Wanted section. but i was also just curious about the general availability of such things.

thank goodness for you guys and your parts stashes!

i’ll shoot you a message about the red lens.
cheerio!