Vintage Thunderbird Club International

Hope to find them within driving distance of NJ

I've read the distributors are unique for each year. I don't know much about the history of my car but I've found and corrected a few things that were not done properly. I've only been able to drive the car about ten times since I bought it in November. It was running erratically and I had to rebuil...

Buy all the documentation you can find including the restoration manual. It's not inexpensive but minor in the scope of work you are undertaking. It is the 'bible' for authenticity. Then the shop manual and at different points you may want the electrical and trim & sealer manuals. Would you hap...

As for a primer sealer, I would only use the same brand of products from start to finish. So, work it backwards. Go to your automotive paint supplier and ask what primer sealer you need for the brand of 2-part paint and clear you intend to use. Sometimes mixing brands works, sometimes it doesn't. S...

I will try painting mine. If it doesn’t hold up I will get it recast

Is there a good primer sealer that I should try?

I think there are too many small cracks (close together) to cut into them and fill them. The 55 wheel has notches on the bottom half that might be difficult to fill around. Has anyone done this to a wheel that looks like mine?


Wouldn't the color match the exterior of the car (Thunderbird blue)?

My TBird blue wheel has spider cracks everywhere. I've been getting quotes form $800/900 to "repair" and refinish to $2,100 to recast the wheel with new material.

Has anyone had their wheel restored? Which method and how long has it held up?

I paid $665 to get the original 1955 re-cored. The shop that did the work told me the original will outperform the aluminum replacements.

Rusty57 wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 1:01 am Consider the MxaJax 2 post.

Not enough ceiling height or floor space for a post type

I am considering getting a lift for my garage. I have low ceiling and cannot fit a lift with posts. Is anyone using one of those scissor type lifts?

I would like to find something I can leave in place and drive over it when not is use.

Best time to call AG is early in the morning before they get busy

When I replaced all of my hoses I used new brass washers. I cut the old ones in half and the rear hose in the center was so swollen the opening looked like a pin hole

Be prepared for a wide range of answers. I expect you will get answers that range from 12 mpg all the way up to 25 mpg (which I consider unbelievable). A big factor is how you drive the car. Over the 2200 miles that we have driven our '57 (312 automatic) we get between 12 and 14. Most of our drivin...

How many miles per gallon do these cars get (stock 1955 292 automatic)? I haven't driven this car much and I was just wondering what to expect

I got sick and tired from the lousy ignition parts and went to electronic. Pertronix. So far so good. Had the car out today and it ran great. Pertronix scares me. I've had a module and coil fail, two different cars (One I converted back to points it ran just as well, the other didn't have provision...