Major Lee Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 Seen today, in Fremont, Michigan, at the Gerber Baby Food Festival and street carnival. On parade, a 1962 Ford Thunderbird, 62 years young. Awesome looking ride! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelsup_cavu Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Cool ride! Wheels 2 Quote Download Missions, Skins, & Essential files for IL-2 1946 and several other game series from Mission4Today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlitzPig_EL Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 One of my customers has one that I tend to. The "Bullet Bird" as they are now know by because of their shape, while stylish for the day, are a typical American overweight, over engined, under sprung, under damped, and under braked ride. In short, it drives like a drunken elephant. A stylish elephant though. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Fett Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 2 hours ago, BlitzPig_EL said: One of my customers has one that I tend to. The "Bullet Bird" as they are now know by because of their shape, while stylish for the day, are a typical American overweight, over engined, under sprung, under damped, and under braked ride. In short, it drives like a drunken elephant. A stylish elephant though. While reading this quote in the "Unread Content" feed, without any context, I naturally assumed you were talking about a USAF Thunderbird F4 Phantom. 6 Quote Fett “I’d say we’re offering a fair deal under the circumstances.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 4 hours ago, BlitzPig_EL said: typical American overweight, over engined, under sprung, under damped, and under braked ride. In short, it drives like a drunken elephant. A stylish elephant though. Surely the point isnt to drive it but rather to be seen driving it? 🙂 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlitzPig_EL Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Exactly Boo. My strong reaction to cars like that is a product of me being a sports car owner since 1971. I just can't abide land yachts. 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper117 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Naturally I thought this... 1 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief_Mouser Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 1 hour ago, Trooper117 said: Naturally I thought this... I'm with you. A few years too early though. Always wanted a plastic kit model of Thunderbird 2. Think I may have had a T1 once. Found a DIY print-your-own Fireball XL5 a few weeks back so maybe it's time to start looking. 🍻 6 Quote The Bell Inn, Bath. Live music venue and real ale pub (thebellinnbath.co.uk) I am in the homepage picture... or I would be if they hadn't cropped off the bottom part of it. 🍻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Lee Posted July 26 Author Share Posted July 26 Wow, all this over four sentences and a picture of an old car! 😎 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 The T-bird has never really drawn me in. Ive always thought it a little "meh". Regardless of handing (or lack of in cars from the era) Ive think that there are prettier or more outrageously glorious cars of the time. Not that I have any solid ground to stand on, given the mainsteam offierings of the British car industry at the time, to crtique anything However, I have found something good to say about the '62...... .....It not a Series 10. A car that I will never be able to unsee. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlitzPig_EL Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 Series 10 of what? A Standard 10? Remember I do live on the other side of the pond from you and don't know every British car, even though I've owned many over my time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Lee Posted July 27 Author Share Posted July 27 Series 10? Cadillac?? https://metrommp.com/Classic-Car-Guides-Ratings-Features/Cadillac/1934-Cadillac-Series-10-Catalog/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Fett Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Pretty sure he is refering to the Ford Thunderbird series 10 2 1 Quote Fett “I’d say we’re offering a fair deal under the circumstances.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Lee Posted July 29 Author Share Posted July 29 Yeah, that wasn't one of Ford's "better ideas"... I'm not even a Ford guy, but that old T-Bird caught my eye, I guess the leading edge of the hood looks unique to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachariasX Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 I just love those cars that inherited their looks solely from design ideas and visions of their makers, rather than from a (more or less wrinkly) shroud over the absolute minimum cost design to incorporate mandatory safety and emission standards. Cars are built today such that they will never become oldtimers. By now, we can build cars that basically only last their (mandatory!) warranty period and then they intentionally fail gradually. Underdimensioned timing belts, plastic drives in water pumps, everything that saves a penny here and there in a 50k to 100k $ product. I am sure desingers must get depressive building all that crap against better knowledge, just because at least for now it seems the better business. And yes, most of those old rides are generally awful to drive compared to todays standards. But if all you are allowed to do most of the tome is going 20 mph, trust me it feels so much nicer behind a nice V8 than on an electric scooter. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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