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General => Lounge => Topic started by: DVP on October 29, 2009, 05:54:38 PM

Title: To each his own...
Post by: DVP on October 29, 2009, 05:54:38 PM
1955 Ford Thunderbird Restomod with Supercharged V6

Yeah I thought SC swap! Got all excited since I love the early 'Birds and then I saw this...

http://stlouis.craigslist.org/ctd/1443164259.html

I mean its your car do what you want, just odd...
Title: To each his own...
Post by: 50tbrd88 on October 29, 2009, 05:56:26 PM
Hey its his car he can do what he wants but man, that does seem like kind of a waste.  I never was a big fan of the early birds though...
Title: To each his own...
Post by: 88turbo on October 29, 2009, 06:41:58 PM
this post makes me sick... :(
Title: To each his own...
Post by: vinnietbird on October 29, 2009, 06:43:58 PM
Um.......No.
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Post by: thunderjet302 on October 29, 2009, 06:50:36 PM
Why FWD?
Title: To each his own...
Post by: Ductape91 on October 29, 2009, 08:29:54 PM
a GM FWDmobile? :toilet:
you could buy a 99 buick and uglify it yourself for a tenth of what hes asking.
actually, for what hes asking you could get a REAL made by the actual ford motor company 1955 thunderbird.
Title: To each his own...
Post by: 1Bad88tbird on October 29, 2009, 10:42:44 PM
It may have been a nice ride had they used T-Bird SC parts instead. That way it would at least still be all Ford.
Title: To each his own...
Post by: 88turbo on October 29, 2009, 11:36:29 PM
what a shame....  1 baby bird wasted :(
Title: To each his own...
Post by: Beau on October 30, 2009, 02:24:37 AM
Sums up nicely and succinctly in one word:

shiznit.

I'm pretty open about cars...but that = fail.

To each his own, it's the ultimate sacrilege to put a GM engine, and a V6 at that into the 1st Gen Tbird. Fwd? What in f*ck's name... :mad:
Title: To each his own...
Post by: TheEskimo on October 30, 2009, 06:13:27 AM
.....poor little bird
Title: To each his own...
Post by: DVP on October 30, 2009, 06:26:07 AM
Quote from: 1Bad88tbird;296943
It may have been a nice ride had they used T-Bird SC parts instead. That way it would at least still be all Ford.


Quote from: FordTruckFreeek;296956
Sums up nicely and succinctly in one word:

shiznit.

I'm pretty open about cars...but that = fail.

To each his own, it's the ultimate sacrilege to put a GM engine, and a V6 at that into the 1st Gen Tbird. Fwd? What in f*ck's name... :mad:


I love my Fords, but I wouldnt be opposed to an LSx motor in one of them. Say what you want but think about back when our hobby started. Anything swapped, anything went.
Title: To each his own...
Post by: Innes on October 30, 2009, 07:29:00 AM
I like it but I like anything unique but the question is why did he go with the gm motor. He could have went with the SC tbird motor that would have been really cool.
Title: To each his own...
Post by: V8Demon on October 30, 2009, 07:46:01 AM
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This is a 1955 Thunderbird body on a 1999 Buick Park Avenue chasis.

It's more GM than Thunderbird.  That would explain the engine and FWD.....

Take note of the airbag steering wheel.  I'll bet the VIN is for a 1999 Buick.
Title: To each his own...
Post by: 1WLD BRD on October 30, 2009, 08:32:53 AM
Quote from: V8Demon;296976
It's more GM than Thunderbird.  That would explain the engine and FWD.....

Take note of the airbag steering wheel.  I'll bet the VIN is for a 1999 Buick.


Yeah it seems nobody noticed that Paul.  I was just goona say they didnt swap motors, they swapped bodys...  now there is probably a Ford powered 1999 V8 RWD Park AVE someplace.  LOL
Title: To each his own...
Post by: thunderjet302 on October 30, 2009, 10:27:34 AM
Quote from: V8Demon;296976
It's more GM than Thunderbird.  That would explain the engine and FWD.....

Take note of the airbag steering wheel.  I'll bet the VIN is for a 1999 Buick.


Quote from: 1WLD BRD;296981
Yeah it seems nobody noticed that Paul.  I was just goona say they didnt swap motors, they swapped bodys...  now there is probably a Ford powered 1999 V8 RWD Park AVE someplace.  LOL


I noticed :hick: The problem is restored to factory spec 55-57 T-birds bring big $$$. I know a guy with 3: a 55, a 56, and a 57 restored to factory condition. Each of them is worth $60,000+......
Title: To each his own...
Post by: ZondaC12 on October 30, 2009, 11:38:10 AM
Wow. EEEEK. Wouldn't be caught dead driving that.
 
Hopefully the body was a shell and a rotted hulk at that. Probably the case. Then id have no problem with it at all. A very incomplete 55-57 is gonna be a helluva c to make complete.
Title: To each his own...
Post by: CoogarXR on October 30, 2009, 01:00:48 PM
I'd buy it for $3000 or so, just because I like weird custom things like that. While I am not crazy about the GM crossbreeding, It still is a neat idea that was actually completed. I have to give props to ones who actually complete things.

I don't think it's worth the price though, and I don't think he'll ever find a buyer. When you make a car like that, you make it for yourself.
Title: To each his own...
Post by: 86XR7project on October 31, 2009, 02:08:15 AM
Nothing wrong with the L67 but that is wrong...
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