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TODAY ON ROADST3R - Car STORIES (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
The first production Ford Thunderbird is to be sold at no reserve during the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event in Scottsdale, Ariz., Jan. 11-18, 2009. Barrett-Jackson refers to it as a "sports car." I'm an admirer of those early 'Birds but I beg to differ with that description. The Thunderbird was...
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Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
Welcome to Down On The Street , where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. One car that's been pretty scarce in this series (given the numbers that were manufactured) is the pre-Fox Body Ford Thunderbird. We've seen a seriously mean-looking '61 and a very nice daily-driver '65 , but that's been it. I haven't been able to find a great...
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The Corner (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
What is it about that first car? We never forget her. Er, I mean it. I'm getting a raft of emails like this one: John -- My first car was a 1977 Ford Thunderbird that had been sitting in a field for about 7 years. I bought it for $300 in 1992 and sold it for $350 in 1997. I ran the odometer from 150,000 miles to over 300,000 miles. I didn't put a dime into it except some elbow grease and parts scavanged...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--One of the most significant American sports cars ever built, the first production Ford Thunderbird, will be sold at No Reserve during the 38th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car
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The Business First of Buffalo (Free subscription) | 11/03/2008
Hundreds of Ford Thunderbird enthusiasts will be converging on Lockport next summer as the Niagara Tourism & Convention Corp. has landed the annual gathering of fans of the fabled automobile.
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Articles Database (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
Is it the car that makes one famous? Or is it the driver who make the car famous? Or is it both? The Ford Thunderbird is an American car icon that has been manufactured in the United States from 1955 to 2005. It was Ford’s response to Chevrolet’s Corvette, but it was not sold as a [...]
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Driive (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
ASK THE AUTO DOCTOR: Salvage yard is good resource for old parts ... Newsday, NY - 2 hours ago I woould also recommend you check with the local auto body shop for thier suggestions. Dear Doctor: I own a 1990 supercharged Ford Thunderbird with about ...
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Metroblogging Los Angeles (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
This well used example was spotted on Cotter Avenue in Duarte, just off old Route 66. The 1958 T-bird when introduced was considered pure heresy. It was was called the “square bird” as the enlarged passenger cabin now held 4 passengers. Though no longer competition to Chevy’s Corvette it launched an entirely new category of [...]
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Jezebel (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
Got $35,000? You could own the convertible blue Ford Thunderbird from Thelma & Louise. It's up for auction next month in Italy… No word on whether it comes with a young, chiseled Brad Pitt. (Probably... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Boxwish (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
When you’re on the run from the police, it’s always nice to do so in style (obviously we’re not talking from experience here – we’re just taking our cue from the movies). Just look at Thelma and Louise in the feminist road movie of the same name. As their planned fishing trip sharply deteriorates into murder, crime and a huge man-hunt for them, the pair isn’t crammed into some ugly tin-can of a car....
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The PopCrunch Show (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
The convertible Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis used to go flying off a cliff in the 1991 film Thelma & Louise is on the auction block. The blue 1964 Thunderbird will go up for sale, along with 80 other cars of historic interest, at the Auto Moto d’Epoca auctions in Italy on October 25. “This 1964 Thunderbird [...]
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Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
One of Hollywood's most famous cars, Thelma & Louise's blue Ford Thunderbird is up for sale.
