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thunderbird Archive
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The Thunderbird And Mustang Juniors Of 1955-1967 – When Kids Drove In Style
Posted on September 28, 2025 | 17 CommentsGeneralizations are a risky thing, but I feel pretty safe in saying that for those of us whose lives revolve around cars, the love for car-related matters started at an […] -
In Motion Classic: 1963 Ford Thunderbird – Farewell Summer
Posted on September 2, 2025 | 31 Comments(first posted 9/3/2019) Everybody has their favorite time of year. Each season has its own particular set of perks but none of them equal the sheer splendor and […] -
Car Show Classic: 1971 Ford Thunderbird Landau – Diamonds Are Forever
Posted on July 28, 2025 | 19 CommentsThrough natural predilection or mere opportunity (those movie marathons on TBS, perhaps?), I’ve been a fan of the James Bond series of movies (and books) my whole life. The reality, however, […] -
An Orlando Cruise-In: 1960s Econolines, 1980s Toyotas and Much More
Posted on December 13, 2024 | 21 CommentsTwice this year I have visited Orlando with my family. Orlando is a nice place, with both trips being for professional gatherings for them, although Hurricane Milton axed a […] -
Lost & Found: Automotive Treasures Saved From a Nebulous Fate
Posted on December 2, 2024 | 35 CommentsRecently, I accompanied my wife and daughter on a roadtrip that covered nine states. Enjoying the temperate climate well south of the Mason-Dixon Line, I figured a bumper crop of […] -
Automotive History and CC Cinema: The Cars of Buford Pusser and the Movie “Walking Tall”
Posted on October 27, 2024 | 71 Comments(first posted 6/5/2014) Every once in a while events collide with personalities, resulting in a legend. This was certainly the case with Sheriff Buford Pusser of McNairy County, Tennessee. -
CC Road Trip & Car Show Report: A Middle Aged Man & His Elderly Van Cross Paths With Churchill, Grant, and Twain
Posted on May 20, 2024 | 39 CommentsSpring is upon us and summer is knocking on the door. That means warm days, outside activities, and great weather for road trips. For this particular trip, it was a […] -
Curbside Classic: 1975 Ford Thunderbird – Cherries are Available for a Nominal Cost
Posted on May 15, 2024 | 87 Comments(first posted 7/26/2013) There are so many auto myths in the world–the 150 mpg carburetor, self-healing ’69 Dodge Chargers–the list is endless. However, I am proud to say I’ve found […] -
Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford Thunderbird Landau – Am I Mellowing With Age?
Posted on September 13, 2023 | 79 CommentsI like to think that I’m a “live and let live” kind of guy; any malice I feel is not really malice, but short-lived annoyance that is extinguished almost as […] -
Curbside Classic: 1979 Ford Thunderbird – It’s All In The Name
Posted on July 27, 2023 | 36 CommentsThe year was 2011. I was in the thrall of my new avocation, which was that thing called (then, as now) Curbside Classic. It seemed that every day I stopped […] -
Curbside Movie Review: The Junkman
Posted on May 8, 2023 | 67 Comments(first posted 12/19/2012) Once upon a time, a person could watch a movie that contained actual car chases. Yes, there are still car chases in movies, but the computer-generated stunts […] -
Salvage Yard Classics: A Trip To Kansas City
Posted on May 5, 2023 | 36 CommentsWhat’s a guy to do when he has a short but indeterminate amount of time to kill when in Kansas City? Why, you drop off the wife at her destination […] -
Engine History: The Ford 4.6 liter V8
Posted on January 12, 2023 | 213 Comments(first posted 1/11/2013) Events at Ford Motor Company have been silently spelling the end for their bread-and-butter V8 of the last two decades. With the cancellation of the Panther platform […] -
Museum Report: The Celebrity Car Museum in Branson – Covering The Spectrum Of Relevancy
Posted on September 8, 2022 | 86 Comments(first posted 9/8/2016) It takes all sorts for the world to go around and we are all the better for it. Tapping into those various sorts, combined with a good […] -
COAL: 1996 Ford Thunderbird – The Young & The Restless
Posted on July 30, 2022 | 73 CommentsThe hankering had been growing for a while. I knew what I wanted, had test driven two or three examples, and it was just a matter of acting upon it. […]
![The Thunderbird And Mustang Juniors Of 1955-1967 – When Kids Drove In Style Generalizations are a risky thing, but I feel pretty safe in saying that for those of us whose lives revolve around cars, the love for car-related matters started at an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Captura-de-pantaaalla-2025-06-11-01.15.36.png?resize=115%2C115&quality=80&ssl=1)
![In Motion Classic: 1963 Ford Thunderbird – Farewell Summer (first posted 9/3/2019) Everybody has their favorite time of year. Each season has its own particular set of perks but none of them equal the sheer splendor and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_0482.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Classic: 1971 Ford Thunderbird Landau – Diamonds Are Forever Through natural predilection or mere opportunity (those movie marathons on TBS, perhaps?), I’ve been a fan of the James Bond series of movies (and books) my whole life. The reality, however, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PXL_20250615_144047207a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![An Orlando Cruise-In: 1960s Econolines, 1980s Toyotas and Much More Twice this year I have visited Orlando with my family. Orlando is a nice place, with both trips being for professional gatherings for them, although Hurricane Milton axed a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/aa-econ-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Lost & Found: Automotive Treasures Saved From a Nebulous Fate Recently, I accompanied my wife and daughter on a roadtrip that covered nine states. Enjoying the temperate climate well south of the Mason-Dixon Line, I figured a bumper crop of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/south-of-rolla.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![CC Road Trip & Car Show Report: A Middle Aged Man & His Elderly Van Cross Paths With Churchill, Grant, and Twain Spring is upon us and summer is knocking on the door. That means warm days, outside activities, and great weather for road trips. For this particular trip, it was a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_1389.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1975 Ford Thunderbird – Cherries are Available for a Nominal Cost (first posted 7/26/2013) There are so many auto myths in the world–the 150 mpg carburetor, self-healing ’69 Dodge Chargers–the list is endless. However, I am proud to say I’ve found […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/IMG_0238.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford Thunderbird Landau – Am I Mellowing With Age? I like to think that I’m a “live and let live” kind of guy; any malice I feel is not really malice, but short-lived annoyance that is extinguished almost as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/PXL_20230825_161703135a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1979 Ford Thunderbird – It’s All In The Name The year was 2011. I was in the thrall of my new avocation, which was that thing called (then, as now) Curbside Classic. It seemed that every day I stopped […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1979-Ford-Thunderbird-04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Movie Review: The Junkman (first posted 12/19/2012) Once upon a time, a person could watch a movie that contained actual car chases. Yes, there are still car chases in movies, but the computer-generated stunts […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/eldorado.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Salvage Yard Classics: A Trip To Kansas City What’s a guy to do when he has a short but indeterminate amount of time to kill when in Kansas City? Why, you drop off the wife at her destination […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_0533.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Engine History: The Ford 4.6 liter V8 (first posted 1/11/2013) Events at Ford Motor Company have been silently spelling the end for their bread-and-butter V8 of the last two decades. With the cancellation of the Panther platform […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/4-6-failure.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Museum Report: The Celebrity Car Museum in Branson – Covering The Spectrum Of Relevancy (first posted 9/8/2016) It takes all sorts for the world to go around and we are all the better for it. Tapping into those various sorts, combined with a good […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMG_0515.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 1996 Ford Thunderbird – The Young & The Restless The hankering had been growing for a while. I knew what I wanted, had test driven two or three examples, and it was just a matter of acting upon it. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/96-tbird.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


