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thunderbird Archive
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![(first posted 6/11/2013) Somehow, gazing on this mid-‘80s Thunderbird I spotted near San Antonio, the first thing that popped into my head was the name famously suggested by poet […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Fox-Bird-front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Ford Thunderbird — the True Utopian Turtletop?")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Ford Thunderbird — the True Utopian Turtletop?
Posted on June 7, 2019 | 54 Comments(first posted 6/11/2013) Somehow, gazing on this mid-‘80s Thunderbird I spotted near San Antonio, the first thing that popped into my head was the name famously suggested by poet […] -
![(first posted 4/25/2014) Recently, I had the experience of having a teenage boy in my company. He was at the house with his mother and younger sister and, wanting to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/IMG_1944.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1962 Ford Thunderbird – The Trajectory of Life")
Curbside Classic: 1962 Ford Thunderbird – The Trajectory of Life
Posted on February 12, 2019 | 82 Comments(first posted 4/25/2014) Recently, I had the experience of having a teenage boy in my company. He was at the house with his mother and younger sister and, wanting to […] -
![We are nearing the end of my Carlisle Ford Nationals coverage, and I haven’t covered the Mustangs, Cougars and Thunderbirds yet. As I mentioned in my first post in this series, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Ford-Carlisle-2018328.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2018 Carlisle Ford Nationals – Part Four – Mustang, Cougar and Thunderbird")
Car Show Classics: 2018 Carlisle Ford Nationals – Part Four – Mustang, Cougar and Thunderbird
Posted on December 3, 2018 | 20 CommentsWe are nearing the end of my Carlisle Ford Nationals coverage, and I haven’t covered the Mustangs, Cougars and Thunderbirds yet. As I mentioned in my first post in this series, […] -
![Ten years I’ve lived in this house, and with the enjoyable exception of a 1967 Ford F250 several years ago (see it here), I’ve seen nary a classic parked curbside […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/tbird1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Neighborhood Outtakes: At Last, Curbside Classics In My Own Neighborhood")
Neighborhood Outtakes: At Last, Curbside Classics In My Own Neighborhood
Posted on July 23, 2017 | 38 CommentsTen years I’ve lived in this house, and with the enjoyable exception of a 1967 Ford F250 several years ago (see it here), I’ve seen nary a classic parked curbside […] -
![Spring is here in full-throttle mode. The blossoms are gone from the trees and the leaves aren’t yet fully mature. It’s a wonderful time of the year, with the days […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/50s-era-cad-hearse.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Walk & Talk Photo Album: Some Spring Cleaning Of My Photo Archives")
CC Walk & Talk Photo Album: Some Spring Cleaning Of My Photo Archives
Posted on April 27, 2017 | 58 CommentsSpring is here in full-throttle mode. The blossoms are gone from the trees and the leaves aren’t yet fully mature. It’s a wonderful time of the year, with the days […] -
![(It’s been a while since we’ve seen what Louis is doing. The last installment is here.) Louis Broderick could feel his consciousness fading away. Bent over the cold tile floor, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/nail-gun.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Fiction: The Unwitting Passenger")
Curbside Fiction: The Unwitting Passenger
Posted on May 23, 2016 | 31 Comments(It’s been a while since we’ve seen what Louis is doing. The last installment is here.) Louis Broderick could feel his consciousness fading away. Bent over the cold tile floor, […] -
![It was a year ago this week I made my 1,100 mile road trip to Mississippi and (almost) back in my then 52 year-old Ford Galaxie. As that trip did […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0655.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Road Trip: Redemption, Mark Twain, and Loafing At A Car Show")
CC Road Trip: Redemption, Mark Twain, and Loafing At A Car Show
Posted on May 13, 2016 | 38 CommentsIt was a year ago this week I made my 1,100 mile road trip to Mississippi and (almost) back in my then 52 year-old Ford Galaxie. As that trip did […] -
![I wanted to write about this car mostly so I could say this: the formal, vertical backlight makes the rear wheels look somehow disconnected from the rest of the car’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1994-Ford-Thunderbird.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1991 Mercury Cougar XR7 – The Archetypal 90s Coupe?")
CC Capsule: 1991 Mercury Cougar XR7 – The Archetypal 90s Coupe?
Posted on August 18, 2015 | 71 CommentsI wanted to write about this car mostly so I could say this: the formal, vertical backlight makes the rear wheels look somehow disconnected from the rest of the car’s […] -
![It was right after Labor Day in 1985 when I moved into my Freshman dorm at engineering school. And there it was: this beautiful 1963 Thunderbird. I figured it belonged […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1961-Ford-Thunderbird.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Vintage Outtake: 1963 Ford Thunderbird – The Dean’s Car")
CC Vintage Outtake: 1963 Ford Thunderbird – The Dean’s Car
Posted on July 21, 2015 | 38 CommentsIt was right after Labor Day in 1985 when I moved into my Freshman dorm at engineering school. And there it was: this beautiful 1963 Thunderbird. I figured it belonged […] -
![(first posted 8/25/2011) During my adolescent years, virtually all of my firsthand experience with cars from the 1950s came from plastic model kits. It seemed from my vantage […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1956FordFairlane03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Ford Fairlane – Beautiful, But Still The Bridesmaid")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Ford Fairlane – Beautiful, But Still The Bridesmaid
Posted on May 28, 2015 | 82 Comments(first posted 8/25/2011) During my adolescent years, virtually all of my firsthand experience with cars from the 1950s came from plastic model kits. It seemed from my vantage […] -
![One needs to make the best of a crummy situation. About to go crazy from fighting a fever the last few days, I have regenerated enough vitality to take a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_0307.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Walk and Talk: Rooting Around in the Photo Archives")
Walk and Talk: Rooting Around in the Photo Archives
Posted on December 17, 2014 | 66 CommentsOne needs to make the best of a crummy situation. About to go crazy from fighting a fever the last few days, I have regenerated enough vitality to take a […] -
![As time goes on, fewer and fewer people remember the TV series that shared its name with our theme topic this week. I sure don’t; I was born a couple […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/GS-002-09.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Cinema: Thunderbirds – Perfect Match.")
Curbside Cinema: Thunderbirds – Perfect Match.
Posted on October 24, 2014 | 27 CommentsAs time goes on, fewer and fewer people remember the TV series that shared its name with our theme topic this week. I sure don’t; I was born a couple […] -
![Always getting the same flavor of ice cream is boring. There are times when a vanilla cone sounds right when other times you want the biggest, gnarliest sundae available. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/tbird-paperwork.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1975 Ford Thunderbird – Preparing for Flight")
COAL: 1975 Ford Thunderbird – Preparing for Flight
Posted on October 22, 2014 | 37 CommentsAlways getting the same flavor of ice cream is boring. There are times when a vanilla cone sounds right when other times you want the biggest, gnarliest sundae available. This […] -
![(first posted 10/10/2012) Since we’ve been talking a lot about oddball Cougars and T-Birds lately—Fairmont Birds, Cougar station wagons, and all sorts of other automotive marketing craziness—I just have to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/doors-open-e1349648513162.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1971 Ford Thunderbird Four Door Landau – Yes, I Said Four Doors")
Curbside Classic: 1971 Ford Thunderbird Four Door Landau – Yes, I Said Four Doors
Posted on October 22, 2014 | 105 Comments(first posted 10/10/2012) Since we’ve been talking a lot about oddball Cougars and T-Birds lately—Fairmont Birds, Cougar station wagons, and all sorts of other automotive marketing craziness—I just have to […] -
![I love Bullet Birds. Actually, I love them better when we call them Cigar Birds, but tomayto/tomahto, and all that. I loved these so much I bought one. And as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Ford-1962-Thunderbird-Sports-Roadster-ad-b-766x1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1962 Ford Thunderbird – Let’s Talk About the Sports Roadster")
CC Capsule: 1962 Ford Thunderbird – Let’s Talk About the Sports Roadster
Posted on October 21, 2014 | 43 CommentsI love Bullet Birds. Actually, I love them better when we call them Cigar Birds, but tomayto/tomahto, and all that. I loved these so much I bought one. And as […]
