1971 Ford Thunderbird

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    jwdtenn Well-Known Member

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    The way he describes how it runs, it seems to have rust scale blocking the filter. Other than that, I only see rust at the rear. Lucky for it, it never had a vinyl top for harboring moisture in there. In that case, it's only to break out some sheetmetal and the brazing rods. 1500 seems fair. In fact, a bargain
     
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    Can't imagime it lasting long either. These Big T Birds may not be as popular with the general public as the early cars but they do have a followimg and this 429 looks pretty complete. Might be on a flat bed already.
     
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    These kill me. I knew I guy that had a white one. They’re so cool until you get to the “nose”. Gawd it ruins it for me
     
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    In that case, there might just be a market for oversized brown paper bags with holes cut out for the headlights :facepalm:
     
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    Not sold yet - I am surprised.

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    That windshield looks like it's cracked and the laminate is dissolving
     
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    Grizz Are we there yet???

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    Ugly as that thing is, at $1500 I’m a little surprised no ones jumped
     
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    You have to REALLY like yellow on a car like this. It is a good deal though, unless the seller is unpleasant to deal with or there's title paperwork problems I'm not exactly sure why it hasn't sold either. Winter in Colorado may frighten people off, cars out west always seem to have more problems being sold due to distance.
     
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    I’m not sure I’ve ever seen wheel cover like that. At least not with the paint on them. Is this a factory thing?
     
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    The color-keyed wheel covers were part of the Special Brougham option which also included the hopsack cloth and vinyl bucket seat interior.

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