I know this collector. He selects only the best. His passion is the 1967-71 Ford Thunderbird "glamour birds." https://carbondale.craigslist.org/cto/d/carbondale-1970-ford-thunderbird-2-dr/6982526165.html
My perfect version would have the 69 T-Birds front clip on it, but I do like the 70-71's from the firewall back!
I always imagined it with the Mercury Cyclone GT front end - complete with hidden headlamps. Why did the lower priced Merc get the upscale feature?
That Mercury Cyclone front end is so beautiful. Always thought the vinyl top rage really hurt the looks of these cars and the Torinos.
That might look like you could 'make it fit', but it wouldn't. The '67 - '71 Thunderbird is not the same basic body design as those mid-sized Ford Torinos / Mercury Cyclones.
Yes, different designs and sizes. But the Cyclone "look" could have been adapted to the Thunderbird. The front end look is otherwise very similar, and I question the decision to drop hidden headlamps for the Thunderbird after being standard for 1967-69. I suppose we will never know the "why" issue.
Almost identical to the 1970 Thunderbird for sale on craigslist, plus around 100k more miles. https://www.ebay.com/itm/202789156686