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    Fifty-Fraud T-bird for an Old School $20,000!

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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    07/27/09

    In reply to Fifty-Fraud T-bird for an Old School $20,000!
    I was never used to be that big a fan of this generation Thunderbird, but they've really grown on me. If you want a retromodern T-Bird, get one of those final-gen turd's that killed the nameplate. Ruining a Super Coupe, one of Ford's best cars of the last 35 years is pure sacrilege. And pure crackpipe.
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    Image of oldraven oldraven
    07/27/09

    In reply to Fifty-Fraud T-bird for an Old School $20,000!
    Crack Pipe for sure. That's both due to, and in spite of the fact that I'm a Thunderbird fanatic. These conversions are PAINFULLY common, and every one is a travesty.
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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    07/27/09

    @oldraven: Agreed. Do you lurk TCCoA or SCCoA?

    God, EasyRods are among the worst things you can do to a Tbird. They never look good. Some of the Camaro based ones are passable, but the T-bird ones have NEVER been passable.

    This monstrosity isn't worth 5k, much less 20.
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    Image of FuturePastNow FuturePastNow
    07/27/09

    In reply to Fifty-Fraud T-bird for an Old School $20,000!
    I've seen one of these driving around my hometown. Looks just like this one, except matte black with flames.

    Looks kind of neat. Not $20,000 neat, though.
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    07/27/09

    In reply to Fifty-Fraud T-bird for an Old School $20,000!

    Crack pipe. I bet you could find a really nice 1950-something Ford for a lot less than $20,000. Heck, you could probably get the 1950s Ford plus a 1990s Thunderbird for less than $20,000. Oh look, I just did. And neither one has a terrible flame job.

    http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/1274950933.html
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    @discontinuuity: http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/1285606554.html
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    @discontinuuity: Heck, you could even throuw in a 1965 Thunderbird and still be under $20,000

    http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/1288897059.html
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    07/27/09

    In reply to Fifty-Fraud T-bird for an Old School $20,000!
    This cat's beyond square, daddy-o. Pass that pipe!
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    Image of JB_Finesse JB_Finesse
    07/27/09

    In reply to Fifty-Fraud T-bird for an Old School $20,000!
    YOUR ALL JEALOUS OF THE RETRO UPDATEDNESS AND YOU WISH YOUR CAR HAD AN INTERIOR MODELED AFTER THE PADDED CELL I WAS IN FOR 12 YEARS OR THE FREAKY MUSTACHE SKULL GUY WHO I PAINTED ON THE TRUNK LID SO THAT HE WOULD STOP HAUNTING MY DREAMS
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    Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable promoted this comment Edited by JB_Finesse at 07/27/09 1:22 PM JB_Finesse was starred JB_Finesse was unstarred
    Image of Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
    07/27/09

    @JB_Finesse: YOU CANT FOOL ME ASSHOLE!! -I KNOW!!!
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    Image of Maxx Cracker Maxx Cracker
    07/27/09

    In reply to Fifty-Fraud T-bird for an Old School $20,000!
    He may know a lot about customizing cars, but his ad shows no grasp of punctuation.
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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    07/27/09

    In reply to Fifty-Fraud T-bird for an Old School $20,000!
    Well, that settles it. Brian Setzer must die.
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    Image of Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
    07/27/09

    In reply to Fifty-Fraud T-bird for an Old School $20,000!
    The Stray Cats were awesome, and as such should in no way be associated with stoopid monstrosities such as this.

    Although there is something about that Stude/Taurus wagon....
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    Image of RamblinReck89 RamblinReck89
    07/27/09

    In reply to Fifty-Fraud T-bird for an Old School $20,000!
    Where do I begin? I don't like the body work and I don't like the paint job. I would be embarrassed to show up for a date in this car. When the driver of a purple 1995 Mazda Protege is embarrassed to be seen in a car, you know it's bad.

    And they're charging $20,000 for it? Light it up and take a puff, then pass it to the left boys.
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    Image of jesusonthedashboard jesusonthedashboard
    07/27/09

    In reply to Fifty-Fraud T-bird for an Old School $20,000!

    Crack Pipe. These retromod things never look quite right, with the exception of the Taurus with the Studebaker nose, and even then I've always seen it on a wagon. I'd much rather have a SHOdebaker.
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    Image of jesusonthedashboard jesusonthedashboard
    07/27/09

    @jesusonthedashboard: ...And a few examples of ones that don't quite work...
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    Image of jesusonthedashboard jesusonthedashboard
    07/27/09

    @jesusonthedashboard:
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    07/27/09

    @jesusonthedashboard: Last, and certainly least...
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    Image of Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
    07/27/09

    @jesusonthedashboard: Thanks ever so much for that last one... I'm gonna go curl up in my closet and suck my thumb now..
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    Image of discontinuuity has left the Jalop until further notice discontinuuity has left the Jalop until further notice
    07/27/09

    @jesusonthedashboard: I think the put the model in there to cover up the obviously bad transition from the kit to the stock car body.
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    07/27/09

    In reply to Fifty-Fraud T-bird for an Old School $20,000!

    Dammit, it looks like pictures only show the middle section if it's taller than it is wide. Click on the picture for the full effect.
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    Edited by Leeeeena the Jalopchick at 07/27/09 9:46 AM Leeeeena the Jalopchick was starred Leeeeena the Jalopchick was unstarred
    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    07/27/09

    @Leeeeena a Jalopchick: Delicious, and usefully sized to see me through till lunch!

    Is that your serial number there?
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    Image of bmoreDLJ bmoreDLJ
    07/27/09

    In reply to Fifty-Fraud T-bird for an Old School $20,000!
    Good God, make it stop.
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    Image of Jeb_Hoge Jeb_Hoge
    07/27/09

    In reply to Fifty-Fraud T-bird for an Old School $20,000!
    Crack pipe. For me, this would be like buying a house just to tear it down and buy a new one...there's no way I'd leave any of his work undone.
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    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    07/27/09

    In reply to Fifty-Fraud T-bird for an Old School $20,000!

    Only if it comes with a modern version of this...
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    Image of Dhillaz 2.0 Dhillaz 2.0
    07/27/09


    @mytdawg: $25,000 ono.
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    Image of Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
    07/27/09

    @Dhillaz 2.0: Mmmm... nice muffins!
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