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    A strolling player: Every '64-'66 T-bird I see is for sale. There's this one, there's my coworker's '65 that I sent to DOTSBE that's been for sale for a while, and there... more »
    MushyHeirloom: Today's guess happened to be "'66 Lincoln", and this is the closest thing to a '66 Lincoln without a Lincoln badge. Murilee, I sent you photos of a '6... more »
    Novaload: T-bird all the way. The only 60s Galaxie I want is the one that had the actual rocket tucked up underneath. more »
    bzr: Galaxie or Thunderbird? Why must you make me choose? O cruel fate! O wretched God! more »
    Paul Y. don't drive too fast.: Wow, that's nice. I love square 'Birds. more »
    Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable: Not a very good shot, but here's a Malaisebird for ya- more »
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    Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable: Can I have the Country Squire, and use the 1200 I saved to build the most badass '58 Rambler Rebel ever? more »
    CypressCarNut: My old man LOVED square birds. I so wanted to buy one as a project with him. Unfortunately, he passed away in July. I am still going to buy one one of... more »
    west-coaster: I'd take the T-Bird, 'cause all the chicks at the local nightlub in 1966 would totally dig it! (And after parking it right out front, I'd saunter into... more »
    Rust-MyEnemy: Thunderbird meant Thunderbird in '66. and this one has the full length aerospace-style aluminium floor console. This is extremely cool. In 1966 Englan... more »
    Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing: The Thunderbird was all about cruising in style, not raw power. So many body styles in its first decade or so. The quintessence of American "personal ... more »
    clinto: What good (fun) is power with an automatic? I am taking the Galaxie, buying the beetle and putting a new Hurst shifter on the gold card. :D more »
    mytdawg: I had to go with the Galaxie. 1 motor swap away from a 429 CJ. Actually I'm not Ford enough to know if that's a valid swap but it sounds good. Those... more »
    pauljones: 427, 425hp Thunderbird any day of the week. For drag strip duties, most automatics, even then, could shift as fast if not faster than a human could. A... more »
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    1966 Ford Thunderbird

    Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. One car that's been pretty scarce in this series (given the numbers that were manufactured) is the pre-Fox Body Ford Thunderbird. We've seen a seriously mean-looking '61 and a very nice daily-driver '65, but that's been it. I haven't been able to find a great big Malaise Era '75 T-Bird for us, but I have got another clean mid-60s example.
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