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04/08/2013 3:31 pm
PICS 1:24 - 1962 Thunderbird
I took these a year or so ago, newly uploaded from my old files. So much to do and so little time.
1962 FORD THUNDERBIRD LANDAU HARDTOP, DM
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
04/08/2013 3:32 pm
Ugly as this styling was (at least to my eyes), I love them today. Great pics John!
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
04/08/2013 4:06 pm
I sent mine back. Hated the rub strips and the backwards rear fender hash marks.
04/08/2013 4:56 pm
My favorite is the Sports Roadster......[PIC] ever since I saw it on "77 Sunset Strip" as a kid.
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04/08/2013 5:03 pm
Richard, though I'm not a skirts fan, this T-Bird really needs them on. 
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
04/08/2013 5:07 pm
Yes it does, BECAUSE it was DESIGNED to have skirts from the factory, not aftermarket skirts.
04/08/2013 5:48 pm
This is the first I've ever seen of this model. I never knew it existed.
04/08/2013 5:51 pm
Just for clarity, I'm sure you mean Sports Roadster. This is my all time favorite classic car.
04/08/2013 6:08 pm
Roadster is correct, sir.
04/08/2013 7:24 pm
You mean the Black Landau Coupe right Marlowe?
Yea it does exist and it's a nice model in person, better then the pic shows and I echo everything said about it! Like Doug I dislike the chrome impact/side mouldings I had forgotten about the rear chrome hash trim so... didnt bother me that much. I also agree with George. These cars are ugly and beautiful at the same time. Definitely a love it or hate it style! I call this type of design the early to mid 60s "pan cake" style where the body was very FLAT almost rediculously so, more so at the rear end of the car. The rear end of these 61-66 Thunderbirds look almost as if they went into a car crusher. I had a 65 Convertible and thought it looked off with the top down as the body to me looked too flat. I bought the car for two reasons.... it was an amazing ALL original car with 42,000 miles, and all the paint, chrome, top, seats, carpet etc. had never been touched. A true survivor. No rust and it looked great still. YES it had a few touch ups and dings etc.. but over all parked at the curb it looked gorgeous! I sold it in '07 because A) I didnt use it much B) I needed money to pay down bills as I had bought a house in 2004 and C) while it was the most valuable of my 4 "classics" I liked it the least. Maybe I an crazy, maybe not who knows...... I do LOVE LOVE LOVE these Thunderbirds as 1:24th models though. They look GREAT!
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05/08/2013 12:46 pm
Correct. But the body was designed to have skirts and in my opinion looks better with them.