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15/01/2022 6:50 pm
'57 or '58 Thunderbird?
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John Bono
North Jersey
15/01/2022 6:52 pm
They are so radically different both are very cool but the two seater is cooler!
Frank Reed
Chesapeake, VA
15/01/2022 7:27 pm
I pick the 58 because at my advancing age the 57 is too difficult to get into and out of. I traded my 55 for the same reason a few years ago.
15/01/2022 7:32 pm
I pick the '57. I much prefer the '55 and '57 T-Birds but a close second is the beautiful '61 thru '63. The '58 thru '60 are nice looking cars all the same; I prefer the trim of the '59.
15/01/2022 8:29 pm
A no-brainer for me. The '58. I've never been a fan of "little" cars unless they are 1:24 scale models.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
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15/01/2022 8:50 pm
Massive disappointment for me after 1955 through 1957, but with the steady downward trend for the next few years, 1957 is better than 1958. Unlike George, I prefer smaller. We each of us march to our own drummer.
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15/01/2022 10:27 pm
I agree with Prof. Green on the '57. (But I really like the '56 better.)
16/01/2022 9:33 am
Sorry, I can't pick here. I love both for different reasons and none of those are more than the other. A Thunderbird in any year always catches my eye.
Having owned three of them and driven at least eight others, they are all great.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
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16/01/2022 11:44 am
Paint it White and put Suzanne Somers in the drivers seat and the 57 is iconic!
16/01/2022 11:53 am
I really like both for different reasons but choose the '57 for this comparison.
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16/01/2022 12:38 pm
1957 is just so pretty and pure. Also, I too like smaller.
Retired in Dunedin, Florida.
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16/01/2022 12:44 pm
1957 is just so pretty and pure. Also, I too like smaller.
Ed; Pure is a good description of the lines of the '57 Bird; simplistic but sleek and beautiful. I feel the same about the '55, which I LOVE but do think the '57 is a sleeker design. This is also why I detest the continental kit on the '56; because it is completely at odds with the car's design and the flow of its lines.
16/01/2022 1:31 pm
My all time favorite car design the '57, of course I don't fit in them and in general don't care for two seater. But I love their styling. '55 is close but the part of the car you look at the most, the dash in the '57 I much prefer to the '55 '56.
Surprisingly the '61 - '63 I don't care for the styling, nice but not to my taste.
'57, '55, '59, '60, '58, '64, '66, '65 and don't care for the other T-birds. Well maybe the '87 & '88 Turbo Coupe.
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Topic starter
16/01/2022 6:41 pm
Two very different cars, love both but my vote goes to the '57.
John Bono
North Jersey
16/01/2022 9:42 pm
Sorry, but for me it is the 57, since we have had one in the family since the early 70's. Now in my brothers hands since Dad passed.
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