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Topic starter
10/09/2022 8:38 pm
'63 or '64 Thunderbird?
Be sure to make your selection.
Of course, please “Reply” to share your comments.
If selection is greater than 2 rank them.
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John Bono
North Jersey
John Napoli and Ed Glorius reacted
10/09/2022 8:48 pm
These are not my favourite Thunderbirds, but of these two, I prefer the 1963.
John Bono reacted
10/09/2022 8:53 pm
The '64 has a great memory attached to it for me. My cousin got married and her new husband bought a '64 T-Bird for their Honeymoon! It was a red convertible, and my 9-year old self thought it was the coolest car ever!
Barry Levittan
Long Island, NY
John Bono reacted
10/09/2022 9:07 pm
The interiors are about the same. So, it gets down to design. I love both these cars a lot. The color on the '64 attracts me but i think I'd have to take the '63...I think...maybe...
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
John Bono reacted
10/09/2022 9:15 pm
I love the 61 & 62, but the 63 side treatment leaves me cold. Having said that, I still like that generation over its successor, of which the 64 is the purest version. So, tie.
Retired in Dunedin, Florida.
John Bono reacted
10/09/2022 9:15 pm
After the beautiful "Square-Birds" for '58, '59, and '60, Thunderbird styling to my eyes just went south and fast. Neither of tonight's "which one" feature would do anything for me. I voted "sorry, no interest in this selection".
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
John Bono reacted
10/09/2022 9:30 pm
I like the more aggressive looking front end of the 64.
Frank Reed
Chesapeake, VA
John Bono and John Kuvakas reacted
10/09/2022 10:13 pm
I love the '61 thru '63 T-Birds so it gets my vote. The '64 doesn't do much for me looks wise. I owned a black one years ago and didn't keep it too long as I didn't like the handling very much and the gas bill was outrageous.
John Bono reacted
11/09/2022 12:19 am
Well, for me it will always be the '64. I was 16 (in 1969) and working as a lot boy for Continental Motors (Jaguar, MG's, Austin Americas) in Whittier,Ca. A lady had come in and traded in her immaculate '64 T-Bird on an XKE. Since the dealership wasn't interested in having a domestic car on their used lot, they offered it to me for the what they offered the original owner $869.00 !! This was 5 year old car, that originally sold for around $5000.00. It was a great (first) car.
11/09/2022 7:44 am
@david-green I agree with you on this one David.
John Bono and David Green reacted
11/09/2022 9:44 am
T-birds: loved the baby Birds, liked the square Birds, did not care for the '61 - '63 styling at all, the '64 - '66 were all right, after '66 did not like T-birds at all until '87 - '89 Turbo Coupe which I liked..
11/09/2022 10:11 am
@brush Good to hear from you Bruce; nice to have you back!
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Topic starter
11/09/2022 5:59 pm
I'm going with the '64 by the smallest of margins.
John Bono
North Jersey
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