What is your favorite generation prior to 2002

[millken]

Re: What is your favorite generation prior to 2002

Wellll I own a 96 and 97 along with the 03 but I always liked the 64 to 66 birds.

[laikjaim]

Re: What is your favorite generation prior to 2002

reason: 1955 thru 1957 were real sport cars. Every kids dream who grew up in the 50's,60's, and early 70's. Stick shift, hard tops with portholes, fast engines, TWO SEATS! Real "Chick Magnets". Mustangs came in('64) and were a poor man's early BIRD, but we kids knew they were'nt really Birds. Guys wanted to be Kookie Burns and gals aspired to be Connie Stevens (of SURF SIDE SIX) cruisin' in the Early Birds.

[laikjaim]

Re: What is your favorite generation prior to 2002

reason: 1955 thru 1957 were real sport cars. Every kids dream who grew up in the 50's,60's, and early 70's. Stick shift, hard tops with portholes, fast engines, TWO SEATS! Real "Chick Magnets". Mustangs came in ('64) and were a poor man's early BIRD, but we kids knew they were'nt really Birds. Guys wanted to be Kookie Burns and gals aspired to be Connie Stevens (of SURF SIDE SIX) cruisin' in the Early Birds.

[islandtime]

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Guys wanted to be Kookie Burns and gals aspired to be Connie Stevens (of SURF SIDE SIX) cruisin' in the Early Birds.

Now you're talkin'!!!

[Skozzy]

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Last night I found a 64 on ebay for around 4,000 I almost bought it but thought the wife would kill me

[AZTB]

Re: What is your favorite generation prior to 2002

Last night I found a 64 on ebay for around 4,000 I almost bought it but thought the wife would kill me

Boy, Shon, if she killed ya, that would really put a crimp in your plans to move to Florida...it's good you passed on it!

[007Cruiser]

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Last night I found a 64 on ebay for around 4,000 I almost bought it but thought the wife would kill me

She wouldn't have any trouble finding a weapon either. LOL

[RustyFrye]

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I'm rapidly becoming a fan of the '65s since I found this on e-Bay....
No.... my wallet is not a fan..

[Bruce]

Re: What is your favorite generation prior to 2002

That is a good looking Bird Rusty. You need to open up your wallet and let the moths out 'cause you only go around once.
BTW, I have alway be and will always be a fan of the '57 Bird.

[texasbird]

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Have loved the bay-birds since childhood. Had plastic toy baby-birds (one was actually black with red interior, which is why I sought after a black with full red trim).

In my childhood neighborhood was a white babybird in a garage, that sat for years collecting dust. The story I was told was that the owner was possibly in the military during the Viet-Nam era, and his parents were keeping it for him. My dream was to get that car and fix it up when I was able to drive. Of course it was gone by then.

Besides the babybird, my next favorite era was the 73-76 Big Bird (never fond of the 72 grille). Loved my robin's egg blue '73, but always wanted a cream and gold '76 model.

3rd in line would be the flair-birds, 64-66. Verrrrry nice looking cars.

James

[T02 Bird]

Re: What is your favorite generation prior to 2002

When my dad first met my stepmom she owned a '66 Town Landau. To me it was the coolest car. I especially loved the sequential taillights and the overhead "console" with the hazard flasher, door ajar, etc buttons. I had never seen anything like it. I also loved the S bar on the vinyl roof. After they married, my mom also had a '69 Landau and a '72 with the Glamour paint (special ordered). From that point on I've been hooked for life!

[Chuckster]

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How can I choose? I sit here looking at the row of promo's dating back to the red '57 that I got when I was 3 y/o; remembering when I tried to talk my practical dad into ordering a '59 square bird rather than the Galaxie 500 that we ended up with; salivating over the new '63 Sports Roadster with Kelsey Hayes wire wheels (and don't forget the swing-away steering wheel); thinking that the '64 was the most beautiful car I had ever seen until the '65 came out with sequential turn signals; trying to buy a well-worn '56 when I was 17 y/o (it's a good thing that didn't work out). Those were the years that the T-bird was truly "unique in all the world" until we returned to a piece of the past in 2002.

[eboose7]

Re: What is your favorite generation prior to 2002

You already know what is absolutely the most difficult thing to do--don't you? It is to pick a favorite generation of the Thunderbird. But, for me, it is a single year's model: the 1956 Thunderbird. It is indeed a classic design that looks as good today as it did 53 years ago.

[MATBird]

Re: What is your favorite generation prior to 2002

Baby Birds for me as well...Had my '56 Bird for 18 years then sold it in '99 when I ordered the 2002 Retro.

[jerrym3]

Re: What is your favorite generation prior to 2002

Along with my 2003, I've owned a 1985 TurboCoupe, a 1958 Squarebird, and a 1994 LX, but the 55-57 is my #1 choice.

Never owned one.