stainless steel 1960 Bird

[scoops]

Anyone familiar with or seen this 1960 Bird made using stainless steel
http://www.alleghenyludlum.com/pages...inlesscars.asp

[JAB02LHS]

Re: stainless steel 1960 Bird

A full set of Stainless automobiles (1936 Deluxe, T-Bird, and Continental) are on permanent display in the Crawford Auto Museum in Cleveland, Ohio.

I saw them on several visits to the Crawford.

Actually even saw them when I bartended for a caterer that did a wedding at the Museum.

Different but not really attractive. Like the DeLorian you would have to paint if it had any body work done.

[Leroy]

Re: stainless steel 1960 Bird

If I remeber right, I think the 1957 Eldorado had a SS top. Leroy

[Ol'Dave]

Re: stainless steel 1960 Bird

Correct. The 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. Even cost more that the Biarritz Convertible.

[rpatton3]

Re: stainless steel 1960 Bird

My dad, age 81, is a retired Ford dealer in Jonesboro. 1929-1967 was the time our family had the business. He saw all of the stainless cars and the Mustang introduction in April 1964. We kept a few new Mustangs in the back yard before the official introduction.

I had a Shelby dealer packet because he wasn't interested. We have lots of 1933 V-8 brass coins and a Ford at Fifty book as well as 1/24 promotional cars.

Lots of unique vehicles were lost at the River Rouge fire years ago.

[Leroy]

Re: stainless steel 1960 Bird

Ol'Dave, I think that's a picture of a 1958 not a 1957. GM didn't put the double headlights on till 1958, If I remember right. Leroy

[SixPac]

Re: stainless steel 1960 Bird

I just looked at another pic of a '57 and it had dual headlights.

[Ol'Dave]

Re: stainless steel 1960 Bird

Only the Eldoardo "Special Editions" bore the dual headlights in 57. They were Carried forward for all the 58 Caddy's.

[Leroy]

Re: stainless steel 1960 Bird

The car you have pictured was built Oct.23, 1957 and titled as a 1958. It was no.2 of 304 built. See eldobrghm.com/history_details.htm Leroy