TBird Concept Picture

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Attached is a photo that I found in my "archives" that I thought TBN members might be interested in seeing. It was taken at the 1999 (thats right - 10 years ago) ITC Convention in Suffern, NY. Ford lent one of the concept TBirds to the club for display purposes, and what a hit it was. It was essentially a styling exercise, with only enough working electrical equipment to operate the starter (no lights, audio, etc). It did have an engine so it could be moved on it's own power. It had straight pipes and no catalytic converter or mufflers - it sounded GREAT!! (but not as good as Borlas). It was the only time I actually got to sit in one until mine was delivered over two years later. We took a lot of photos of the car with the "vintage" Birds. This photo shows the concept car with a '55 that belonged to one of the club member's, sort of a study in the new and the old. It's hard to believe that this was 10 years ago. It is interesting to note how close the concept car is to the actual production version. Makes one wonder why it took two years to get it released.

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[5bird7]

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Actually, the old tbird is a 56 - note cont'l kit and emblem on nose and I can barely make out the fender vents.

[snowbird]

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SkiP. I have a few of these with you in the background. Want to see what you looked like 10 years ago ?
MartinB.

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Martin:

I do too. Thanks, but no thanks. I purposely did not include those. The cars are the stars here.

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Dot:

You are right. I have others with 55s too, some taken from the rear. Sorry for the confusion.

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Actually, the old tbird is a 56 - note cont'l kit and emblem on nose and I can barely make out the fender vents.

[15AGAIN]

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The concept looks like it has a white HT-- they sure have great taste!!!!

[texasbird]

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The concept looks like it has a white HT-- they sure have great taste!!!!

Bill,

I think that's an illusion. The very top of it looks red.

James

[ThunderBubba]

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Actually, the old tbird is a 56 - note cont'l kit and emblem on nose and I can barely make out the fender vents.

The wind wings also point towards it being a 56'.

[RustyFrye]

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What's the trunk mat look like? That's a sure way to tell what year it is...

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Bill:

The top was red. There were a number of retro Birds with white tops at the launch event in Dearborn in 2001. I'll see if I can find those photos and post them. Someone else might have them too.

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The concept looks like it has a white HT-- they sure have great taste!!!!