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Parker Couple Takes Road Trip In 1956 T-Bird
Johnny himself always wanted to wander down Route 66. The kids in the show had a convertible Corvette, and 17 years ago he began restoring a convertible 1956 Thunderbird.
“I was glad he had a project,” Judy said.
The Thunderbird is now fully restored except for a few new touches [...]

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From Hot Rod Magazine
Thunderbird #1 will be sold at No Reserve during the 38th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event in Scottsdale, Ariz., Jan. 11-18, 2009. The Raven Black 1955 T-Bird was produced by Ford Motor Company on Sept. 9, 1954, and represents the birth of Ford’s sports car program.
Penned by Ford designer Frank Hershey, the [...]

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From the Daily Telegraph

How should one define automotive ugliness? It’s an interesting point: if a car is badly screwed together near Birmingham by a bunch of blokes called Derek, does that make it unattractive, or merely unreliable?
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