Comments on: 1966 Thunderbird Lost and Found http://www.collectorcarbuff.com/1966-thunderbird-lost-and-found Collector cars and car collections Thu, 15 May 2008 22:15:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: Garry http://www.collectorcarbuff.com/1966-thunderbird-lost-and-found#comment-51682 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:55:28 +0000 http://www.collectorcarbuff.com/1966-thunderbird-lost-and-found#comment-51682 Hi after reading your story It made me want to start looking once more for a 66 Thunderbird. I found a 428 Convertible in the same color combination as yours in the VTCI scoop mag. Now my Bird is home in its new avairy in sunny Southern California.Thanks for your story, it just goes to show you can still find a nice one if you look hard enough. Garry Hi after reading your story It made me want to start looking once more for a 66 Thunderbird. I found a 428 Convertible in the same color combination as yours in the VTCI scoop mag. Now my Bird is home in its new avairy in sunny Southern California.Thanks for your story, it just goes to show you can still find a nice one
if you look hard enough. Garry

]]> by: Bob http://www.collectorcarbuff.com/1966-thunderbird-lost-and-found#comment-51679 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:24:52 +0000 http://www.collectorcarbuff.com/1966-thunderbird-lost-and-found#comment-51679 Great car and story Great car and story

]]> by: Garry Ray http://www.collectorcarbuff.com/1966-thunderbird-lost-and-found#comment-51282 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:12:58 +0000 http://www.collectorcarbuff.com/1966-thunderbird-lost-and-found#comment-51282 Hi after seeing your beautiful Canyapple Red Tbird on the website it made start thinking about looking for a 66 Tbird again. I found mine, a 66 428 Convertible in the same colors in the VTCI scoop mag.I had it shipped to it's new home in sunny California. Thanks for sharing your story, like you say they are out there if you look hard enough . Garry Hi after seeing your beautiful Canyapple Red Tbird on the website it made start thinking about looking for a 66 Tbird again. I found mine, a 66 428 Convertible in the same colors in the VTCI scoop mag.I had it shipped to it’s new home in sunny California. Thanks for sharing your story, like you say they are out there if you look hard enough . Garry

]]> by: robert http://www.collectorcarbuff.com/1966-thunderbird-lost-and-found#comment-34985 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:37:12 +0000 http://www.collectorcarbuff.com/1966-thunderbird-lost-and-found#comment-34985 I have a 1966 bird the onlything Idon'tlike about it is only has a single cyl master cyl. Also the rear louvers on the car allow water and junk into the cavity below the rear window and the two ruber drains pluged up and I had rust and places where it rusted out.. going to fiber glass the cavity and block the louver so water can't get down into that cavity and replace the panels , that have rusted from this problem. I realy injoy the car had new front end suspension parts replaced driveline timed and rear diff overhaul seting to long and gers rusted. I have a 1966 bird the onlything Idon’tlike about it is only has a single cyl master cyl. Also the rear louvers on the car allow water and junk into the cavity below the rear window and the two ruber drains pluged up and I had rust and places where it rusted out.. going to fiber glass the cavity and block the louver so water can’t get down into that cavity and replace the panels , that have rusted from this problem.
I realy injoy the car had new front end suspension parts replaced driveline timed and rear diff overhaul seting to long and gers rusted.

]]> by: scumdog http://www.collectorcarbuff.com/1966-thunderbird-lost-and-found#comment-31056 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 05:22:32 +0000 http://www.collectorcarbuff.com/1966-thunderbird-lost-and-found#comment-31056 Great looking 'bird!! We have a '66 Town landau in really good order, blue with black vinyl roof, bought it in Oregon in '05 and shipped it back to New Zealand, can't beat that style!! Great looking ‘bird!!
We have a ‘66 Town landau in really good order, blue with black vinyl roof, bought it in Oregon in ‘05 and shipped it back to New Zealand, can’t beat that style!!

]]> by: James Anastasi http://www.collectorcarbuff.com/1966-thunderbird-lost-and-found#comment-3776 Fri, 05 Jan 2007 01:40:37 +0000 http://www.collectorcarbuff.com/1966-thunderbird-lost-and-found#comment-3776 I love your car. I also purchased a 66 Bird. It was A convertable and possibly the last to leave the line. I Paid $6600.00 for it (about $1.00 a pound). I had every option except AC. It had one of the few 427s in it. I put 350,000 miles on it and only changed one water pump and rebuilt the carb once. The brakes had 100,000 miles on them before they were replaced. The average mpg was 22. Much to my regret I sold it to an older man who kept bugging me for it. What got me was he sold it within a month. The strangest incident occured on a trip to Ohio. My brother inlay was asleep in the back seat and awoke when he heard a strange rumble. I eased off the gas and came to a stop (we were doing 85 to 90 mph).We found that we were riding on little more than the right rear rim. No sway whatsoever. I still cant believe the quality of that car. Jim Anastasi I love your car. I also purchased a 66 Bird. It was A convertable and possibly the last to leave the line. I Paid $6600.00 for it (about $1.00 a pound). I had every option except AC. It had one of the few 427s in it. I put 350,000 miles on it and only changed one water pump and rebuilt the carb once. The brakes had 100,000 miles on them before they were replaced. The average mpg was 22. Much to my regret I sold it to an older man who kept bugging me for it. What got me was he sold it within a month. The strangest incident occured on a trip to Ohio. My brother inlay was asleep in the back seat and awoke when he heard a strange rumble. I eased off the gas and came to a stop (we were doing 85 to 90 mph).We found that we were riding on little more than the right rear rim. No sway whatsoever. I still cant believe the quality of that car.

Jim Anastasi

]]> by: Keith D. Miller http://www.collectorcarbuff.com/1966-thunderbird-lost-and-found#comment-2359 Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:13:15 +0000 http://www.collectorcarbuff.com/1966-thunderbird-lost-and-found#comment-2359 We have a 66 428 Town Landau that was purchased at Cherner Ford also. We bought it in 1981 from a small car dealer. Lois Eminger supplied us with the factory invoice. She was a employee at Ford who kept invoices and then sold them in later years. After seeing your pictures, we plan to remove the skirts, add wheellip mouldings and wire wheels. Car is currently under total resto. Enjoyed your info. Thanx Keith and Sue Miller. We have a 66 428 Town Landau that was purchased at Cherner Ford also. We bought it in 1981 from a small car dealer. Lois Eminger supplied us with the factory invoice. She was a employee at Ford who kept invoices and then sold them in later years. After seeing your pictures, we plan to remove the skirts, add wheellip mouldings and wire wheels. Car is currently under total resto. Enjoyed your info. Thanx Keith and Sue Miller.

]]> by: Nate http://www.collectorcarbuff.com/1966-thunderbird-lost-and-found#comment-1592 Wed, 16 Aug 2006 08:34:48 +0000 http://www.collectorcarbuff.com/1966-thunderbird-lost-and-found#comment-1592 I have a 66 Bird & fixin it up & I was wonderin if thats stock or not? I have a 66 Bird & fixin it up & I was wonderin if thats stock or not?

]]> by: tommy esposito http://www.collectorcarbuff.com/1966-thunderbird-lost-and-found#comment-954 Mon, 03 Jul 2006 22:58:39 +0000 http://www.collectorcarbuff.com/1966-thunderbird-lost-and-found#comment-954 I saw a 1966 light blue t-bird for sale. rust through on both side rear quater, low. has both rear wheel skirts, and hubcaps that have the thunderbird name. some rust on the paint around the rest of the car. it was locked and we could not see the moter or a good look at the intior. I want to call the owner so i can go see it and take a good look. tha asking price is $2600.00 or best offer. is there any questions or certain things i should look for. any info you can give me would be helpful. my son and i think this may be a good project Tommy I saw a 1966 light blue t-bird for sale. rust through on both side rear quater, low. has both rear wheel skirts, and hubcaps that have the thunderbird name. some rust on the paint around the rest of the car. it was locked and we could not see the moter or a good look at the intior. I want to call the owner so i can go see it and take a good look. tha asking price is $2600.00 or best offer.

is there any questions or certain things i should look for. any info you can give me would be helpful.

my son and i think this may be a good project
Tommy

]]> by: mike http://www.collectorcarbuff.com/1966-thunderbird-lost-and-found#comment-734 Wed, 14 Jun 2006 01:02:09 +0000 http://www.collectorcarbuff.com/1966-thunderbird-lost-and-found#comment-734 Hey im about to turn sixteen and soon i am getting my licends....i have the same exact car in good condition, and i hope to completly restore it. This car is B-E-Autiful. I like the way every thing flows and still looks original. Nice Car -mike fresno, ca Hey im about to turn sixteen and soon i am getting my licends….i have the same exact car in good condition, and i hope to completly restore it. This car is B-E-Autiful. I like the way every thing flows and still looks original. Nice Car
-mike fresno, ca

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