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Hello, Casco sells a tool to open the hood if the cable is broken. I think it is around $10.00. I puchased one just in case I am on the road and this happens. Thanks Charlie

DiamondBack Radials Hello, Purchased a set of diamondbacks for my 56. I am very happy with them. Be sure to tell the people who are mounting them not to stack the tires so that a black wall touches a white wall. The mold release from the blackwall will discolor the whitewalls and it...

Hello, You should join the Classic Thunderbird Club International (CTCI). There you can buy a restoration manual which is a big help. You can also purchase all the specific manuals for the car ie; carb, trans,trim,specifications. Another thing you should do is to join a tbird club in your...

winshield trim The outside lower trim rt and lft sides only come out with the windshied. The 2 lower trim peices are held in with the winshield gasket. To remove them you must remove all the inside trim pieces by unscrewing them. Then you should be able to remove the ouside upper trim...

Hello, I ran into the same problem. What I was told to do was to grind the rivet from the bottom, then tap it out through the top. Then you can dropit in the from the top and reuse it. Charlie C

:hurray Hello, I have an early 56 and I need to buy a soft top frame. Can anyone tell me what style frame is original for my car ? My production date code is 31ABx103. Thank You Charlie

:driving Hello, Can anyone tell me how to remove a front fender on a 56 ? I have it dissconected in the front of the car at the grill area, and I have the spot welds drilled out in the engine compartment, But I donot know were the fender ends and the dogleg begins. Please Help. Thanks...

seat belts :driving Hello, If you go to the Classic Thunderbird International website ( (http://www.ctci.org/) and go to the section under Gills Garage ,there is a print on were they should go.

disk brakes Thanks Tom I have been to that site. I know all the T-Bird suppliers sell kits, but I really would like to buy the components locally that way I will save in shipping costs and also I will what model & year these parts came from. Thanx Charlie

:driving Does anyone know what disk brake components are used (caliper, rotor, and master cylinder) to convert a 56 to front wheel disks ? Thank You

Hello, I am planning to put P205/75R15 wide white radials on my 56. I have heard of the problems with Coker tires and I have found that the silvertown radials do not come in this size. Can anyone give me some feedback on the Diamond Back Radials ? Thank You Charlie C :driving

I am in need of new tires for my 56 bird. I am unsure about what type of tires to get, either bias or radials. Their are a number of manufacturers which make the wide whitewall in both configurations. I was told that the suspension was designed around bias ply tires and that is...

I have a 56 bird which has ½” thick plates are welded to the sections of the cars frame. The frame sections that have these 4 plates are the sections that look like an X. Now these plates also bend with the contour of the frame at the front of the car. Can any one tell me if this is original...