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[marvincbr]

First post. Just getting my feet wet, reading up on all the info here and saying "hello". I just became the owner of a 57 T Bird and will be seeking knowledge to help put her on the road. It was my dad's, he bought it back in 79 and has been in his garage ever since. He had it repainted a couple of times, the last time during a frame off restoration. That was quite a few years back and he never got it completely back together. Now it's my turn to give it a go.


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[dans65]

Here is a pic of a few of mine, always had a thing for t birds. I have had probably near 25 of them. Right now I have a 65, a 70, a 80 Silver Anniversary, my sons 83, and a 87. I also have a 86 XR7 Cougar, its not a Bird but close.

 

[68thunderjet]

hi guys, just got her so haven't done a thing to her. she is a 68 2 door hardtop.
every single thing except the tow hitch is original, or who knows maybe the hitch was option back then not sure. 101,xxx miles. i traded my 95 Lincoln Mark VIII for her. and i am happy with the trade. hope to have the restore done by end of summer, don't have alot of $$$ so items are limited to just the needs first.

 

[redbird1]

My pride and joy.
You can click the image to enlarge.










Bob.

 

[novanutcase]

Nice.....:cheers

John

 

[classicfan1]

Jaw dropping, just absolutely jaw dropping!

 

[redbird1]

Thanks.
Bob.

 

[SoCalBirds]

New Bird

I just bought this 65 Bird for $600... Body is in really good condition, car has 98% of its parts. Engine is not running but is all there. What do you all thinK?

 

[redbird1]

Looks like a good candidate for a restoration.
Body appears to be pretty decent.
How is the interior?
Did you see any major rust anywhere?
You are already ahead of the game because even in it's current condition it is worth a hell of a lot more than you paid for it.
Keep us informed on the progress, and post pictures.
Bob.

 

[SoCalBirds]

The interior is mising the back seats. Both front seats are electrical and moving. The dash lights turn on. Driver side widow is busted, the guy i bought it from had bought a replacment one. So i will be spending M-Day weekend installing it....As far as rust, You cant see any on the surface. All fenders, hood and truck sound very solid. As I dig in more I will have a better idea.

 

[SoCalBirds]

Car looks SWEET!!!!

 

[classicfan1]

Sweet rescue! I think that Birdie may look pretty cool as a Rat Rod (GASP). :auto Give us more pics, we love our pics! Do you have any idea how rare that rear bumper and light assembly is in that condition (And original!).

 

[agshelby]

'57 Project

Clean Texas car - going through a basic resurrection. Has been sitting for years. Plans are for engine/trans rebuild, suspension and steering refresh, disc brakes, and modern a/c compressor. Interior will be limited to new carpet, and exterior will stay as-is for now. 312 is already rebuilt and will start on the rest within the next month.

Has been cleaned up since these photos were taken and it looks much nicer already.

Goal is to preserve this car as a survivor and drive it - and any mods will be for safety and reliability.

 

[marvincbr]

Looks great! I'm heading in the same direction with mine, a safe, reliable driver....

 

[WEDJ1]

Hi,

New to this forum, I inherited a 57 that has been sitting in my aunt's garage for 35-40 years. It is the very car that I drove when I was 17 (now I'm 60)
I can't wait to get it in runing order! Car is now @ Mongillo Motors in New Haven, CT to get it running.

 

[novanutcase]

Beautiful Baby Bird!!! That's gonna look great when you have her all restored!

John

 

[Darrellinceres]

This is the day we brought her home

Sundust Beige, Parchment Leather, Palomino. The only options it doesn’t have is cruse control and stereo.

She belonged to a lady in the Bay area. When she passed away the estate decided to have the engine rebuilt. She only put 83,000 mi on it. It still had the original FoMoCo front wheel seals and shocks. A friend of mine had bought it and on his way home it started knocking. He drove it home that way puking oil out the rear. Spun the mains and cracked the block from the mains to the cams. He was so mad he was going to scrap the car so I gave him scrap value for it. I found a donor engine in Washington and only used the core (Block, Crank, & Rods) the rest is either original or new.

A few engine shots as I was rebuilding it

 

[Darrellinceres]

The battery had Popped some point in it's life and had splattered rust all over the engine compartment so I repainted the engine compartment I’m keeping it the original color Sundust Beige

The finished engine going back into its home.

Every external part was bead blasted and my wife repainted them

My wife is quite the shutter bug and I must have hundreds of pictures. If there is any imgages that you'd like to see more of let me know. The album is at photobucket with more pictures at

66 T-Bird Town Hardtop California 428 Restoration pictures by DarrellinCeres - Photobucket

Hope you like them,
Darrell

 

[gigger]

Here's my 1977 Bird

Its got the 400m, dual exhaust, white leather seats with green dash and carpet. Unfortunatly the body is rotted beyond repair. I got a decent 78 which will get the interior from the 77. I will also rebuild the 77 motor and trans to go in it along with some go fast goodies.

 

[classicfan1]

Here's my 1977 Bird

Its got the 400m, dual exhaust, white leather seats with green dash and carpet. Unfortunatly the body is rotted beyond repair. I got a decent 78 which will get the interior from the 77. I will also rebuild the 77 motor and trans to go in it along with some go fast goodies.

How bad is it rotted and where?