Thunderbird Club

[Bassmike62]

It's that time of year again.... Going to have to feather the Thunderbird nest for the Winter. (Pic from Saturday.)
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Yup.
We're getting it Wednesday.

 

[bobyoung53]

The bird cuts through everything.

It does it sounds good. I also like that Silvertone guitar, I think that's the one that came with the amp in the case. A buddy of mine had one of those, I think they were made by Danelectro, they were nice playing guitars, I think the amp was about a 5 watt tube amp.

 

[Stealth57]

I like Buicks, they run forever and I know I've posted this one before but here's my '94 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon, it looks good when cleaned up too. I originally started buying these as equipment haulers but I like them so much I usually drive this around instead of my other car. It's old enough and big enough now that young people give me the thumbs up on the highway sometimes. One young girl stopped next to me at a light last year while I was back for a little while and was laughing her head off while giving me the thumbs up, it made my day. This thing moves right out too.





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You need curb feelers.

 

[bobyoung53]

Love that! Glen Campbell is a fave of mine, had never seen this, very cool!

He was a GREAT guitar player too, he's on many '60's hits, part of the wrecking crew, but you already knew that. Wasn't he in The Shindogs also?

 

[bobyoung53]

You need curb feelers.

I bought some but never put them on . The HEIGHT of cool.

 

[dagrev]

I'm trying to resist the urge to try a 60's thunderbird because I know I'll probably want one but you guys aren't helping.

To be honest they're not all that. We just tell ourselves that because it makes us feel special since we have them. Look at the data: Most have had their headstock broken off in anger because they sounded so bad. That alone ought to tell you something. Take it from me, don't waste your money and just this one of these with an almost Thunderbird pickup.
Hondo II 70's Electric Bass Guitar | Reverb

 

[Stealth57]

To be honest they're not all that. We just tell ourselves that because it makes us feel special since we have them. Look at the data: Most have had their headstock broken off in anger because they sounded so bad. That alone ought to tell you something. Take if from me, don't waste your money and just this one of these with an almost Thunderbird pickup.
Hondo II 70's Electric Bass Guitar | Reverb

Like that's going to keep the price down... Forgot to also say unplayable neck dive.

 

[bobyoung53]

To be honest they're not all that. We just tell ourselves that because it makes us feel special since we have them. Look at the data: Most have had their headstock broken off in anger because they sounded so bad. That alone ought to tell you something. Take if from me, don't waste your money and just this one of these with an almost Thunderbird pickup.
Hondo II 70's Electric Bass Guitar | Reverb

For some reason I don't believe you.

 

[dagrev]

I like Buicks, they run forever and I know I've posted this one before but here's my '94 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon, it looks good when cleaned up too. I originally started buying these as equipment haulers but I like them so much I usually drive this around instead of my other car. It's old enough and big enough now that young people give me the thumbs up on the highway sometimes. One young girl stopped next to me at a light last year while I was back for a little while and was laughing her head off while giving me the thumbs up, it made my day. This thing moves right out too.

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I generally like them as well. But this think is just ugly. Ugly color, ugly styling.

My bio dad had one of these bad boys. I'd love to buy one.

 

[TBird1958]

I'm trying to resist the urge to try a 60's thunderbird because I know I'll probably want one but you guys aren't helping.

There does seem to be fewer on Reverb in the last 7-8 months, anymore I think I got mine for a steal - It really is "all that"

 

[bobyoung53]

Truth be told, I’ve only ever owned one Buick. It was a red 1977 Buick Skyhawk. Total POS, it came with the first wife in 1978, I had no say in the matter. By 1979 I replaced it with a red Fiat 124 Sport Spider (huge improvement, low maintenance, zero issues). By 1982 I replaced the first wife with a new one (huge improvement, low maintenance, zero issues).

Skylark maybe? Nope just looked it up, never heard of them, but I do remember seeing them.

 

[dagrev]

I bought some but never put them on . The HEIGHT of cool.

Heck yeah! My bio dad's Rivera had them!!!

 

[bobyoung53]

I generally like them as well. But this think is just ugly. Ugly color, ugly styling.

My bio dad had one of these bad boys. I'd love to buy one.
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I like that, I had a front wheel drive '72 Olds Toronado with a 455 in it, it used to spin the front wheels as it was sucking down the gas at a ferocious rate.

 

[GBassNorth]

Gotta tell ya, I met the guys flying "Sentimental Journey" this past August, they were not young at all, easily over 50.

Same experience in the CAF down here. I was 57 in this pic and nearly the entire flight crew (behind me in the tan coveralls) was my age or older, with the pilot most likely the oldest. I’d guess he was easily over 60.

…so age and health are certainly potential factors, not to mention the age of the plane and the potential for a mechanical failure of some sort. But it’s far more likely it was a bone head mistake by the pilot in the smaller plane trying to execute a turn with obstructed vision at extreme low deck levels in an air space with known traffic and I assume possibly spectators on the ground. A very unfortunate disaster that could have probably been avoided by following common sense rules regarding clear line of sight and awareness of other traffic in the area. I assume no spectators were injured, if so that’s the only fortunate thing about this whole mess.

 

[dagrev]

Like that's going to keep the price down... Forgot to also say unplayable neck dive.

See what I mean. We're just musical instrument virtue signaling with all that praise. Nothing more.

 

[bobyoung53]

Heck yeah! My bio dad's Rivera had them!!!

I love the big boats, Elderados, Rivieras, 98's, Catalinas. oh yeah, those were the days.

 

[bobyoung53]

There does seem to be fewer on Reverb in the last 7-8 months, anymore I think I got mine for a steal - It really is "all that"

There's a 1964 single pickup with Entwistle's autograph, beautiful but they want $10,500 no cracks or breaks. There's a fretless '77 (must be one of @WillyW 's old ones )

 

[godofthunder59]

I can't find it any more, but there was this clip where the collision was examined by an experienced pilot and here's what he had to say.

This is the cockpit of a P-63 Kingcobra, note that it has doors very much like the ones on a car.

And this is what you see when you're the pilot actually flying the Kingcobra. Forward visibility is adequate to say it mildly, but sidewards visibility is worse, as that car door and the struts that keep it and the panels of the cockpit in place hamper visibility even more.

The guy said that based on the evidence that the footage shows, the Kingcobra, which was flying in formation with other fighters (a couple of Mustangs, Spitfires, and the likes) over shot with which the plane went out of formation and was turning to get back into the line. In doing so, tilting his right wing up and blocking his downwards view completely. The pilot never saw the B-17.

As for the B-17, even if the crew saw the Kingcobra, there's very little they could do. A B-17 was never designed to pull nimble evasive moves, it's simply too big for that.

I can't find it any more, but there was this clip where the collision was examined by an experienced pilot and here's what he had to say.

This is the cockpit of a P-63 Kingcobra, note that it has doors very much like the ones on a car.

And this is what you see when you're the pilot actually flying the Kingcobra. Forward visibility is adequate to say it mildly, but sidewards visibility is worse, as that car door and the struts that keep it and the panels of the cockpit in place hamper visibility even more.

The guy said that based on the evidence that the footage shows, the Kingcobra, which was flying in formation with other fighters (a couple of Mustangs, Spitfires, and the likes) over shot with which the plane went out of formation and was turning to get back into the line. In doing so, tilting his right wing up and blocking his downwards view completely. The pilot never saw the B-17.

As for the B-17, even if the crew saw the Kingcobra, there's very little they could do. A B-17 was never designed to pull nimble evasive moves, it's simply too big for that.

"The pilot never saw the B-17" This does seem the most likely scenario.

 

[GBassNorth]

Skylark maybe? Nope just looked it up, never heard of them, but I do remember seeing them.

Yeah, fairly short run on the model and never very popular…

I think it was the Buick version of the more popular Chevy Monza.

 

[BklynKen]

You need curb feelers.

Is that what the kids are calling it?