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Thunderbird Club

#23,061
@hillerup
Those are all car part manufacturers

Hooker makes headers
Holley Carburetors
Edelbrock makes cams, intakes and heads
Dana (Dana-Spicer) is a gear vendor, mostly differentials
Thrush mufflers (awesomely not much muffling going on)
Muncie (after a town in Michigan) originally supplied the manual transmissions for GM cars and trucks for the better part of 4 decades (M-21 being what was used in a 69 SS Camaro 350, the M-22 behind the 427)
Forgot the others. I've slept since I read that post.
 
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#23,062
RikiP said:
How much does the Lull pickups cost?
I didnt decide yet Lull or Lollar, maybe Thunderbucker...
The old Lull site had sound samples of the Thunderbird pickups, did somebody save them? :D
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If you have to ask... ;)

Bent77 said:
@hillerup

Muncie (after a town in Michigan)
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That would be Indiana.
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The Muncie, Indiana Chevrolet Plant began manufacturing manual transmissions for passenger cars and trucks in 1935. In 1940, the employees of Chevrolet-Muncie became a union and formed Local 499 affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). During the 1950s and 1960s, the company witnessed a rapid expansion and growth of operations at the plant. Several large additions and new facilities were erected to house the plant's growing product lines.


As the United States auto industry felt the effects of foreign competition and labor struggles during the late 1970s and 1980s, Chevrolet-Muncie began a long process of layoffs and facility closings. As a result of these struggles, Chevrolet-Muncie's ownership changed several times throughout the late 20th century. In 1984, the plant became part of Detroit Diesel Allison, and two years later, a part of Hydra-Matic. In 1990, General Motors combined Muncie transmission operation with Chrysler Corporation's New Process Gear creating New Venture Gear, Inc. The partnership later dissolved and the company once known as Chevrolet-Muncie closed its doors on March 31, 2006.
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Larry V said:
If you have to ask... ;)



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That would be Indiana.
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The Muncie, Indiana Chevrolet Plant began manufacturing manual transmissions for passenger cars and trucks in 1935. In 1940, the employees of Chevrolet-Muncie became a union and formed Local 499 affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). During the 1950s and 1960s, the company witnessed a rapid expansion and growth of operations at the plant. Several large additions and new facilities were erected to house the plant's growing product lines.


As the United States auto industry felt the effects of foreign competition and labor struggles during the late 1970s and 1980s, Chevrolet-Muncie began a long process of layoffs and facility closings. As a result of these struggles, Chevrolet-Muncie's ownership changed several times throughout the late 20th century. In 1984, the plant became part of Detroit Diesel Allison, and two years later, a part of Hydra-Matic. In 1990, General Motors combined Muncie transmission operation with Chrysler Corporation's New Process Gear creating New Venture Gear, Inc. The partnership later dissolved and the company once known as Chevrolet-Muncie closed its doors on March 31, 2006.
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You know from up here, it's all flat land
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Larry V said:
If you have to ask... ;)



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That would be Indiana.
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The Muncie, Indiana Chevrolet Plant began manufacturing manual transmissions for passenger cars and trucks in 1935. In 1940, the employees of Chevrolet-Muncie became a union and formed Local 499 affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). During the 1950s and 1960s, the company witnessed a rapid expansion and growth of operations at the plant. Several large additions and new facilities were erected to house the plant's growing product lines.


As the United States auto industry felt the effects of foreign competition and labor struggles during the late 1970s and 1980s, Chevrolet-Muncie began a long process of layoffs and facility closings. As a result of these struggles, Chevrolet-Muncie's ownership changed several times throughout the late 20th century. In 1984, the plant became part of Detroit Diesel Allison, and two years later, a part of Hydra-Matic. In 1990, General Motors combined Muncie transmission operation with Chrysler Corporation's New Process Gear creating New Venture Gear, Inc. The partnership later dissolved and the company once known as Chevrolet-Muncie closed its doors on March 31, 2006.
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You know I really should have remembered that. I just watched "A Christmas Story"
 
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#23,069
rumblejunkie said:
I own a few Harley Benton basses . A BZ4000 , PB50 and JB75 . They are superb value for money . Welcome to the club .
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Their EUB is fantastic value for money.
I bought it so I could have a bash at an upright & ended up gigging with it for about 4 or 5 years.
Had to sell her when we moved to a small cottage, gutted, really miss the old girl!


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TBird1958 said:
Hi Mario, very nice 7enderbird, shall I add you to our club?

How may the Queen help you Riki?
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One of the many good things about this group of scallywags, ne'er do wells and cutthroats, is the responsiveness of our Queen. I tried to join the Traynor club weeks ago and have given up waiting.

Post a picture of a Bird of any feather pattern or colour here, and you won't wait long for the offer of a number.
 
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kat888 said:
Here we go again...

So, If I don't play a Precision, I'm not a real bass player?
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Not this little black duck. I am too confused and worried about what would happen if I changed basses during a gig and one of them was not a P Bass. Or are my single coil P Basses even real P Basses, let alone whether I am real.

Now for something relevant. I have sorted out my Landcruiser. It has a big steel thing on the front called a Bull Bar., not a Roo Bar- I like Kangaroos. The bits of metal around the front wheels are front guards and the equivalent bits around the rear wheels are rear quarter panels.
 
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kat888 said:
One of the many good things about this group of scallywags, ne'er do wells and cuththroats, is the responsiveness of our Queen. I tried to join the Traynor club weeks ago and have given up waiting.

Post a picture of a Bird of any feather pattern or colour here, and you won't wait long for the offer of a number.
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The rockin'-est group on tb - write it down! :bassist:
 
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TBird1958 said:
A little post NYE fun, this was very late in the evening, probably the second to last song (Van Halen "Ain't talkin' about love") as I'm playing a detuned '76.

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Great pic! Have we seen this '76 bass in other pics? Either it's the lighting or it looks like there is some purple/blue tiger stripe pattern happening.
 
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veebass said:
Now for something relevant. I have sorted out my Landcruiser. It has a big steel thing on the front called a Bull Bar., not a Roo Bar- I like Kangaroos. The bits of metal around the front wheels are front guards and the equivalent bits around the rear wheels are rear quarter panels.
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Now all you need is an upside down sticker in the rear window that says "If You Can Read This, Flip Me Over"
 
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