Thunderbird Club

[MCF]

The perfect gig-mobile -
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My dream car.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

My dream car.

0 to 60….never…

 

[JIO]

My dream car.

Sounds like you, Mike & I could start an imaginary P-1800 car club.

 

[JIO]

0 to 60….never…

I'll save speed for two-wheels... you don't have to go that fast to get the sensation on a bike.

 

[MCF]

Sounds like you, Mike & I could start an imaginary P-1800 car club.

Yep. I’ve owned five Volvos over the years including my first car, a PV 544. My next and likely last car I ever buy may well end up being a Volvo too. Even though I can no longer get them at employee discount prices.

 

[Engle]

love this trick…..
@Engle
Hey Irv, going back to GEO’s black PG on this…would be great to have a silver or (preferably) gold Bird logo for it….would you happen to have something like that?…
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For sure Chuck, I have 4 different golds:

 

[Engle]

Not even a reply. I have a brand new baby

Delivered today from Sweetwater.
I got a faulous deal.
My only beef is that it was shipped in tune with the neck under tension.
A no-no in my book, but what do I know?
Doing the "set it up for Funkengruuven" thing, right now.
She is a Thunderbird Vintage Pro with the Slim Taper neck.
I had them measure the neck at the first fret and their measurements and mine agreed completely.
Great service. (am I allowed to say that?) admin delete the line if I'm not.

Nice! They are sturdy beasts.

 

[MCF]

0 to 60….never…

Hey, I actually got my ‘59 544 (the 1600cc engine with twin SUs) to 100 between Santa Maria and Vandenberg with a 7ender 50 Bassman and horrible 7ender 2X12 cab (didn’t need a fuzz box) in the back. It was slightly downhill though…. I was 16.

 

[Engle]

Nope. IIRC, you carefully remove the backing, put the bird in place, and rub the cover sheet.

Yes this^
I have an instruction sheet on my pc. I can send it when I’m back home.

 

[MCF]

I'll save speed for two-wheels... you don't have to go that fast to get the sensation on a bike.

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My brother still has an old Hurricane. It hasn’t run in years. He also has a Ducati that his wife absolutely hates (he’s also a bicyclist who has had three major accidents riding them) and the Husky 250 we rode as kids that he keeps saying he is going to restore. I mentioned to my wife I might get the Hurricane running to tool around on up on the mountain roads. I got “the look” and a “never” from her. Even when I reminded her the life insurance was paid up. Oh well….

At one point in time in the seventies, my Dad, brother and I had seven motorcycles, road and dirt, that we loved. Those were the days. I still have my M1 endorsement, even though I haven’t ridden (except around a few blocks) in several years.

 

[GonePlaid]

Yep. I’ve owned five Volvos over the years including my first car, a PV 544. My next and likely last car I ever buy may well end up being a Volvo too. Even though I can no longer get them at employee discount prices.

I had a 63 PV544 I bought in 68. Loved it, but too small for all the gear I began accumulating, so I bought a 69 Ford Econoline and have had nothing but vans of various makes and sizes since.(Not counting my 2 different Freightliners-78 and 87).

 

[TBird1958]

@Engle
false alarm, nm……thx
@JIO
GEO’s the man….
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turns out I have a left over one Larry (where is Larry?) sent a couple of years ago….. would anyone know how to apply? is it like a model water decal?……
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didn’t know how it would look on, but starting to really dig the look….
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Like this when it's done, yours just has one too many pickups

Here with the best machine for moving Thunderbirds.

 

[JIO]

I had a 63 PV544 I bought in 68. Loved it, but too small for all the gear I began accumulating, so I bought a 69 Ford Econoline and have had nothing but vans of various makes and sizes since.(Not counting my 2 different Freightliners-78 and 87).
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[Chucky Stiletti]

no cable route under the PG…

 

[Stealth57]

My brother still has an old Hurricane. It hasn’t run in years. He also has a Ducati that his wife absolutely hates (he’s also a bicyclist who has had three major accidents riding them) and the Husky 250 we rode as kids that he keeps saying he is going to restore. I mentioned to my wife I might get the Hurricane running to tool around on up on the mountain roads. I got “the look” and a “never” from her. Even when I reminded her the life insurance was paid up. Oh well….

At one point in time in the seventies, my Dad, brother and I had seven motorcycles, road and dirt, that we loved. Those were the days. I still have my M1 endorsement, even though I haven’t ridden (except around a few blocks) in several years.

Yo tambien

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Like this when it's done, yours just has one too many pickups

Here with the best machine for moving Thunderbirds.

ah man…..you ruined it……wait! no bridge cover…..doesn’t count…

 

[Stealth57]

no cable route under the PG…
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No fun stringing neck pickup wires!

 

[dagrev]

Donnie did.
Wonder what’s on his mind.

Like I said above....I don't want to talk about it.

 

[dagrev]

I know! they'll let anybody in this club....

I'm a lower the bar kind of person. I fill that quota.

 

[MCF]

I had a 63 PV544 I bought in 68. Loved it, but too small for all the gear I began accumulating, so I bought a 69 Ford Econoline and have had nothing but vans of various makes and sizes since.(Not counting my 2 different Freightliners-78 and 87).
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I am so tempted.
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