Thunderbird Club

[GonePlaid]

Florida Man. ‘Nough said.

There's gotta be a backstory to that.

 

[MCF]

There's gotta be a backstory to that.

Wife probably wanted in the divorce.

 

[JIO]

More than a ‘63 THUNDERBIRD.

Considering there were only 3 that I know of... possibly not.

 

[GonePlaid]

Wife probably wanted in the divorce.

That may be pretty close to the truth.

 

[GBassNorth]

There's gotta be a backstory to that.

Probably something along the lines of - easy come, easy go.
You or I can't imagine doing that to a $200,000 car but if you have $200 million in the bank it's a drop in the bucket. I just donated a $5,000 car to the wounded vets, I'm sure there are folks out there that don't have two nickels to rub together that would think I'm nuts for doing that vs keeping it, it's all relative.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I read a back page article in a motorcycle magazine years ago that told of a group of very rich and cynical A-holes (my take) who would buy a pristine vintage motorcycle that anyone who knows vintage motorcycles would admire and want if they could afford it - and they would deliberately abuse/trash it... because they could and it also gave them a laugh that those people who like that bike were shocked/distressed/angry. The world is filled with such, luckily they are still only a very small percent.

at the 4th of July Hollister bike rally 20 years ago, they used take up a collection to buy the latest crotch rocket brand new, hang it from a tree and demolish it with sledgehammers...

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I'll guess it's for bolts attaching the internal chassis.

yeah, dunno....sounds pretty awesome and dumps a full 500Watts into 4 Ohms indefinitely as claimed...sounds phenomenal into the Ampeg 1540!....all in all a pretty good Sunday..

 

[JIO]

There's gotta be a backstory to that.

... could have been about winning/losing a bet.

This Tarantino acted and directed short film centers on a bet made by Bruce Willis and Tarantino that if he cut off his finger, Tarantino would give him a vintage muscle car. It's a comedy.

 

[JIO]

at the 4th of July Hollister bike rally 20 years ago, they used take up a collection to buy the latest crotch rocket brand new, hang it from a tree and demolish it with sledgehammers...

Why am I not surprised to hear that...

 

[GonePlaid]

That may be pretty close to the truth.

I went back to the video. There's no date listed/mentioned. I live the next county north of WPB and figured I could look it up, but with no date......

 

[GBassNorth]

Considering there were only 3 that I know of... possibly not.

Probably a safe bet.
I'm pretty much a Porsche guy, but most of the Ferrari owners I hang with average about twice the annual costs in maintenance than I do. So somewhere around $2,000 to $4,000 a year in normal maintenance. It's the unscheduled stuff that kills you on a Ferrari. The clutch on those things goes out like wiper blades on a regular car and isn't cheap, engine fires happen and can be tens of thousands to fix.
But I suspect the TBird still costs more.

 

[JIO]

Wife probably wanted in the divorce.

That would be a very creative solution actually... "here's your Ferrari"

 

[GonePlaid]

That would be a very creative solution actually... "here's your Ferrari"

And I 'washed' it for you.

 

[JIO]

Probably a safe bet.
I'm pretty much a Porsche guy, but most of the Ferrari owners I hang with average about twice the annual costs in maintenance than I do. So somewhere around $2,000 to $4,000 a year in normal maintenance. It's the unscheduled stuff that kills you on a Ferrari. The clutch on those things goes out like wiper blades on a regular car and isn't cheap, engine fires happen and can be tens of thousands to fix.
But I suspect the TBird still costs more.

I just wish my II had never been stollen...

 

[Showdown]

Haven't been around for a while. For the first time I took a pic of all of my 'birds, thought I would post it. Two '76, a 2011 short scale, and a Firebird Studio.

 

[dagrev]

Probably something along the lines of - easy come, easy go.
You or I can't imagine doing that to a $200,000 car but if you have $200 million in the bank it's a drop in the bucket. I just donated a $5,000 car to the wounded vets, I'm sure there are folks out there that don't have two nickels to rub together that would think I'm nuts for doing that vs keeping it, it's all relative.

Very nice! Thanks for your act of kindness.

 

[dagrev]

yeah, dunno....sounds pretty awesome and dumps a full 500Watts into 4 Ohms indefinitely as claimed...sounds phenomenal into the Ampeg 1540!....all in all a pretty good Sunday..
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Cool! Looks great. Don't recall seeing one.

Amp with no clothes on!

 

[Nocturnal]

Haven't been around for a while. For the first time I took a pic of all of my 'birds, thought I would post it. Two '76, a 2011 short scale, and a Firebird Studio.

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Very nice!!!

 

[MCF]

Haven't been around for a while. For the first time I took a pic of all of my 'birds, thought I would post it. Two '76, a 2011 short scale, and a Firebird Studio.

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Wow!

 

[dagrev]

Used the '06 and put the Black Beauties on again. Sounded really good! Looks cool too. Best match for what I'm shooting for thus far, and I'm getting used to the feel. I received $25 from ebay so I ordered a set of Roto 77 Flats to try. I have a old set which sounded really good on VPs but can't find them, thus the new set.