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Thunderbird Club

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Ford Thunderbird, 1958, my buddy had one of these when I was a kid, I can still remember riding around in that thing listening to Tommy -The Who, when it was new. Had to have been an 8 track player. I had to lie on the console.

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dagrev said:
The G&L MFDs are either loved or hated. I love them. Crazy powerful. Humbuckers on steroids and crack. I love the adjustable poles. Every G&L I've owned has been flawless. And...they are as comfortable to play as anything. Leo got that body shape right as well. Why they are not more popular I don't understand.
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The modern headstock on them is ugly. Yeah, I’m shallow.
 
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MCF said:
The modern headstock on them is ugly. Yeah, I’m shallow.
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Well, modern since the mid '80s when they switched from the 'non-peak' version that has been authentically RI'd recently as the CLF Research L-1000/L-2000.

 
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bobyoung53 said:
Ford Thunderbird, 1958, my buddy had one of these when I was a kid, I can still remember riding around in that thing listening to Tommy -The Who, when it was new. Had to have been an 8 track player. I had to lie on the console.

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That is a beautiful car...
8-track, yeah..."Tommy can ya >click< (track chang) HEAR me!"
 
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bobyoung53 said:
I had a '62 Dodge Dart with a 318 and a push button tranny in it when I was a kid, used to get some serious rubber out of that thing.
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My first car was a '64 Dodge Coronet, push button...jammed my uncle's '60 Plymouth..."don't touch that!" he told me...
I did...all 5 or 6 buttons...
Did a couple/few on mine in sub-zero...
Pulled the park lever...done deal...don't know why my uncle was so ticked...
 
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dasherf17 said:
My first car was a '64 Dodge Coronet, push button...jammed my uncle's '60 Plymouth..."don't touch that!" he told me...
I did...all 5 or 6 buttons...
Did a couple/few on mine in sub-zero...
Pulled the park lever...done deal...don't know why my uncle was so ticked...
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My dad had a 57 Plymouth station wagon with the push button tranny on the upper left of the dash. Loved playing with those buttons.

The tranny blew up on a trip from the Bay Area to Monterey to go to Pebble Beach...clearly nothing to do with all my button pushing. That's my story and sticking with it.
 
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Stealth57 said:
My dad had a 57 Plymouth station wagon with the push button tranny on the upper left of the dash. Loved playing with those buttons.

The tranny blew up on a trip from the Bay Area to Monterey to go to Pebble Beach...clearly nothing to do with all my button pushing. That's my story and sticking with it.
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Fair enough...
I'm getting a kid out of this TBird Club...so many subjects going on at once...
I take it this is "White TBird Wednesday"?
 
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