Suprise suprise!

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While making a delivery in Boca Raton this morning, I pulled into the parking lot and couldn't believe what I saw. There in the corner sat a raven black 1959 Thunderbird.

Of course, I checked her out.

She has power windows, an aftermarket A/C setup, and full gauges under the dash. Pretty good resto job, but there were some bad spots on the rockers and fender doglegs.

All in all tho, the car looked great!

[Alexander]

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Alexander
1959 Hardtop
1960 Golde Top

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The last time I saw a 59 on the road was in 1985 here in VA. It was at a used car lot (of course I wanted it but had no money) A few weeks later I saw an older woman driving it in Richmond and never saw it again. It too was black with a black /white interior. The last time I saw a 58 was the summer of 78 . It pulled right up next to me and my father at a parts store.......Black with a red/white interior. The last 60 I saw was around 1990 going the opposite way as I traveled. It was Baby blue........and kinda rough looking. Ive seen a few in my area at car shows and auctions.......and at an annual show this year there were none. There were several 55-57,s and a few Bullet birds. RARE CARS these Squarebirds.

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>The last time I saw a 59 on the road was in 1985 here in VA.
>It was at a used car lot (of course I wanted it but had no
>money) A few weeks later I saw an older woman driving it in
>Richmond and never saw it again. It too was black with a
>black /white interior. The last time I saw a 58 was the
>summer of 78 . It pulled right up next to me and my father
>at a parts store.......Black with a red/white interior. The
>last 60 I saw was around 1990 going the opposite way as I
>traveled. It was Baby blue........and kinda rough looking.
> Ive seen a few in my area at car shows and
>auctions.......and at an annual show this year there were
>none. There were several 55-57,s and a few Bullet birds.
>RARE CARS these Squarebirds.

I haven't seen a Squarebird on the road in prolly 25 years. Matter of fact, I haven't seen one at a car show in quite a number of years either!

Baby Birds, Bullet Birds ... yes. Squarebirds? Nada.

Seeing this one in the parking lot was quite a trip.

[Thunderhans]

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>I haven't seen a Squarebird on the road in prolly 25 years.
>Matter of fact, I haven't seen one at a car show in quite a
>number of years either!
>
>Baby Birds, Bullet Birds ... yes. Squarebirds? Nada.
>

I am surprised! Here in the Netherlands I rarely see a squarebird on a car show, however I do see them. You do not see them in Florida?
There must be a lot more 58-60 cars where you live than overhere.

In May 2005 we will have a big Thunderbird meeting in Holland, due to the T-bird's 50th anniversary. Then I hope a lot of squarebirds will show up. :9



Hans
1959 Hardtop
430 ci

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>I am surprised! Here in the Netherlands I rarely see a
>squarebird on a car show, however I do see them. You do not
>see them in Florida?
>There must be a lot more 58-60 cars where you live than
>overhere.
>
Hans,

I am as suprised as you are. While Florida is indeed full of old cars, Squarebirds are still a rare sight here. Maybe I'm just not looking in the right places?

There is a weekly "antique car" meeting on Saturdays in Kissimmee (near Disney World), open to any classic automobile that shows up. It's in an area called "Old Town." (http://www.old-town.com/) This area was designed (and DEF looks the part) to resemble a 50's era "downtown area" (http://www.old-town.com/storemap.htm), complete with shops, restaurants, etc. They even hold a "cruise-in" near the end of the evening where the cars drive up and down the streets. (http://www.old-town.com/carshows.htm)

I've been there a few times and have only seen one Squarebird. :-(

>In May 2005 we will have a big Thunderbird meeting in
>Holland, due to the T-bird's 50th anniversary. Then I hope a
>lot of squarebirds will show up. :9

I hope you take lots of pictures and share them with us! ;-)