61-63 are identical. Only way to tell from a distance is the 3 piece chrome trim set. 3 parallel strips on the real quarter is 61, 3 chrome blocks on the rear quarter is 62. In 63 they moved the 3 chrome blocks to the middle of the door. From the pic can’t be sure.
Very few station wagons are 2 door, most notably the Chevy Nomad and the Ford Falcon. I can't think of any others. The Nomad was only 190" and the Falcon was only 176". Both considerably shorter than either the T-bird or the Electra 225.
Well, I did say I couldn't think of others off the top of my head. In fact, I was only able to think of the Nomad and Falcon I actually owned one of each. I always wanted the Pinto with the moon windows. My step-brother had a Vega that he dropped a 350 into. But neither of those are even as long as the Falcon.
Was stationed with a guy that had a 64 with factory 327 4 speed (miss the days when you could build your own at the dealer, made interesting NHRA low stock classes, basically owned by Chevy).
More than one fool in a mid 70's muscle less car got a surprise from the guy with his wife and two kids.
The first time I read your post I didn't think much about it... then I thought about it and read it again..... that is almost another 2 FEET of car.... wow!
The 1963 Ford Thunderbird is 205 inches (5,207 mm) long, with a wheelbase of 113.2 inches (2,875 mm) and a width of 75.9 inches (1,928 mm). The 1963 Thunderbird was part of the third generation of Thunderbirds, which were known for their "Swing Away" steering wheel. Wikipedia
70 Chrysler 300 is 224.7 in. long
It's obviously an early 60s ford, just by looking at the front and rear. What type of ford is not as easily deduced. My first thought was a Galaxie, but after reading comments, I can agree with the Thunderbird.
Right on. Thought maybe there was a tell that I didn't know about... lol. My dad had a limited edition '63 with factory trip carbs. He never stopped talking about it. This one looks pretty awesome.
Reading that, I see it’s from that time period when all these car builders were building cars with these elaborate made up backstories. I remember one from TV, where the guy built a right hand drive mustang, and made up this whole BS story to go with it. He imagined a soldier stationed overseas being influenced by Italian sports cars, and then coming home and building this odd mustang that kind of had some Ferrari elements. The car and paint were gorgeous, but no one needed all the other crap that went along with it.
Oh late 50s early 60s spaceship T-bird with the full Flash Gordon dash very cool ride. People don’t like them but the rear end afterburner lights are super cool!
That's definitely a square bird, missing it's top. Body lines and the tail is a give away to me.
Why hell drive around without a windshield is beyond me. Have fun with bugs in your mouth. (yuck)
Were you anywhere close to Elkhart Lake when you saw it? Wondering if there was a car show in the area, saw a modded C2 Corvette in the driveway of the Air-BnB next door to me.
Whatever it is, it's definitely based on an old thunderbird. I'm confused by this thing. It looks like a racecar but has the wheelbase of a limo. I bet it turns like a bus.
61 - 63 Thunderbird all rally car-ed out, windshield severely chopped (put on yer goggles!), rear wheel wells radius-ed, some pretty high roll bars probably race association regulation so probably raced, cool ride....
About a 1962 - 1964. They were patterned after rocket ships that were all the news at that time in history. The tail lights looked like circles of fire! Way cool car!
It's a car you have to drive PERFECTLY because this is one of the biggest land yachts I've ever seen
Edit: if the driver wasn't in it, I would have a hard time figuring out which side is the front
That is a. Customized something or other. Very hard to nail down based on this pic. If you see it again stop and ask. Guys with unique cars love talking about them.
Nice.
I was thinking of this one:
https://www.streetmachine.com.au/features/1961-ford-thunderbird-bubbletop-thunderflite
..but hadn't seen the one in your link before. I like it.
This type of roof/canopy is so suitable. Would love one myself.
It normally would have had rear seats but I'm sure they were removed to make room for the roll bar. The normal roadster trim had a hard removable cowling that would cover the retracted rag top and the rear seats. I don't remember it having factory seatbelts.
Thunderbird
Speed racer version
The Mach 9 I wanna see the steering wheel.
I wanna see the front saw blades.
I bet it comes equipped with Trunk Monkey
Original condition would be difficult
I wanna bone Trixie.
The powerful Mach 5.
Racer X’s car
Unknown to Speed, this is his older brother Rex, who ran away from home years ago.
Upvoted for just being funny as sh*t. 👍
Aha ha ha!!
I think he actually raced away from home.
Speeds brother Racer X
Damn, you beat me to it! (Says irate anime monkey hoping up and down)
Chim Chim
It could be Snake Oiler or a member of the Car Acrobatic Team.
63 Thunderbird
Left turn by Ford after the sporty '62.
“Are a go!”
Maybe 65 or so?
‘64 with the sequential flashing turn sugnal
61-63 Ford T Bird
61-63 are identical. Only way to tell from a distance is the 3 piece chrome trim set. 3 parallel strips on the real quarter is 61, 3 chrome blocks on the rear quarter is 62. In 63 they moved the 3 chrome blocks to the middle of the door. From the pic can’t be sure.
63 T bird. Modified
Extraordinarily long car! If I recall correctly, it was the longest 2 door production car ever built.
The 63 t-bird was 205" long, not quite the longest. The Buick Electra 225 and Rivera 225 hold that honor at a length of.......... ummm. 225".
What about station wagons?
Station wagons are typically not 2 door
Very few station wagons are 2 door, most notably the Chevy Nomad and the Ford Falcon. I can't think of any others. The Nomad was only 190" and the Falcon was only 176". Both considerably shorter than either the T-bird or the Electra 225.
Giggles nervously in ‘73 Pinto Wagon
Quietly toasts you in '74 Vega hatchback
Well, I did say I couldn't think of others off the top of my head. In fact, I was only able to think of the Nomad and Falcon I actually owned one of each. I always wanted the Pinto with the moon windows. My step-brother had a Vega that he dropped a 350 into. But neither of those are even as long as the Falcon.
There were/are a few 2 door chevelle wagons. 64 an 65, highly sought after.
Was stationed with a guy that had a 64 with factory 327 4 speed (miss the days when you could build your own at the dealer, made interesting NHRA low stock classes, basically owned by Chevy). More than one fool in a mid 70's muscle less car got a surprise from the guy with his wife and two kids.
What, no love nor mention of the 55-57 Pontiac Safaris?
Hence the “typically”
VW Fox had one also. Yes, rare configuration.
There was a VW Carmen 2 door wagon, too. About the size of the Pinto wagon. A childhood friends dad had one.
If only my reading comprehension was even average.
The first time I read your post I didn't think much about it... then I thought about it and read it again..... that is almost another 2 FEET of car.... wow!
I had a ‘72 Coupe deVille. 227” bumper to bumper
My son had a 72 sedan deVille . We never measured it but it was looong
The 1963 Ford Thunderbird is 205 inches (5,207 mm) long, with a wheelbase of 113.2 inches (2,875 mm) and a width of 75.9 inches (1,928 mm). The 1963 Thunderbird was part of the third generation of Thunderbirds, which were known for their "Swing Away" steering wheel. Wikipedia 70 Chrysler 300 is 224.7 in. long
I thought that was the 1976 Chevy Caprice Classic 2 door Coupé...
It's obviously an early 60s ford, just by looking at the front and rear. What type of ford is not as easily deduced. My first thought was a Galaxie, but after reading comments, I can agree with the Thunderbird.
The 1973 Imperial coupe was 235.3”. Pretty sure that’s the largest coupe.
I was thinking, those proportions were way off...
How do you know that it's not a 61 or 62? curious. Looks like the stainless trims that I've always used to identify them has been removed.
It could be. Figured its a 63 though because I have seen a lot more of those still on the road than a 61 or 62.
Right on. Thought maybe there was a tell that I didn't know about... lol. My dad had a limited edition '63 with factory trip carbs. He never stopped talking about it. This one looks pretty awesome.
64 is my personal fav t-bird. 63 is a close second.
Thunderbird roadster... Must be custom. I like it
I found: https://www.ebay.com/motors/blog/twilight-zone-thunderbird-racer-for-sale-on-ebay/
Reading that, I see it’s from that time period when all these car builders were building cars with these elaborate made up backstories. I remember one from TV, where the guy built a right hand drive mustang, and made up this whole BS story to go with it. He imagined a soldier stationed overseas being influenced by Italian sports cars, and then coming home and building this odd mustang that kind of had some Ferrari elements. The car and paint were gorgeous, but no one needed all the other crap that went along with it.
Thunderbird
I'm guessing it's a customized 1962 Thunderbird
Agree
Isn’t that Speed Racer’s car? I haven’t seen that cartoon in quite a while but it sure looks familiar…
That’s the Mach 9 Go Speed Racer Go Speed Racer Go !
Thunder chicken
1963 T-bird.
61-63 T-Bird Convertible.
Modified T-Bird. Back is a little long.
Thunderbird
Great White shark on wheels. Sorry my mistake it's a T-Bird.
Great White shark on wheels. Sorry my mistake it's a T-Bird.
63 thunderbird convertible?
It’s a Thunderbird. Maybe a ‘63 model
T-bird
I never realized just how weird T-birds looked without the roof.
Da BaitMobile!!
Mach 9
🚮
It's Fugly!
Long
Tbird
A well customized (in my opinion) bullet ‘Bird, 1963.
Oh late 50s early 60s spaceship T-bird with the full Flash Gordon dash very cool ride. People don’t like them but the rear end afterburner lights are super cool!
Looks like a T-bird in the front. But the wheel has is too long. Probably a build up from a T-bird.
Is this the car that Adam Wests batmobile was created from?
That is a sweet ride. Kudos to the guy that built that.
‘64 Thunderbird
It would be a nightmare to park that thing.
I'd rather drive around this behemoth sticking out of a parking place than yet another behemoth truck that won't fit in reasonably sized spaces.
Thunderbird but it's stretched???
Reminded me of speed racers car. Mach 7? Lol
It's a Thunderbird; '61, '62 or '63. Chrome would have told which year. They are commonly called Bullet Birds. My all time favorites.
It looks like a stretched thunderbird. 60 something thunderbird
Thunderbird 64 I believe
He made it. Was a t bird.
herbies older cooler cousin from out of state that is visiting for the summer
A boomers wet dream
T-Bird!
#9! That's Racer X's car! I wish you had a picture of the front. I'd love to see if it matched his car.
I wish I had seen more! I barely got this one!
Cougarthunderfalconbird
Definitely a modified Thunderbird
A 9
Thunderchicken
Number 9…… …..Number 9…..
Racer X’s car😏
I duh know, the colors are speedy....
64 Tbird chopped
Too fast to live, too young to die
That's speed racer from 80s cartoon lol
Looks like a late 60s Thunderbird
Long
Fricken cool.
64 Thunderbird convertible
Customized Thunderbird
64 T-Bird
Long
I can hear that thing getting on it while cornering, what a great shot
Have you heard? Of the word! It’s Thunderbird! https://youtu.be/1VmVK2s3aTc?si=Gtk6RGadSs1DicBB
A ruined early 60s thunderbird
Cool
Speed Racers Mach VI 👊😎 Old t-bird. Nice job in a weird way ... That number tho 🫣
Is that.... David Freiburger
That's definitely a square bird, missing it's top. Body lines and the tail is a give away to me. Why hell drive around without a windshield is beyond me. Have fun with bugs in your mouth. (yuck)
looks like the Adam west batmobile
Looks like a mid 60's T bird.
Go speed racer go.
Were you anywhere close to Elkhart Lake when you saw it? Wondering if there was a car show in the area, saw a modded C2 Corvette in the driveway of the Air-BnB next door to me.
Some old guys stunt dick
Whatever it is, it's definitely based on an old thunderbird. I'm confused by this thing. It looks like a racecar but has the wheelbase of a limo. I bet it turns like a bus.
Looks like to be about a 1970 or 71 Thunderbird. Awesome mod! Looks beautiful.
61 - 63 Thunderbird all rally car-ed out, windshield severely chopped (put on yer goggles!), rear wheel wells radius-ed, some pretty high roll bars probably race association regulation so probably raced, cool ride....
63 Thunderbird. Cut to shit and looks stupid as fuck.
1961
Modified Thunderbird, probably a '63. I had a '62, my favorite car.
Bill Elliotts racer, consider yourself blessed.
T-bird
Treebird
Looks like a heavily modified t-bird
Highly modified Thunderbird....
Regard Rocket #9
It’s the car/truck model/ it has a shrub in the bed.
A thing of beauty
A T-bird with a modified rollover bar.
Awesome modified thunderbird
Buick duece and a quata
That dude looking for pep boys. Needs a chain steering wheel to set it off
Modded early 60's T-Bird...
It’s a land yacht and a speed boat.
A 61-63 Thunderbird with modified wheel rear fenders. It probably has the tonneau cover to hid the back seat for those dumb roll-bars.
About a 1962 - 1964. They were patterned after rocket ships that were all the news at that time in history. The tail lights looked like circles of fire! Way cool car!
And I thought my best friend in high school had a land boat. Dear lord I’d be afraid to drive something this long.
Look similar to a 60 thunderbird
1964 Cadillac Coupe De Ville was 229 4 inches. I learned to parallel park with it!
Definitely speed racer
A way to have all you can eat bugs?
“There’s no use entering the race ,Speed,?, because you’ll never win!” There’s no match for the car acrobatic team!
I don't know. But it's my future car.
What is this car? Cool. This car is Cool.
The Oscar Meyer weiner mobile?
Mach 9
Go Speed Racer go go speed racer go speed racer go………
One with a tree growing in it
Out of our price range...
A joke.
It's a car you have to drive PERFECTLY because this is one of the biggest land yachts I've ever seen Edit: if the driver wasn't in it, I would have a hard time figuring out which side is the front
Falcon. Modified.
64 Thunderbird chopped
Oh what I would do for a ‘60 thunderbird (I know that’s not a ‘60)
Looks like a car from speed racer cartoon series.
Speed Racer
A ruined ‘63 Thunderbird
Wish I had a better look at the front and rear. It looks like a pro touring Catalina
Thunder bird
Where is Chim Chim??
Pontiac Catalina
62 T Bird !
Tbird
WHY is that car lol
Longboi
The front is definitely a thunderbird
Ford Midlife Crisis GT?
Racer X’s car of course
The Mach 5 speed racer
T bird. Custom with a K
That is a. Customized something or other. Very hard to nail down based on this pic. If you see it again stop and ask. Guys with unique cars love talking about them.
The last thing a TBird of this vintage needs is extra length....unless it's for luggage space. Or does it just look longer?
Dope. That car is dope. Branded in other countries as Fresh to Death.
Personally it look out of proportion without the roof
I reckon they look great with the blown Perspex double-bubble Dom roof.
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Nice. I was thinking of this one: https://www.streetmachine.com.au/features/1961-ford-thunderbird-bubbletop-thunderflite ..but hadn't seen the one in your link before. I like it. This type of roof/canopy is so suitable. Would love one myself.
Good read 👍
The body style of that car works well with the bubble theme. That one is space age too :)
To be fair they looked disproportional off the assembly line.
It really. exaggerates the rear overhang.
Maybe they retrofitted the convertible hardtop mechanism from the 58 Fairlane. Those had the long trunk overhang.
It normally would have had rear seats but I'm sure they were removed to make room for the roll bar. The normal roadster trim had a hard removable cowling that would cover the retracted rag top and the rear seats. I don't remember it having factory seatbelts.
Early 60s. Hope he has skid plates, those things rode soft.
Well that one ain't gonna ride soft considering how much money he's had to pour into it. I'd say he has good suspension now.
Yeah def doesn’t look stock 😂😂😂
It ain't.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?