Pair of very good looking convertibles seen today 

Kinja'd!!! by "sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
Published 06/06/2017 at 16:49

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1955 was my favorite year and the first year for the Thunderbird, and this one was absolutely gorgeous.

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It’s less glamorous compared to the Thunderbird, but this SL 55 AMG still does something for me, especially in that color and with those wheels.


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Kinja'd!!! "fintail" (fintail)
06/06/2017 at 16:56, STARS: 1

Mars Red, uncommon color for those. My local dealer recently had a Mars Red 04 SL600, I am sure maintenance is easy-peasy on that.

I like the color matching steering wheel on the T-Bird.

Kinja'd!!! "RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
06/06/2017 at 16:58, STARS: 3

It’s interesting to me how literally three years after the intro of the Thunderbird, it was a mini-Lincoln made in the Lincoln plant. And, perversely, slower than the Lincoln. Might be the fastest transformation of a car from one thing into another ever.

Kinja'd!!! "$kaycog" (skaycog)
06/06/2017 at 17:29, STARS: 0

That ‘55 Bird is beautiful!

Kinja'd!!! "sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
06/06/2017 at 19:22, STARS: 1

The gauge housing was also that color and the inner part of the seats was a plaid with that color, black & white.

Kinja'd!!! "Blondude" (Blondude)
06/06/2017 at 19:23, STARS: 1

Oppo needs more T-Bird

Kinja'd!!! "sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
06/06/2017 at 19:24, STARS: 1

Yup. I just saw another equally mint ‘55 in traffic, dark silver with a red interior and a continental kit. Equally gorgeous.

Kinja'd!!! "$kaycog" (skaycog)
06/06/2017 at 19:26, STARS: 1

Wow.

Kinja'd!!! "pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
06/07/2017 at 05:35, STARS: 1

AMG plz

Kinja'd!!! "sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
09/19/2018 at 12:36, STARS: 0

Any way to tell what year this particular SL55 is?

Kinja'd!!! "fintail" (fintail)
09/19/2018 at 12:51, STARS: 1

I think year-to-year changes were very subtle on these, but I am 99.9% sure this is an 03-06 model.

Kinja'd!!! "sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
09/19/2018 at 13:02, STARS: 0

Awesome, thanks!