DD, Track, Burn 

"JR1" (type35bugatti) 10/21/2015 at 12:53 • Filed to: None

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1957 Ford Thunderbird

1957 Corvette

1957 Studebaker Hawk

Options:

DD

Weekendend Cruiser

Museum

Cherry_man1 > JR1 10/21/2015 at 12:57

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DD the Hawk

Weekend the T-Bird

Museum Vette.

TheHondaBro > JR1 10/21/2015 at 12:59

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DD the Hawk

Weekend the Vette

Burn the Ford.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > JR1 10/21/2015 at 12:59

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DD Hawk

Weekend Vette

Museum T-Bird

AMC/Renauledge > JR1 10/21/2015 at 13:00

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DD the Studebaker. It’s the most comfortable.

Weekend cruise the Corvette.

Museum the T-bird. It's worth silly money.

Blondude > JR1 10/21/2015 at 13:00

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DD: T-Bird

Track: T-Bird

Burn: Not the T-Bird

Cherry_man1 > TheHondaBro 10/21/2015 at 13:00

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Not burn but Museum.

TheHondaBro > Cherry_man1 10/21/2015 at 13:02

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Can I burn the museum?

DrJohannVegas > JR1 10/21/2015 at 13:02

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DD: Vette (because I can.)

(Oval) Track: Studebaker Hawk (NASCAR Hertiage, yo...kinda)

Burn: T-bird (led the way for fat, sloppy American coupes.)

$kaycog > JR1 10/21/2015 at 13:03

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DD: All of the above.

Track: All of the above.

Burn: None of the above.

not for canada - australian in disguise > JR1 10/21/2015 at 13:03

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DD Hawk, weekend the T-Bird, museum the Corvette

Your boy, BJR > JR1 10/21/2015 at 13:06

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DD Studebaker because studebakers are fucking awesome

Track Vette because astronaut

Burn T-Bird because T-birds mostly suck.

jjhats > JR1 10/21/2015 at 13:07

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burn the bird

track the vette

dd the studebaker

StoneCold > DrJohannVegas 10/21/2015 at 13:09

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You have never tried to fit in a first generation Thunderbird, have you? Anyone with more than a 36 inch waist is going to need the crisco to get behind the wheel. X|

DrJohannVegas > StoneCold 10/21/2015 at 13:10

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Elvis in the 50s still becomes Elvis in the 70s.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > JR1 10/21/2015 at 13:10

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DD the Bird, weekend the Vette, museum the Hawk so I don't have to look at it.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > JR1 10/21/2015 at 13:13

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WOW the responses on here are VERY UNEDUCATED ABOUT THE EARLY T-BIRDS.

DD Vette

Weekend T-Bird

Museum the weirdo.

And for you uneducated ones The first T-Birds, aka little birds, were built and designed to run with the Vette. And they did. They just took it in a different direction after the first generations and moved onto big ones.

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > JR1 10/21/2015 at 13:14

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Daily the Studebaker (because extra unique and looks roomyish)

Cruise the vette because it’s the best cruiser.

Museum the Tbird because I don't want it.

Tripper > JR1 10/21/2015 at 13:16

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DD Corvette

Weekend Studebaker

Museum Thunderbird

Cherry_man1 > TheHondaBro 10/21/2015 at 13:25

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No

Aero > JR1 10/21/2015 at 13:27

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DD the ’Bird.

Cruise the Vette.

Museum the Studebaker.

RallyWrench > JR1 10/21/2015 at 13:46

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DD: Studebaker, because why not roll like a boss?

Weekend: Corvette

Museum: T-bird

TheHondaBro > Cherry_man1 10/21/2015 at 13:49

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Too bad.

Cherry_man1 > TheHondaBro 10/21/2015 at 13:54

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TheHondaBro > Cherry_man1 10/21/2015 at 13:59

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The Powershift in Steve's '12 Ford Focus killed it's TCM (under warranty!) > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 10/21/2015 at 14:10

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Unless it’s one of the few Paxton blown T-birds, I’d rather have the Vette on the weekend. SBC > Y-block, and Vettes were common with sticks. T-birds seemed to all have automatics. Hell, the Powerglide wasn’t much worse than the Borg Warner Ford used, because the B-W design only used first when shifted manually into L.

I’d DD the Studebaker, because they had some semblance of interior room and Golden Hawks came with the Packard 352 or a blower strapped to the Studebaker 289.

*EDIT* The blower manufacturer might still have been McCulloch back then - the Paxton name came around in 1958 after McCulloch sold off the supercharger division, but I don’t know when the the McCulloch name went out of use.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > The Powershift in Steve's '12 Ford Focus killed it's TCM (under warranty!) 10/21/2015 at 14:15

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I’m not surprised it’s loved on here but that thing had to have been designed by a blind guy

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > JR1 10/21/2015 at 14:22

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Daily the Vette

Cruise the T-Bird

Lock that ugly ass Studebaker up behind some ropes so I never have to see it

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > JR1 10/21/2015 at 14:22

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DD Stude, Weekend T-bird (build SC 312 if not present), Museum the Vette and any original engine no longer needed from the T-bird.

The Powershift in Steve's '12 Ford Focus killed it's TCM (under warranty!) > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 10/21/2015 at 14:25

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Agreed. But at least if you DD it, you don’t have to look at it much! I think the ‘formal’ roofline of the later Grand Turismo Hawks was an improvement, if only because it removed some of the crazy lines.

JR1 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/21/2015 at 14:38

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Hey Ramblin I have some bad news. My dad talked to one of his friends into looking at the car and they are looking at it after work. The guy was willing to pay the $1200 and apparently he is serious. I will let you know if something changes. I told him you wanted to look at it but my uncle wants it gone and my dad said if this guy is serious it is his for $1200. I’ll keep you up to date.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > JR1 10/21/2015 at 14:39

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Well, okay. Thanks for letting me know. If not, most likely see you this weekend.

Cherry_man1 > TheHondaBro 10/21/2015 at 15:27

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It’s a 1974-76. I really don’t care about those. Also I hate S&H Torino’s

JR1 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/21/2015 at 15:28

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I am sorry man. Hopefully he changes his mind like everyone else

TheHondaBro > Cherry_man1 10/21/2015 at 15:28

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Cherry_man1 > TheHondaBro 10/21/2015 at 15:30

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Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > JR1 10/21/2015 at 15:32

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DD: T-Bird

Weekend: The ‘Vette (Wouldn’t want to hurt the coolest of the bunch by DDing it, but I want to drive it).

Museum: The Hawk (Always liked these but probably my least favorite of the bunch).

TheHondaBro > Cherry_man1 10/21/2015 at 15:50

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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > JR1 10/21/2015 at 16:27

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Not a problem. I’ve been aware from the beginning this was neither your circus nor your monkeys, so to say, otherwise you might not have been selling! At least a “one of my dad’s friends” carries with it somewhat less likelihood of being parted out, half-ass rodded, or scrapped, and you might actually get to see it running. I’m also aware I’ve let myself get invested in outcome (SAVE TEH LINKERNS) more than I probably should, but eh.

I will say this: the whole pretty-much-biggest-back-seat ever and some other features of the design have grown on me, and I’ve become convinced that it is probably one of the best Route 66 roadtrip ships imaginable for over two people. I’m going to need to get *something* like this - I gots teh barge itch.

JR1 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/21/2015 at 18:18

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Yeah it isn’t exactly my show. I would likely be keeping it otherwise. But once you get the itch for a big barge it is hard to let it go. If this guy does buy it maybe it is an opportunity to get a bathtub Packard.

JR1 > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage 10/21/2015 at 18:23

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I am surprised more people did’t want to DD the Vette but you bring up a good point.

JR1 > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 10/21/2015 at 18:24

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I was suspecting you to DD the Tbird. I took you as more of a Ford guy.

JR1 > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 10/21/2015 at 18:25

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Take it back! The design is great!

JR1 > DrJohannVegas 10/21/2015 at 18:25

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NASCAR heritage?

JR1 > Your boy, BJR 10/21/2015 at 18:26

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Mostly. The first generation is an exception.

JR1 > AMC/Renauledge 10/21/2015 at 18:27

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T-bird value confuses me. I have seen some super cheap and others very expensive.

JR1 > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 10/21/2015 at 18:27

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The Studebaker isn’t as nice as the Packard but it is still awesome.

JR1 > Blondude 10/21/2015 at 18:28

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That first generation is one of the all time great Ford designs.

AMC/Renauledge > JR1 10/21/2015 at 18:32

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Might it have to do with engine/trans combo?

Blondude > JR1 10/21/2015 at 18:33

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Can we take a moment to recognize how fucking American Thunderbird is as a name? It’s amazing.

DrJohannVegas > JR1 10/21/2015 at 18:33

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Studebakers were raced (with some success) in the early years of NASCAR. But, not the Hawk, hence the “kinda”.

JR1 > AMC/Renauledge 10/21/2015 at 18:35

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Probably but look at this . More hills and canyons then the Rocky Mountains

JR1 > Blondude 10/21/2015 at 18:37

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Native Americans had some cool ass beliefs

AMC/Renauledge > JR1 10/21/2015 at 19:09

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The canyon was due to the global financial crisis. The trend is way, way up in all conditions.

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > JR1 10/21/2015 at 21:44

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Any British barge I get will be christened HMS Warspite, because reasons. Possibly a US barge too, though USS Ticonderoga might also work . Depends on whether it’s more a heavy cruiser/battleship or a flattop.

JR1 > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 10/21/2015 at 22:57

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For your consideration... The USS Constitution.

Cherry_man1 > TheHondaBro 10/21/2015 at 23:51

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TheHondaBro > Cherry_man1 10/21/2015 at 23:55

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Cherry_man1 > TheHondaBro 10/21/2015 at 23:58

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TheHondaBro > Cherry_man1 10/22/2015 at 00:03

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Cherry_man1 > TheHondaBro 10/22/2015 at 00:17

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TheHondaBro > Cherry_man1 10/22/2015 at 00:19

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Cherry_man1 > TheHondaBro 10/22/2015 at 00:23

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I win. That’s not a Mustang or a Ford.

TheHondaBro > Cherry_man1 10/22/2015 at 00:25

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If you aren’t heartbroken by a wrecked Aston Martin, you have no soul.

Cherry_man1 > TheHondaBro 10/22/2015 at 00:27

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I’m heart broken by all of the NSXs as well, but the Aston looks like it was wrecked by an ass hat who was showing off.

TheHondaBro > Cherry_man1 10/22/2015 at 00:31

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Looms like that black NSX was wrecked by someone trying to show off.

Cherry_man1 > TheHondaBro 10/22/2015 at 00:34

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Ya that front impact looks like high speed was involved.

pip bip - choose Corrour > JR1 10/22/2015 at 04:36

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DD T-bird

track Vette

Museum the Hawk.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > JR1 10/22/2015 at 09:11

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I am more of a Ford guy, the Corvette is my 1 guaranteed team changer though. The little T-Bird is the last time Ford had a direct competitor to the Corvette. After that they’ve had cars “above it” with the GT and cars below it with high powered or track focused Mustangs, but the Vette’s kind of been on it’s own and I’ve always liked it better than the Viper.

I’m a pretty crazy Corvette fan despite my love of Ford

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > JR1 10/22/2015 at 09:11

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If your standards are low it is!

BWAHAHA

JR1 > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull 10/22/2015 at 09:14

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Good news again. The guy got freaked out that one of the doors doesn’t want to open and he doesn’t want to buy the car. Not sure if you still want to come tomorrow but it is still available. Sorry there has been so much back and fourth on this over the past couple weeks. I am sure I am being a bit of a pain in the ass.

JR1 > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 10/22/2015 at 09:15

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I know what you mean. I am a Ford guy but if you mention a Corvette or a V Cadillac you have my attention.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > JR1 10/22/2015 at 09:18

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Absolutely. Lincoln isn’t really trying for the Luxury Performance Game, and that’s fine, I don’t mind Lincoln not being in that race. I really enjoy Caddy overall as well.

JR1 > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 10/22/2015 at 09:21

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No Lincoln seems to be taking a more Lexus approach to luxury. Making great cars that are luxurious but not particularly sporty.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > JR1 10/22/2015 at 09:55

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I see it as targeting the regions. Lincoln is targeting Asian Luxury, Lexus, Infiniti, Acura. Caddy is targeting German Luxury, MB, Audi, BMW.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > JR1 10/22/2015 at 09:58

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*freaks out at stuck door* = WAT. I can understand people spooking on the floorboards, but the DOOR? I.. it... what? Stuck from sill rust, sticky hinges, glued-in-place rotten door seal, failed latch... I can’t think of a single thing that would make a door stuck other than unibody collapse (which looks a long way off to me) that would be more than an afternoon of worry. And that’s easy to test - lift up at the sill under the B-pillar and/or post, see if the door comes loose. Simple. There’s an International Loadstar on our property with door issues, but it sure as hell ain’t body shift related, because ‘67 five ton truck.

What I’d been contemplating, actually, is getting rolling out of here early-early on Saturday, thus to arrive middayish on Saturday, spend an hour or so, get back on the road an hour or so to Dayton, spend an hour and a half or so at the museum, and then drive the seven hours back. Hell of a day driving-wise, but doesn’t make me have to lodge anywhere and limits me to just one day. #RedBull for any necessary oomph required.

The only trick, and what I’ve just checked, is that Wells Fargo doesn’t have any branch locations in Columbus AT ALL. Apparently I will need to make a bank visit before the trip, hurr durr.

There’s a couple of questions I will ask in a moment via e-mail that will help me figure things out further.

JR1 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/22/2015 at 11:11

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Ok it sounds like a pretty good plan to me. Wells Fargo is not located in central Ohio that I am aware of. From Hebron a trip to Dayton will take about an hour and half I would venture to guess. I sent you a response via email with your questions.