"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
12/21/2018 at 11:51 • Filed to: None
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"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
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About a ‘74 maybe? Dropped my son off at his girlfriend’s house and spotted this gem.
KnowsAboutCars
> ttyymmnn
12/21/2018 at 12:07 |
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Definitely not a ‘74 because no 5 mph bumpers. Quick GIS tells me it’s a ‘68. ‘69 shared the same front end but had different grille.
lone_liberal
> ttyymmnn
12/21/2018 at 12:07 |
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I think it’s earlier than that. Maybe a ‘68?
fintail
> ttyymmnn
12/21/2018 at 12:12 |
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1968
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> ttyymmnn
12/21/2018 at 12:15 |
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beautiful
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ttyymmnn
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
12/21/2018 at 12:19 |
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I mean, it’s a little bit of a 50-footer, but it looks great for its age, not having been restored. Actually, that’s my preference for vehicles of this era. Something that was cared for and well-preserved.
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HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> ttyymmnn
12/21/2018 at 12:23 |
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yeah I’d never want a perfectly restored one. I’d be too afraid to dive it or modify it.
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> ttyymmnn
12/21/2018 at 13:28 |
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The ‘68 styling was the first year as a fully Fairlane-based model instead of a Falcon/Falcon & Fairlane hybrid. It was shortly to become Torino based, and then when the Torino went to a full frame instead of unibody to pass crash testing it became larger still. ‘68/’69s are still rather small, if not as small as the Falcon Rancheros as I have.
My favorite model after the roundbody Falcon models is probably the ‘70 with hidden headlights.
...then the one-year stacked-headlight ‘67:
I also like the two-year (‘78-’79) Thunderbird platform ones, though they are quite ugly.
The actual ‘ 74 has kind of a Cadillac formal look to it, which is sharp contrast to a ‘72, which looks quite wild .
The ‘68, meanwhile, could be mistaken for a ‘65 Chevy:
