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"Brian, The Life of" (familycar) 03/07/2019 at 10:49 • Filed to: HNGH!

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vondon302 > Brian, The Life of 03/07/2019 at 10:54

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Wow that i s really nicely done.

ttyymmnn > Brian, The Life of 03/07/2019 at 10:54

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Wow.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Brian, The Life of 03/07/2019 at 10:56

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Oh that is so freakin cool 

NotUnlessRoundIsFunny > Brian, The Life of 03/07/2019 at 10:58

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Indeed!

https://oppositelock.kinja.com/1833109656

https://oppositelock.kinja.com/1833110189

...what a bizarre coincidence.

Edit: kinja’d.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Brian, The Life of 03/07/2019 at 11:04

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I was very surprised to see that it has been converted to a 4 seater. I would probably put the factory sears back in and make the rear purely a cargo/stereo area. 

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Brian, The Life of 03/07/2019 at 11:07

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The only thing is that I wish the back glass wrapped around, as it would if they’d used a Falcon or Galaxie donor.

But then, only the Galaxie glass is really raked, and arguably neither is raked quite enough.

Maybe if they’d used the hatch from a ‘60...

WilliamsSW > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 03/07/2019 at 11:22

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These were 4 seaters to begin with, but I agree on putting the factory seats back - I don’t like the mouse fur on this car.

WilliamsSW > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 03/07/2019 at 11:26

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The Falcon rear would be too small, I’m sure. The ‘60 would be neat, but would require a lot more metalwork on the tailgate - but the bigger issue there is probably finding a donor.

I think the ‘62 rear would work. The Vista Cruiser skylights are cool, but it’s waaaaayyyy too obvious what the donor car was.

Future Heap Owner > Brian, The Life of 03/07/2019 at 11:27

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Noice

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > WilliamsSW 03/07/2019 at 11:32

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Oh I thought these were 2 seaters. Weird. The Hot Wheels I had as kid lied to me 

WilliamsSW > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 03/07/2019 at 11:37

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This gen T-bird was available as a ‘Sports Roadster’, which included a tonneau cover that went over the rear seat area. It was a rare version, and I *think* those cars still had the rear seats under that cover.  That’s probably what the Hot Wheels car was based on.

Brian, The Life of > NotUnlessRoundIsFunny 03/07/2019 at 13:55

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Oh wow the gap in the back glass is reeeally bumming me out :(

NotUnlessRoundIsFunny > Brian, The Life of 03/07/2019 at 15:56

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Yeah, when I saw it, the back glass looked like a trouble spot or “work in progress” let’s say.

But at least they were trying?

NotUnlessRoundIsFunny > Brian, The Life of 03/07/2019 at 16:03

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On a different occasion, I saw this thing:

I respect the effort, but prefer the T-Bird.

Why are they always for sale when I see them?

Brian, The Life of > NotUnlessRoundIsFunny 03/07/2019 at 16:16

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Another tragic Boomer custom job :(

NotUnlessRoundIsFunny > Brian, The Life of 03/07/2019 at 16:17

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I always had such a thing for the original Nomad, but I can’t remember the last time I saw one!

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > WilliamsSW 03/07/2019 at 19:47

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It sure was. I had 3 Of those, I just really like with way this gen of T-bird looks. 

WilliamsSW > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 03/07/2019 at 20:36

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Every generation of T bird through the mid 70s has some attraction to me - I always liked the flare birds from 64-66 better tha n the bullets. But for some reason the square birds from 58-60 have been appealing to me lately.