Thunderbird when it had some thunder by Richardphotos

Photography • Photo Manipulation • posted on Jul 22, 2007

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the 55' thru 57' Thunderbird was a work of poetry, then the designers went off the deep end.recently they almost made it back but did not capture the charm and appeal of the first 3 years I took the T-bird foto at Miller's classic cars in Tyler,Texas.I will be sharing some more at a later date.the background-urr, I forgot the name of the community I just read it on the building-Well's Creek. A person can learn all kinds of things reading thanks for viewing and any comments

Comments (106)

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DRAKELOT

7:01PM | Sun, 22 July 2007

Is this on Radiator Springs, LOL !!! Awesome Dude ... !!!

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sharky_

7:07PM | Sun, 22 July 2007

Oh how we just loved those T-Birds and wished we had one. This was the best years of the T-Birds. Excellent capture. Aloha

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goodoleboy

8:06PM | Sun, 22 July 2007

Not too shabby...looks pretty good for its age. I must have some renovated Mustang photos somewhere in my classic car database. I'll have to check.

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unstrung65

8:55PM | Sun, 22 July 2007

....nice comp -- wonderful car !

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tallpindo

9:25PM | Sun, 22 July 2007

I walked right up to the truck each time it offloaded a Thunderbird each of those years. All three of them were red and going to the same customer. Fleetwing was the name of the oil company that supplied the money. I had a little plastic bird that was a giveaway from the second retail outlet in town. That's where the pinball machines were. I met the customer three or four years later. She was a tall rough looking woman that could have run a ranch but she mostly sold heating oil. Your photo didn't remind me it just made sure I did not forget Texas. Oil bought a Continental Mark II also. I had a plastic model of one of those. It was big, about 18 inches long. I remember the price was $10,000 for the real one. This was long before I ever heard of Lotto. That was an alternative to coastal oil. I suppose you are wondering if she had a gun. The driveway was gravel. Some things I just don't know.

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three_grrr

9:26PM | Sun, 22 July 2007

I agree, the recent "re-invention" of the old T-bird was doggone near miss. They should have just left it alone. This shot is perfection, the background just right for the car!

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Blush

10:14PM | Sun, 22 July 2007

What a classic Love this Hugs Susan~

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MarciaGomes

10:39PM | Sun, 22 July 2007

FANTÁSTICA FOTO,LINDO CARRO.++++++++5

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RG19

11:08PM | Sun, 22 July 2007

Super capturing of the automotive artistry of the classic T'bird!!! My Mom had a '58 Chevy Biscayne that was this same color combination :) First rate photography!!!

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Ionel

11:43PM | Sun, 22 July 2007

Superb capture, Richard! :)

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npauling

12:11AM | Mon, 23 July 2007

That looks great in front of this building, looks to have plenty of grunt.

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RBlue

12:13AM | Mon, 23 July 2007

To Ford's defense, the 1958 TBird out sold the 1955, 56 and 57 combined. They unfortunately are in the business of making money more than making classics. 1958 had a larger buying public with more seating. But I agree with you about the artistic poetry Ford betrayed for profit.

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TheAnimaGemini

2:22AM | Mon, 23 July 2007

Great looking car. Excellent shot.

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Nuria

2:48AM | Mon, 23 July 2007

Fantastic car and fantastic capture !!!

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saretta

3:24AM | Mon, 23 July 2007

It's a splendid car,lovely diagonal capture,the building completes this awesome scene,it would make a wonderful poster!!:-)

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soffy

4:28AM | Mon, 23 July 2007

fantastic car Richard,love all the signs on the building,what an excellent shot**

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kenmo

7:02AM | Mon, 23 July 2007

Wow...what an outstanding photo.... I love these two seater T-Birds....

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Burpee

7:35AM | Mon, 23 July 2007

Wonderful pic! Love the old signs in the background. Makes this look like a shot out of the 50's. Wonderful!

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Skydancer917

8:29AM | Mon, 23 July 2007

Yeah, that was one sweet car! Nice shot!

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Cosme..D..Churruca

10:15AM | Mon, 23 July 2007

Fantastic everything in this photo ! Super.

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Xantipa

11:58AM | Mon, 23 July 2007

Wow..lovely Car..

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mapps

12:02PM | Mon, 23 July 2007

Awesome :-)

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amirapsp

1:17PM | Mon, 23 July 2007

Wonderful Work As Always...Hugs

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sessan53

1:39PM | Mon, 23 July 2007

Wow.... excellent... Your work is beautiful... bravo 5+:-)sessan Sorry for late comment

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2:35PM | Mon, 23 July 2007

I like old american cars!!!Excellent shot!!

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CarolTate

9:32PM | Mon, 23 July 2007

I remember those days....I was the smallest of the group & was always put in the middle in the front over the console......cars were an artform......now they're just something to get around in.........My baby was a '78 Mustang II, Cobra II, red & white, V8, 4 on the floor w/full sports package...now that was a car!!!!!!!!!!!
Really looking forward to more of ur photos.....thanks much for sharing
Blessings

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robotalk

10:07PM | Mon, 23 July 2007

OOH what a dream car !!!--I love that year and the color and the perfection of that restoration !!--all time great n' wonderful !--love if in the full size !

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