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Short Track Forums => Cars with Fenders-production bodies/late models => Topic started by: Dirtman on March 01, 2022, 10:38:07 AM

Title: '57 T-bird
Post by: Dirtman on March 01, 2022, 10:38:07 AM

Bird glue bomb. Mostly built chassis and stuff. Just wondered what a t-bird would look like as a LM.(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51911889806_c0830e5471_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2n6h1fS)IMG_0001 (https://flic.kr/p/2n6h1fS) by Rett Rundell (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153037413@N04/), on Flickr(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51911989058_b136e1de00_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2n6hvL7)IMG_0003 (https://flic.kr/p/2n6hvL7) by Rett Rundell (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153037413@N04/), on Flickr(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51911989038_3ba92293ae_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2n6hvKL)IMG_0004 (https://flic.kr/p/2n6hvKL) by Rett Rundell (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153037413@N04/), on Flickr(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51911989008_867346c548_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2n6hvKf)IMG_0009 (https://flic.kr/p/2n6hvKf) by Rett Rundell (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153037413@N04/), on Flickr(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51911989003_182eaf34a7_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2n6hvKa)IMG_0010 (https://flic.kr/p/2n6hvKa) by Rett Rundell (https://www.flickr.com/photos/153037413@N04/), on Flickr

Title: Re: '57 T-bird
Post by: TarheelRick on March 01, 2022, 07:26:06 PM

Nice save.  Never saw one in real life, but your makes a really cool racer.

Title: Re: '57 T-bird
Post by: Dirtman on March 01, 2022, 09:22:37 PM

Quote from: TarheelRick on March 01, 2022, 07:26:06 PM

Nice save.  Never saw one in real life, but your makes a really cool racer.

I never saw one in real life either. I had it, so I built it and I guess that's what this hobby can be about.
Rett

Title: Re: '57 T-bird
Post by: ARCA Guy on March 04, 2022, 07:09:52 AM

Nice bird!

Title: Re: '57 T-bird
Post by: Maineboy on March 04, 2022, 07:43:30 AM

Rett,

That is a real nice looking job on one of those "coulda been" cars. I have seen one or two in drag racing but never one on an oval track.

Those 2 seater birds have long been among my favorite cars. And people think I am just a Chevy guy. Working in the neighborhood garage as a kid I got to drive a 57 one time, loved it. Ford only built a bit over 50,000 in three years so they were fairly rare. Being low to the ground to begin with one of these would make a pretty good race car I would think.

MB

Title: Re: '57 T-bird
Post by: Marty W on March 04, 2022, 04:14:26 PM

I love this one, Rett! It is a very unique, and unusual model. I really like the stance on it. Two thumbs up!

Title: Re: '57 T-bird
Post by: john2 on March 07, 2022, 04:02:53 PM

 :)  I like the orange and black paint.  Reminds me of one of our late models back in the '70s. 

Title: Re: '57 T-bird
Post by: Michael F on March 10, 2022, 07:34:25 AM

Unusual but very cool !! 8) 8)

Title: Re: '57 T-bird
Post by: Brian Conn on March 25, 2022, 10:07:28 PM

 I've seen one ...sort of.
  About 30 years ago I seen a '57 T-Bird bodied limited dirt late model sitting in some ones yard here locally...it had seen its better days.  Still had its roof, with the port holes, some what attached.  The original hood was long gone as well as the original fenders which was replaced with a wedge nose and hood.  Don't know what ever became of it.
  I really like what you where able to do with this build.     

Title: Re: '57 T-bird
Post by: Dirtman on March 25, 2022, 10:10:01 PM

thanks Brian
Rett

Title: Re: '57 T-bird
Post by: ARCA Guy on April 27, 2022, 10:59:03 AM

Nice rescue - it turned out great!