1961 Ford Thunderbird [63A]

1961 Ford Thunderbird [63A] in Cannonball, Movie, 1976

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
Animatronixx ◊ 2009-04-13 22:48
CougarTim ◊ 2009-04-13 23:59	The new images showing the side trim confirm 1961 exactly.
antp ◊ 2009-04-14 19:40	what did they do to that so beautiful car
Cycolac Fan ◊ 2012-04-09 17:25	To be honest that's repairable. Car probably got junked anyway though. Shame.
Nightrider ◊ 2012-04-09 17:26	Let me guess^ in 1976 it was just cheap clunker.
Cycolac Fan ◊ 2012-04-09 17:27	I'd realised it's the same car but never spotted it's the same driver! He's the race organiser isn't he? So he followed the race all the way from Cali to New York in his Thunderbird then crashed into the girl's team in an alleyway a few miles from the finish line? Bizarre.
fenderuse22 ◊ 2022-08-31 05:32	I wouldn't know how to prove it exactly, because it's been nearly 30 years.... but I think my neighbors owned this car. they had restored it. but it did have damage like this when they found it. it was otherwise all original.