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[Zep5.0]

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Working on a crushed stone patio in my back yard.

Interesting idea. I've not seen that done before.

 

[Vicinity]

Perhaps a precursor to a gazebo? I cant imagine the cost of one, as nice and non-manufactured

 

[CDsDontBurn]

 

[Kurt K]

Brought 3 of my cars to my work car show today.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

USS NC Battleship @ Wilmington NC

 

[CDsDontBurn]

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Did you walk home two times?

 

[Kurt K]

Did you walk home two times?

Ha, nope. My wife is cool.

 

[Kurt K]

I've been under my 35th numerous times since I've owned it, and today is the 1st time I saw this...a build date tag on the gas tank crossover vent. I know it isn't on my 92 or 95.View attachment 12417

Turns out, my 89 XR7 has one too, but it is also mostly covered with undercoating

 

[Ericv8thunderbird]

Interesting idea. I've not seen that done before.

My wife found the idea on Pinterest, so we’re going for something similar to this.

 

[XR7-4.6]

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My wife found the idea on Pinterest, so we’re going for something similar to this.

 

[Boston-Bull]

Another vintage Raleigh I picked up tonight

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[1997ThunderbirdLXV6]

Random junkyard sightings.

These are rare in the yards, maybe the 3rd I've seen. Interesting to see the general build/materials. So much metal in the interior.




This one is even rarer. I checked for Frank Sinatra tapes, but they were gone.

 

[KevinVarnes]

I like those Imperials in a quirky weird way. At the end of the day: 2 doors, V8, and rear wheel drive so it could be fun to build.

 

[Kenz]

Random junkyard sightings.

These are rare in the yards, maybe the 3rd I've seen. Interesting to see the general build/materials. So much metal in the interior.

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This one is even rarer. I checked for Frank Sinatra tapes, but they were gone.

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Was it a real Frank Sinatra edition? They had a weird fuel injection system that was awful. There is a story that Frank Sinatra was driving one, and it broke down on him. He was so pissed he wanted his name off it.

Hoovie bought one a while back and talks about it at some point in his video. Apparently Sinatra was a good friend of Lee Iacocca at the time.

 

[1997ThunderbirdLXV6]

Was it a real Frank Sinatra edition?

Yes. It had the "FS" badges, etc.

 

[XR7-4.6]

I always wondered if the 83 Tbird designers took some inspiration from those imperials. Obviously the real claim to fame of the aero birds was the rounded off aero aspects of the styling, but the profile of the body, the taillights, the raked back formal grille etc are all there in it.

 

[CDsDontBurn]

This one is even rarer. I checked for Frank Sinatra tapes, but they were gone.

My neighbor has one of these Frank Sinatras in his garage. He's always wanted to get it restored, but in all likelihood, it probably won't happen.

 

[Vicinity]

Jon Voit drove that car!

 

[theterminator93]

 

[Big Scott]

I got me a new bike that actually fits my rather large 6'4 frame! It a KHS 29 BNT designed by Leonard Zinn, the BNT stands for Big and Tall! This one is a 2XL made for guys 6'4+ and the next size up is for those 6'7 and above (2XL/23, 3XL/24.5). I've been riding my old race bike that is rather rare and should be on display. It's way too small for me now and this new one is a absolute beast!

 

[Trunk Monkey]

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I got me a new bike that actually fits my rather large 6'4 frame! It a KHS 29 BNT designed by Leonard Zinn, the BNT stands for Big and Tall! This one is a 2XL made for guys 6'4+ and the next size up is for those 6'7 and above (2XL/23, 3XL/24.5). I've been riding my old race bike that is rather rare and should be on display. It's way too small for me now and this new one is a absolute beast!


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Nice! Is the old one a 26" ? Stepping up from a 26" to a 29" is huge! I was so impressed when I made the move to a larger bike.

 

[Big Scott]

I have a 29" full suspension. The difference with this bike is that it's frame design, the thing is built for large folks and freaking huge!

Zinn has been around for a while and has catered to Big and Tall folks for years, I've always wanted one of his frames.

https://zinncycles.com/

 

[CDsDontBurn]

Literally, just now.

Driver appeared to be a lady in her mid 50s.

 

[1997ThunderbirdLXV6]

Literally, just now.

Driver appeared to be a lady in her mid 50s.

Ask her if she needs a clutch pedal or whatever else I may be selling these days.

 

[XR7-4.6]

Literally, just now.

Driver appeared to be a lady in her mid 50s.

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1 year only vermillion red. Always a fav of mine on 96s

 

[Kidd-7]

And those people are oblivious that they are in the presence of such an awesome piece of machinery; so sad.

 

[LukesCougar]

I wonder is that lowered or do you think it just needs shocks all the way around haha?

 

[theterminator93]

Bad shocks wouldn't cause a lowered stance, but busted springs would.

My 94, 97 and the FIL's 97 all had at least one busted factory spring before I replaced them.

 

[1997ThunderbirdLXV6]

Here's some trivia for all the wood trim enthusiasts out there!

Genuine wood trim is made by cutting extremely thin slices of wood and then applying them to backing panels with an adhesive. 90% of the time, those panels are aluminum, but occasionally you see plastic or layered wood.

Now look closely at this piece, and you'll notice something unusual (apart from the fact that it's a Navigator piece in a Thunderbird):



Yes, the grain shows a mirror image:



In this case, that's a complete coincidence. Two sheets from the same cut of wood were used next to each other.

The interesting thing, if you will humor my geek within, is that this is actually done intentionally elsewhere in the automotive world: Rolls-Royce and Bentley specifically utilize adjoining cuts of wood to create a mirror image grain on their dash boards, such as this:

 

[Zep5.0]

Ok, now widdle a pull handle out of a chunk of solid wood. That would be a nice touch. Problem with that is I have no idea what species you need to look for. Almost looks maplish