Welcome, bexterity !!

[YellowRose]

Welcome to Squarebirds, bexterity! Bek hales from Eastern Australia and owns a 1960 Tbird! We are always pleased to have another Tbird owner from Australia join us! We always enjoy seeing pictures of our new users Tbird. As a Paid Member if you have anything you want to share with us you can post attachments directly on our server. To become one, have a PayPal account and click on the Donate to Site button at the top right of this Forum. To post attachments as an unpaid user you can create an account on one of the free picture hosting websites, upload your pictures of your Tbird there and post the link to them in Our Rides Forum. Or you can send them to me, Ray Clark ~ YellowRose, John Pizzi ~ jopizz, or Dave Dare, our webmaster ~ simplyconnected and we will post them for you. When you post pictures please set them for 800x600 size for better viewing on the Forum. We have the greatest Tbird Techies from around the world on here. So if you need any help with your Tbird just post away in the Squarebirds Forum. They will be glad to help. I would recommend that you save my phone number should you ever need to contact me. Should you have any problems navigating our Forum, please contact me, John or Dave. His phone number is 248-544-8834. Enjoy The Journey!

[Guest]

Thanks for the welcome. My new birdie won't be in the country for a couple of months, and I am already anxiously awaiting its arrival!

[YellowRose]

Welcome, bexterity !!

Hi Bek! From what you have said it sounds like you found a really nice 1960 Squarebird, although not the Indian Turquoise you wanted. I can see that she is anxiously waiting its arrival. If you have any pix of the Bird you would like to share with us, I can post them for you. You have my email address in a PM and in my signature element. While you are waiting for it to get there, look through the Advertisements Forum and email all the major Tbird parts houses here in the States and ask them to mail you their free catalogs. Here are some of them to contact. The Bird Nest, Thunderbird Hqs, Concours, Larry's Mustang & Tbird, Mac's Auto, and there are more. You will need to for part price comparisons, and parts availability.

If you have not done so, ask the seller if there is a 1960 Shop Manual coming with the car. You will need one for sure. If not, as I said in a PM to you, order it on a CD rather than the book, and you can save a few Aussie bucks if you do. Also ask the seller if they have found a copy of the Build Sheet, also known as the Rot Sheet. If they have, ask if it is coming with the car. That is an important piece of history of the car and how they built it back in 1960. It is often found in the seat springs, or under the carpet, sometimes under the dash, or even in the glove box. If you get it, or find it, after getting the car, protect it in a document protector because it is flimsy. Sometimes they are found in good condition and other time not so much... Once you know the VIN # and the Data Plate information, I can check the Tbird Registry to see if the or any previous owner ever registered it. Also, if the PO gives you the Data Plate info, I can tell you what it left the factory looking like, including the actual date it was made. I happen to own the copy of the 1960 Squarebird Production Listing by day, month, and year. Unfortunately, I do not have it for the '58's or '59's, as they were destroyed years ago I am told.

[Dan Leavens]

Bek also welcome to our truly international site where you will find some of the most knowledgeable birders around. Ask any questions answer where you can and participate often
Great to see another 60 survivor and when you get her put her in the TBird registry on our site as Ray mentioned.