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Lex ~ lexdownunder sent me this information regarding their recent car show on Tasmania, and an interesting Custom Car he took pix of. I see it has been modified for right hand drive also.
"We had our annual Devonport Car Show yesterday with over 700 cars on show. Many thousands of people came through including many from mainland Australia. It was a great show considering we are only a small island. Only two Thunderbirds though, mine & a '56 babybird.
I saw an interesting car which I've sent 6 pics. I have no idea what it actually is/was before being customised & painted. There are no emblems on the car at all so bit of a mystery. It has the Larry Watson paint & kind of looks a bit squarebird at the front & side. Rear lights look like cadillac. The interior pic is not very good. Too much reflection because the window was up so doesn't give any clues. The sign says Thunderbird Rod & Custom Club Victoria.
Do you have any clues what it might be?? Might be a good one to put on the website & see if anyone can identify it. Cheers Ray
Lex."
After doing some research on that car, it appears to me to be a '59 Ford. Look at the hood, headlights, side view with that slightly swept back roof line and rear window, the trunk, and tail lights. It looks like someone took a '59 Ford Fairlane, or Galaxie and did a nice looking custom job on it, IMHO.. Here are the pix that Lex sent, followed by some pix of '59 Fords.
Thanks, Lex!
"We had our annual Devonport Car Show yesterday with over 700 cars on show. Many thousands of people came through including many from mainland Australia. It was a great show considering we are only a small island. Only two Thunderbirds though, mine & a '56 babybird.
I saw an interesting car which I've sent 6 pics. I have no idea what it actually is/was before being customised & painted. There are no emblems on the car at all so bit of a mystery. It has the Larry Watson paint & kind of looks a bit squarebird at the front & side. Rear lights look like cadillac. The interior pic is not very good. Too much reflection because the window was up so doesn't give any clues. The sign says Thunderbird Rod & Custom Club Victoria.
Do you have any clues what it might be?? Might be a good one to put on the website & see if anyone can identify it. Cheers Ray
Lex."
After doing some research on that car, it appears to me to be a '59 Ford. Look at the hood, headlights, side view with that slightly swept back roof line and rear window, the trunk, and tail lights. It looks like someone took a '59 Ford Fairlane, or Galaxie and did a nice looking custom job on it, IMHO.. Here are the pix that Lex sent, followed by some pix of '59 Fords.
Thanks, Lex!
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