1970 Ford Thunderbird 2-door landau

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  1. mashaffer

    mashaffer New Member

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    Beautiful car but I wonder why they spaced the gauges so far apart. It looks odd and would have been better IMO if the spacing were a much smaller fraction of the radius (either bigger gauges or closer together). I think they got it just right on the 69 Torinos. Still wouldn't mind driving one of these. :)

    mike
     
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  2. jwdtenn

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    The 1967-71 Thunderbirds (sometimes called the 'glamour birds') went for an airplane cockpit look inside. The 1970 ad campaign even included pics with Pan Am 747s! :yup:

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    Buy it now price is $19,900 - $10k difference between highest bid and buy it now price. 10 hours left - betting it won't get sold.
     
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    Bid to $10,200 for a 'no sale.'

    I don't know if it is worth what the owner wants, but it is an incredibly beautiful and loaded car, and I see no reason to dispute the miles. I follow Thunderbirds of this era, and it looks nicer than any I've seen. :) As the saying goes, "find a better one."
     
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    jwdtenn Well-Known Member

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    I looked at one of these when I was in high school, blue with a white top. But my dad said $700.00 was to much to spend on a nine year old car. :naughty:
     
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    I bought my '69 4-door off of a Ford dealer used car lot for $1,000 'as-is'. It had something like 90,000 miles and some of the electrical stuff didn't work - like the back windows.
     
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    My 1969 Thunderbird in 1981 (from the original owner) was $900. My first car at age 16.
     
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    jwdtenn Well-Known Member

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    WOW!!!!

    I love this 1970 Thunderbird! :)


    Incredibly beautiful car!!!!

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    Still four plus days to go on the auction! :Welcome:

    How high could it go?!
     
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    For target practice.
     
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    Bidding just ended again at $15,700 - again 'no sale.'

    Reserve apparently continues to rise.
     
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