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10-02-2012, 06:35 PM

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Re: My New Toy

Beautiful car! Is it a 292?
Overdrive?
I'm guessing its a 3 speed manual.
12v - nice
Vaccuum operated wipers - warp speed when you let off the gas

I had a 56 Crown Vic for my first car ... I wish that I still had it ...

Congratulations!

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10-02-2012, 07:57 PM

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Yes John. It has the 292 V8, 3 speed automatic. The wipers are vacuum operated as you stated. Its the original engine.

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10-06-2012, 12:55 PM

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Yes John. It has the 292 V8, 3 speed automatic. The wipers are vacuum operated as you stated. Its the original engine.

Correction; it has the 312 ci engine.

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10-06-2012, 12:55 PM

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10-06-2012, 07:10 PM

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Nice find FP. I was looking through all the 55-57 t-birds on Hemmings last night and then found your post today. Lucky guy to have the room for the addition to your fleet.

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10-06-2012, 07:46 PM

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The one thing wrong with that car.......................... is that it's not mine.

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10-06-2012, 07:48 PM

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I had a 1954 Austin A40 Somerset .................... I do not miss it at all.

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11-10-2012, 09:22 PM

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Re: My New Toy

Hey FP - Glad to see you have come over to the "other side". By the way you don't need no stinkin' air bags, just make sure you wear your seatbelts. That's one pretty T-Bird!.

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