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Charles McDonald's 1955 Ford Thunderbird was restyled by Don Roberts of Bear's Custom Body Shop in Inglewood in the late 1950s or early 1960s.
Gil Ayala's 1955 Ford Thunderbird of East Los Angeles, California. Known as the Wild Bird, the car was restyled by Gil and Al Ayala at Gil's Auto Body Works. The first version was completed in 1956.
Gordy O'Hara's 1955 Ford Thunderbird of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Gordy purchased the Thunderbird from a local Ford dealership in 1957. At the time he was only 19 years old. Gordy spent the next 5 years hopping up and restyling the car. The build was completed in 1962.
Joe Castro's 1955 Ford Thunderbird of Hayward, California. Known as "The CandyBird," Castro's Thunderbird was restyled by Joe Bailon at Bailon's Custom Shop in 1957.
Russ Meacham's 1955 Ford Thunderbird, of Vernon, Connecticut, as it appeared in 1960
Chris Casny's 1957 Ford Thunderbird of Hollywood, California was stolen in October 2010.
Mitch Nagao's 1957 Ford Thunderbird - The Xtura
Dick Jackson's 1958 Ford Thunderbird was restyled in 1958. The car was later sold to Calvin Wiekamp.
Larry Watson's 1958 Ford Thunderbird. Larry bought the Thunderbird brand new in 1958, and he told a seller at Downey Ford to give him a call as soon as the first car with a tuck n' roll interior arrived. Larry brought it almost directly to Barris Kustoms for a mild job before he gave it a burgundy and silver panel paint job. Larry's Thunderbird was known as "Vino Pasiano" and "The Burgundy Bird," and the first iteration was completed in 1958.
Bob Croatti's 1959 Ford Thunderbird of Milford, Connecticut. Bob's Thunderbird was restyled by Bernardo Auto Body. The build was completed in 1961, and it made its debut at the 1961 Hartford Autorama.
Mark Mundorff's 1959 Ford Thunderbird of Lincoln, Nebraska. Mark bought the car, named "Avancier", in 1967, by then it had already been mildly customized and prepared for racing.
Gordy Brown's 1963 Ford Thunderbird of San Fernando, California. Gordy was originally from Salt Lake City, Utah, but decided to move to Southern California in the early 1960s, after Utah passed a law against altered suspension. The Thunderbird was built at his shop House of Customs around 1963/1964, and it featured hydraulic lifts on all four corners so he could raise it up with a switch.
Bo Sandberg's 1959 Ford Thunderbird of Stockholm, Sweden. Named The Wild Bird, Bo's Thunderbird was completed and made its debut in 1966. Bo ran a customs, paint, and parts shop in Älvsjö, Sweden, called Yankee Customs.
Glenn Chalifoux's 1960 Ford Thunderbird of Coventry, Rhode Island. Featuring a mild custom job and a panel paint job, the build was completed in 2012.


Thunderbird Customs

A. J. Lanier's 1955 Ford Thunderbird - The Lanier
Charles McDonald's 1955 Ford Thunderbird
Don Tognotti's 1955 Ford Thunderbird
Gordy O'Hara's 1955 Ford Thunderbird
Dave Puhl's 1956 Ford Thunderbird- The Hybrid Bird
Gil Ayala's 1955 Ford Thunderbird - The Wild Bird
Jim Hurley's 1955 Ford Thunderbird
Joe Castro's 1955 Ford Thunderbird - The CandyBird
Russ Meacham's 1955 Ford Thunderbird
Chris Casny's 1957 Ford Thunderbird
Dick Jackson's 1957 Ford Thunderbird
Mitch Nagao's 1957 Ford Thunderbird - The Xtura
Dick Jackson's 1958 Ford Thunderbird
Dick Scully's 1958 Ford Thunderbird - The Electra
Larry Watson's 1958 Ford Thunderbird - Vino Pasiano / The Burgundy Bird
Shirley Barris' 1958 Ford Thunderbird
Bo "Gamen" Sandberg's 1959 Ford Thunderbird - Wild Bird
Bob Croatti's 1959 Ford Thundrbird
Chris Casny's 1959 Ford Thunderbird
Mark Mundorff's 1959 Ford Thunderbird
Glenn Chalifoux's 1960 Ford Thunderbird
Jeannie O'Neal's 1962 Ford Thunderbird
Gordy Brown's 1963 Ford Thunderbird




 

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