December
 December 18, 2004
Merry Christmas, My Friend We Remember Our Troops with this poem written by a soldier, and originally
published for the 2001 Holiday season. We feel it bears repeating again
in 2004. (Link deactivated.)
November
November 27, 2004
AUTO BREVITY
1967 Ford Deep-Padded Steering Wheel Hub
November 12, 2004
MILEPOSTS Garage
Classic Cars: Is One Enough? Is one ever enough? Can one classic car ever be enough to satisfy a collector?
Is it better to have one pristine car that is dependable and show worthy,
or lots of cars in various states of repair? Is it possible to resist the
temptation of yet another classic car that catches your eye? If one Cadillac
is good, two must be better, right? Full story
November 11, 2004
 The Thanksgiving Thunderbird A Los Angeles radio station gave away a brand new 1970 Thunderbird in
November, 1969!
November 3, 2004
AUTOPOSTS Forum New board is online now and is available for the pre-registration of members.
Check back here (or on the new board) for updates.
November 1, 2004
New Book of the Month:
Thunderbird Fifty Years The latest from Alan Tast!
September
September 18, 2004
Is your car in the Top 10? Most Stolen Classic Vehicles
September 15, 2004
NEW BOOK!
Thunderbird Fifty Years by Alan Tast and David Newhardt. Hardbound; 192 pages. Celebrating the
50th Anniversary of Ford's legendary Thunderbird - coming up in 2005! More info | Click to buy now
September 6, 2004
MILEPOSTS Garage:
Preventing Classic Car Theft
Nationally, a car is stolen every 25 seconds.
It is estimated that 1 out of every 170 cars in the U.S. is stolen every
year.
A car can be stolen in under 2 minutes.
Time is the auto thief's enemy. The longer it takes to get the car moving,
the more likely their chances of being caught. This is the area classic
car owners should concentrate on when attempting to minimize their risk
of having their collector car stolen. Full story
August
August 18, 2004
AUTO HUMOR:
Classified Ad Translator Who says there's no such thing as truth in advertising? Here's what those
glowing descriptions in car ads really mean!
August 8, 2004
MILEPOSTS Garage:
Auto Restoration: Where To Begin Is there a right way and a wrong way to restore a classic car? Certainly
there is! Today's amateur restorer has more information available to them
than ever before on how to make repairs at home, what does and doesn't
work, and which things are best left to professionals. However all too
often we find restorations in progress where mistakes have been made that
could be very expensive to repair down the road. Full story
July
July 26, 2004
AUTO BREVITY
Ford 427 V-8 Disclaimer
July 5, 2004
 UPDATED FOR DVD!
Movie & TV-Birds The largest and most complete listing of vintage Ford Thunderbirds used
on classic and contemporary television shows, and in the movies! Now it's
easier than ever to purchase DVDs, just look for the DVD icon. New titles
coming soon!
June
June 19, 2004
MILEPOSTS Garage:
Engine Running Hot? Burp It! Any time a cooling system is opened up for service, air gets in. Depending
on how much air enters, it can cause problems for your cooling system.
To cool efficiently, the coolant liquid must come in direct contact with
hot engine surfaces to absorb heat as it moves through the engine, then
it has to come in direct contact with the radiator surfaces as it passes
through the radiator to dissipate that heat. This process repeated over
and over keeps everything at proper temperature. Full story
June 12, 2004
MILEPOSTS Garage:
Car Overheating? Every year, at about the time the weather starts warming up, it seems
we start to receive inquiries about how to prevent a car from overheating.
And each year, we have people tell us what they have done to attempt to
correct the problem. Some are satisfied that the problem is corrected,
while others are still suffering with a car that loses its cool. And some
of the things people do to implement a fix surprise us, because they are
actually creating more problems for themselves. Full story
April
April 30, 2004
MILEPOSTS Garage:
Farewell, Oldsmobile Yesterday was a sad day in automotive history. The oldest and one of the
most respected brands in the business has added its final chapter to the
history books. The last Oldsmobile was assembled on Thursday, April 29th,
2004. It will be placed on display at the R. E. Olds Transportation Museum.
Full story
April 11, 2004
Most Wanted Ford Thunderbird Models 1955-1979 You've admired them for years, longed for one, dreamed of owning one...and
if you were to buy the ultimate, the very best of the best, the pick of
the litter, these are the Thunderbirds you'd be searching for...
March
March 14, 2004
AUTOPOSTS Forum has been closed. Current/old board has now been deleted.
New board is online now and is available for the pre-registration of members.
Check back here (or on the new board) for updates.
March 13, 2004
1967 Thunderbird Front Bumper with Thermactor You might be surprised to learn there are two different bumpers!
February
February 19, 2004
Added The Weather Channel and improved news feed with search ability to Classic Car News/Recent
Updates page.
February 13, 2004
AUTO BREVITY
Brand New Ford 427 Engine: $2,350.
February 13, 2004
MILEPOSTS Garage:
Tire Age: Appearances Can Be Deceiving You might think the actual miles on a tire are the most important indicator
of how long they will last, but that isn't really true. Most of the tires
manufactured today will simply wear out due to normal use, and since people
are driving more miles these days, the life expectancy of a tire can seem
to be quite short when judged strictly by the amount of time in service.
Full story
January
January 31, 2004
1975 Thunderbird Copper Luxury Group The Ford Thunderbird rolled into its 20th year in 1975, and as a way of
celebrating the event, a distinctive Anniversary Edition Copper Luxury
Group was available. Full story
January 23, 2004
MILEPOSTS Garage:
Internet and eBay Abbreviations Now you can be an expert at deciphering all those abbreviations in E-mail,
on auction listings, and every place else they pop up these days! Full story
January 10, 2004
Customer Comments Since going online in 2000, we've received thousands of messages from
visitors to our site. Overwhelmingly, they have been filled with praise
and nice comments. We thought we'd share a small sampling of them with
you as we approach our fifth year on the Internet.
January 10, 2004
AUTO BREVITY
Radiator Hose Coils
January 9, 2004
MILEPOSTS Garage:
Automatic Seat Back Release Fire Warning OK, heads up everyone with a 1970-1979 Ford Thunderbird Two Door, Continental
Mark III, Lincoln Continental Coupe, or possibly many other cars equipped
with automatic seat back release solenoids! Full story |
