26/11/2008 01:01. Welcome to Down On The Street , where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the
Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. One car that's been
pretty scarce in this series (given the numbers that were
manufactured) is the pre-Fox Body Ford Thunderbird. We've seen a seriously mean-looking '61 and a very nice daily-driver '65 , but that's been it. I haven't been able to find a great big Malaise Era '75 T-Bird for us, but I have got another clean mid-60s example.
I found this '66 just a few doors down from the minister's '77 Camaro , and it's in very, very nice shape. It had For Sale signs in the
windows (with a $6,200 asking price) and now it's gone, so I assume
some buyer has spirited it off the island and into the gilded-cage
shelter of a garage, with occasional... //
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