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REGARDING PRE-PRODUCTION Thunderbirds with Fairlane trim, as mentioned in David Conwill’s article on the 1955 Thunderbird in HCC #182, I saw one in Rochester Hills, Michigan about 15 years ago when attending the Meadowbrook Concours. I was driving down the street in the middle of town and there it was, black with no hubcaps and with Fairlane trim, being driven by a very old man. At a stoplight I asked if that was the prototype. He replied, “Yes, and you’re the first person to ask me that.” At the next stoplight he said that they made three—blue, red and black. He had the job of crushing all three cars but only had two crushed. “They don’t know about this one!” he said. I wanted to stop and discuss it further with him and take some photos, but it was over 100 degrees that day and I was worried about vapour lock in my 1954 Citroën. I can’t imagine that he is still around, so all I can say is, “good hunting.”
Larry Lewis
Toronto, Ontario Canada
Conwill’s article on the 1951 Plymouth Concord in #182. I never would have considered this car to be a “classic,” but the photos sure brought back memories. In 1951, my mom bought a new base-model, radio-delete Concord that I learned to drive on. Ours, also blue, did not have the whitewall tires or overdrive, but was highly dependable and started every time even in the coldest Michigan winters. When mom moved up to a 1964 Buick Special, I acquired the Concord and drove it until 1967, when I bought a brand new MGB. The last time I saw the Concord, it was motoring around Flint. It clearly
