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As a multi-decade subscriber to Old Cars and as a person who’s primarily involved in the classic-vintage Thunderbird community as a writer, editor, president, judge and current Technical Director for the Vintage Thunderbird Club International (VTCI), I saw Mr. Helphenstien’s question (Q&A Mar. 26) regarding the metal clip on the cowls of 1950s T-birds and immediately knew what he was asking about. This is a bonding clip that

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