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1955 Ford Thunderbird

There is lots to see and figure out about this ’55 Ford Thunderbird convertible with its removable hardtop. The ’55 ’Bird was passed down from Rick Brandt’s father-in-law; since he already had one vintage Thunderbird he had a good idea on who to enlist in helping him build this one. Having worked on a previous project with Dave Timm of Timm Built Customs, Rick was comfortable with saying, “Do whatever you would do if it was yours.” So that’s what the Timms, Dave and Andrea, did, and here are the results.

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