Mom sold the Electra to pay for funeral expenses and got herself a brand new 86 Regal, which was the last car she ever owned. He wanted a Fleetwood Brougham like his buddy across the street. Garage Kept/25,422 Miles/429ci V8/Original Paint/Showroom Interior/Luxury Galore. He was strictly a yahoo when it came to cars, "Buy American" till he dropped. He kept that car (and Mom got herself a 71 Caprice) until he died in 1985. The most distinctive feature of the 1961 to 1963 Thunderbirds was the highly touted 'Swing Away' steering wheel. I picked it out - I liked the color and the fact that it had dual 6-way power seats. 1961 Ford Thunderbird interior with 'Swing-Away' steering wheel The Thunderbird for 1961 introduced several firsts for the automotive market. He got a nice tax check back and then - drunk as a skunk, bless him, he took yours truly to a cockfight, a speakeasy and then to a Buick dealer where he got the last car he'd ever own, a burnt yellow 1975 Buick Electra Limited Coupe, loaded. Dad got a 66 Chevy Impala coupe just to get him back and forth to work until he decided what else to buy. Some neighborhood boys found her wrapped around a pole during a rainstorm about five blocks from our house, bruised up but okay. My mom wrecked that one - she knew squat about engines and thought she could handle this one like she could the first Charger. 1961 to 1969 Manufacturers Warning for California Residents ( Prop. He replaced that with a 70 Charger R/T Magnum that he kept for a couple of years. The most distinctive feature of the 1961 to 1963 Thunderbirds was the highly touted Swing Away steering wheel. ![]() ![]() The odometer of Natarus’ 1961 Thunderbird indicates it has gone just 69,645 miles. He had the charred hulk towed home with hopes of repairing it, but like the salvage of the Normandie turned turtle at her pier, the money and effort would not have been worth it. The Thunderbird for 1961 introduced several firsts for the automotive market. The sixth is Tim Natarus’ Wisconsin-based car featured here. ![]() He got out about a minute or so before the car became engulfed in flames. Several cars honked at him as he pulled over, "Hey, dude, your trunk is on fire. Dad's Charger was a nice one (383 4bbl), but rather short-lived in 1974, he dropped a cigarette into the trunk while on a fishing trip, and he forgot about it until he was on I-95 when he smelled smoke.
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