Thunderbird Vs Blackbird?

speirmoor

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• Mar 10, 2016

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Is it simply a color difference or is there more to differentiate the two?

 

grandpaul

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• Mar 17, 2016

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I don't recall if the Blackbird had the nacelle and shrouded fork, with the T-Bird being the chrome dome & springer fork?

I'd prefer a Blackbird with a springer.

 

Triton Thrasher

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• Mar 17, 2016

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Pretty sure it was just something of a slang name for a Thunderbird painted black. If it was painted in America, other mods could have been done as well, such as a "normal" headlamp.

If you changed the mudguards and headlight and fitted knobbly tyres, a 650 could be a "Trophybird."

 

speirmoor

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• Mar 25, 2016

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Some Blackbirds definitely had the nacelle headlight. In fact those are the only ones I'm interested in.

 

grandpaul

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• Mar 27, 2016

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This is my version...

Gotta work with what you've got. It's a '56.

 

speirmoor

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• Mar 28, 2016

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It was actually this '56 that got my attention. What a looker
http://northeast-sportscar.com/1956-triumph-thunderbird

 

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I like browsing this dealership. They always have nice vintage stuff for sale. They used to do more on ebay, but I don't see quite as much anymore. I like the demo videos they put on because I recognize the neighborhood. Bad thing is, its so close, I'd like to go buy up their inventory.