Dad's '57 T-Bird

[PaxtonShelby]

Hi gang,

Here are some photos of Dad's '57 T-Bird that is back from the restoration shop, patiently waiting for me to get busy re-doing the interior and installing the exterior trim. Dad bought this car when I was in junior high school - early 1980s, and I have lots of memories of driving it all over the place, and always honking the horn as I passed by Dad's business - Carnot Beer Distributor in Moon Twp. Looking back, it was really cool of him to let me cruise around in his toy all those times. My wife and I drove in the Bird on our wedding day 14+ years ago, along with 3 other white convertibles that carried the rest of the wedding party. Now the car is Starmist Blue, and will have an all-white interior and top. Since the photos, we have cleaned the trunk interior, applied undercoating to the inside of the quarters as done by the factory, and painted the trunk floor to match the body color. Soon it will have new wide-whitewall radials riding on Kelsey Hayes wire wheels.

If I could take a month off of work I could get these projects done...too bad that's not an option...