"james creasy" <james@thevenom.net> writes:
> While doing my straight axle to independent rear swap, i needed a rear
> caliper brake hose for my 1991 donor thunderbird calipers. i went to
> the
> ford dealer and, after admiring a cherry 1957 thunderbird outside, much
> to
> my surprise, the hose had been discontinued!! the fellow next to me
> then
> asked for a shift boot cover for a 1957 thunderbird which the service
> guy
> looked up in the microfiche and said it was still available and they
> might
> even have one in stock. go figure.
I think the T-Bird is a special case. Ford has always taken care of the
"baby birds" and I suspect that you could get more parts for one than
for much, much more recent T-birds. My mom has a '56 that I work on for
her and I am constantly amazed at how easy (and inexpensive) it is to
find parts for them.
- Alan Dahl
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