After about five different sources (the majority of which were Hank's drinking buddies), he decided to try late-model Buick hinges. ![]() He originally tried to install a pair of '57 Ford hinges, but they kept hitting the grille. He's been running Blue Ovals close to 50-years now and you can bet that in the beginning, the examples he piloted left more than their fare share of rubber on the road.Īfter they cut the hood to fit the blower, Hank decided he wanted the hood to open from the rear. ![]() But you can bet that Hank wasn't always such a mellow fellow. After all, someone has to be responsible. "But at 69 years old, I tell them that it is just for fun and fun it is." Well, we can't expect all hot rods to be driven in anger. "We go to as many shows as we can and everyone asks what it will turn a quarter in," says Henry Binder, to whom we will refer to as Hank. While the T-bird originally came with a healthy amount of power, it had to move something like 20 million pounds (Exaggerate much?-Ed.) and 0 to 60 was a lackluster 10.5 seconds according to Motor Trend's testing. Today, the T-bird is still a symbol of opulence, but you have to admit whenever you see one, (modern or classic) you wonder what it would be like to really go wild with it, installing a huge engine, custom rims, and all the trimmings. ![]() One can imagine the status elevation earned by thousands of American graffiti types as they rolled by the Dairy Queen with their slicked back hair in their slick red sleds. They were sleek, sophisticated personal luxury cars with a relatively powerful 300hp 390 FE big-block engine. In 1961, the "Bullet Birds" had plenty of flair when they burst onto the scene.
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