1955 Ford Thunderbird T Bird Convertible in Red 292 Engine & Ride on My Car Story with Lou Costabile
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On "My Car Story" we're in the West Suburbs of Chicago IL on 12-10-20.
We're looking at a 1955 Ford Thunderbird Convertible in Torch Red Paint. The car comes with the factory 292 CI “Y Block” V8 engine with 198 HP.
The car's Owner is Dennis Roxworthy. Dennis’s had this car since 2000. He shares he knew the person who restored it, and though it would be great to have two early Thunderbirds (since he has a 1956 too). This car has been restored and looks “showroom” new.
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Fantastic! I've always thought the '55s had the cleanest lines of all the early T-birds and this one clearly shows why. It sounds great, too! Thanks, Lou!
Hi TheGunfighter45acp, Happy to read you enjoy the design of this car & sounds good too :-) You're welcome, Lou
Nice to see Dennis with his full sized toy also. After all we're all kids inside and some of us never really grow up!
Hi Gary, I like the full sized toys too :-) You're right, the cars keep us young, Lou
This car is amazing.
High praise :-)
That litlle car is a gem. The nicest T-Bird ever made. I love it.
Hi Jean Marie BALAES, Happy to read you enjoy this "gem" :-) Lou
This is one cool car but my head is still spinning from all of Dennis' amazing toys & bikes! But I will be ok tomorrow. Thanks Lou!
Hi Brian SD, One more day tomorrow of head spinning toys, and back to cars :-) You're welcome, and glad you're along for the ride, Lou
You got to love those BABY BIRDS and this beauty is a great example!!
These T-Birds in red is my favorite color.
GREAT VIDEO LOU.
Hi TCT9MM, Happy to read you enjoy this T-Bird & in red too :-) My pleasure sharing with you, Lou
"Back in '55 we were making Thunderbirds" - Bob Seger.
And why wouldn't he sing about it. Just a beautiful American classic. Thanks Lou.
Nice :-) You're welcome Bruce H.
What a pretty car! Thanks Lou and Dennis and Happy Holiday to you both.
Hi customkey, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Happy Holidays, Lou
What a gorgeous "time traveler"😍 Thanks Lou!
Hi motorTranz, Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this step back into 1955 :-) You're welcome, Lou
Thanks Dennis and Lou, during this lock down..... Your toy video made me smile...... Memories....... The T Bird..... Made me look forward to spring.... 👍
Hi Lance, My pleasure sharing some fun with you :-) Lou
Hi, Lou! Yes, sir, the '55 T-Bird! Nothing like an original! If you could afford one way back then, I'd say this was probably the ideal date car with that cozy cabin! Thanks to you and Dennis for this awesome ride!
Hi iswc27, Happy to read you're along for this "awesome" ride :-) You're welcome, Lou
Fun, Fun, Fun.... Great Lou, Thanks...
Fun x 3 = Winner :-) You're welcome BartRicky
Great car. You are right, the red looks real good on it. The exhaust is so cool coming through the bumper like that, and sound good too. Thank you for sharing.
Hi Russell, Happy to read you enjoy this red car :-) You're welcome, Lou
The "Baby Birds" were the best of the T-birds.
Happy to read you enjoy this car :-) Me too.
Dennis has the best stuff I wish he was my dad.
Hi derwood 454, You're right, Dennis has nice toys...and he shares with us too :-) Lou
One of my favorite Thunderbirds. Great video.
Hi Joel, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
Very enjoyable video Lou, and thanks Dennis for your exceptional Thunderbird.
Hi Floyd T, Happy to read you enjoy this video :-) My pleasure sharing with you, and you're welcome, Lou
Thank you Lou for filming and sharing this with us. And thank you Dennis for sharing ALL of your TOYS with us!!!
Hi Beast 1624, My pleasure sharing the toys with you :-) You're welcome, Lou
DENNIS AND LOU: Thanks, great TBIRD. ( “DENNIS “ Mock, HELENA Valley).... & great overview...
Hi Opera, Happy to read you enjoy this overview :-) You're welcome, Lou
Mouthwatering car! Great show Lou.
High praise Antonia :-)
Very nice Lou, thanks for sharing this T-bird along with all of Dennis' collection 😀!! Now gotta catch up on the toys, my goodness you're keeping us busy watching but I love 💘 it! You're the man and as always "Howdy from Texas "!!
Hi Greg from TX, Happy to read you think this car is very nice. Thank you for the kind words which are very encouraging :-) My pleasure sharing this one with you, Lou
👍Nice video Lou! Such an underrated Ford. My father in law has one almost identical (possibly 1956) however has the 312 engine due to OEM block damage. He's had it since the early 70s. I recall him having the bumpers re-chromed 20 yrs ago & spoke w/ him in depth about all the work he's put into his "Baby-TBird" .... same time he told me of the LEAD filler body work that he was particularly proud of & perfecting while restoring the car.
Sadly, today it stays covered, sits in garage w/ the rest of 'em gathering dust & aging just like all the rest of us. Glad to see this 1 being driven & shown off in the beautiful winter season Sun☀️
Thx Lou 👍🇺🇸✌️
Hi Major Payne, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Father In Laws car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and you're welcome, Lou
@@loucostabile -I need to get you and your video camera to Windber PA!
So many classic beauties in that Lil town! 🇺🇸✌️
That is one PRETTY car!! GREAT design!
Hi treesnmoguls, Happy to read you appreciate the looks and design of this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
A beauty - I love all the jet fighter styling cues! The golden age of car design. Maybe in 70 years people will be doing videos like these on, say a 2015 Prius or Hyundai Elantra, but some how I doubt it :) Thanks Lou and Dennis!
Looking back on a hell cat Mopar or a coyote 5.0 Mustang or a new Vette 🤔
Hi Roy Wane3, High praise :-) My pleasure sharing this one with you, and you're welcome, Lou
I love it I like it when its like hardtop not huge fan of convertible but on this car it looks amazing
Hi Jonathan, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Lou
You're welcome Lou
Once again my man big Lou great content as always just cruzing by to say what's up an keep on doing what you so big Lou👌👌👌👌👌👌
Hi Big Cedric, Happy to read you enjoy what I do :-) Glad you're along for the ride, Lou
Nice car. Merry Christmas Lou
Hi Charlie, Glad you like this one :-) Merry Christmas, Lou
Gorgeous T Bird
High praise for the looks of this car :-)
@@loucostabile I watched your other video on th 57 and I see why you love the 57 t bird
Stunning T-bird! The wheel and tire combination is great. Wonderful example. Thanks Dennis and Lou!!
Hi Jeff, This one was better then I expected, and you're right "stunning" :-) You're welcome, Lou
sweet little gem!
Hi specs, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
I always debated which was my favorite early T-bird. Like you Lou, I would always go with the '57, but now seeing Dennis's '55, I really think it's my favorite model. As Dennis mentioned, it's clean and uncluttered. I also love that dash and steering wheel. The '56 looked heavy with the continental kit......although I would be very happy to own one of those too! Happy Christmas Eve to you!
Hi Joseph, This one can make you change your mind. Happy Christmas Eve, Lou
❤️ the early birds! The exhaust tone, perrrrrrfect!
Happy to read you enjoy this early bird and the sounds too :-)
Wow Lou that car is absolutely magnificent red is sure beautiful on that car you two riding around in there look like Dan Tana on Vegas! That car is just gorgeous I don't know where Dennis comes up with all these goodies he sure got a bunch of stuff it is so fun to hear him talk about his stuff and his knowledge on everything he's one cool dude. I really enjoyed this video Lou that car is just magnificent look like they just made it. That engine sound was awesome when you had to top down he wrapped it up when you were driving along that was really cool to hear that. He loves his big toys and he loves his little toys. He's quite a guy I love hearing his stories on everything and his knowledge of his cars. Thanks so much Lou for sharing this I really enjoyed it!
Hi Steve, "that car is absolutely magnificent" High praise :-) The "Big Toys" are good too. My pleasure sharing with you, and you're welcome, Lou
Another of Dennis Roxworthy's great automobiles, and I forgot to comment. I do not know if it makes any difference, but here it is.
Hi Jed, I agree, Dennis has some great automobiles :-) Lou
Hi Lou Castabile very nice 55' T Bird
Hi Roy, Happy to read you enjoy this T Bird :-) Lou
King of the Road: A red 1955 T-Bird.
High praise :-)
Amazing
Happy to read this one is "Amazing" :-)
Wow. Very nice
Hi Daniel L, Glad you enjoy this one :-) Lou
How you doing I love your video keep up the good work I love the Thunderbird
Hi Lukasz, Happy to read you love the Thunderbird :-) When I'm around cars I'm well. Thank you for asking, and appreciate the encouragement. How are you? Lou
In my opinion 55-57 produced some of the all time best looking cars.
Hi Josh, Yes, I'd agree. great designs those years, Lou
Beautiful car, my godmother had a 57 which she sold in 62 and bought a Jaguar XKE. She was a car girl.
Hi carman geek, You're Godmother had some great cars :-) Very nice! Lou
My mother used to race those xke's back in the sixties she had four of them beautiful cars my favorite was the hardtop looked just like a big bubble
Just a nit to pick....and only FYI..... in 1956, CA released the yellow with black letters license plates, and in 1963, they released the now infamous black plates that everyone covets. Back in the day, you disposed of your old plates and installed new ones about every 10 years. In 63 the black plates were forever due to population explosion, and in 1970 the blue with yellow letters came out. 3 letters, 3 numbers, soon after, they switched them to 3 numbers then 3 letters (except commercial plates) and finally they produced the 7 digit plates and eventually they were white with dark blue lettering like now.........bottom line is this Birdie could be on it's THIRD plate depending upon it's first registration date... jus' so you know Lou... Happy Holidays!!
Hi Midnight Gambler, Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Happy Holidays, Lou
Another great video Lou love watching your channel. If I was around back in 1955 and looking to buy a new car I would have definitely went with the Thunderbird. I would have went with one same color combo as this one.
Hi PlymouthDuster 225, Happy to read the Thunderbird would be your choice in 1955. This one is really well done, Lou
Dennis says that the license plate was the original one when brand new-NO. Up to 1962 the California license plates were yellow back ground with black lettering. This Thunderbird has plates HKT035 sequence most likely from around 1965. It started AAA001 in 1962 ended in 1970 with ZZZ999.
Hi José Benito Martínez Jr., Thank you for taking a moment from your guitar to watch this video. Did you subscribe yet? Are you watching the commercials? Thank you for sharing your knowledge, Lou
@@loucostabile I subscribed long time ago. That's how I get your post. Guitars is only 5% or less of what I do. Have a great Merry Christmas with your family! Much blessings to you from the good Lord.
@@loucostabile If you look at the TV show Route 66 the episodes when they are filmed in California prior to 1962 you see the yellow/black lettering license. The Corvette on the show has the that configuration and all the Chevy's. Post '63 you see the black/yellow lettering.
64 or 63 impala next that too is the most gorgeous car for me that too is so wicked
Hi Aries, Like this one :-) th-cam.com/video/-UI4QvPEA7k/w-d-xo.html
Hey Lou!! What a BEAUTIFUL car!! For me, the 55 is my fave, then the 57, then the 56. I love the clean lines of the 55 - but i hate the cont. kit on the 56. I think all the 55 cars came with power seat as standard. They did not in 56 or 57. They sent one of these to here in Australia in late 1954 as a promotion - a white RHD one. It was bog standard with no heater & no radio, & was a 3 speed manual. But the public were enthralled at the power seat !!!! Tiger.
Hey Tiger!! Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) I agree, great lines. Lou
Wow too nice way too nice
Just the way we like it :-)
The gen 1 T BIRDS were the best of the of all with long run they had 55 thru 97
Hi Larry, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts on the T Birds, Lou
Wow! such Beauty~!!!! and that Sound ~!!!!!!! never understood why Ford stop the T-Bird small sport coupe and went full size in 58' unlike the corvette that remained a small sport coupe!
Hi Dan, Happy read you enjoy the looks & sounds from this car :-) Not sure what made Ford decide to add back seats moving forward in 1958, Lou
GREETINGS. From Venezuela, >. . . THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Hi Alejandro, Happy to share this "PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT" with you :-) You're welcome, Lou
11:56 open challenge to custom forged big blocks 572 C.I Ford motor, coyote motor or perhaps 428 Cobra Jet to make sound such heavenly melody like this one!! Though cobras are unmistakenly legendary race breed but won't be as melodic as this one!! I didn't know apart from Cleveland, Y blocks also sounds sweet!!
Hi Ckryse S, Thanks for sharing, Lou
Dennis has great taste in cars. Another great one, thanks Lou. The exhaust sounds amazing 😈, surprised when he said it's stock. The exhaust outlets are intimidating, like looking at gun barrels lol 😆 They are very high up on the rear of the car and are nice but wouldn't fly with today's standards.
Hi David, I was surprised when he said stock exhaust too :-) Glad you're along for the ride, and you're welcome, Lou
My good friends father worked at a Ford dealership when these came out. He said that it was really considered a hot car in 1954. The Chevrolet dealership was about a half mile away. They had a ‘54 Corvette and the people from the Ford dealership were always trying to race the Corvette, but the Chevrolet dealership wasn’t having any of it. They were probably afraid of being shown up.
Hi Dave, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Friends Fathers Dealership he worked at new car showing :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Reds: Torch Red in 1955, Fiesta Red in 1956 (my favorite red) and Flame Red in 1957 UNTIL the 1958 models came out. Ford kept making 1957 T-Birds along with the new 1958 T-Birds from September through December. So they added a few colors and retained others between the 1957 and 1958 models. So late 1957 T-Birds had once again the Torch Red color. That is why you see two different reds on 1957 T-Birds. (other fall of 1957 colors were Sun Gold, Azure Blue, Gunmetal Grey number two, and Seaspray Green).
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and that adds to the story.
Very stylish, trunk lid does not fit flush for some reason, spare sure eats into trunk space, no run flats back in the day, nice ip, and cool fonts on speedo,clock and radio, is that a repaint or original Lou, very tidy engine bay! Again nice eye candy for your viewers Lou!
Hi Ron, Happy to share this "eye candy" with you :-) Lou
My dad always liked a 55 T-Bird, and I can see why. I think that T-Bird wants to fly down the road. Dennis shouldn't keep it in that cage of a garage all the time ;)
Hi Steel Assault, Happy to read this is one your Dad would like :-) This Bird fly's pretty good, Lou
just the way i like 'em
Me too :-)
tThat was a very interesting shot of the back end of that Thunderbird. I wonder if the taillights swap to a 55 Fairlane?
Hi Gary, Happy to read the details you enjoy about this video. Not sure if they swap out, Lou
Finally! The CORRECT wire caps for 1955-56 T-Birds (56 had white center caps) instead of the Kelsey Hayes wire wheels people try to gaslight others into thinking are original to anything BUT 1962-1963 Sport Roadsters.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Excellent restoration except those plates didn’t come on that car. The originals were that color combo but these are the
Later ones that came out in ( I think) 1962.
Hi Craig, Happy to read you appreciate this restoration :-) Thanks for sharing your knowledge too, Lou
Me gusta el carro
Hi JOSE, Happy to read you enjoy this car, Lou
Most 1955 steering wheel horn rings were snapped off. I have to laugh at the 150 mph speedometer. I think 130 mph would have been okay, since I have driven mine up to 120 mph a few times. I would bet a 1957 Super Charged F-Bird could approach 150 mph though (even though 1957 T-Birds had a 140 mph speedo). The T-Bird 292 and 312 have the best sound, along with Nailhead Buicks.
You have one too :-) Nice!
The very early 1956 T-Birds were also 6 volt.
Good to know.
I believe power seats were standard on the 1955 (and only 1955) but one could order power seat delete of course. I have owned 3 1956 and 3 1957 T-Birds, but never a 1955. I wish I had. Also the hardtop was standard. The soft top was the option. You could either order the soft top in lieu of the hardtop or order it in conjunction with the hardtop. No 1955 ever had portholes. And portholes were an OPTION on 1956 and 1957 Tbirds, but they were seldom ordered without portholes in 1956 or 1957.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Not sure, I do not remember, but is it that 1955s did not have resonators but 1956 and 1957s did?
I don't know. Maybe a Viewer can share knowledge.
Cars are not a basic need in life. It's a materialistic society, that tries to tell us otherwise.....😎
Hi mats, Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this TH-cam Channel, Lou
@@loucostabile don't feel the need..! Thanks
Suzanne Somers.
American Graffiti :-)
A cherry 🍒 55 baby bird.
Nice :-)
I know Robert McNamara made Ford a ton of money by making the T-Bird a big luxury coupe, but I would have loved to see what would have become of it had the car guys won out over the accountants.
Hi David, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Hope you see many more cars on this TH-cam Channel you enjoy. Lou
Sorry, I am going to have to ding the restoration because they used stickers instead of actual ink stamps for the yellow inspection marks. Amos Minter would never approve.
It's the details :-)