![]() ![]() Thanks for your letters, Joe, and if any readers can help Joe with more info just write me. It’s available on their website at Holman Moody is still in business at 9119 Forsyth Pike Drive, Charlotte, NC 28273. auto market by being the first personal luxury (2-door) car. ![]() This book explains in detail how Holman Moody built those 1959 Thunderbirds, and gives a great insight to their still popular business. The 1958-1960 Ford Thunderbird, carved out a special legacy in the U.S. You can give Holman Moody a call at 70 for more info, and also consider ordering a great book called “Holman Moody, The Legendary Race Team” by Tom Cotter and Al Pearce. Regardless, you might be sitting on something of serious collector value or at the least, a valuable replica of a 430 V-8 Thunderbird. However, also remember that of the seven Thunderbirds that started the 1959 Daytona 500, two of them were NOT Holman Moody built Thunderbirds, meaning others in the racing game were building 430 V-8-powered Thunderbirds for NASCAR racing. ![]() Since a dozen 1959 race ready Thunderbirds came from the Holman Moody stables in Charlotte, North Carolina, yours could be one of them. The very first generation of Ford Thunderbird was built exclusively as a two-seat convertible, and only offered between for a short spell from 1955 to 1957. (Or at least, that’s what history indicates.)įord’s corporate backing found Holman Moody building what Lee Holman remembers as a “dozen or so” 1959 Thunderbirds, all having the capacity of removing the top to compete in the convertible races and called “zipper tops.” Thus, there were more than eight 430 V-8 T-Birds built. 1957 Ford Thunderbird Evan Klein The first decade of Thunderbird production would see dramatic shifts in styling, power, and market position. Back then, I remember seeing ads for those Holman Moody race ready 1959 Thunderbirds, of which Holman Moody built as Ford did not build them on their assembly line.
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