Topic: heritage brown 79s

[RENOVATIONS]

Maybe in '08....maybe

[Rick]

Hmmm...perhaps the Imelda Marcos of TAs at work here...

(I was wondering how long before this thread was noticed... )

[ta78w72]

Wait a minute....I thought Henry Ford painted all the T/A's black.

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Wait a minute....I thought Henry Ford painted all the T/A's black.

  (ya' got me  )

[akdonkey]

Well here's another Brown 79.

[hdebo]

I think the brown is a great color. I had one many moons ago and wish I still had it. You are right that too many people get hung up on black T/As. Now I have a solar gold 79 4 spd that I would never think of changing the color of. I like the look of something a little different and it stands out from the crowd.

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[Rick]

Welcome to 78TA.com, hdebo!  I noticed this is your first post -- pull up a chair and tell us more about your car!

[RENOVATIONS]

Welcome...and cheers for keeping your bird original

[ta collector]

have not heard back from the guy yet i will give him another week or so to see if he considers my offer and i have decided to leave it brown if i buy it but one question the car was optioned with no hood bird what to you guys and gals think put the hood bird on or leave it without it just curious

[Rick]

By the time this car was made, most people got the hood bird.  I ordered my 75 TA in February 1975, and in the early 70s more people didn't get them because they were buying TAs more for the performance and less for the style.  I caught a ration of crap from my buddies because I ordered AC on my car.  AC added weight (the enemy of performance) and didn't make it go any faster.  However, that was about the only extra weight-adding thing I got -- otherwise, no radio, no power windows, no power door locks, no T-tops (weren't even offered then), and no hood bird.  That was $55 extra I didn't have, and since it didn't add to performance I left it off.

[ta collector]

this one is pretty loaded up has t-tops.air power everything but no hood bird and has vinyle interior

[Prettybird81]

I vote for the bird

[ta collector]

thanks jeri and i think you should buy all the birds you can get

[RENOVATIONS]

Don't encourage her...she's on suspension

I vote for the bird, too...it could be removed later if you start worrying about originality.

[Prettybird81]

I agree... you can never ever have too many   But Jeff is my probation officer... so i have to listen to him...

Be sure an tell us how this turns out...