Then one night Detwyler, who runs a rat-powered bracket rail, pointed at the 56 and spouted off, "We could make that one into a drag car." Phillips immediately replied in the affirmative. Better yet, this 1956 Ford Thunderbird that’s listed for sale by RK Motors for 78,900 has been restored by Amos Minter, the renowned first-generation T-Bird expert.
What the two birdwatchers got wasnt pretty-but the 55 and 57 were eminently restorable so they partially assembled them and sold them to cover the nut on the very rusty and incomplete 56. 1956 Ford Thunderbird A second engine option was made available: a 312 CID V8. Phillips made the deal for the three T-Birds, a 55, 56 and 57, and the flock was shipped back to a shop in East Texas. 1956 Thunderbird Convertible Beautiful Rotisserie Restoration Super Rare Peacock Blue with Blue and White Interior, Factory 312 Engine with 3 Speed. Being a long-time fan and having owned a fair number of restored examples, Phillips called up his son-in-law Ed Detwyler and the two of them decided to go for it. 312 engine, automatic transmission, power steering. It all started when a friend asked him if he was interested in a trio of very rough, two-seat Thunderbirds that had been in storage in Pennsylvania for over 30 years. 25,000 1956 Ford Thunderbird 7,259 below average gasoline manual Sunset coral exterior, black & white interior, porthole hardtop. When are three birds in the hand worth one on the track? Ernie Phillips knows the answer to that riddle.
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