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Car of the Week: 1957 Ford T-Bird Subsequent to Chevrolet debuting its sizzling new 1953 Corvette at the General Motors Motorama auto show, Ford Motor Co. countered two years later with the sporty-yet-elegant Ford Thunderbird. The Corvette and Thunderbird were both two-seaters with some production sedan components, but the likeness stopped there. While Corvette was presented to the motoring world as a sporty two-seater for more aggressive driving, the Thunderbird was introduced for cruising and luxurious personal transportation with no pretenses of being a sports car. It seems that's just what the buying public longed for, and in its first year, Ford produced and sold 16,000 Thunderbirds, or roughly 23 T-Birds for every Corvette built.  Only details separated the 1956 Thunderbird from the 1955 models, but Ford gave its instantly classic convertible a significant makeover for the '57 model year. See More Make your car our "Car of the Week"  If you've got an old car you really love, we want to hear about it! Click here to submit your ride! Haulin' Memories: ATHS National Meet 2025 Fire trucks, milk trucks, ice cream trucks, mail trucks ... Jeeps, pickups, lumber wagons. Oh, and 18-wheelers! Lots of and lots of 18-wheelers! They all congregated en masse in Madison, Wis., from June 3-7 for the American Truck Historical Society National Convention & Truck Show. The sprawling Alliant Energy Center campus has acres of real estate, both inside and out, and truck enthusiasts from coast to coast put it to good use with a huge and eclectic turnout of every kind of hauler imaginable. It was truly a feast for truck fans, and collector vehicle enthusiasts in general. Since the national show was in Wisconsin — home of Old Cars HQ — we had to head to Madtown to check it out! See More Check out Old Cars Cover Cars In Person! Remember reading in Old Cars about actor David Sullivan's R-Code 1968 Ford Torino GT? How about the Stahl Collection's Duesenberg-powered 1935 Auburn Speedster? The Petty 1964 Plymouth Belvedere NASCAR stock car? Here's a list of places that you can see them in person in the coming weeks! Duesenberg-powered Auburn Speedster and Petty 1964 Plymouth Belvedere The Duesenberg-powered 1935 Auburn Speedster owned by the Stahls Motors & Music Experience and Boris Bonutti's Richard Petty 1964 Plymouth Belvedere will be displayed together at two upcoming events. JUNE 21 – HICKORY CORNERS, MICH.: The Petty Belvedere and Auburn Speedster have both appeared at the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals in Rosemont, Ill., and will be reunited on June 21 at the Real Performance Meet-Up (RPM) at the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners, Mich. Bob Ashton of MCACN fame will have a MCACN Alumni Group display at the event, and the Speedster and Belvedere will be a part of it. https://gilmorecarmuseum.org/events/car-show-schedule https://www.mcacn.com JULY 10-12 — IOLA, WIS.: The Iola Car Show in Iola, Wis., will display the Speedster and Belvedere in the Lindsay Room from July 10-12.  Learn more at https://www.iolaoldcarshow.com David Sullivan R-Code 1968 Ford Torino GT JUNE 26-28 — DAYTON, OH: On display at the Fairlane Club of America's national meet in Dayton, Ohio, from June 26-28. Learn more about the meet and the many additional Ford Fairlanes, Torinos and the like to be displayed there by clicking here: https://fca.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=4002&club_id=363066&item_id=2346150 JUNE 30-JULY 4 — AUBURN, IND.: On display at NATMUS in Auburn, Ind., from June 30 to July 4. David Sullivan will be signing autographs at NATMUS from 2-4 pm, then will complete his first drive in the car with FCA President Marty Burke from NATMUS to a cruise-in at the Auburn town square at 5pm. https://natmus.org JULY 5 — WATERLOO, IND.: On display at the Antique Automobile Club of America's (AACA) Central Spring Nationals meet at DeKalb High School in Waterloo, Ind., on Saturday, July 5. Hundreds of other cars will also be on display as part of the AACA judged meet. Learn more by clicking here: https://aaca.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025_Auburn_Central_Spring.pdf A sneak peek of what's inside Old Cars' July 1, 2025, issue! Love the classics? Find out what everyone is talking about. Get a sneak peek of what's inside the July 1st issue of Old Cars.  Not a subscriber? Now is the time to find out what old car lovers have been loving since 1971. CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OLD CARS TODAY!   See More Now You Can Look 'Em Up Online! How much is your vintage ride worth? 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