1957 Ford Thunderbird
1957 Ford Thunderbird in Magic City, TV Series, 2012-2013 Ep. 1.01
Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin: 
00:06:19 ![[*]](/res/star.png){kind=small}
Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase
Comments about this vehicle
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◊ 2011-11-18 02:00 |
While working on the set of this series, I spotted fiberglass bits for this T-Bird replica, kept alongside a rusted-out 1959 Fleetwood. The T-Bird's entire front end had been copied as a one-piece fiberglass unit. The windscreen was a well-worn, plastic replacement. A second car was also purchased; I assume for the actual "beauty" shots of the vehicle. -Kurt -- Last edit: 2012-08-16 05:17:33 |
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◊ 2012-04-01 06:01 |
Two or three-star car. As of the three episodes released by Starz to-date, it was used only in episode 1.01 by Stevie Evans (not his car though), who promptly crashed it within a minute of its appearance. Two star role, but the car gets good time during its short stint. Replaced by the '57 Corvette. -Kurt -- Last edit: 2012-04-01 23:36:49 |
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◊ 2012-04-01 06:31 |
Just saw first episode. Great reason why this beauty crashed! |
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◊ 2012-04-01 16:20 |
I'll write him up for "distracted" driving. With any luck, they probably wrecked the fiberglass copy. -Kurt -- Last edit: 2012-04-01 19:05:15 |
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◊ 2012-04-01 23:41 |
Incidentally, I'm tempted to say this is a 3-star vehicle - it got more screen time than any other car on this series yet. Even though the car did not belong to a significant character, it was the center of attention for it's entire time on screen; the camera angles chosen specifically showed off the car. -Kurt |
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◊ 2012-05-29 15:06 |
P.S.: Saw a running '57 project car (with 1970's aluminum mags, no less!) on the Miami streets just a week ago. Complete with old paint, primer, and body filler. No door handles. It looked as if it was a project car that crawled out of American Graffiti - almost more striking to see a fixer-upper on the road than a restored car. -Kurt |
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◊ 2012-06-06 10:20 |
From Ep.1.01![[Image: magiccity4.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/4691/magiccity4.jpg) ![[Image: magiccity5.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/4691/magiccity5.jpg) ![[Image: magiccity6.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/4691/magiccity6.jpg) From Ep. 1.08 ![[Image: 8_000716.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/4691/8_000716.jpg) ![[Image: 8_000716bis.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/4691/8_000716bis.jpg) -- Last edit: 2012-06-06 11:03:19 |
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◊ 2012-06-08 02:53 |
How quickly we dried out... -Kurt |
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◊ 2012-06-09 21:57 |
There was at least one company that produced fiberglass Thunderbird replicas. http://www.flickr.com/photos/37573576@N06/7219002344/in/photostream |
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◊ 2012-06-10 18:53 |
That's an original Thunderbird used for the pictures. This is a genuine repop: http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/ford/thunderbird/1382980.html The fiberglass T-Bird nose that was there was for a '57 though - and the hood was integral with the rest of the nose cone, suggesting that it was a recently-produced part. -Kurt |
