http://frogparade.com/2008/09/rear-end-of-a-legend/ We like it here! One German and one American translating Los Angeles for the World. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:30:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://frogparade.com/2008/09/rear-end-of-a-legend/comment-page-1/#comment-351 Karen Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:00:29 +0000 http://frogparade.com/?p=449#comment-351 Oh, I'm so jealous. I wish I could see it. Several years ago, Ford came out with a new version of the 50s Thunderbird. For some reason, I never thought it was quite right. It just wasn't the same look, somehow. Just tiny differences, but still off the mark. Oh, I’m so jealous. I wish I could see it. Several years ago, Ford came out with a new version of the 50s Thunderbird. For some reason, I never thought it was quite right. It just wasn’t the same look, somehow. Just tiny differences, but still off the mark.

]]> http://frogparade.com/2008/09/rear-end-of-a-legend/comment-page-1/#comment-350 Petra Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:51:46 +0000 http://frogparade.com/?p=449#comment-350 That is the beauty of Southern California - no snow, not a lot of rain, no harsh weather conditions, which means that cars (if properly taken care of or properly restored) last forever and can be seen on the streets all the time. A little T-Bird just the one you pointed out very often parks around the corner on a supermarket parking lot, porthole and all. That is the beauty of Southern California – no snow, not a lot of rain, no harsh weather conditions, which means that cars (if properly taken care of or properly restored) last forever and can be seen on the streets all the time. A little T-Bird just the one you pointed out very often parks around the corner on a supermarket parking lot, porthole and all.

]]> http://frogparade.com/2008/09/rear-end-of-a-legend/comment-page-1/#comment-349 Karen Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:37:13 +0000 http://frogparade.com/?p=449#comment-349 I did, then and now. As I recall, gas was on the order of $0.25/gallon. Those days are so over. What I wanted most of all, however, was a little '55 - '57 <a href="http://www.oldride.com/imgitem/29170068994000_tmp_org.jpg" rel="nofollow">Thunderbird</a>. Check out the "porthole". Isn't that just the most? I did, then and now. As I recall, gas was on the order of $0.25/gallon. Those days are so over. What I wanted most of all, however, was a little ’55 – ’57 Thunderbird. Check out the “porthole”. Isn’t that just the most?

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