Steve,
Try this site also,
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Desert Guy
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> Steve Burley wrote:
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> > My 77 Bird ate a Honda Civic in a head-on smash last weekend and it looks
> > like my insurance company wants to write it off. I only know of 2 similar
> > cars in the country (New Zealand) and my company seems to think it's too
> > much hassle to get the parts from the US where I'm sure they're cheaper than > > dirt.
> >
> > The damage looks cosmetic (right fender, bumper, front plastic, trim etc)
> > but the front subframe is also bent a bit so they say the entire front end
> > steering and suspension would need replacing.
> >
> > Ideally I want to be able to get all the parts from one place to reduce
> > freight costs so if anyone is parting out a 77-79 Thunderbird or knows of
> > someone who is I would be very happy to hear. It's all covered by insurance
> > but I need to convince my company to repair rather than write off the car.
> > I realise that most of the disposable steering and suspension components can
> > be purchased quite cheap via the internet so it's mainly the body/trim parts
> > and subframe I am needing and also a T-Bird wire-spoke hubcap. > >
> > Any help would be much appreciated as I don't want to have to drive my
> > partner's 325 BMW too long as it's hard to see where you're going while
> > ducking down and trying to hold the periscope still.
> >
> > Steve Burley
> > Wellington, NZ