Detailed Inspection of Thunderbird

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Barn Find 1980s NASCAR Thunderbird & Buick Saved From Time! Abandoned After Days of Thunder Filming

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What happens here

After extraction, the team further inspects the Bud Moore Thunderbird. They open the hood to reveal an engine (likely a 358 Windsor block) that appears mostly period-correct, with all original parts still in place. The interior shows the roll cage, original racing seat, and numerous parts (including exhaust headers and a full exhaust system) stowed within the cockpit. They also locate the original Bud Moore chassis plate, which identifies the car's original specifications.

Goal: Conduct a detailed inspection of the Thunderbird's engine, interior, and chassis.

Tools and materials

Camera/Phone — Documenting discoveries, Flashlight Unknown used for Illuminating engine bay and interior

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[Music] Now we can see it a lot better. And I want to know what the inside of that engine looks [Music] like. Sharing is too. We got a little bit matter now. We'll do it when we get [Music] shot. [Music] Three. The irony. It was made to look like a Jeff Bodine car, but this was actually driven by his brother Brett. It goes up. We couldn't find the hood. Here it is. What' that go on? 63 gallons. Holy That's worth money right there. So, this was done with Budweiser because the original Budweiser car got screwed up. Well, it was done Budweiser, but it wasn't supposed to get wrecked. Oh, the Motorcraft car was going to get wrecked. The Budweiser car wasn't. We painted the motorcraft car Budweiser to keep the original race car from getting tore up. Oh, but they continue filming until they tore it up. If you ever been around movie, that's the way they do. So, you're taking this back to the other place? Yeah. Put it in our trailer. Okay. I have an eye for this stuff. I don't know what you paid for the car, but I think that's I think that's the hood for it. Sure enough. Is it yours now? I think so. It should be. That's the hood to it. I get that out. Hang it up. Man, ain't going to be a rattlesnake. Big as You go first. Now, I don't have any homeowners here on that in there. Don't worry, I'm not sure. Watch out for the wrecking ball. Every shop has one of those, right? Chain that for the chain game. Yep. That's the hood to it. I put that on your wall, man.

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