In case you were wondering why this site has 59TBIRD in its name, the webmaster has also a 1959 Ford Thunderbird. Here it is with the  2001 Thunderbird prototype at the  International Thunderbird Club convention at Suffern NY July 14-18, 1999. The webmaster helped organize this great event. Hopefully Ford will put the next Mark on this exciting rear wheel drive platform. 

I hope to have a convention for the Lincolns of Distinction by the time Ford makes the Mark IX prototype. Wouldn't you like to have your car photographed with a show car too? I encourage you to join and get involved with this club. I can't do this alone.

Co-President Kale Kainoa owns two of this trio of Merkur XR4Ti's. He just bought a small turbo for one, and is trying to get a few more parts together to get it motivating again. He'll probably sell it when he is done and invest in some go fast goodies for his Mark VIII. With about $1300 total invested in the blue car, the car should run in the low 14's. The car is equipped with a $900 cylinder head. He had to sell the white one, the interior in that car was MINT! He took it out of a low mileage 88 with flawless perforated black leather, 150 speedometer, in-dash CD changer, all down the drain for $500 (no motor, no trans). It was collecting dust at his Dad's house, no room for it at his apartment. Kale says these cars are pretty cool. Rear-drive, relatively light, 200HP, independent rear suspension, and parts are cheap and pretty easy to find (on the Internet). 

This is Sandy Block's Flamingo Pink Mark VII. He bought this car for his wife. It was a special order car that was fleet painted 1959 T-Bird color "Flamingo." This color was also offered on the 1959 Lincolns as "Shell Pink." This was the only pink Mark VII ever made. Surprise!

The car was sold in 1993. Until recently Sandy thought it still existed in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area, but sadly recently learned that this unique car was run to the ground and junked.