Thunderbird Ranch out to pasture?
John Draxler has loved Ford's personal-luxury coupe for decades, and he's been a tremendous resource for the Thunderbird community for nearly as long with his Thunderbird Ranch operation. Located in Wisconsin, the Ranch could be over-simplified as a yard full of Thunderbirds, and the Badger State thinks it's a lot more complicated than that. Wisconsin has determined that the Thunderbird Ranch is really a salvage operation, and called for all sorts of permits and fees. Rather than deal with the hassle and the expense, Mr. Drexler is razing the ranch. Now would be a good time to get those parts for your '57-'88 'Bird, or possibly even pick up that entire project car. Act fast, or the offer from the scrap metal yard will likely win out.
[Source: Hemmings]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mr. Oak 10:12AM (5/23/2008)
Hey another 'Bird lover here. My first car was a '77 T-Bird. Really loved the bullet 'birds though.
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kevin 10:16AM (5/23/2008)
What a shame. My grandpa, Harry Oller, was a classic T-bird restorer with several prize-winners over the years. I remember the ranch being a great resource for his restorations.
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Avinash machado 10:18AM (5/23/2008)
Maybe Thunderbird fans should start a petition or signature campaign to save the ranch.
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BigMcLargeHuge 10:29AM (5/23/2008)
The State Gov't always wants their piece of the pie.
Its getting harder to run a business with all the taxes, permits, and fees.
But hey, its worth it so that thousands of useless beaurocrats can send their children to Private School right?
Its kinda like welfare for the educated.
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Vintage 11:02AM (5/23/2008)
Hell yeah. I hope gas skyrockets, our economy crumbles, and our current government/buerocracy dies. Then maybe the company can be rebuilt without all the crap leeching off the work of others. Who is John Galt...
BigMcLargeHuge 12:51PM (5/23/2008)
What the hell are you talking about?
Farris 2:43PM (5/23/2008)
What the eff, Vintage? What are you on?
The Talking Hamburger 12:37AM (5/25/2008)
Dude, you're lamenting a junkyard.
Alex 11:26AM (5/23/2008)
sorry, gotta side with the government on this one. The guy is running a business and needs to do it on the straight and narrow.
Collecting cars and car parts is one thing, selling off those cars and parts is another story.
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RobAFromNC 12:06PM (6/18/2008)
Another example of senseless government intrusion ruining everybody's fun...
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