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         <title>Supercharged Concept up for Auction</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Supercharged Concept Thunderbird will be up for auction on August 12, 2010&nbsp;by RM Auctions in Monterey, CA <a href="http://www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars.cfm?SaleCode=MO10&amp;CarID=r328&amp;fc=0">http://www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars.cfm?SaleCode=MO10&amp;CarID=r328&amp;fc=0</a>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:25:13 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Ride N Drive Notebook from May 2001</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Picked up a Ride N Drive Notebook that I've never seen before.&nbsp; It came out for the 2001 Journalist Ride n Drive in May of that year.&nbsp;Printed by FMC.&nbsp; &nbsp;Rumor has it that 100 cars were used or maybe it was 100 journalists.&nbsp; I don't know.&nbsp; It took place along the coast of California and this notebook has the route directions for the event, all neatly printed with space for notes along the way.&nbsp; Think it might be a good road trip for some group in Calif. to follow.&nbsp; It appears to be similar to the Mystery Drives that owners were able to take later that summer in several locations around the US.&nbsp; We went on one held in the Dallas area but our directions were on a couple of sheets of copy paper.&nbsp; Nothing fancy like this notebook which also has several different standard graphics of the retro in&nbsp;white, red, and blue.]]></description>
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         <category>Collectibles</category>
         <pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:00:02 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>For Comments &amp; Questions</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Please disregard the date this blog entry was posted.&nbsp; Add your comment or ask your questions to this entry and I will try to keep up to date on my answers.&nbsp; You may comment or ask about any of the subjects covered in my main website - Thunderbird diecasts, the Thunderbird old and new, Chrysler's TC or the Stereo pages.&nbsp; This blog entry will&nbsp;be like a guestbook.<img title="Laughing" alt="Laughing" src="http://portholeauthority.com/blog-mt1/mt-static/plugins/TinyMCE/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-laughing.gif" border="0" /></p><p>All comments and questions are screened before posting (to cut out spam)&nbsp;so it may take a few hours or a couple of days to see your comment or question posted here.</p>]]></description>
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         <category>General</category>
         <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:28:10 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Color Stats 2002-2005</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<h4 align="justify">Detailed Color Statistics for the 2002 to 2005 have been posted on the color pages of my main website at www.portholeauthority.com.&nbsp; They are in pdf format so you may download easily and print for your own&nbsp;reference.&nbsp; The files cover how many made of a particular color, interior and hardtop combination.</h4><h5>Sorry, I do not have the breakdown for wheel styles or transmission shifter style.</h5><p>March 2009 - Due to increased spam on the blog, I have removed some of the other entries that people may have needed the info on - please check in with Thunderbirdnest.com for that info.</p>]]></description>
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         <category>Data</category>
         <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 08:12:27 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>The rarest 2003 Color combinations</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<img height="1" alt="1" src="http://geo.yahoo.com/serv?s=76001405&amp;t=1161188725&amp;f=p8w4" width="1" border="0" /> <strong>There are 23 rare(ie only one of)&nbsp;combos for 2003.&nbsp; I'll separate the colors so it's easier to read:</strong> <p><strong>Desert Sky Blue</strong> - only 2:</p><p>2003&nbsp;Desert Sky Blue&nbsp;Deluxe,&nbsp;Black hardtop,&nbsp;Black Accent interior &amp;&nbsp;SST transmission,&nbsp;21 Spoke Painted wheels&nbsp;1<br />2003&nbsp;Desert Sky Blue Premium, &nbsp;Evening Black hardtop,&nbsp;Black (Standard)&nbsp;interior,&nbsp;7 Spoke Chrome wheels&nbsp;1&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Evening Black</strong> - all Deluxe models - 7</p><p>Evening Black Deluxe,&nbsp;Evening Black hardtop,&nbsp;Torch Red&nbsp;Full Accent Interior -Standard Automatic -21 Spoke Painted wheels&nbsp;= 1<br />Evening Black&nbsp;Deluxe,&nbsp;Evening Black Hardtop,&nbsp;Torch Red&nbsp;Partial Interior Accent,&nbsp;SST Automatic,&nbsp;21 Spoke Painted wheels&nbsp;=&nbsp;1<br />Evening Black Deluxe,&nbsp;Evening Black Hardtop,&nbsp;Torch Red&nbsp;Full Accent Interior,&nbsp;SST, &nbsp;21 Spoke Painted wheels = 1<br />Evening Black Deluxe,&nbsp;Performance White Hardtop,&nbsp;Black Accent&nbsp;Interior,&nbsp;21 Spoke Painted&nbsp;wheels = 1<br />Evening Black Deluxe,&nbsp;Performance White Hardtop,&nbsp;Saddle&nbsp;Partial Interior Accent,&nbsp;SST,&nbsp;21 Spoke Painted&nbsp;wheels = 1<br />Evening Black Deluxe,&nbsp;Performance White Hardtop,&nbsp;Torch Red&nbsp;Full Accent Interior, standard automatic,&nbsp;21 Spoke Painted&nbsp;wheels = 1<br />Evening Black Deluxe,&nbsp;Performance White Hardtop,&nbsp;Torch Red&nbsp;Partial Accent Interior,&nbsp;SST,&nbsp;21 Spoke Painted wheels =&nbsp;1</p><p><strong>Mountain Shadow Grey</strong> - all deluxe models = 2</p><p>Mountain Shadow&nbsp;Grey,&nbsp;Evening Black Hardtop,&nbsp;Saddle&nbsp;Partial Interior, SST,&nbsp;21 Spoke Painted&nbsp;wheels = 1<br />Mountain Shadow Grey Deluxe,&nbsp;Evening BlackHardtop,&nbsp;Black Accent Interior,&nbsp;SST,&nbsp;21 Spoke Painted wheels = &nbsp;1</p><p><strong>Torch Red</strong> - all Deluxe models = 6&nbsp;</p><p>Torch Red&nbsp;Deluxe, Evening Black Hardtop, &nbsp;Torch Red&nbsp;Partial Accent Interior,&nbsp;SST,&nbsp;21 Spoke Painted wheels&nbsp;= 1<br />Torch Red Deluxe, &nbsp;Evening Black Hardtop,&nbsp;Black Standard Interior, Standard automatic,&nbsp;21 Spoke Painted wheels =&nbsp;1<br />Torch Red Deluxe,&nbsp;Evening Black Hardtop,&nbsp;Black Standard Inerior,&nbsp;SST,&nbsp;21 Spoke Painted wheels = &nbsp;1<br />Torch Red&nbsp;Deluxe, Evening Black Hardtop, &nbsp;Whisper White&nbsp;Partial Accent Interior, standard automatic,&nbsp;&nbsp;21 Spoke Painted wheels = &nbsp;1<br />Torch Red Deluxe,&nbsp;Torch Red&nbsp;Hardtop,&nbsp;&nbsp;Black Accent&nbsp;Interior, SST,&nbsp;21 Spoke Painted&nbsp;Wheels = 1<br />Torch Red Deluxe, Torch Red&nbsp;Hardtop, Red&nbsp;Partial Accent Interior, standard automatic,&nbsp;&nbsp;21 Spoke Painted&nbsp;1</p><p><strong>Whisper White</strong> - 2 premiums, 4 Deluxe = 6</p><p>Whisper White Premium,&nbsp;&nbsp;Torch Red&nbsp;Full Accent&nbsp;Interior, standard automatic,&nbsp;7 Spoke Chrome&nbsp;wheels = 1<br />Whisper White Deluxe,&nbsp;Evening Black Hardtop,&nbsp;Whisper White&nbsp;Partial Accent&nbsp;Interior, standard automatic&nbsp;,&nbsp;21 Spoke Painted wheels =&nbsp;1<br />Whisper white Premium,&nbsp;Evening Black Hardtop,&nbsp;Torch Red&nbsp;Partial Accent Interior, standard automatic, 7 Spoke Chrome wheels =&nbsp;1<br />Whisper White Deluxe,&nbsp;Evening Black Hardtop,&nbsp;Torch Red&nbsp;Full Accent Interior, SST,&nbsp;21 Spoke Painted&nbsp;wheels = 1<br />Whisper White&nbsp;Deluxe, Whisper White Hardtop, &nbsp;Torch Red&nbsp;Full Accent&nbsp;Interior, standard automatic,&nbsp;21 Spoke Painted wheels =&nbsp;1<br />Whisper White Deluxe, Whisper White Hardtop, &nbsp;Torch Red&nbsp;Partial Accent Interior,&nbsp;SST,&nbsp;21 Spoke Painted wheels =&nbsp;1</p>]]></description>
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         <category>Data</category>
         <pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2006 11:04:44 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>The Rarest Color/interior Combinations for 2002</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>With over 31K built of the 2002, there were still three combinations that were one of one.<img height="1" alt="1" src="http://geo.yahoo.com/serv?s=76001405&amp;t=1158064618&amp;f=p8w13" width="1" border="0" /></strong> &nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>2002&nbsp;Evening Black Deluxe model,&nbsp;Performance White&nbsp;HardTop, Torch Red&nbsp;Partial Interior color accent, 21 Spoke Painted wheels&nbsp;--&nbsp;1</p><p><br />2002&nbsp;Inspiration Yellow Deluxe Model,&nbsp;Performance White&nbsp;HardTop, &nbsp;Inspiration Yellow&nbsp;Partial Interior Color Accent,&nbsp;&nbsp;21 Spoke Painted wheels--&nbsp;1</p><p><br />2002&nbsp;Torch Red Deluxe model,&nbsp;Evening Black Hardtop, &nbsp;Torch Red&nbsp;Partial Interior Color Accent&nbsp;&nbsp;21 Spoke Painted wheels --&nbsp;1</p><p>&nbsp;<strong>I'll be posting the one of's for the 03s to 05s at later dates.&nbsp; For more information on what was available on these cars, visit the rest of my website starting at&nbsp; <a title="PortholeAuthority.com" href="http://www.portholeauthority.com/">www.portholeauthority.com</a></strong></p><p><strong>Beaware that owners have been doing changes to their Thunderbirds since they came out.&nbsp; The above is as released from the factory.&nbsp; You may run into other combinations that were not available to be ordered as new.</strong></p>]]></description>
         <link>http://portholeauthority.com/blog1/2006/09/the_rarest_colorinterior_combi.html</link>
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         <category>Data</category>
         <pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2006 06:50:29 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Thunderbird Trivia</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<strong>The top 12 states for Thunderbird sales:<br />STATE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; # SOLD<br />01. CA......8,337<br />02. FL......5,719<br />03. TX......4,788<br />04. MI......3,808<br />05. NY......2,738<br />06. NJ......2,504<br />07. OH......2,504<br />08. PA......2,463<br />09. IL......2,351<br />10. OK......2,026 (Due to Hertz Rental cars)<br />11. NC......2,019<br />12. GA......1,954<br />These 12 states account for&nbsp;over 60 percent of the total sold.</strong> ]]></description>
         <link>http://portholeauthority.com/blog1/2006/08/thunderbird_trivia.html</link>
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         <category>Data</category>
         <pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2006 07:32:51 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Welcome to the Porthole Authority WeBlog</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p align="center">&nbsp;<img title="phaweblog gif" height="79" alt="phaweblog gif" src="http://portholeauthority.com/blog1/PHAWeBLOG.gif" width="144" border="0" /></p><p><img title="Smile" alt="Smile" src="http://portholeauthority.com/blog-mt1/mt-static/plugins/TinyMCE/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-smile.gif" border="0" />&nbsp;Here's your chance to say hello and get acquainted with the site.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; You'll be able to contact 5bird7 thru this weblog.&nbsp;&nbsp; I will answer general questions about the Thunderbird or you may be able to help in that regard.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2006 06:49:01 -0600</pubDate>
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