But when they happen, more often than not, they're behind the wheel of a vintage car. While absolutely lovely to ...

So let's take a look at another great car from that year, the '55-'56 Ford. Following on the heels ... Lowering kits, late-power-steering conversion kits, modern air conditioning, reproduction ...

Fatman Fabrications recently introduced a complete chassis for the popular 1955-56 Thunderbird ... on this entire 1956 Ford build, as Vandervort and Team Fatman work to convert this stocker ...

They are upright and boxy. The '57 Ford is more popular, however, car owner Bruce Ricks remembers grade school days when a buddy's mom drove a '56 convertible. He always liked that car.

The '55 model came with that removable fiberglass hardtop as standard, but you could get an optional folding convertible ... the '56 was the first T-bird to have what Ford called "Lifeguard ...