1957 Add porthole to hardtop

[twstnshout]

Any documented procedure to vonvert a non porthole top to a porthole top? 1957

 

[Ken Carr]

I was considering the same thing........not sure if my research was correct or not....I understand that only 25% of those produced did not have a porthole..now, some have been converted....meaning if you have a non-porthole top it is rare, and becoming becoming rarer..........Does not eliminate the blind spot......but rare!!!.........I decided to leave mine as it is.

 

[biddle]

The car could be ordered without the porthole, however, since this is such an iconic part of the Ford Thunderbird, having a rare non-porthole top is probably not a desirable rarity. Many of these have been converted even from the early days.

Dean Batchelor 1957 Ford Thunderbird No Porthole

I was at the 2018 Spring Rod Run in Pigeon Forge and spotted a 1957 Ford Thunderbird with a Hardtop the guy said was special ordered from the factory without a porthole. The car also had documentation which I scanned and attached to this post from a February 1959 Rod & Custom magazine where the...

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[CSPIDY]

I ordered a kit from Concours Parts and modified my 57
nice kit fairly easy to do and looks like the original
although
I kept the Tbird emblem that was on the top near the lower side just forward of the port hole window

 

[Ward 57]

I ordered a kit from Concours Parts and modified my 57
nice kit fairly easy to do and looks like the original
although
I kept the Tbird emblem that was on the top near the lower side just forward of the port hole window

Now that's kinda cool. I always did like that emblem. A little extra original bling and a good talking point. Glad your upgrade went well. It's a signature everybody reacts to plus it takes care of that blind spot.

 

[biddle]

I've removed all the posts about 1955 tops. This thread is about adding a porthole to a 1957 without a porthole.