A 1957 Ford Thunderbird originally owned by Annette Funicello has been sold at auction for $150,000, far more than it would be worth without her connection.

Someone Bought and Restored Annette Funicello’s ‘57 Thunderbird and Didn’t Know. Published: 15 Sep 2021, 11:12 UTC • By: Elena Gorgan. 21 photos. Photo: Bring A Trailer / 911r.

(Original Caption) Actress Annette Funicello cuddles her newborn son, Jack, Jr., at St. Joseph's Hospital. looking on is the proud father, Jack Gilardi, and their daughter, Gina, 4.

While Funicello's original pair of mouse ears belongs to the Disney archives, this pair was given to her on the Mickey Mouse Club 25th anniversary special and was one of her most prized possessions.

Annette Funicello Is Still Dead Some clickbaiting articles from January 2016 made it sound as if former Mouseketeer Annette Funicello, who passed away in 2013, had just died.

Entertainment; Annette Funicello, a Utica native, honored at Walt Disney Studios with a stage named after her. Published: ; Jun. 25, 2013, 4:45 a.m.

Orange County fitness instructor Jericho McDuffie, 30, is the step-granddaughter to actress and singer Annette Funicello. Funicello, who first became famous as a "Mouseketeer" on the original ...

"I am the girl next door. And I'm not moving." Annette Funicello made that declaration in 1965, in the curiously titled film "How to Stuff a Wild Bikini." Playing beach girl Didi in the film ...

Funicello was on the first Mickey Mouse Club from 1955-1957, but like so many other Mouse clubbies, she eventually grew out of her ears and went on to greener and sexier pastures.

Annette Funicello: American-Italian role model Wed., April 10, 2013 Annette Funicello, center, posed with the three of the actresses who portrayed her in the CBS autobiography movie "A Dream Is a ...

Annette Funicello, beach blanket feminist During an era of social and cultural revolution, the "Beach Party" star's wholesomeness proved subtly subversive. By Ej Dickson.