Ford Thunderbird

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Car-ID: XT0008

Model, Body type:
Coupe
Registration:
1963
Engine Power:
6,400 CCM (220 KW / 300 BHP)
Transmission:

			
			Automatic
		
Color:

			Other		
Doors:
2
Mileage:
29,922 mls

Vehicle Description

Our cream-coloured T-Bird comes from the desert state of Arizona and has outlived the last 50 years, obviously without corrosion. Some wear parts such as brake components and interior fittings have already been renewed.

This is a so-called “Bullet Bird” with the somewhat rounded body design introduced in 1961, which was longer, wider and heavier than its predecessor.
Automatic transmission, power steering and brake booster are all part of the standard equipment. The V8 provides 300 hp from an engine capacity of 6.4 litres.

Before being exported to Germany in 2014, this classic was regularly driven to vintage car get-togethers by its previous owner in Arizona. It forms a perfect base for a restoration at reasonable cost.

Due to the high quality of the substance, this Thunderbird could just as well be used as a daily driver. Have fun driving it, while its value keeps increasing!

Starting out as a sports car in direct competition with the Chevrolet Corvette or European rivals such as Jaguar and Porsche, later becoming a “Personal Luxury Car” for classy cruising – the Ford Thunderbird was always a product of the Zeitgeist of his era. The company’s market strategists really had their eyes fixed on the market, and their strategy proved highly successful for decades.

We distinguish a total of 11 generations, from the “Classic Bird” and “Square Bird” of the 50s, via “Bullet Bird”, “Flair Bird” and “Glamour Bird” of the 1960s, “Big Bird” and “Torino Bird” of the 1970s, and “Box Bird”, “Aero Bird”, “Super Bird” of the 80s / 90s all the way to the “Retro Bird”, which from 2002 to 2005 attempted a not-so successful revival.

In the models before 1980, you’d find the enormous, thirsty V8 engines with capacities up to 7.5 litres – typically American. After years of “longer, wider, heavier” the trend was reversed, with later model Thunderbirds being lighter and sportier again.