Ford Thunderbird

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Car-ID: XT0004

Model, Body type:
Coupe
Registration:
1965
Engine Power:
6,400 CCM (220 KW / 300 BHP)
Transmission:

			
			Automatic
		
Color:

			White		
Doors:
2
Mileage:
36,857 mls

Vehicle Description

This 1965 Thunderbird Hardtop presents itself in an elegant white with green interior. The chrome applications and the elegant styling complement a timeless classic that has found its way from sunny California to us in Germany. The 1965 models stand out by the revised grill, the emblem on the hood and the lettering at the rear.

On the engine side, a 6.4 litre eight-cylinder engine is installed, which passes the power of considerable 300 hp to the rear wheels by means of an automatic transmission with steering wheel selector lever. This design icon provides plenty of torque!

The body is in an unrestored original condition, significant rust damage cannot be identified. The condition of the interior can be described as in keeping with its age.

Given the decent general condition of this “T-Bird”, it can be considered ideal as a daily driver or as a restoration project with manageable costs.

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.