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2004 Pacific Coast Roadster

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By John ***frey

Some automobiles ? like some people you may know ? have to work very hard to be cool. Not the Ford Thunderbird. This timeless classic doesn't rely on attitude or artifice or affectation. It's stylish without being garish, a leader that never slows down long enough to become a follower.

"The Thunderbird is the car for inwardly confident, independent-minded people," says Andy Jacobson, Ford's assistant marketing manager for Thunderbird, Mustang and Ford GT. "This vehicle is effortless in its performance. It's quick and handles well, but it's also comfortable. It's not for the racetrack. It's for your life."

These core attributes do more than simply separate this 'Bird from the rest of the flock; they also help make it one of the most collectible Ford vehicles on the market today. "Of all the vehicles Ford has produced, those original Thunderbirds have some of the highest values in the vintage car market," Jacobson explains.

Don't be the least bit surprised if the current breed of T-Birds become collector's items too. When Ford relaunched the vehicle two years ago, it limited the production run of these "retrofuturistic" convertibles, developing special colors and options exclusive to each model year. Ford also limited the T-bird's availability to just four model years: 2002-2005 . Translation: If you want to climb onboard, the time to act is now.

Fashion Statements
When Ford's designers and engineers set out to build this year's model, they knew that everything was good under the hood. (In fact, the 2003 and 2004 engines are identical.) For those who are so inclined, the 2004 'Bird can go from zero to 60 in 6.5 seconds and the ride is silky smooth. Indeed, the enhancements for this year's model are mostly aesthetic, and that suits Ford just fine. "The Thunderbird is something of a fashion statement," says Jacobson. "This is a car you wear."

Just ask Billy and Mary Wallace from Franklin, Texas. The two are prototypically passionate T-Bird lovers and have been so for the better part of five decades. They currently own three 'Birds ? two 2002 models and one 2003 ? and they can't help but notice the swiveling heads that follow them whenever they go for a spin.

"Our yellow Thunderbird is a great attention-getter," Mary says. "Strangers stop and take pictures of it. It's truly amazing the way people respond to these sweet cars."

Devoted though they may be, the Wallaces are not yet satisfied: "We had a Birdhouse built to park our 'Birds, and we have room for one more," Mary says. "We're hoping the 2004 model will be available in a pale green, like the 1956 T-Bird we had way back when."

Well, it looks like a new pet may be moving into the Wallaces' Birdhouse. In addition to the three base colors for 2004 ? Platinum Silver, Torch Red and Evening Black ? Ford is introducing two new fashion colors exclusive to the 2004 model year: Merlot and Vintage Mint Green.

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Ford's decision to release these stylish new colors is both a nod to the past and a step toward the future. "Vintage Mint Green is a reintroduction of the green that was available on the original T-Bird in the late 1950s," Jacobson explains. The rich, just-plucked-off-the vine tone of the Merlot, on the other hand, possesses a distinctly 21st-century feel: "Merlot just looks fantastic on the car," Jacobson continues.

"Especially when it's packaged with our brand-new Light Sand interior. That combination is dynamite."

As if these options weren't enough, early next year Ford will introduce a special 2004 T-bird ? the Pacific Coast Roadster. Like the 2002 Neiman Marcus Edition T-Bird that sold out in a matter of hours, and the 2003 007 Edition that coincided with the launch of the film Die Another Day, the Pacific Coast Roadster will only be available in limited numbers.

How many? Only 1,000. And Jacobson promises that the Pacific Coast Roadster will capture the sense of "relaxed sportiness" that has become a T-Bird trademark over the years. "It's inspired by its namesake," he says playfully, knowing full well that his words will tantalize. "

Think Pacific Coast, Highway One, Big Sur ? and you'll be right on target."

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Year: 2004
Body Style: 2-door Convertible - Pacific Coast Roadster
VIN: 1FAHP63A14Y105150
Production Codes: DV - ? - ? - ? - B - X - 7 - 48
Owner Comments: This is a 2004 Thunderbird. It is Light Tundra (DV) It has a metallic gray hard top and an Ash leather interior. It has Select Shift Transmission (B, leather handle) and 16-spoke aluminum wheels (X). It was ordered for Local Promotion (7) through the Detroit District Sales Office (48).
This Thunderbird was identified at the Wixom Assembly Plant on November 7, by Adrian M. Clements, who says: It has Rotation Number 5459 and was marked "Detroit Auto Show". This car appears to be an early Pacific Coast Roadster Package, and is painted Light Tundra with a metallic gray removable top. The convertible top color is unknown, but is likely black. The interior is Ash (medium gray leather with lighter gray gray inserts), with a medium gray leather wrapped steering wheel and Select Shift transmission shifter. The wheels are 16 spoke aluminum, with Light Tundra around the wheel centers (in place of white on the normal wheel centers). The car was locked. All in all, a very snazzy car indeed.
 
FREE

DID you see this new Bird? Or is It one ordered for who knows?
Has anyone else had a look see from this forum?
Thanks
Dennis
 
FYI..... It appears to be a show piece for the upcoming round of national auto shows, as was the original bumble bee bird in 2001. Info courtesy of a t-bird friend in the know.😎
 
2004 Thunderbird Pacific Coast Roadster
Limited to 1000
Monterey Mist Green exterior
17 inch 16-spoke micro-machined wheel
Light/Dark two-tone interior
Ash Metallic Removable top
Limited edition numbered plate inside glove box
Body code P63
Order Code 210A
MSRP $43995

ordered one 10-01-03

Video Ralph 2002 # 10061 Black

If you want one, call:
Jeanie at Cal Worthington
Anchorage, Alaska 1-907-793-8247
 
It looks like it's finally here..............


Limited Edition T-Bird is a Californian Collectible
2004 Thunderbird Offers New Palette of Colors



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By: Ellen Akins | Ford Communications Network


Ford will produce 1,000 limited edition 2004 Thunderbird Pacific Coast Roadster models.
DEARBORN, Mich. – A warm breeze teases your hair. The smell of the ocean surrounds you. The scenery might be some of the most beautiful you've ever seen.
You're coasting down California's Highway 101 – the Pacific Coast Highway – and you're in a brand-new, limited edition 2004 Thunderbird Pacific Coast Roadster.

Not bad.

For the 2004 model year, Ford Motor Company is producing 1,000 Roadster T-Birds for sale worldwide. Colored in Monterey Mist Green, Ford's new Roadster recalls the misty Monterey Peninsula area.

"Our designers were inspired by the Pacific Coast Highway," says Andy Jacobson, assistant marketing manager, Ford Thunderbird. “The Monterey Mist Green exterior paint color recalls the feeling of the West Coast. It really does remind you of Carmel and Monterey."

The limited edition T-Bird is available with a light ash convertible top or an ash metallic removable top. Monterey Mist Green accents brighten its 17-inch, 16-spoke aluminum wheels, and inside, a two-tone light and dark ash scheme with metallic appliqués dresses the center stack, shifter bezel and cream-colored instrument cluster.



Vintage Mint Green (top) and Merlot are two new collectible colors for 2004.
Starting at $43,995, the Thunderbird Pacific Coast Roadster will have its official debut at the North American International Auto Show in January.

The standard T-Bird also is back for 2004 with the same great styling you'd expect, as well as those additional surprise and delights you look forward to in a new model year, including new colors.

Platinum Silver replaces white as a base color on the '04 Thunderbird. Merlot and Vintage Mint Green are new collectible colors, and inside, the T-Bird's interior gets a facelift with a new Light Sand appearance package and newly styled seats with leather seating surfaces.

"When you get inside the T-Bird, and drop the top to take a cruise down the boulevard, people just turn their heads time after time," says Paul Russell, marketing manager, Ford Thunderbird. "They want to check you out, know who you are. The car is amazing in that way."
 
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