Phil,
Sure thing. I can send more pictures and I have a complete file on this car. It has quite a story to it. It is an original black car and the interior was burgundy but was changed to black and done very well. Everything was changed, seats, carpets, headliner was sprayed but I have a new headliner for it not put in yet. New door panels that look amazing. The girl who had it spent well over $10,000 in
parts and another $8000 in labor charges so she could show the car about 10 years ago. With the cost of the car and all these receipts I added up over $21,000 spent. And all of these expenses are documented with receipts. Not counting what I have spent on the car which is a few thousand more. I have all of the receipts. Some chrome has shown pitting so I had to replace small things, mirrors, trim etc. Bumpers look great. There is a little pitting on the rear bumper. Mechanically the car drives beautiful. I had to re-do several things like completely rebuild the air conditioning system. I had help from Classic Auto Air Tampa. New clutch, brushes, new York compressor, expansion valve, vacuum hoses etc. Gets pretty cold in there now. Also I have restored dash to like new condition. Everything works. This car even has a remote trunk release and vacuum door locks that work. Power vent windows as well as power windows work. All of the window motors were replaced before I got the car and is shown in the pile of receipts. And all of the safety convenience panel on the dash works, such as Flashers, door ajar light, vacuum door locks. I have the correct
sending unit for the low fuel light but it has not been installed. It has a special thermistor attached to it that signals when the fuel is low and turns on the light on the safety convenience dash panel. It’s brand new though. Only thing that doesn’t work is the cruise control which was a rare option for 65. Suspension has been Rebuilt with new brakes tires ball joints leaf springs etc. The main issue of this car which does not affect its performance one bit is that the front floors need to be replaced. I have a (body Man) that can do it and the floor panels are available but he is backed up and probably won’t get done before I sell it. The back floors are nice. There is some
rust in other areas but it’s minor to the function of the car. Frame rails and chassis look very solid. Quarter panels, doors, and general body are straight, only minor
rust in bottom of outer door skin. Paint looks good and details very nice for cruise ins and local shows. The engine shows 91,000 miles which we think is original and the engine has had a valve job about 10 years ago. Runs beautiful starts right up and all the mechanicals have been maintained,
carburetor rebuilt, pertronic
electronic ignition is new, and transmission was rebuilt several years before I got The car. Shifts nice and quiet.The correct data plate is on the car and I Drive this car a lot. Not quite an everyday driver as I have four Thunderbird’s and five other classics, but it is very reliable and would drive anywhere. This is a hobby for me and I love the birds. I have been collecting and working on Thunderbird‘s since the early 80s. I think I’ve made every repair to a Thunderbird that can be done at sometime in that history. When I get to the warehouse today I’ll take more pictures and send them along. If you’re looking for a nice driver car this could be the one. Thanks for your interest. Jim
