I own a 1959, all original, Thunderbird White with a Turquoise
convertible top and want to replace it with an equally high-quality original like Turquoise top. Have had no luck finding one. Also looking to replace/repair the dash in Turquoise as well. Is there a third-party vendor that forum members recommend to purchase the replacement top and dash? Thanks for any advice.
Hi lighthouse. I also own a '59 white/turquoise leather, 3-speed manual with overdrive. Would love to see pics of your car. I'd also love to find a turquoise top, but from what I can gather, no turquoise fabric is currently being manufactured. I ordered a black one (same as original on my car) but am in the long process of restoration and have not reached the point of installing that yet. I would replace it with turquoise if I could find it.
Re: the dashboard, I purchased a white replacement pad and used SEM Color Coat to recolor it. This is how you will need to proceed, as custom color dash pad replacements are not available. I had a custom turquoise match made at
https://www.vinylpro.com
If you go that route, they will know the color if you reference Indian Turquoise and the year of your car. They just mixed that for me last Summer. Photo attached is of the recolored dash pad above the painted metal dash frame. I had the paint mixed at an auto paint shop, then sent a small painted piece to VinylPro to match the Color Coat to it. Both match the new leather and vinyl going Into the car. The Bird Nest sells the dash pads at
https://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb.dll?parta~partsort. You can also find them at Eckler's at
https://www.ecklers.com/catalogsearch/result/?&q=1059 thunderbird dash pad. Other places may also have them. Best of luck!
