

We’ll make sure to come back on this story, though, should it sell for a sum worth talking about. The first decade of Thunderbird production would see dramatic shifts in styling, power, and market position. The car is considered by Mecum a main attraction of the May sale, but we are not as lucky as to get an estimate of how much the car is expected to fetch.

The Early Birds 1955-1957 forum Have a Super Sharp 1955 to 1957 Thunderbird or just want to learn about them Show yours off and talk about them here. Since completion, the car was used for just 57 miles, making the correct 300 hp V8 under the hood virtually brand new, in some respects. 1957 Ford Thunderbird Price 69,500 Ford Thunderbird s by Year 2005 Ford Thunderbird. Below you will find a list of discussions in the Early Birds 1955-1957 forums at the. It entered production for the 1955 model year as a two-seater. Like the other Thunderbird, this one also underwent the Minter restoration process, only in this case, the work ended much closer to the present-day, meaning this year. The Ford Thunderbird is a car manufactured in the United States by the Ford Motor Company. More important, perhaps, is the fact that this particular car once belonged to Jack Roush, as proven by the copy of the title that goes with the vehicle. It presented a new front fascia, new rear taillight/fin design and. The one you’re looking at here is even more special because it is one of just 53 to come in Raven Black, according to the seller citing info from the Thunderbird Registry. The 1957 Thunderbird, in its third model year, set a sales record with over 21,000 cars sold. In October 1956, Ford introduced the 1957 Thunderbird, the final iteration of its very successful two-seater convertible. Front Bumper Lip Splitter Side Skirts Body Kit Glossy Red for Ford Fusion Mondeo (For: 1957 Ford Thunderbird) Opens in a new window or tab. Just under 200 of them were built that year, making them incredibly rare on the market today. F-Bird) take their name from the powertrain, comprising a supercharger slapped on top of the 312ci (5.1-liter) engine, which in turn was tied to a 3-speed automatic transmission. It was put back together by first-generation T-Bird expert Amos Minter, just like the F-Code example we have here today.į-Code Thunderbirds (a.k.a. We’ve already talked about one of them, a McCullough-supercharged 1957 Thunderbird of which only seven others are believed to exist still.
