Original paint, 32,600 orig. miles, $21,000 put into car, runs and drives great!
1963 Ford Thunderbird
1963 Ford ThunderbirdUp for auction is a beautiful 1963 Ford Thunderbird. The previous owner personally put over $21,000 into the car, and saved all of the receipts to reflect this. The car is clean, runs great, and is fun to drive! There's no shortage of power with the 390 cubic inch (6.4L) engine, and a brand new Edelbrock 600 CFM carburetor! Below is a list of all of the upgrades, modifications, and other details that were done to the car. Please email me with any questions, and I will respond ASAP. Good luck, and happy bidding!
Engine, transmission and other
+ Steamed cleaned engine and transmission
+ New cylinder head gasket
+ New pushrods and an Edelbrock 600 CFM carburetor (original Autolite carburetor included as well)
+ Removed heads, checked for cracks and warpage. Valve job including hardened seats, so it can run on unleaded gas
+ New Petronix ignition
+ New fuel tank
+ New fuel cap
+ New fuel pump
+ New temperature and fuel sending units
+ New master cylinder
+ New transmission cooling hose and transmission fluid
+ Drum brake overhaul
+ New dual exhaust with Magnaflow mufflers
+ New idler arm
Body and other cosmetic
+ New Kelsey-Hayes balanced wire wheels (stock rims also included)
+ New T-bird style radio (original working radio also included)
+ New headlamp switch
+ Fender skirts
+ Original paint
+ Bypassed heater core
Payment information
A deposit of $1,000.00 is due via PayPal within 48 hours after the auction ends. It is non-refundable. Remaining payment is due in 7 days viacashier's check. Please email me with any questions, and I will get back to you in a timely manner. Thank you!
Additional Info (The Back Story)
The T-Bird has been driven less that 500 miles in the last 18-19 years! The previous owner lived just 150 miles west of the Mojave Desert in California. The day I bought the car it was 90 degrees with the humidity sitting at just 12 percent! That's 12 %!!! What a great, DRY place to store a car! He had it for 3-4 years, and did all the work on it that is mentioned above. He bought it from an estate sale in Los Angeles in 2015, and found out when he registered the car that he was "on-the-hook" fora $1,000 fine from the DMV because no one had registered the car sincearound 2000! Apparently,the car was in storage for approximately 15 years. The registration wasn't kept up-to-date, and apparently it wasn't used for the entire duration. The elderly gentleman who owned it before must've stop driving it around the time he turned 70, kept it in storage all that time, and then passed away in 2015 at the age of 85. The owner I bought it from replaced the gas tank, the fuel pump, the carburetor, as well as gave it an entire brake overhaul. Cosmetically the car looked great, and the mileage is believed to be correct. As is the claim that the paint is original. I found a little bit of overspray on the inside driver's door that is on the weather-stripping there, so apparently there must've been some touch-up, but looking at the finish overall, and at the way it shines, it might very well be original. And, taking the condition of the paint into consideration, as well as the fact that the glass looks nearly new everywhere, it may very well be that the 32,600 original mile claim is true. Just for the record, I don't have documentation to back up those claims, just my common sense and good judgment that tells me it's very likely. If you need documentation, I would suggest waiting for another low mileage Sahara Rose '63 T-bird to come along, and also suggest that you don't hold your breath while you wait,...you'll only turn blue. :-) According to the Vintage Thunderbird Club International color surveys, Sahara Rose is very rare,even on a '63. Approximately only 3% of Thunderbirdsmade that year were painted that color. And, while in some lighting conditions it almost shows up as cream, or white, in bright sunlightthis pastel shade really sets off the T-bird'selegant lines. Add the Kelsey-Hayes wire wheels, and you've got yourself a period-correct classic!
- Condition: Used
- Make: Ford
- Model: Thunderbird
- Type: Coupe
- Year: 1963
- Mileage: 32600
- VIN: 3Y83Z118809
- Color: Sahara Rose
- Engine size: 390
- Number of cylinders: 8
- Fuel: Gasoline
- Transmission: Automatic
- Drive type: RWD
- Interior color: Tan
- Vehicle Title: Clear Want to buy? Contact seller!
