1956 Ford Thunderbird 1955 1957 Hot Rod Rat on 2040-cars
Abbottstown, Pennsylvania, United States
Engine:v8
Body Type:Convertible
Vehicle Title:Clear
Interior Color: Black
Make: Ford
Number of Cylinders: 8
Model: Thunderbird
Drive Type: automatic
Mileage: 99,999
Trim: yes
Exterior Color: Red
Here is a nice 1956 Ford Thunderbird. We bought the car to hot rod and customize it but decided it was too nice to tear apart. So we got another car to modify.
The car runs nice and has had a lot of work done recently. We have all the receipts from the previous owner. The car came from Westminster MD but spent a lot of time in the Miami area (their winter home)
The car was originally a tan ? mauve? color. It is showing under the repaint in areas and in the trunk. The paint is worn, chipped, scratched and flaking. Like Patina??? The body looks nice. does not look like it was ever wrecked. I took a magnet to the body and only found 4 small spots less than 6 inches round. They were low in the rocker/fender area....I would guess the usual rust areas. The floors looked great. We found one spot of rot about the size of the tip of your finger.
Rear bumper is nice...no rot. Chrome looks pretty good but not perfect. front bumper the Chrome is showing it's age and should be replated. Not rusty...just scratched and old looking.
The interior is OK...it shows it's age but is not too bad. A few small rips here and there.
Motor runs OK...could use a little tuning. I drove the car 20 miles home when we bought it. Stopped, steered and drove just fine...it was a nice ride. We did have the tank cleaned. It clogged the line after sitting a bit.
All in all the car would make a nice little driver or would make a great start for a restoration.
Thanks For Looking and Good Luck
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