1957 Ford Thunderbird Stick Hard/soft Top Top Project on 2040-cars
Yellow Springs, Ohio, United States
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One family owned until now, 1957 T Bird. Classic "ran and drove fine when parked" as per son's description. Last ran about 9 years ago. Father passed away about then, I bought it from his widow. Car was stored in a heated garage but is never the less weathered. Very restorable though. Might be fun for some to just get it going and drive as is, the interior is not really that bad. 42,863 original miles Body has rust in quarters and rockers. Driver side rocker is toast, passenger side less so. Floors and trunk are solid with relatively nice original paint. Frame is solid. Rest of the body is pretty clean. Passenger front fender needs a bit of massaging due to a hit on the front corner, easy to straighten with a bit of talent. All shut lines on the doors, hood and trunk are good. Trim is all there, bumpers not beat up. Chrome is all weathered but not seriously rusty. Straight forward replate if wanted. Glass is good Headliner pretty nice with one about 1 inch tear. See pic Convertible frame included, original top is shot. I gave the interior a quick wipe down and vacuum. For a restored car it would never do but I could live with it in a driver. See the pics. I believe it's all original. The "turned metal" trim is still pretty nice. Gauges look good, finish all in all still not bad for being all original. Some heater components appear to be missing, core is there, and I do have some loose parts included with the car, including new tail light lenses. The old add on tach pictured is not included in this sale, a buddy of mine begged me for it. Car has a factory tach anyways. Engine was/is not stuck. I was able to nudge it by hand using the fan blade. I then pulled the plugs, shot in some oil, and cranked it over a bit. Put plugs back in, cranked it a bit. Obviously has compression, but alas no spark. I didn't want to put fuel into the possibly dirty tank anyways, and didn't make anymore effort to fire it up. The headlights work, turn lights work, heater fan works (2 speeds) and amazingly, to me at least, the radio works. Wipers are not. Car came with new tail light lenses in boxes. See pic. Brakes are not working, car rolls fine. So, there it is, the proverbial Diamond in the Rough! Personal inspection is welcome, call me, Doug 937 231 0193 Thanks for looking!
On Apr-26-14 at 14:57:18 PDT, seller added the following information: I'm sorry a few of the photos I meant to post here got left out and now I cannot ad them. I had such a hard time getting ebay to work, it blocked putting up photos several times, I just got distracted from my intent. I do have pictures of the convertible frame, tail light lenses, and more. If wanted drop me an email and I will forward them. On Apr-30-14 at 13:26:31 PDT, seller added the following information: Next bid meets reserve! |
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