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1962 Ford Thunderbird Convertible on 2040-cars

Year:1962 Mileage:96845
Location:

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Advertising:

Over $50.000.oo (fifty thousand United States dollars), in parts – not including labor

The car was $15,000, The paint and body was $10,000 ($25,000).... radiator $355 ($25,355).... other cooling parts $90 ($25,445), interstate battery $122 ($25,567) washer pump $36 ($25,603) alignment $80 ($25,683) concourse list of parts $252 ($25,935) Thunderbird HQ parts $1.060 (relays for top and more) ($26,995) wheels and tires $2,520 ($29,515), new windshield frame parts $746 ($30,261) tonneau $$754 ($31,015) grab bar $265 ($31,280) local parts from Carquest $2,200 ($33,480) leather front seat covers $$906 ($34,386) seat foam and other parts $535 ($$34,921) door panels and arm rest $$763 ($35,684) local parts $17 ($35,701) concourse parts - lenses and trim $465 ($36,166) lens parts and gaskets $41 ($36,207) motor parts $50 ($36,257) wires $55 ($36,312) ss exhaust $334 ($36,646) power steering $73 ($36,719) welding $80 ($36,799) convert top part (gear) $165 ($36,964) hydro top parts $1,193 ($38,157) tinted windshield and seals $709 ($38,866) bird nest (three pages of various parts - digital radio and much more $$2,379 ($41,245) truck cover $37 ($41,282) mirror and deflectors $101 ($41,383) switches and brake parts $1,317 ($42,700) bird nest list of parts $404 ($43,104) kanter front end kit $765 ($43,869) front end parts $144 ($44,013) wheel studs and begs $75 ($44,088) gas tank and gas tank parts $343 ($44,431) trunk trim and more $222 ($44,653)... other misc parts such as seat belts hardware and other parts - soft top $670 ($45,323) Rubber mats wheel parts seals $300 ($45,623) carpet and sound dead stuff $424 ($46,047) vintage A/C and heat, controller and other dash parts $2,300 ($48,347) other trim and hardware $1,747 ($50,034) No labor (maybe a little).... No counting the time and gas spent... The car shipping was $1,000. All the parts I used from my shop. All the other wear and tear.... It is really much closed to $60,000+ if one was to add all the time and labor. I am also sure I did not keep each and every receipt/

Roadster package (note the rare grab bar).  Not factory roadster... that would be a $80,000 car

New top and hydraulic pump, hoses.  Digital control of top movement.

New tubeless true wire wheels

New tonnaue cover

No rust Nevada car (Have copy of Nevada title)

Soda blasted to original primer

May need a new window switch.

Digital radio AM/FM/iPod (charges iPod also)

Rebuilt transmission 2 years ago

Edelbrock auto choke carb.

Vintage air (new heat and A/C)

New leather front seats and foam

New carpet

Seatbelts

New dash

Rear wheel side covers

Original York A/C compressor if you want it.

Radiator professionally cleaned

New brakes and master cylinder

New door panels

New tires and aligned – new suspension parts and steering parts as needed

Speedometer head is off another car so I can’t verify mileage.  The old head showed 38,000 but it did not work

Clear title

No warranty – sold in present condition

Wire transfer only

Will answer questions as soon as I can.  Will take photos as soon as I can

No Dealers – unless you want to buy the car outright

I have owned the car since February of 2007

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Ford expands air bag recall nationwide

Thu, Dec 18 2014

Ford Motor Co. has agreed to government demands to expand a driver's side air bag inflator recall to the entire U.S. The move announced Thursday adds 447,000 Ford vehicles to the list of those recalled due to driver's inflators made by Japan's Takata Corp. The inflators can explode with too much force, spewing shrapnel into drivers and passengers. Ford's action puts pressure on BMW and Chrysler, the only two automakers that haven't agreed to national recalls. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration made the demand of five automakers, saying the inflators are dangerous. Honda and Mazda already took their recalls national. Previously the recalls were limited to high-humidity states mainly along the Gulf Coast. The Ford national recall covers certain 2005 to 2008 Mustangs and 2005 and 2006 GT sports cars. The company also announced it would recall the same cars in Canada, Mexico and a few other countries. Thursday's announcement brings to just over 502,000 the number of Ford vehicles under recall for Takata driver's side air bags. The company said it knows of one accident and injury from the problems, in a 2007 Mustang in North Carolina. Dealers will replace the inflators at no cost to customers. Last month, NHTSA demanded that Takata and the five automakers recall driver's inflators across the nation.Takata and Chrysler have refused and could face legal action. BMW says it's still evaluating the demand. Takata hired the New York public relations firm Sard Verbinnen & Co. and took out full-page advertisements Thursday in newspapers including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and three German publications. The ads, featuring a letter from Chairman and CEO Shigehisa Takata, said the company will work with NHTSA and automakers to expand the recalls by increasing production capacity for replacement air bags. The company said it's exploring whether other companies' air bags can be used in replacement kits, and it's increasing testing to find the exact cause of the problems. "Takata will work in unison with automakers to advance our common goal of putting the safety of customers first," the letter said. But in documents filed with NHTSA, Takata refused to do a national recall, saying it's not supported by testing data. The company also said NHTSA didn't have the authority to order a parts supplier to do a recall, and that only automakers can conduct them.

Ford dinged by OSHA for asbestos at Buffalo plant

Sat, 20 Jul 2013

Ford has come under fire from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for violations regarding asbestos exposure in a company metal stamping plant in Buffalo, NY. OSHA has cited Ford for eight violations in total, according to an Automotive News report, and faces fines of up to $41,800. 537 workers are employed at the stamping facility.
The violations include a pipefitter at the facility being exposed to asbestos-containing material while working on a steam line, other workers exposed to the material without respiratory protection and work areas that were not designed to limited the number of workers in contact with asbestos. Further, areas in which asbestos was present were not properly restricted, and levels of asbestos in the air were not monitored.
According to an unnamed Ford spokesperson in the AN report, the company feels that the OSHA citation is erroneous saying, "We have fully cooperated with the local OSHA officials and we don't believe the citations are warranted." Ford also maintains that it will work with the authorities to resolve the issue.

GM already raising prices on 2014 Silverado and Sierra pickups

Mon, 14 Oct 2013

General Motors must be pretty pleased with sales of its two newest pickups, the GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado, as it's announced price hikes for both models, as part of a planned price tweak.
Prices will be bumped by as much as $1,500, although weirdly, they'll be offset by as much as $1,500 in cash-back offers through the end of October. Fox Business reports that GM spokesman Jim Cain said of the price hike, "With the sell down of the '13 models nearly complete, this price adjustment was planned and is a normal part of business."
The move, as Fox is quick to point out, is an interesting one, as sales of the twin pickups struggled last month relative to the Ford F-Series, while both of GM's crosstown competitors have been aggressively undercutting Silverado and Sierra prices. The F-150 starts at $24,070 and the Ram 1500 comes in at $23,600, not counting any cash on the hood. A base Silverado, meanwhile, retails at $25,575.