1969 Ford Thunderbird Base Hardtop 2-door 7.0l Tudor on 2040-cars
King George, Virginia, United States
We are selling our 69 Tudor Hardtop Body 65A with bucket seats, 429 Thunderjet, C6 Trans, 9" rear. All numbers match. Car needs restoration. Was painted off white from original (Z) dark blue. Interior is blue. Engine turns freely. Match key set for ignition, trunk and doors. Car is the only two door hard top I've seen. Car has a little rust but is a prime candidate for restoration. We have the original spare tire, jack stand, lug wrench. There is a dent in the driver side rear quarter panel that happen while the car was in storage. Call Doug at 540 604 four five two nine if you have additional questions before bidding.
On Jan-26-14 at 11:53:44 PST, seller added the following information: OK, getting a lot of interest this auction. Here's a little more information we know about this car. The car was owned by a gentlemen from NC who was a life long fire fighter and the only owner from we could find. The gentleman died of cancer and his wife donated the car to be auctioned to raise money for cancer research. While at the auction house a fork lift operator dented the rear drivers side quarter panel. The also dented the gas tank when the were moving the car. Our 15 year old son purchased the car and planned to restore it. He lost interest and move on to 4x4 trucks so the car has been sitting in a covered carport. The things I know for sure that will been do to make the car road worthy would be: gas tank, battery, belts, tune up, tires, brakes at a minimum. Having restored a few cars this is a prime candidate for a restoration. We have additional pictures of the interior if you'd like those send us your email and I'll get those out soonest possible. Hope this helps. On Jan-29-14 at 14:33:48 PST, seller added the following information: OK, thanks to all those who've bid on our car. Due to all the inquires we've taken additional pictures we can send if anyone would like. Just to recap, this is a restoration project... so, it is NOT road worthy and will need to be trailered home. Engine turns over but we have not started the car since our son bought it. Another note is if the auction doesn't reach the reserve than we will seriously consider the highest bid made. Good luck! |
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