1955 Ford Thunderbird on 2040-cars
Chocowinity, North Carolina, United States
E-Mail Questions at: else.sandstrom@chewiemail.com .
This was in a private collection in Hickory NC for 23yrs. Odometer shows 32,613 miles as of 12/16 But it is TMU.
When the owner passed away his daughter sold off his collection. The paint looks like it was just done but I
don’t know when it was painted. I had the car serviced since it was not being driven very often, now it is a
reliable good driving car. This is a very nice looking and driving car, its fun and draws a lot of lookers at the
cruse-ins.
Body Type: 2-door roadster
Golden rod yellow: (there were a low number of this color)
Hard Top: port holes added
Tonneau Cover: black (not installed)
Interior: Black/White (new)
Displacement: 292 CID
Tachometer
Optional Automatic:
Ford-O-Matic transmission
Gears Ratios: 1.48:1 (drive); 2.44:1 (low); 2.0:1 (reverse)
Dimensions:
Wheel Base: 102 inches
Weight: 2,980 lbs. Production numbers 16,155 built between: Sept. 1st 1954- Sept19th 1955
Length: 175.3 inches
Width: 70.3 inches
Height: 50.2 inches
Ground Clearance: 5.9 inches
Rear Axle Ratio: 3:31 (tag #13/43) Dif. US PAT# 27013 188
Pwr windows:
Pwr seat:
Seat Belts
Battery : (6vlt new)
Chrome Head light trim: (only a few of the early production 55’s had those)
Tires: Wide White Wall 6.70 x 15 4-ply BSW
Wheels: 15 X 5 inch
Gas Tank: 17 Gal.
Body was undercoated at one time.
New frt shocks, new brake cyls & brake hoses, rebuilt distributor, new water pump, installed an electric fuel pump,
new fan belt and a tune-up. I have the owner’s manual, service manual and electrical manual
Items needed, Drivers dr window is cracked, I have the new glass and channel molding. clock not working, radio not
working, wipers not working.
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