1955 Ford Thunderbird on 2040-cars
Northport, Alabama, United States
Body Type:Convertible
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:292 V8
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Number of Cylinders: 8
Make: Ford
Model: Thunderbird
Trim: Convertible
Options: Convertible
Drive Type: RWD
Power Options: Power Seats
Mileage: 19,500
Exterior Color: Torch Red
Interior Color: Red/White
Number of Doors: 2
You are looking at a 1955 Ford Thunderbird. I bought the car out of Texas in 1983, had the interior redone, put 600 miles on it, we bought a house in the country, drove it to the garage, been sitting there since 1984. Pulled it out two months ago and put new tires, new battery, reworked the carburator, transmission filter, and fuel filter. The brakes were froze up so I had the cylinders rebuilt and new brakes. Cranks on the first turn even in this cool weather weve been having. The body is solid as a rock. Never kept outside. No rust, no bondo. Frame only has surface rust on it. Straight and solid. The car has an undercoating on it that is starting to flake off as shown in the pictures. When you chip off some of the undercoating it shows that the car is not rusted out at all. The paint is starting to come off in large sections. I had an experienced automotive painter come out and he said whoever painted the car mixed the paint too rich with hardener. The black that you see under the paint is the primmer which is still intact to the metal body. The spoke rims are in bad shape. Either needs rechroming or replacing. Windows are all clear as a bell with no cracks. In my opinion, all this car needs is paint and wheels, then you would have one heck of a car. The seats have no rips or tears and are very soft. Chrome is in good shape, just needs some cleaning. I assure you that this car is in great shape. This is not a rust bucket. EASY fixer up. I can email you more pictures if you like. I'll take a pic of the engine and add it tomorrow. Feel free to call or email me about the car. 205-799-7663. Thanks for looking and happy bidding.
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