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1955 Ford Thunderbird Convertible With Hard And Soft Top on 2040-cars

Year:1955 Mileage:12075 Color: Red /
 Red and White
Location:

Berwyn, Illinois, United States

Berwyn, Illinois, United States
Transmission:Automatic
Body Type:Convertible
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:5.0 L V8 302 HO
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Condition:
Used: A vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ...
Year
: 1955
Number of Cylinders: 8
Make: Ford
Model: Thunderbird
Trim: Leather
Options: 6 speakers, Leather Seats, CD Player, Convertible
Drive Type: Automatic
Power Options: Air Conditioning, Cruise Control
Mileage: 12,075
Exterior Color: Red
Interior Color: Red and White
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty

 1955 Ford Thunderbird

This is a very rare opportunity to own a very unique, classic, collectable automobile.

This finely built Thunderbird 1955 reproduction is of the best quality and highly sought after. Sold thru Ford Motor Company it's very limited production makes it hard to find a model like it today.

It's body is completely fiberglass, 1/2" to 3/4" throughout and completely hand formed and blocked.Countless hours went into this fabrication. The paint is Ferrai Testa-Rosa red and it's beautiful.

The dimensions and details very closely match the original factor steel bodied 1955 Thunderbird only better and here's why:
Fiber glass body will never rust
Cruise control
Air conditioning
Tilt wheel
Floor mats with Thunderbird logos
AM/FM/CD player with 6 speakers
Continental Kit
5 Vogue tires
Tru-spoke wheels
302 Mustang V-8 engine
Edelbrock Cam
Edelbrock 4 barrel carb
Edelbrock Valve covers
Heating and Defrosting system
Fully lined and carpeted trunk
Authentic Two-tone door panels and bench seat
2 Tops, 1 Matching Red Hard top with port hole window and 1 Tan soft top
All windows are Herculite

All this and roomier inside for a person over 6' tall. As you may not know the original did not have all these features or have that much room. You have to look hard to see a difference from the original 1955 Thunderbird.

The power train is an original 1984 Ford Mustang, 302 engine, trans and frame with this body dropped on. Completely hand built. The upholsterers who did the interior were from the Illinois Thunderbird Club who do only 1955, 1956, and 1957. Also being hand built, the spaces between doors, hood and trunk are perfectly spaced, unlike any factory steel body.

This car was made with Shay Thunderbird molds, that were the best. See their website:
http://www.shayhistory.com/HistoryShay.html
Shay no longer exists, but these limited production Thunderbirds were produced by Paul Housey of Camalot Motors.
http://www.bobsclassics.com/55f.htm

It has a hard top and convertible top with zippered window for venting when the top is up. The car has 12,075 original miles and is a cream puff in every way, a real beauty. Garage kept since day one and is a pleasure to drive. I hate to sell but this car deserves to be driven or shown. I am the original owner so feel free to ask me anything about the car. Car can be viewed upon request.

Buy is responsible for pick-up/delivery.

$2000 non refundable deposit required within 24 hours by winning bidder.

Feel free to ask any questions.

Bid with confidence.

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2022 Rivian R1T vs. 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning vs. GMC Hummer EV Pickup | How they compare on paper

Tue, Sep 28 2021

The 2022 Rivian R1T has arrived, ushering in the era of the production electric pickup truck. The Rivian reviews are in, and spoiler alert: They're pretty good. Curious how the new battery-powered truck stacks up to its forthcoming competitors? Well, you've come to the right place. Rivian beat all of Detroit's big automakers to market in the half-ton segment, but probably not by the margin the startup would have liked. Ford's answer is the F-150 Lightning, which is due to enter production early next year, coming hot on the heels of GM's first entry into the space – the GMC Hummer EV pickup – which is scheduled to come off the line late this fall. While all three are pickups, they're aimed at distinctly different buyers, as a perusal of their specifications will reveal. Let's have a look, shall we?   Disclaimer: Before we dive in on this one, we'd like to note that while we've made our best effort to verify the specs provided, the Rivian is brand-new and the others are still in the prototype phase. Some of these figures may be inaccurate or may simply change before production. This is all hypothetical until you can actually cross-shop them anyway, right? Cool. End disclaimer. Let's start with the powertrains. They're all battery-electric trucks engineered on a modular rear-wheel-drive configuration engineered to accommodate (theoretically, anyway) up to four electric drive units. Rivian actually makes the most use of this with a quad-motor setup producing 835 horsepower and 908 pound-feet of torque with its high-output initial model. GMC's three-motor Hummer has the R1T beat with its estimated 1,000-horsepower output, while Ford's (also three-motor) comes in with a far more modest 563 horses. This is an excellent illustration of our above point that these are not all engineered for the same crowd. Ford's F-150, which comes in at a lower price point, is meant to be far more mainstream, as its power output suggests.  This theme continues when we look at the dimensions. Despite the image "Hummer" may conjure, GMC's entry actually needs the shallowest parking space. The Rivian is right behind it, with the work-truck-spec Ford extending more than a foot longer than either. What the Hummer lacks in length, it makes up for in girth. It's the widest by a good 5 inches. The Rivian is only slightly pudgier than the F-150, but it's much closer at that end of the scale.

Man chases down truck thief and steams it all on Facebook

Thu, Oct 13 2016

A Washington man chased down a truck stolen from his family's dealership last Saturday and livestreamed the event on Facebook. According to KOMO, a 2005 Ford F-250 was stolen from Sunrise Auto Sales in Eatonville, Washington on the morning of October 8. Aaron Babcock, who co-owns the small dealership with his father David, told reporters that after reviewing surveillance footage, he later spotted the truck while riding his motorcycle on Webster Road East. "I watched my cameras and found the video of a man lurking around and ending up taking off with my truck," Babcock told KOMO. "Cops came and made a case. Three hours later I was on my motorcycle in Graham, and they drove by me oncoming. It still had dealer stickers on it. It said diesel on the window and it had our dealer plate on it. It stuck out like a sore thumb. It was really easy to see." Once he spotted the stolen Super Duty, he wheeled his bike around and gave chase. He attempted to call 911, but was unsure if the dispatcher heard him due to noise from the wind and the bike's engine. So he fired up Facebook live and started streaming his chase, giving running commentary and updating his location as he chased the slow-moving truck. "I wasn't going to let him get away. I was going to try follow him down. I had no idea what to do," Babcock said. "Nobody could hear me on the phone so I just figured the first thing to do is pull up Facebook live." Babcock's Facebook friends pitched in by calling 911 to report the chase and even jumping in their own cars to follow the truck. At one point, he pulled alongside the truck and recognized both men in the cab. The driver was the man seen lurking around the dealer lot in the surveillance video, and the passenger was an old friend of Babcock's. "I know who you are!" he shouted at them, but the hunkered down and kept driving. Eventually, Babcock lost cell phone signal and the livestream ended. Eatonville police, who by this point were well aware of the incident, caught up with the truck in the 8400 block of 356th Street South in Eatonville. The driver was arrested and the passenger was questioned and released. Both denied stealing the vehicle or knowing it was stolen. Two sets of keys from Sunrise Auto Sales and a stolen credit card were also recovered from the truck. Related Video

Ford Figo concept unveiled in India

Mon, 03 Feb 2014

Ford has officially unveiled the Figo Concept at the 2014 Auto Expo in New Delhi. While it may wear a concept badge, we'd argue this little sedan, which is under 12 feet long, looks ready to replace the current Figo and do battle with other B-segment cars in the world's emerging markets.
"With the Figo Concept, we are showing that choosing a compact sedan does not mean compromising on premium design or smart solutions," said Kumar Galhotra, Ford's VP of engineering, global product development. That premium design includes Ford's familial, trapezoidal grille and Fusion-esque headlights in front, while the rear end reminds us of the last-generation Focus Coupe. While that car wasn't exactly attractive, the chopped off tail looks pretty nice on this smaller car. And if you really don't like the looks of the Figo Concept, just remember - it looks better than the current production model. Aerodynamically, the Figo's shape is quite slippery, which means reduced wind noise and improved fuel economy.
As for the "smart solutions" touted by Galhotra, the narrow confines of Indian streets make driving even the tiniest cars a challenge. To give the Figo Concept a one-up on the competition, Ford has fitted power-folding mirrors that sport a "flexible architecture," which should stand up well to bumps from cars, people or bikes. We don't have any interior images, but Ford is promising a large cabin, that includes a dock that can accommodate a phone or MP3 player, allowing either to be controlled through the car.