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1955 Ford Thunderbird Hardtop Coupe Recently Painted Automatic Rwd -michigan on 2040-cars

Year:1955 Mileage:100000 Color: Red /
 Red & White
Location:

United States

United States
Transmission:Manual
Body Type:Coupe
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:292 CID
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Condition:

Used

VIN (Vehicle Identification Number)
: P5FH235194
Year: 1955
Number of Cylinders: 8
Make: Ford
Model: Thunderbird
Trim: Factory
Options: Convertible
Drive Type: RWD
Mileage: 100,000
Sub Model: Classic Hardtop Coupe
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Exterior Color: Red
Number of Doors: 2 Doors
Interior Color: Red & White

Sadly I do not have time or space for this project.  It belonged to my Uncle who loved to restore them.  The car has been in storage for about 3 years but ran, drove and stopped alright when we placed it in storage.  The car was just repainted but there is a scratch in the lower passenger side fender from transportation other than that, the lines are smooth and the doors and trunk open and close nicely.  All parts are included with the sale some are new and some are original.  A listing of the features are:

  • Rebuilt Engine
  • New Exhaust
  • Rebuilt Transmission
  • Original Wheel Covers
  • Recently Re-Painted
  • Newly Chromed Front & Rear Bumpers
  • Rebuilt Brake System
  • New Interior Kit (red & white) with Trunk Mat included
  • All new Windows and Windshield

To complete the restoration you will need the following:

  • RH window guide
  • LH lower SS windshield trim
  • Front Bumper Bullet
  • Pickoff Hard Top (but you never use those anyway!)
  • Air Cleaner
The car is located in Howell, Michigan.

I have attempted to describe the car as completely as possible but make no guarantees of parts or condition of vehicle.

Thanks for your interest! 

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Ford's cars being held up in Chinese ports in trade tensions with U.S.

Wed, May 9 2018

BEIJING — Ford Motor Co's imported vehicles are being held up at Chinese ports, three people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, underscoring how U.S. goods are facing increased customs scrutiny in China amid a tense trade standoff. The three people said Ford and Lincoln vehicles were facing unusual delays at customs, with officials asking for extra technical checks. Two of the people said U.S.-made models of some German carmakers, mainly SUVs, being brought into China, were also affected. Ford was being asked to do extra checks on emission components, said a China-based Ford executive familiar with the matter, asking not be named because of the sensitivity of the issue. China's customs agency did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The holdups add to a growing list of American products facing issues at China's borders, as officials try to avert a full-blown trade war. Some trade experts said they believe Beijing is sending a defiant warning to Washington in response to sweeping U.S. trade demands made on China last week. Reuters reported Tuesday that China had ramped up inspections of pork shipped from the United States, after the country's customs agency said it would step up quarantine checks on American apples and logs. The second person, a China-based industry official with knowledge of the matter, said the delays for Ford — as well as some U.S.-made cars from BMW and Mercedes-Benz — had been going on for the last two weeks. "Customs pretends there are technical non-conformities of some nature that won't allow them to clear these U.S.-made cars through customs, but the U.S.-China trade frictions must be the background to this," he said. "Although no one will officially admit it." Responding to a request for comment from Reuters, a BMW spokesman said that "U.S.-made BMW cars have not been delayed at the ports as of last week and before." A Daimler spokeswoman said it was "monitoring the situation closely" regarding ongoing trade talks between China and the United States, but that she could not speculate further on other matters. The third person said the Ford issue, which had been noted by the United States government, and other holdups facing American goods, were clearly related to the trade dispute. A Ford spokeswoman in Shanghai when asked about the matter said: "We are closely monitoring our situation at the port." She declined to comment further.

The big dune jump and the damage done

Mon, 20 May 2013

The Silver Lake sand dunes see their fair share of well-built trophy trucks executing impressive jumps. Drivers build insane pieces of machinery for the express purpose of sailing through the air like mad men and women.
Mike Higgins is no stranger to the area. His heavily modified Ford trophy truck has gone flying through the sky on more than one occasion, but he recently bit off more than he could chew. After hitting a particularly lofty dune, Higgins went airborne for a ridiculous 180 feet before becoming intimately familiar with the finer points of gravity.
While Higgins nailed the jump, his landing fell short of wowing the judges. The impact very nearly broke his truck in two. Despite the mechanical mayhem, the driver walked away without a scratch, proving that occasionally miracles really do happen. You can check out the jump and the subsequent destruction below for yourself. Be warned: there's a fair bit of foul language.

Popular Science magazine's Best Of What's New 2012 all ate up with cars

Tue, 20 Nov 2012

Popular Science has named the winners in its Best of What's New awards, the victors coming in the categories of aerospace, automotive, engineering, entertainment, gadgets, green, hardware, health, home, recreation, security and software. The automotive category did not go wanting for lauded advancements:
Tesla Model S: the Grand Award winner for being "the standard by which all future electric vehicles will be measured."
BMW 328i: it's 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder gets called out for being more powerful and frugal than the six-cylinder it replaces.