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1978 Ford Thunderbird Diamond Jubilee Hardtop 2-door 5.8l on 2040-cars

Year:1978 Mileage:58000
Location:

Apopka, Florida, United States

Apopka, Florida, United States
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 Up for auction is my 1978 Ford Thunderbird Diamond Jubilee.  This car was ordered from Ford by a Ford exec for his retirement.  He drove it for several years and put very few miles on it.  On his passing his family sold it to a dealership where it went back into the showroom and sat as a museum piece for more than 15 years.  During that time it was used in a book by Alan H. Tast titled "Thunderbird, 50 Years"  detailing the history of the Ford Thunderbird.  There is a picture of the centerfold of this car in it and the book has been autographed by the photographer and author in 2004.  It changed hands a couple of times since then in its mostly original condition.   When I purchased it in 2008 I had to change out the original shocks and plug wires, spark plugs.  The PO had put dual exhaust and glass packs on this beauty and that was unacceptable.  I left the duals on but put a quiet muffler on it and shortened the tail pipe so that they weren't protruding beyond the bumper.  They now turn down just before the bumper and are largely out of sight.  The paint is very nice but cannot attest to original paint.  the interior has one very minor puncture blemish on the driver seat possibly by a pen.   The factory am/fm plays as it should and the rear speakers were replaced with a nice pair of Infinities that mount in the same location, no speaker grilles added to the package shelf.  All options are operable, power windows, power seat, power door locks, remote mirror, cruise control, power antenna, power trunk release and  seat release locks.  Headlight doors remain closed even after long period of not driving, nothing that came with the car is inoperable. The tires were replaced and have very little wear.  In the 5 + years I have owned this car it has probably seen less than 1000 miles per year.  She drives out extremely well, looks like new and runs smooth and quiet.  The doors open and close as they did from the factory with no sagging or wear on the hinges.  There are no rattles or squeaks when driving down the road in this car.  The AC was converted to 134 and blows cold.  The trunk looks like new and has several of the factory manual that will be included as well as the Ford Diamond Jubilee 75th anniversary Recipe Collection cook book.  Just some interesting kitch to be passed along with this car.  This car is immaculate and beautiful as well as reliable and extremely road worthy.  Please email with questions and I will send you my phone for any extra dialogue that you may require.  Where this is an exceptional vehicle it is 35 + years old and should be considered as such.  If you would like pictures of anything in particular let me know and I will email them to you.

Good luck and happy bidding.

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