1966 THUNDERBIRD SERIES

III BJ8 Jaguar E-Type Series I Fixedhead Coupé Ford Escort RS2000 Mk. I Alfa Romeo GTV Coupe Bianchi Autobianchi Bianchina Berlina MG B Roadster *WITHDRAWN* Mercedes-Benz 500SEL Datsun 260Z Bentley T1 Saloon Lancia Flavia Coupé Volkswagen Beetle Porsche 914 Targa Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon 280GE LWB Mercedes-Benz 190E Saloon Austin-Healey Healey 3000 Mk. Mercedes-Benz 220E Saloon Nash Metropolitan Series III Rover 2200SC Bentley Turbo R Maserati Bi-Turbo Spyder Fiat 500 Ford Cortina GL Ghia Austin Mini Advantage Jaguar XJR-S (6 litre) Coupé Jaguar XK8 Convertible Aston Martin DB9 Maserati Merak Alfa Romeo 1750 Spider Morris Minor Split Screen Convertible Porsche 928 S4 Mercedes-Benz 280SL Roadster Triumph Stag Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow I Ford Escort 1100 Mk. Less than 8% of 1966 Thunderbirds were convertibles which makes this car rare enough but when coupled with the 428, V8 engine under the hood with 350bhp, this is surely a collector's item. Also, perhaps more importantly, the electric roof works perfectly!

1966 THUNDERBIRD FULL

Finished in Ice Blue metallic and equipped with power everything, cruise control, sequential tail lights, swing away steering wheel and disc brakes all complimented by the expensive optional extra of full black leather interior. This fully numbers-matching car has covered just 73,923 miles, of which 73,000 were in the dry aforementioned climates. This rare example of the 7.0-Litre, 428 convertible was originally a Texas car before spending some time being fully restored in Cyprus including a top end rebuild of the engine and strip down and soda blast to bare metal for the re-spray. The standard 6.4-Litre, V8 now produced 315 horsepower alongside a newly optional 345 horsepower, 7.0-Litre FE V8. In the last year of the generation, 1966 saw a stylistic revision for the Thunderbird, highlighted by a new egg-crate style grille with a large Thunderbird emblem at its centre and a new rear fascia. The 300 horsepower, 6.4-Litre, FE V8 continued as the standard engine, paired with a three-speed automatic transmission. When fully retracted, there is no sight of the soft top and the overall appearance is a sleek one with no trace of a hood at all.įor 1964, the Thunderbird was re-styled in favour of a more squared-off appearance, hinting at its roots in the previous generation. The trunk lid was rear-hinged raised and lowered via hydraulic cylinders during the top raising or lowering cycle. The second to fourth generation Thunderbird convertibles were similar in design to the Lincoln convertible in that whilst these models had a true convertible soft top, this was lowered to stow in the forward trunk area. Ford has since produced over 4.4 million Thunderbirds.

Instead, Ford created a new market segment, the Personal Car. The Thunderbird entered production in 1955 as a sporty, two-seat convertible and, unlike the Chevrolet Corvette, was not marketed as a sports car.

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