#1965 ford thunderbird hard top convertible registration#
#1965 ford thunderbird hard top convertible windows#

#1965 ford thunderbird hard top convertible windows#

ALL GLASS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE AND ALL POWER WINDOWS WORK GREAT. CHROME WORK IS IN GREAT SHAPE ALTHOUGH SOME MINOR PITTING / AGE DOES SHOW ON WINDOW TRIM / BUMBERS. ALMOST EVERYTHING MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND HYDRAULIC WAS GONE THROUGH, RESTORED OR UPDATED !! THE PAINT AND BODY ARE IN EXCELLENT SHAPE AND SHOW WORTHY ( OUTSIDE OF A COUPLE OF VERY MINOR CHIPS DUE TO DRIVING TO SHOWS ). THE PAINT THAT WAS ON THE CAR WAS A SHADE DARKER THAN THE CORRECT CASPIAN BLUE, SO THE ENTIRE CAR WAS RE-PAINTED THE CORRECT COLOR. BECAUSE OF THE OWNER BEING A PERFECTIONIST- HE DECIDED TO GO TO A SHOP THAT SPECIALIZED IN THUNDERBIRDS FOR A CORRECT “BODY ON” RESTORATION. BECAUSE OF A COMMON PROBLEM ACCOCIATED WITH THE LINKAGE IN THE STEERING COLUMN- THE ACCIDENTALLY SHIFTED IN REVERSE AND DAMAGED THE LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL. BOUGHT JUST FOR A COOL CRUISER ON SUNNY DAYS AND CAR SHOWS… SADLY, NOT LONG AFTER IT WAS BOUGHT, THE OWNER STARTED THE CAR AND LEFT IT RUNNING IN HIS BROTHERS DRIVEWAY AS HE WENT TO SAY GOODBYE TO HIS FAMILY. Good luck to the new owner.1965 FORD THUNDERBIRD CONVERTIBLE THIS AMAZING THUNDERBIRD WAS BOUGHT BY ITS CURRENT OWNER A LITTLE OVER DECADE AGO. If this wasn’t clear across the country,I would take a closer look and yes I just happen to have a his and hers sunroof rattholed away in the garage. I really liked the way the whole car looked but being young and dumb, I let it go. For those of you who don’t know, the his and hers was the sunroof with a light bar going through the middle of it. I know most people would frown on it but first, I didn’t put it in but I really liked the his and hers sunroof. I like that much more than just the one going through the middle. The 64 Sprint has the chrome going in a v shape down the sides. In medium blue metallic.(no idea actually what color of blue) but it sure looked good. Couldn’t find reverse in time and friends who knew it wasn’t his car were able to stop him. Actually stopped someone from stealing it in a bar parking lot. First was up by the dash and reverse was by your knee while 2nd was down where 3rd should be and 3rd was up and out where 2nd should have been. I had a 64 Sprint with a 260 V8 and a 3-on-the-tree that someone changed to a floor shift. If you got your hands on this Sprint, would you put a V8 back in it?

#1965 ford thunderbird hard top convertible registration#

As this is a vintage car from New York it comes from a NY transferable registration rather than a title. The chrome and glass come across well enough and the interior will need some attention (the upholstery is giving up in a few places). The paint (which may or may not be original) is starting to show its age, but looks okay in the photos (BTW, landscape pictures of cars work much better than low-resolution portraits). More recent work on this Ford includes new tires, shocks, and brakes (including the master cylinder). But it runs and drives fine as-is with an automatic transmission. Unfortunately, that change turned this Sprint into pretty much a regular Falcon. The Falcon’s 289 had a problem way back when, so its then-owner dropped in an inline-6 (170 cubic inches?) which has been there ever since. But since the Mustang (with Falcon engineering) was selling like hotcakes by the end of the 1965 model year, Ford decided to pull the plug on the Sprint.Īs best we can tell, this Sprint is being offered by its third owner with his/her predecessor having had the car for more than 30 years. When you ordered the Sprint package in 1965, you got the 200 hp motor (2-barrel carburetor), fancy interior, and a console as an option on the hardtop (standard on the convertible wonder why?). Later in 1964, that would be superseded by the new 289.

The Falcon finally got a V8 in the form of one displacing 260 cubic inches. When the Sprint was first introduced as a mid-year release in 1963, it was a faster version of the Futura hardtop and convertible. It’s in Nedrow, New York, and is available here on eBay for at least $6,210. This ’65 Sprint is one of only 2,806 built as a Sport Coupe but has been neutered by the addition of an inline-6 where the 289 V8 once was. But the Sprint was outflanked in 1965 by the sportier new Mustang and Ford retired the model after that.

That gave the little car more guts when needed for a hasty getaway. The Falcon Sprint was introduced in mid-1963 as a sporty compact with bucket seats and a V8 engine.