Although the seller doesn’t have the Make Offer featured in his listing, we’re told he/she is open to fielding offers.Estimated Payment: - *estimated based on The Thunderbird is powered by a V8 engine and automatic transmission, but we don’t know if it’s the standard 292 cubic inch edition or one of three 312s that were offered. The cool see-through odometer reflects shy of 89,000 miles on the car, but that hasn’t been verified. It’s said to have a “serviceable” interior, but the door panels, upholstery, and carpeting will all have to be renewed. We don’t know the last time this car ran. These cars came with both a removable hardtop and canvas pull-up which is tucked away, and its condition can’t be determined. The body comes across as reasonably solid though the seller says there are some minimal rust issues without getting specific. And the car may have been painted white at some point given a few telltale traces. We’re told that it’s largely complete and the exterior color is black, though it looks dark blue to me. The seller has two of the vintage T-Birds for sale and goes to lengths to be sure that interested parties don’t confuse this as a package deal as it’s not. The Birds would see few changes from ’55 to ’56 with the most noticeable being that the convertible’s hardtop would gain a porthole and a Continental kit was available out back for the first time, which the seller’s car has. That configuration would continue for many years to come, and the T-Bird would end up being one of Ford’s longest-running nameplates. They would go on to sell 37,000 copies in 1958, an increase of more than 70% over the peak 2-seater year of 1957. Thanks to our pal Larry D for sending this lead our way.įord would build more than 53,000 2-seat Thunderbirds before the brass decided that the car needed to be bigger and seat four people. The Ford is available here on eBay where the bidding has reached $7,000. This 1956 edition is a project that we’re told was stored indoors until recently and is in Catonsville, Maryland. The Ford would easily outsell the Chevy and its success may have helped save the Corvette because GM didn’t want to be outdone. While the Corvette was something of a sports car, the T-Bird was a personal luxury car without a back seat. But the only thing they had a common was 2-passenger seating. When the Ford Thunderbird was introduced in 1955, comparisons to the Chevy Corvette were inevitable.
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