Our Milwaukee showroom is very proud to present this absolutely
stunning 1966 Ford Thunderbird. This T-Bird comes equipped with a
390 V8 engine, and 4 speed automatic transmission. The convertible
top borrowed the opening mechanism from the same era Lincoln
Continental where the trunklid would open electrically in a single
piece, hinged at the back of the vehicle, then the fabric top would
fold down and disappear beneath the trunklid. The mechanism was
originally used on the Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner hardtop
convertible of the late 1950s. Opening the trunk on convertibles
for storage required that the lid be opened electrically, without
deploying or retracting the folding convertible top. In 1966, a
flatter hood, re-shaped front fenders, new headlight buckets, new
egg crate grille with large Thunderbird emblem, new bumper guards,
a single bumper bar, and painted roll pan replaced the previous two
model year's two-piece front bumper. The rear taillights were
revised, now a 3 piece unit going the full width across the rear,
the backup light now located in the center section replaced the
formerly rear roll pan mounted lamps. The transmission used on
early build 390 V8 equipped T-Birds was the Cruise-O-Matic MX,
however late build 390 and all 428 V8 equipped T-Birds had the new
C6 3 speed automatic installed. This 1966 Thunderbird is for sale
in our Milwaukee Showroom and can be seen at
www.GatewayClassicCars.com; call (262) 891-4253 or email us at
[email protected] for additional information. See
more at:
http://www.gatewayclassiccars.com/MWK/493/1966-Ford-Thunderbird