Vehicle Description
1955 Ford Thunderbird Debut model year for Thunderbird with same
owner for 16 years(2002) One of 16,155 Ford Thunderbirds made in
1955 292 CID Y-block V-8 engine with dual exhausts Ford-O-Matic
three-speed automatic transmission and 3.31:1 gearing Goldenrod
Yellow exterior (code V) with a black rayon canvas soft-top, '57
fiberglass white hardtop and black and yellow interior (code D)
Vintage air-conditioning, four-way power seats, power steering,
power brakes and power windows Continental spare tire kit Rear
fender skirts Creating the first American "personal" car, Ford's
Thunderbird set the automotive world on its ear when it debuted.
MotoeXotica Classic Cars is proud to present this 1955 T-Bird. This
well-equipped example was made on June 10, 1955. It was the 1,421st
vehicle (including Ford passenger cars) turned out at Ford's River
Rouge assembly plant in Detroit, Michigan that day.It had resided
with the same loving owner fr the last 16 years,since 2002. The car
under went a though restoration that shows well. Dressed in an
eye-popping Goldenrod Yellow (code V), this car's paint and trim
are in overall excellent condition. This hue was a mid-model year
addition to the color palette, first made available in March or
April 1955. Car comes with two tops, a black, rayon canvas soft-top
and a white fiberglass hardtop with rear side portholes from a 1957
T-Bird. In the rear are fender skirts over the rear wheels and a
Continental spare tire kit, designed to provide more space in the
trunk while adding length to the car. The car's glass panels and
lights are in excellent order while the car's bodywork is straight
. The engine bay is extremely tidy and the battery appears new. The
car's chrome bumpers are in very good condition. Under the
forward-hinged hood is a 292 CID Y-block V-8 engine from the
company's Mercury division. It has a four-barrel carburetor and
breathes via dual exhausts. Backing the engine are a Ford-O-Matic
three-speed automatic transmission and a 3.31:1 differential.
Driver convenience features include an aftermarket vintage
air-conditioning, power steering, power brakes, four-way power
seats and power windows. This T-Bird rolls on wide whitewall tires
surrounding steel wheels topped with factory wheel covers. The
tires are in excellent shape while the wheels are in very good
condition. Inside, the car sports an interior upholstered in black
and yellow (code D), which was another March 1955 introduction.
This color scheme makes the interior as equally eye-popping as the
exterior. The pleated black and yellow seats are in excellent
order, as is the black carpeting. The yellow headliner of the
hardtop looks great while the two-spoke steering wheel is in
excellent condition and the steering column has a three-inch
telescoping mechanism. Horn and fuel gauge are inop. The inner door
panels are black and yellow, echoing the rest of the interior's
theme. There are minor blemishes on the inner door panels close to
the rear fenders. The black instrument panel features a
speedometer, tachometer and a clock, also known as the Astra-Dial
Control Panel. There's also an aftermarket engine temperature gauge
mounted below the dash. The chrome, floor-mounted shifter is in
excellent shape and completing the interior is a retro AM/FM
stereo. Production of the Thunderbird began later on in 1954 on
September 9 with the car beginning sales as a 1955 model on October
22, 1954. Though sharing some design characteristics with other
Fords of the time, such as single, circular headlamps and tail
lamps and modest tailfins, the Thunderbird was sleeker and more
athletic in shape, and had features like a hood scoop and a 150-mph
speedometer, hinting at a higher performance nature that other
Fords lacked. Mechanically though, the Thunderbird could trace its
roots to other mainstream Fords. The Thunderbird's 102-inch
wheelbase frame was mostly a shortened version of that used in
other Fords while the car's standard 292CIDY-blockV-8 came from
Ford'sMercury division. Though inspired by, and positioned directly
against, the Corvette, Ford billed the Thunderbird as apersonal
car, putting a greater emphasis on the car's comfort and
convenience features rather than its inherent sportiness. Ford
elected to go the conventional route, eschewing the inline
six-cylinder engine with triple sidedraft carburetors, two-speed
automatic transmission, fiberglass body, side curtains and lack of
exterior door handles that initially hobbled Corvette sales. The
Thunderbird sold exceptionally well in its first year, outselling
the Corvette by more than 23-to-one. Convertible competition to the
Thunderbird included AC's Ace, Aston Martin's DB2-4 Mark II
Drophead Coupe, Austin-Healey's 100, Chevrolet's Corvette, Jaguar's
XK-140 and Morgan's Plus 4 TR. If you want a rolling conversation
starter at traffic lights, a car that will turn heads wherever it's
parked, elicit thumbs-up, smiles and honks at stop signs, stop by
MotoeXotica Classic Cars today to check out this fabulous Ford
Thunderbird. VIN: P5FH219292 This car is currently located at our
facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer
shows 81,233 miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a clean and
clear, mileage exempt title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!! PLEASE CLICK HERE
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