Vehicle Description
West Coast Classics presents an exceptional and highly desirable
example of the third generation of Thunderbird coupes, a mostly all
original example of this southern California 1962 Ford Thunderbird
2 door Hardtop with a 390 c.i. 300HP 4BBL V8 engine matched to it's
original 'Cruise-O-Matic' transmission in completely rust free
condition in it's original factory 'Sandshell Tan' color paint with
it's original matching 'Light Pearl Beige' interior and with
factory options including bucket seats with front console, power
steering, power brakes, power windows, original AM radio, heater
amp; defroster, full instrumentation, sequential turn signals amp;
rear skirts! The Thunderbird was redesigned in 1961 with sleeker
styling from its previous 'Squarebird' design that gave the bird a
renown 'bullet-lie' appearance with an all new bodyshell featuring
a severely pointed front end and the car enjoyed a smoother ride
with much improved handling and soundproofing. The interior design
featured a contoured dash that curved at its outward ends to blend
in with the door panels and the model boasted the first
'Swing-away' steering wheel. A new engine, the 390 c.i. 6.4L V8 was
standard and mated to a three speed automatic transmission. A vinyl
roofed Landau option with simulated S bars was added to the line up
in 1962 as was the legendary Sports Roadster for convertible
models. The Sports Roadster had a special fiberglass tonneau cover
for the rear seats which gave the car the appearance of being a two
seater roadster like the original Thunderbirds from 1955-57. Newly
optioned for '62 was an upgraded version of the 390 c.i. V8 named
the 'M' code after the designated M used as the engine code in the
VIN number of the very few and rare cars equipped with this
upgrade. The 'M code version of the 390 c.i. V8 was equipped with
no less than three 2 barrel Holley carburetors and produced 340HP.
These 'M' code V8 Thunderbirds are exceptionally rare with some
reports showing only some 200 in total being built during its
production years of 1962-3 and obviously very few are left
remaining on the roads today! This particular car boasts it's
original 'Sandshell Tan' factory color paint with its 'Light Pearl
Beige' vinyl bucket seats interior still in mostly completely
original condition throughout. The floor boards, trunk and all the
typical rust-prone areas are completely solid and rust-free -
obviously a mostly always garaged and cherished southern California
car since new. The original spare wheel with it's jack is in the
trunk. The 390/300HP V8 engine is extremely strong and powerful and
this particular car drives extremely well and must be driven to be
fully appreciated. The transmission shifts smoothly through all the
gears and the temperature always remains cool! This is a rare
opportunity to own a great daily driving and never abused example
of an obviously always garaged coveted original southern California
rust free 1962 Ford Thunderbird 2 door Hardtop in very fine
condition throughout and an outstanding example of one of the
outstanding Ford designs of the sixties which has high repute for
both it's beautiful lines and smooth fast performance for a luxury
coupe. In summary, this is one great daily driver example of an
obviously always garaged and rust free example of this increasingly
desirable and collectable 1962 Ford Thunderbird 2 door Hardtop!
