Vehicle Description
1962 Thunderbird Sports Roadster Conversion with 124,000 miles. The
Third Generation Of The Ford Thunderbird Is a personal luxury car
produced by Ford for the 1961 To 1963 model years. It featured a
much sleeker styling than the second-generation models. The jet age
is in full swing; the country is riding high on Beatle mania,
towering beehive hair doo's, fur boots, and getting to the moon
before the end of the decade. To mirror these times Ford Motor
Company put elements of design into the Thunderbird for 1962.
The"Bullet Bird", to which it was commonly referred, has a very
elegant design ending with taillight housings which were to remind
the viewer of turbines or rocket engines. This car is a very nice
solid sleek styled Thunderbird Convertible with added SPORTS
PACKAGE of Grab Bar and Rear Tonneau Cover, and all associated
emblems that identified the Sports Roadster visually. It has a very
solid and smooth running powerful 390 CID With 4 Barrel Carburetor,
VIN Code "85Z', Raven Black with White Convertible top and black
leather interior built on 27 Dec., 1962 in Wixom, Mich. This is a
California car with chrome package paired with cruise-o-matic Power
Glide 3-speed transmission. has 48-spoke Kelsey-Hayes designed wire
wheels. Special badges on front fenders, Sports Roadster package
includes fiberglass tonneau cover that covers the beautiful couch
like curved back seats creating a 2-seater appearance and all other
trim features that were on the only 1427 true Sports Roadsters
manufactured. All the coveted options available including power
steering, power windows, power brakes, power driver's seat, factory
air conditioning, and the unique swing away steering wheel column
that always attracts attention at car shows. Fresh Rebuilt
Carburetor, Smooth Shifting Cruise O Matic Automatic Transmission
Well Optioned With: Power Steering - Newer Power Brakes - Newer
Shocks - Power Windows - Power Drivers Bucket Seat - In Dash Clock
not working.
