Previously sold at the St. Louis Car Museum is a very low mileage
1962 Ford Thunderbird Sports Roadster surviving beautifully from
central Texas! This Rangoon Red T-Bird remains a very solid example
having spent the majority of its life in the south. A ready to
enjoy example ll features a factory correct 390ci V8 with
Cruise-O-Matic and optioned with rare air conditioning.
History Of Ford's Thunderbird Model:
In 1962, Ford Motor Co. introduced a limited production option for
their Thunderbird model called the "Sports Roadster Package" that
would only be produced for 2 years. This limited edition package
included a special fiberglass tonneau cover to completely cover the
rear seats making the car appear as a 2-seater roadster. To
highlight this option, the car received chrome 14" Kelsey Hayes
48-spoke wire wheels, passenger grab bar, and special Roadster
emblems as standard equipment. In addition to it's convenient
features, the soft top was designed to fully operate without the
removal of the tonneau and storage space underneath the tonneau
allowed for personal items to be concealed on top of the rear
seats. There would be only 1,427 Sports roadsters produced in 1962,
and of those, the first 465 cars were all in a Rangoon Red over
Black color combination.
About Our Ford Thunderbird Sports Roadster Model:
We are proud to represent the sale of a very nicely kept 1962 Ford
Thunderbird Sports Roadster with a beautiful exterior that was last
refinished sometime in the 1990's in correct J-code Rangoon Red
while maintaining, what appears to be, its factory original Black
vinyl interior. The new black convertible top is in excellent
condition! It remains a terrific driver to this day with only
54,606 miles showing on the odometer. Options include original
390ci V8 4-barrel and Cruise-O-Matic transmission, Magicaire
heater/defrost, rare Select-Aire factory air conditioning, power
steering, power brakes, Tilt-away steering column, thin stripe
whitewall tires, all tinted glass, push button Thunderbird AM/FM
radio, windshield washer, outside mirror, and heavy-duty
battery!
According to the trim tag, this example was built in April 1962 and
was delivered new through the Chicago Ordering District, although
it is believed to have spent the majority of its life in Texas.
Records provided show it to have been maintained by an Austin,
Texas owner until 1986, where it would then sell to a Kilgore, TX
collector in December 1986 who would maintain possession until
2014. This lovely T-Bird received a high quality repaint at some
point during his care. It then found a new owner from Austin, TX
with approximately 53,000 miles on the odometer. Due to it's many
years of being garaged kept, along with, it's limited use by its
previous owner, the new owner would began with brake improvements
to include new brake master cylinder and booster along with fresh
brake fluid in the system, one wheel cylinder and adjustments as
needed; the install of a new convertible top pump assembly,
switching valves, hydraulic control solenoids, circuit breaker,
with new deck lid limit switch to bring the power top into full
working order. At the time, this classic Thunderbird would have
only 53,511 miles on the odometer.
Additionally, a new replacement top and rear window were fitted
with fresh weather stripping later that same year in October 2015.
The steering box was replaced, a new power steering pump installed,
idler arm replaced, new front and rear shocks fitted, new Coker
Classic 215/75R14 radial tires mounted (including spare tire),
alignment performed, new exhaust manifold and complete exhaust
system installed, and new battery were invested into this worthy
Sports Roadster in April 2016. And the brake system was flushed
again for good measure with new DOT4 fluid in September 2016 at
53,905 miles.
Remarkably, the interior possesses its original dash, console, door
panels, and black seat upholstery still in wonderful condition,
although the interior floor carpet appears newer and is now fitted
with a custom 4-piece Coco floor mat set. More recently, we
installed a complete trunk compartment matting set, plus a complete
overhaul to the original transmission with new bands, gaskets, and
shaft seals in July 2020. Today, the odometer reads only 54,606
miles. It will come with an owner's manual, shop manual, vintage
magazines detailing the Sports Roadster, service receipts, and some
ownership registration records. Don't miss this wonderful
opportunity to own a rare piece of early Thunderbird history!
Classics of this pedigree and recent service documentation included
are sought the world over, and are quickly being purchased by
international collectors.
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