Vehicle Description
2002 Ford Thunderbird
Ford revived more than an American icon when it boldly resurrected
its unique Thunderbird sports/personal car for 2002. It also, as
events would have it, reprised an historic Motor Trend Car of the
Year win. Our forefathers here named the '58 T-Bird-the first of
the larger, four-seat versions-as Car of the Year, hailing "the
overall concept...that combines safety with performance and comfort
with compactness." For 2002, we're happy to bestow that honor
again, recognizing today's Thunderbird for how it combines heritage
with modernity and pleasure with practicality.
The Thunderbird combines design features from early Thunderbirds,
including the original 1955-57 two-seater and the 1961-63 bullet
bird. Many of the styling cues are there to label this car as a
retro or throwback, yet Ford doesn't describe the 2002 Thunderbird
as a replica, or retro, because it has so much modern equipment in
it, on it and underneath it. This example has 119,807 miles,
presenting all nice and clean, and with the convertible up or down
and an included hardtop with the porthole window from 1956. A nice
leather interior, factory AM/FM/CD changer radio, and totally
sporty looks, time to leave the kids to their electronic devices
and go for a cruise.
Exterior
With nicely rounded panels sporting hints of the styling from the
earlier 1955 birds, we see straight steel panels bathed in Whisper
White paint...shhhhh! There are scratches and a few dings
throughout, but nothing out of the ordinary from the usual usage
one would pick up over time. Round headlights with a nice shiny top
bezel, flank an oval chromed egg crate grille, again reminiscent of
days and models of yore. A scoop for the hood, and wide shiny
highly polished front window trimming fronts the hardtop mounted on
for the pictures. This has the iconic porthole window, is body
matching Whisper White, and can be easily removed and stored for
convertible motoring. Certainly not the jet engines from the 60's
birds, but nicely rounded inset taillights and a body matching
bumper below. 17-inch multi spoke fan style wheels are on all 4
corners.
Interior
With a swing of the stylish doors we can note Midnight Black
leather seats with black inserts. The leather seats are holding up
well with age appropriate wear and are firmly planted within black
vinyl tubs. Otherwise, seats are nice and clean, and have plenty of
padded supports. Up the center races a sporty console in black,
armrest, cupholders and the shift lever are seen here. Upfront the
dash is all original with the original AM/FM/CD changer installed
in the center of the dash. A black glossy shift knob, steering
wheel, and white faces gauges break up some of the matte black that
the dash is made up of. All clean overall with nice black carpet on
the floors and the headliner for the hardtop is like new as is the
convertible top hidden from view of the photos.
Drivetrain
A 3.9 Liter dual overhead cam V8 sits within a clean engine bay.
This is attached to a 5R55N 5-speed automatic transmission that
shifts quietly and smoothly transferring power to a 3.58 geared
rear axle in conventional form... (speak softly and carry a big
stick!)
Undercarriage
A few splatters of road dirt, patina, and spots of surface rust but
otherwise clean and surface rust free. Independent Macpherson strut
suspension is on all 4 corners as are power disc brakes. The
factory dual exhaust system is noted with surface rust from stem to
stern.
Drive-Ability
As one would expect from the exterior and interior appearance, this
bird fired right up, and performed well on the test track. Smooth
acceleration, straight bias free braking, and good cornering
capabilities. All functions were working just swimmingly.
A first-year reintroduction Bird with some nifty aluminum wheels,
in Whisper White, with a hardtop attachment. A classic inspired but
newly designed T-Bird, throwing us back to the two seat days,
convertible top and hardtop, and nice leather with plenty of
convenience options. It's time to relive the personal car of
distinction lifestyle!
VIN DECODE
1FAHP60AX2Y119047
1-USA
F-Ford Motor Company
A-Passenger Car
H-Active Belts, Front & Side Airbags
P60-Thunderbird
A-3.9L DOHC V8
X-Check Digit
2-2002
Y-Wixom Mi Assy Plant
119047-Sequential Unit Number
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 650 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display.
This vehicle is located in our showroom in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia
on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The website is
www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888) 227-0914.
Please contact us anytime for more information or to come see the
vehicle in person.
