Vehicle Description
Ah, the iconic first generation T-Bird has to be one of the most
loved cars on the planet. It was developed in direct response to
the 1953 Motorama display by GM of the all new Corvette. You see,
this was a first for the US automakers to conceive such small
sporty cars but the European auto-makers were coming in droves to
driveways across America in their sporty little roadsters. Dubbed
the "Personal Car Of Distinction", It would be lightweight and
fitted with a V8 and capable of speeds over 100 MPH.....A brisk
luxury touring car and not a sports car. There were a few design
changes in the first gernation cars but nothing much and there were
two engine options, the 292 or 312 Y Block Ford motors. Essentially
the same motors with a longer stroke out of the 312. The casting #
on the block on this particular car is a CZ 6015 C, which in my
research most likely indicates it's a 312 but the only real way to
tell is by pulling the motor. Either way this car is believed to me
a all original unmolested 7,800 mile car from new. Here is the
story; In 1957 this car was purchased new by the sellers father
from L H Haberman and Son Ford in Zelienople, PA. The car was
driven very sparingly until 1968 and then the car was parked until
2003. This is when his daughter, the seller purchased the car from
the Estate and at that time her and her husband did a mechanical
restoration to get the car up and running. The carb has been
replaced but the original remains with the car. In addition to a
full fluid flush including fuel system and sending unit, the brakes
and master cylinder have been rebuilt, new rubber was added to the
fender skirts, new tires etc....Anything to get the car running
again. They also noticed that there were some rub marks under the
factory hard-top, so they had that professionally fixed. The only
other thing that I see is maybe a body repair on passenger side
rocker but they know nothing of that. All the rest of the paint is
original. The Eyebrows covering the headlights were not factory and
were in fact a dealer installed option. They have trailered this
car to a few different events over the years including a judged
Thunderbird event where it was judged...This is not a Concourse
restored car, it is very highly original with some paint fading,
paint chips and such and we encourage any and all inspections of
this once in a life-time time capsule. There is still a tag hanging
off the exhaust and protective tape at the base of the kick boards
on the interior that probably was missed during dealer prep. The
seat appears to have been recovered but I was disputed that by
someone that looked at the vehicle. This Bird starts nicely, shifts
and goes down the road very nicely. This is a One top car which
most of them were. I have the original dealer invoice, Thunderbird
club scoring sheet, original owners manual, original parts that
were replaced, spare, jack and shop manual. This is such a cool
car...
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