For Sale: 1961 Ford Thunderbird in Fenton, Michigan

1961 Ford Thunderbird Hardtop - Factory Turquoise on Turquoise - "Bullet Bird"

This is a first-year third-generation Thunderbird in one of the rarest factory color combinations built. Color Code C Turquoise exterior over a full Trim 57 turquoise interior - medium turquoise crinkle vinyl with light turquoise Vachette vinyl buckets and a white roof. Only 1,139 of the 73,051 Thunderbirds produced in 1961 left the factory in this color - roughly 1.6% of production.
Powered by the 390 cubic inch FE V8, 300 horsepower, 427 lb-ft of torque, paired with the 3-speed Cruise-O-Matic automatic. This is the only drivetrain Ford offered in the '61 T-Bird, and this one runs and drives exactly the way it should.

Condition:

This Thunderbird presents beautifully and drives as well as it looks. The exterior was repainted in the correct factory turquoise over the original white roof - it reads clean from every angle and photographs great. Up close there are minor texture imperfections near some emblems and trim, typical of older paint work and barely noticeable in person. The turquoise interior is in great shape - buckets look good, white headliner is clean and solid. Power windows work, heat works, and the car fires right up and rides down the road like a proper 390 should. A period-correct vintage-style radio has been installed keeping the classic look.
Original factory hubcaps are included.

Details:

390 CID V8 / 300 HP
3-Speed Cruise-O-Matic
Factory Turquoise exterior / White roof / Turquoise interior
63A Tudor Hardtop
89,629 miles showing
Built April 6, 1961 - Wixom, Michigan
VIN: 1Y71Z139785