Vehicle Description
1962 FORD THUNDERBIRD 390 COUPE CALIFORNIA CAR, THIS ERA IS KNOWN AS THE "BULLET BIRD" WHICH IS 61-63' ONE OF THE BEST FULL SIZE AND IN MY OPINION THE LAST OF THE GOOD LOOKING FULL SIZE T-BIRDS.
THIS CAR IS A ORIGINAL 74,000 CALIFORNIA CAR, RECENTLY OUT OF A PRIVATE COLLECTION AND THE ESTATE OF A OLDER CAR COLLECTOR IN LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA.CLEAN STRAIGHT ORIGINAL SHEETMETAL, SOLID, ONE REFINISH, GLASS IS EXCELLENT, ALL POWER OPTIONS WORK, NEW TRUNK KIT INSTALLED.
THE OWNER WAS AN OLD SCHOOL SOCAL CAR GUY, A MACHINIST BY TRADE AND OWNED A MACHINE SHOP BUSINESS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PAST AWAY LATE LAST YEAR AND THIS WAS HIS LAST CAR LEFT IN HIS COLLECTION.
OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YRS THE PRIOR OWNER STARTED SELLING OFF THE COLLECTION OF CARS SINCE HE WAS GETTING UP IN AGE AND HIS HEALTH WAS NOT WELL. OVER 15 CARS WERE SOLD IN THE PAST THREE YRS, HOWEVER HE HUNG ON TO THIS CAR UNTIL THE END, IT WAS ONE OF HIS FAVORITES, HE DROVE IT RIGHT UP UNTIL HIS PASSING LATE LAST YR, IT WAS PARKED IN THE FALL AND HE PASSED AWAY IN DECEMBER, A VERY NICE MAN THAT LOVED AUTOMOBILES.
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL THUNDERBIRD 390 COUPE, POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, POWER WINDOWS, SWING-A-WAY STEERING WHEEL, FACTORY A/C,(ac compresser included with car)
UPDATED LAST YEAR WITH 17' COY WHEELS, POWER DISC BRAKE, NEW DUAL EXHAUST. CAR RUNS AND DRIVES LIKE NEW, READY TO CRUISE AND ENJOY.
I RECIEVED A CALL ABOUT THE CAR THIS WEEK AND WENT OUT TO CALIFORNIA TO SEE THE CAR AND WE ENDED DRIVING THE CAR 402 MILES BACK TO PHOENIX WITH OUT SKIPPING A BEAT!!
THIS CAR IS A SOLID NO ISSUE DRY CALIFORNIA CAR, READY TO GO,DRIVE,CRUISE AND ENJOY
