Vehicle Description
This 1962 FORD THUNDERBIRD SPORTS ROADSTER BEAUTIFUL CONDITION! RARE FACTORY EQUIPPED SPORTS ROADSTER! CALIFORNIA CAR; SOLD NEW IN 1962 ONLY 86,992 ACTUAL MILES! 1 OF 1,427 FACTORY BUILT SPORT ROADSTERS WELL DOCUMENTED WITH ITS, ORIGINAL OWNER’S MANUAL AND SERVICE RECORDS. OPTIONS INCLUDE: POWER WINDOWS POWER TOP POWER STEERING POWER BRAKES CORRECT FORD 390CI V8 WITH 3-SPEED “CRUISE-O-MATIC” AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION EXCLUSIVE SPORTS ROADSTER CHROME WIRE WHEELS WITH KNOCK OFF HUBCAPS.
Finished in gorgeous Rangoon Red with an impeccably-kept black interior and White convertible top. It has been driven just 86,992 miles from new. Accompanying this investment-grade Sports Roadster. Original owner’s manual, and Service records and much more. We are proud to offer what we believe to be one of the very best Sports Roadsters on the market today. Ready to make an investment that you can actually enjoy?
Ford followed up the Squarebird’s three-year stint with the restyled “Roundbird” from 1961 to 1963. Technical highlights included an even bigger engine as Dearborn’s FE V-8 was enlarged to 390 cubic inches in ’61. New for 1962 was the optional “M-code” 390, a 340-horsepower V-8 crowned with three Holley two-barrel carburetors. M-code T-birds were rare: only 145 were sold in 1962, a mere 55 in 1963. A Thunderbird convertible paced the Indianapolis 500 in 1961 and two new models debuted the following year. The first, a Landau hardtop, incorporated a standard vinyl roof and simulated walnut interior appointments. The second, the more famous Sports Roadster, helped ease purists’ pains by covering the backseat with a streamlined tonneau cover. Dazzling Kelsey-Hayes wire wheels also were included in the deal. T-birds were priced at a hefty $5,439 in 1962, and $5,563 in 1963. Sports Roadster production was 1,427 in 1962, 455 in 1963.
