For this reason, the vehicles AutoBarn Classic Cars sells often require greater maintenance and repair. ALL VEHICLES SOLD “AS IS”.ĪutoBarn Classic Cars is a consignment dealership therefore, we sell cars that are not new and have surpassed their normal life expectancy. This Blue Oval belongs in your collection. There are very few of these classic Thunderbirds around for the serious Ford hobbyist, far fewer in this original condition. White-wall radial tires are mounted on factory steel wheels with original spinner hubcaps and the dual exhaust system w/cross-over pipe appears to be a recent upgrade. Power steering and power disc/drum brakes were included as standard equipment. It is backed by Ford's classic 3-speed Cruise-O-Matic automatic transmission and factory differential with stock gearing. The big FE motor runs superbly and the current owner believes that it has never been rebuilt. Horsepower is furnished by a 390ci Thunderbird Special V-8 engine that outputs 315bhp with single 4-barrel carburetor and 10.5:1 compression. There is a crack in the dash pad, but overall the dash is in excellent original condition. In addition, for ease of entry and exit, the entire steering wheel assembly slides 10” to the right. It is nicely equipped with air conditioning, tinted windows, AM/FM radio, full gauge package and remote driver's mirror. The black vinyl interior of this luxury coupe is in very good condition. It should be noted that there is some minor cracking of the white finish in a few spots. A black vinyl top in excellent condition and plenty of chrome compliment the classic lines. This 1967 Thunderbird coupe is original except for a single-stage respray of Wimbledon White. Ford's response was to move the Thunderbird upmarket and emphasize the 'luxury' designation. The introduction of the Mustang in 1964 had actually challenged Thunderbird's market position as a sporty 4-seater and sales suffered. Band codes are also found on page 219 and 262 of the restoration manual.The fifth generation Thunderbird was a relatively large personal luxury car produced by Ford from 1967 thru 1971 and was a major change in direction for the model. The heater control is held in place from the back side of the dash by two retainers, one on each side, as shown in photo #6.įirst remove the three wire control cables from the control levers, note the color code wire band on the end of each cable tubing shield so that you can replace them in the same positions. Push the radio forward drop the end down, and rotate the radio assembly to remove it from under the dash. Then remove the shaft nuts that were exposed when the knobs were removed. The next step is to remove the mounting bracket retainer nuts – one on each side of the radio. Remove the electrical connections to the radio. NOTE: use caution not to break the three-prong pin retainer on the speaker wire. Then go under the dash and remove the antenna wire and speaker wire by pulling them out. The radio can be taken out by first removing the control knob set screws and pulling knobs off. Once the sleeve is removed the lighter assembly can be pushed out of the dash. The lighter assembly can be removed by going under the dash to disconnect the power wire, then turn the sleeve housing (under the dash) counter-clockwise to remove it.
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