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If you like it, you can still make an offer for it on the website.
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The car was up for sale at Stratas Auction earlier this month, but failed to find a buyer. In addition, the stock Ford engine is said to run strong, with the original three-speed automatic shifting nicely too. Lot S163 // Saturday, October 7th // Indy Fall Special 2023.
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A great deal of attention was given to the trunk as well, with the panels and carpeting doing a great job of hiding the air compressors and accumulator tanks for the air suspension.Īccording to the seller, there are no notable cosmetic flaws in the paint, body, or chrome exterior accessories. There are 88 new and used 1961 to 1963 Ford Thunderbirds listed for sale near you on with prices starting as low as 4,495. It features retro dark green seats and carpeting, as well as hints of Kiwi Green and metal flake echoing the exterior styling. Erics Muscle Cars is proud to offer this Beautifully Restored Sports Roadster and is listed in the. The custom interior was designed and installed by Chuy’s Auto Interior in Carson, California. The, T-Bird was also given an Accuair air ride suspension for a lowrider look, enabling a nearly endless adjustability in ride height options from front to rear. The body received a complete repaint in Kiwi Green paired with dark green Freeway Scallops and metal flake, along with fine brush lines. Why did it take so long? Because nearly everything on the car, bar the Thunderbird frame and Ford 390 cu-in (6.4-liter) engine, underwent modifications. This recreation has been a 5 year restoration and. Ford only produced 455 Sport Roadster Thunderbirds in 1963. A lot of time, money, patience and hard work has brought this car to where it is now. The project was built over the course of four years by Starlite Rod and Kustom out of Harbor City, California, a company specializing in mild custom builds. Description of 1963 Ford Thunderbird Custom: Up for your consideration this week is a fine example of a classic 1963 Ford Custom Thunderbird Roadster. Not shown are a set of Ford Racing FR500 camshafts.Whether you agree with that or not (yours truly would have left it stock), there’s no denying the transformation looks spectacular. I may sell the headers and use the Kooks long tube stainless headers for the Mk VIII which I'm hoping will fit since I'm using the Mk VIII inner fenders and motor mounts. The third generation of the Ford Thunderbird is a personal luxury car produced by Ford for the 1961 to 1963 model years.
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Go fast bits include a ported 2001 Cobra Mustang intake manifold (cut apart, ported and welded back together), a Mach 1 lid (maybe a little lower than the Cobra lid?), BBK dual 62mm throttle body, a pair of low mileage 2004 Cobra cylinder heads (better flowing ports) and matching JBA stainless steel shorty headers. However, I found some better bits and will be cracking open the engine: The original plan was to install an intake from a 1996 to 1998 Mustang Cobra, along with long tube headers and call it good. Starting in 1999, the 4.6L DOHC engines got new cylinder heads featuring tumble-style intake ports (one intake port feeding a pair of intake valves) and fixed runner-length intake manifolds. The 1993 to 1998 Mk VIII engines had split port cylinder heads with two intake ports per cylinder and variable runner length intake manifolds with intake manifold runner controls (IMRC) that switched between the short and long runners. Here?s the stock engine and transmission from the 1998 Mk VIII: