1963 Ford Thunderbird

Convertible

390/300

Automatic

3Y85Z104424

Clear

Gasoline

Up for sale is a 1963 Ford, Thunderbird Convertible with a very magical presence! This bird is an extraordinary site to behold and one Elvis Presley or Robert Conrad would be proud to drive. The car has a near flawless Corinthian White, paint job, rare and desirable Art Querfeld designed,pearl-beige real leather interior in excellent condition, showing very little wear, a clean white convertible top, Kelsey Hayes wire wheels, the 2 seat tonneau cover and the swing-away steering wheel that eases entry / exit for the driver. This triple white T-Bird is very comfortable, reliable, mechanically and cosmetically in near perfect condition. I am a firm believer in knowing what your are buying, so if you are interested in the deep discription read on. To make it clear this Thunderbird is not one of the 455 Sport Roadsters produced in 1963, it is however a convertible that was a cloned to look like a Sports Roadster. The car is all numbers matching Z Code 390 V8 convertible,producing 300 HP, garaged kept, no rust. It is exceptionally nice condition, always loved, pampered, adult owned, well serviced, non-smoker, no major accidents and High-Octane gas always used. The old adage, it's so clean you can eat off it, applies to just about every surface of car. Here are the codes on the door tag : Body 76A, Color M, Trim 54, Date Code 14J, DSO 51, Axle 1, Trans 4. The only deviation from the door tag is that it now has real leather than vinyl. I just posted the details about this car in the Thunderbird Registry. This was the cars first time being registered with no previous details available, it may take a few days to show up into the system. I believe I am the third owner of the car and it spent most of its existence in a small town in Oklahoma. This Thunderbird is a real pleasure to drive. The car feels safe at speeds over 80 mph and can be driven briskly in modern traffic with confidence. The braking performance on this car is outstanding and it has that perfect petal feel. When emergence braking is require at high speeds the results are very predictable, down nose pitch attitude with complete control until lock up. In lock up, the car travels straight as an arrow and can be easly maneuvered when the brakes are released. The power steering is very precise with one finger touch on the wheel. This T-Bird may be one of the best driving Birds around. Everything works on the car except the clock and the radio works some times. The car has never had cancer and does not have the bad pitting of the chrome and pop metal, like northern birds seems to have. I believe this Thunderbird has never been on a salted road. The worst part of the car is the front wind shield has a scratch plus 2 small rock chips and the bumpers are original and could use a re-chrome. The cars painted surfaces; interior, convertible top, trunk mat, spare tire cover, carpet, rubber, glass, chrome, stainless steel, plastic, sticker and paper are all in excellent shape. The exterior Corinthian Paint job is a high quality single stage enamel, buffed to a high gloss, ultra reflective finish and has very few flaws. I have also replaced all the bird badges with new inserts. 1963 was the final year of production for the Bullet Bird. During that year it received some styling changes that enhanced it outward appearance, including a new swopping body line, chrome and black trim on the door that resembles a vent and arched wheel openings at the rear to match the fronts rake. The car spent most of its existence in a small Oklahoma town near Tulsa and its original owner enjoyed using it as a parade car for Masonic Charities. This Thunderbird has a padded dash, factory AM radio, clock, power steering, power brakes, factory tented windows, electric windows, vent wing windows with beautiful, undamaged Plexiglas deflectors and slide away steering wheel with good bellows and working horn. The interior is the rare and desirable Peal Beige interior with metallic dash and side panels, that all look exceptional. The car has a very clean and cosmetically near flawless real leather interior with the correct loop pile carpet showing very little ware. The Thunderbird's convertible top is very white, no flaws and has a clear back panel. The car also has a new trunk mat kit and spare tire cover. The top design is very noteworthy design element of the car. The convertible top is a totally over the top engineered gismo, with all its complex, orchestra solenoids,switches electric motors, hydraulic rams and sensors that completely automating the tops process up and down with just a push of button on the driver's door. The top operation is a real attention getting, crowd pleasing event at car shows. I just replaced the tops hydraulic pump, so the operation of opening and closing is very smooth and lasts for about a 90 seconds, unlike others on the market that have tired pumps. The car has a nicely detailed engine compartment; most all the parts on the car are original Ford OEM parts. It has a numbers matching "Thunderbird V8" 390, 4 BBL, Cruise-O-Matic transmission with a recent tune up, oil change and I greased all the fitting. The drivetrain has no leaks and it runs perfect. It has a new aluminized duel exhaust system, new water pump, new battery, new fuel pump, new alternator, new voltage regulator, new power steering pump, new high presser power steering hose, new belts, new spark plugs, new cap, new rotor, new plug wires, new hood insulation pads, new shoe brakes and cylinders. The 2nd owner also did a lot of work to the car as well, it car runs and drives correctly, very reliable and is ideal for year round car club cruising events. This car can be driven anywhere in the US reliably, if you can afford the gas and the time. This Thunderbird has a set of 4, very valuable, original date coded Feb 1962, Kelsey Hayes 14 inch original wire wheel with 2 original full size knock offs for the front wheels and two aftermarket knock offs for the rear that fit under the wheel pants without interfering and all in excellent condition. I am also including with the sale a vintage, 1963 date code, Faria Tachometer and a new fiberglass Sport Roadster Tonneau Cover that covers the back seat with the sculpted head rests, I have 2 Sport roadster badges not seen in the photos to install and a few other parts. Collectors agree, the 63 Thunderbird Convertible is an excellent investment and the most desirable of the Birds, second only to the original. It is a very noteworthy car in Ford Motor Company's history and will all ways be remembered as a icon of the JFK era, when men were contemplating on going to the Moon. Captain, your Jet Age T-Bird is gassed up with hi-octane and is waiting for your preflight inspection on the tarmac.TBIRD63, Ready for take-off, runway I35, and heading north for Route 66. Roger TBIRD63 you are cleared for take-off! The car has a clean Texas title in my name. If you are looking for the Prettiest White Bird on the market this is the one. Call Brad at 972-207-1115 any time and I will question all you questions (Financing available at JJ Best 800-USA-1965)