1957 Ford Thunderbird

BABY BIRD Convertible

292-V8

Manual

C7FH305303

Clear

Gasoline

SELLING HERE IS A NICE 1957 FORD THUNDERBIRD CONVERTIBLE RARE CODE-C NON PORT HOLE HARD TOP ORIGINAL RADIO DELEAT FENDER SKIRTS STARMIST BLUE ORIGINAL FACTORY COLORS RECENTLY NEWER PAINTED STARMIST BLUE BODY & FENDER SKIRTS & 2 TONE BLUE WITH OFF WHITE INTERIOUR PARTS & MATCHING STEERING WHEEL & SHIFT KNOB RARE COLOR COMBO HARD TOP IS FADED ALITTLE LIGHTER COLOR BLUE COULD USE NEW PAINT I WAS GOING TO PAINT IT SNOW SHOE WHITE A 55 BIRD COLOR COULD USE SOME NEWER WEATHER STRIPPING BUT NOT ALL. HAS A NEW HEADLINER AND 6 NEWER CHROME CLAMPS ALSO NEW TACK STRIPS,WIRE-ON TRIM & INSOLATION ALL NICE CHROME MOLDING & REAR GLASS I SEE NO CRACKS IN FIBERGLASS TOP OR ANY WINDOWS OR WINDSHIELD THIS HAS A V-8 292 Y-BLOCK HOLLEY 2BBL. MANUAL 3 SPEED STICK ON FLOOR,RADIO DELEAT COVER IS ORIGINAL,NEWER WHITE WALL GOODYEAR RADIAL TIRES,CLEAN METAL FENDER SKIRTS WITH CHROME TRIM MOLDING & STONE GUARDS,HAS DUAL EXCAUST THREW THE RECHROMED REAR BUMPER THE RIGHT SIDE EXCAUST WAS REPLACED NEW A WEEK AGO LOTS OF NEW PARTS WITH FRESH RESTORED NEW FLOORS MIG-WELDED ALL SEAMS PRIMED SEALED AND PAINTED TOP & BOTTOM,ALSO NEW BRACES,FENDER APRONS,BRACE SURPORT SECTIONS,& NEW IN & OUT ROCKER PANNELS NEWER 1/4 PANNELS,NEW BRAKES,MASTER CLY,WHEEL CLYS,LINES,& HARDWEAR,ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS RESTORED AND RIGHT HOOD HINGE & BOTH SIDE FENDER AIR VENTS,NEW WIND LANCE IN DOOR JAMS,GAS TANK & LINES,FUEL PUMP,WATER PUMP & HOSES,NOS HEATER CORE & NEW HOSES,NEW EXCAUST PIPES & NEWER RIGHT EXCAUST VALVE,BATTERY & CABLES & GEN.& WIRES,NEW HORNS & WIRES,AND WIREING JUNKSHION BLOCK,RESTORED HEATER BLOWER & WIRES & AIR DUCK TUBES SQUARE & ROUND,NEW NOS SHIFT BOOT,DOOR STRIKERS,NICE NEWER DASH PAD,AIR SHOCKS,HASH MARKS EMBLEMS BULBS SEALS CLIPS CLAMPS BOLTS BEARINGS GASKETS SQREWS & LOWER DOOR PANNEL METAL RETAINERS,RESTORED STEERING WHEEL & BLINKER SYSTEM PARTS,NEWER IGN & HEADLIGHT SWITCH NEWER STARMIST BLUE PAINT,NEW PAINTED,& UNDERCOATING AND RUBBERIZED UNDER CARRIAGE PARTS AND FRAME & NEWER RECHROMED FROUNT & REAR BUMPERS & GRILL ADVERAGE NICE CLEAN RUST FREE CHROME,ALL THE CHROME TRIM & MOLDING & BRIGHT WORK IS NICE & DECENT THERE'S AFEW FLAWS THE CAR IS A REALLY NICE LOOKING BIRD IT'S NOT CONCOURS PERFECT. IT WOULD STAND OUT AT ANY CAR SHOW MEET OR CRUISE SHOWS IT SHOWS NICE WITH VERY NICE COLORS AND CLEAN,THE RESURVE IS SET VERY FAIR PLEASE DO'NT ASK BID TO WIN THERE'S MORE I COULD SAY,CAN'T REALLY LIST IT ALL PROBLEY FORGOT SOME STUFF LOTS OF TIME & WORK HAS BEEN DONE & RESTORED TO THIS 57 BIRD BUT NOW IT'S TIME FOR OTHER PROJECTS HONESTLY I LIKE THE 55 & 56 BIRDS THE 57 WAS THE PRIME YEAR MOST OF THE BUGS WERE WORKED OUT THEN THAY STOPPED MAKEING THEM GO FIGURE BUT IT'S A GOOD THING THIS T-BIRD 292 RUNS GOOD NO SMOKE NO OVER HEATING SOUNDS GREAT SHIFTS GOOD GOOD CLUTCH STOPS GOOD AND IT'S FAST EVEN MORE RARE THIS IS A 1957 CODE-C T-BIRD EVEN LESS WERE MADE IN 57 THAN 55 & 56 THESE WERE PROMOTIONAL CARS FOR DEALERS TO PARK IN THEIR SHOW ROOMS SOME CALLED THEM A PLAIN JANES NO POWER ANYTHING BASIC 292 2BBL STICK RADIO DELEAT ALSO NOT SURE BUT I THINK THERE WERE ONLY 2-3 OTHER OWNERS THE MILES I DO'NT NO THE ORINGIAL MILES IT READS 20630 I WAS TOLD THIS WAS PARKED FOR OVER 10 YEARS ON A FARM IN MID-MICH AND ONLY APROX 200 MILES WAS PUT ON HER FROM THE LAST OWNER,ALSO THE TITLE IS IN LAST OWNERS NAME WITH THE DATE & PRICE BLANK IT IS SIGNED BY LAST OWNER I'VE DISCRIBED THIS 57 BIRD THE BEST & MOST HONEST WAY I CAN PLEASE ASK ANY QUESTIONS SELLING AS IS $500 DOWN PAY-PAL BALANCE AT PICK UP IN CASH THANKS FOR LOOKING Check out my other items!On Oct-10-12 at 01:43:46 PDT, seller added the following information: <!--[if !IE]>--><!--<![endif]--><!--[if !IE]>--><!--<![endif]--> JUST MENTIONING MY HARD TOP IS MOST LIKELY A 55 OR 56 TOP BECAUSE THE FORD SIDE CHREST EMBLEMS WERE FOR 55/56 TOPS THE 57 HARD TOPS HAD A T-BIRD EMBLEM IN A CHROME RING THAT MATCHED THE STEERING WHEEL EMBLEM ACOUPLE MORE THINGS THAT WERE DONE NEWER THUNDERBIRD BLUE FLOOR MATS SUN VISOR "S" CLIPS STARTER SOILNOID FLOOR INSOLATION RIGHT REAR SHACKEL & BUSHINGS RESTORED HEATER PLENUM WITH FIBERGLASS CHANGED GEN. PULLY TO CORRECT ONE COIL RESISTOR GOOD USED TRUNK CARDBOARD KIT DOOR LOCK ROD O-RINGS AND SOME FIREWALL GROMMETS STEERING COLUMN SEAL REAR TOP CLAMP SPRINGS SPARE RADIAL TIRE ANTIFREEZE HOSE FLUSH KIT THERE ARE SEAT BELT FACTORY HOOKS ARE IN THE REAR FLOORS 4 OF THEM I DO'NT HAVE ANY SEAT BELTS THANKS FOR LOOKING GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BIDSOn Oct-10-12 at 12:36:53 PDT, seller added the following information: ALSO A NEW CARB REBUILD KIT WAS PUT IN 2BBL DATA PLATE-40-FF-XL-04-F-1-2 --BUILT JUNE 4TH-57 THERE WERE 2 STYLES & SIZES OF DATA PLATES LARGER ONES HAD A DESTINATION CODE & SCHEDULED ITEM NUMBER AT THE END OF 2 LAST NUMBERS UP TO MID-APRIL 1957 AFTER APRIL A SMALLER PLATE WAS USED & AT THE END OF 2 LAST NUMBERS TRANS TYPE & REAR AXLE RATIO WAS REPLACED INSTEAD OF THE ABOVE THIS ONE IS A LATE STYLE SMALLER PLATE IM SURE THERE ARE DIFFEERENT TOTALS OUT THERE LIST PRICE 1957 - $3408.00 1956 - $3408.00 1955 - $3151.00 PROUCTION TOTALS 1957 - 21,380 1956 - 15,631 1955 - 16,155 TOTAL 1955 1956 1957 - 53,166