SOLD - Thank YOU very much! - 1966 Ford Thunderbird - CaliforniaCarCo.com

SOLD - Thank YOU very much! - 1966 Ford Thunderbird
Book value $29,000
Sell for $16,500
www.CaliforniaCarCO.com
Jim Gebhardt
770.992.8801

Two owner very solid Georgia car
Rare rebuilt 428 engine
Power windows and power vents
Automatic transmission
Power steering with tilt steering wheel
Factory Air Conditioning
Tinted glass
Rare Presidential blue with Wimbledon white top
Nice original unrestored navy blue leather interior
New tires with excellent hubcaps
Detailed engine compartment
Detailed trunk compartment
New battery, tune up
Owner's manual
Exceptional condition, ready to drive

For 1966 the 390-cubic-inch V8's power was increased to 315 bhp (235 kW). The larger 428-cubic-inch (7.0 L) V-8 became optional, rated at 345 gross horsepower (257.4 kW) and providing a notable improvement in 0-60 acceleration (to about 9 seconds). A new Town Hardtop model was offered, featured a roof with blind quarter panels for a more 'formal' look (at the cost of rear visibility). The Landau model was replaced by the Town Landau, which retained the previous model's padded roof and landau S-bars, but applied them to the Town Hardtop's formal roof. The Town Landau was by far the best-selling model, accounting for 35,105 of the 1966 model's 69,176 sales.

There was a very rare special order 427 available through certain Ford dealers for 1963-1965 Thunderbirds, 120 of these "high performance" models were made. Only six are still known to exist today. It is documented that Bob Tasca, a well known drag racer of the 1960s, ordered a factory-fitted 427 1964 Thunderbird with an export suspension and had custom body work done by Alexander Bros. Custom Shop in Detroit. The Birds Performance was said to do 0-60 mph in 6 seconds flat with a top speed of 135 mph (217 km/h). The car's current whereabouts are unknown. There is a link to another 427 Thunderbird at the bottom of this page.

A black 1964 convertible later had a major role in the TV series Highlander: The Series as protagonist Duncan Macleods main mode of transportation. A green 1966 Thunderbird convertible was prominently featured in the 1991 Ridley Scott film Thelma and Louise, starring Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis, a red 1966 Thunderbird convertible was featured in the 1983 film The Outsiders which was directed by Francis Ford Coppola, and a green 1966 Thunderbird Convertible was featured in the David Lynch film Wild at Heart, starring Nicholas Cage and Laura Dern.

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[JohnMc52]

600 428's???? Almost 1/3 of all '66 Thunderbirds had the 428's!

[dethkatt]

Bought mines yesterday for 1200 buxs cash ;)

[cockyhemi]

My '67 Thunderbird has 46,000 original miles on it with a 390 and I probably couldn't get over $7,000 for it! There's no way this car should sell for over $12,000.

[woodlandcammo27]

@JohnMc52 Some sucker bought this thing at this price. Barrett Jackson has ruined the classic car market.

[bbyeater]

@JohnMc52 Lol.....no one knows for sure about that yeah.

[74aspi]

About leather: I had a 64 with bright red leather interior. A friend of mine had a 66 with a pinkish leather with a kind of golden flakes in it, a bit like nail polish. It was gorgeous!

[terryorr]

Our family bought a 1966 T Bird new in 66. It was a ivy green with black landau top with 428 4V engine We loved it, it was totally loaded with air, cruise, power seats,and my favorite feature was the slide across steering wheel to make getting in/out easier. Unfortunately it got totalled when someone hit it. We traded it for a 1975 Chrysler Cordoba which was a gutless piece of crap compared to the T Bird.

[dennello]

Navy blue leather??? Probably nyagahyde. Leather was either white or black. The hard top never came with a spare tire cover. Only the convertibles.

[blueray45431]

my dad had one when i was a kid if i remeber i think it had power windows in it

[middletownd9]

and the princess monacco edtion, total production numbers were as follows:convertable 5049, town landau, (which he has)35,105,town hardtop 15,633,conventional hardtop 13,389, total production numbers 69,176, like i said you have a nice tbird, hope it got a nice home, to me it was the very last good year of the bird.