These are like mini awnings for the door handles and fender skirts on the rear quarters. In lieu of any side trimmings this car has machined “skeg” lines extending through the doors into the rear fenders. The grille and bumper setup has a few areas of surface rust and staining on it, but remains shiny. It takes on an almost mad look with the lines of the hood like scowling eyebrows. Dual headlights reside within their own coves framed by the hood and lower bumper. Some overall dirt, smudges and a few scratches and dings, but it's all there, comes with a multitude of manuals and repair receipts, so just turn the key and enjoy this classic drop top car.Ī color change to Phoenician Yellow, from the original Sunlit Yellow, drapes the steel panels throughout. A 300hp 390ci V8, a good runner, and survivor in many ways. This car was treated to a very much welcome color change over a mostly rust free body with a beautifully designed interior dripping of mid century modern. It's all grown up and has found its niche and from past sales Ford knew now what customers wanted. In house for consignment, is this 4th generation T bird from Ford known as the “flair bird”. The Bullet Bird's unloved recessed headlights, tail fins, and dog-dish taillights all got the ax. Since the “banana-nose” design of the Bullet Birds hadn't gone over well, Bill Boyer and his team revisited some earlier styling themes for its 1964 successor.
By the time the fourth-generation Ford Thunderbird appeared in 1964, the Thunderbird design studio had a firm grasp of what their customers liked and didn't like.