The numbers in the 3rd and 4th position will be 89 for a Sports Roadster. However, these are easy to fake so beware.
There were only 1427 made in ’62 and a mere 455 in ’63. Yes, the factory Sports Roadsters of 1962-63 are the blue chip collectibles in the Rocket Birds. The seller’s asking price for a pretty sold survivor may be reasonable if you can fix what you have and keep it mostly original. Excellent examples can command $20,000 or more, but the values fall quickly if they need a bunch of work. While everyone flocks to the original 1955-57 models, the third-gen T-Birds can hold their own in resale value. In the “gee-whizz” category is the swing-away steering wheel which was a T-Bird thing in that era. It’s a factory A/C car and this is the first one I’ve seen in a while with air conditioning vents popping up from behind the rear seats. The floors look especially dirty and the carpeting is either missing or faded/stained. The interior isn’t bad, but the seats look well worn. It would be interesting to see just how good the car could look with a thorough detailing of all the metalwork. The barn or shop where it had been sitting seems like a dry environment as rust doesn’t appear to be a problem. We assume the 390 cubic inch V-8 that was rated at 300 hp when new is the car’s original, which the mileage suggests could be getting tired at this point.įrom what we can see, the body on the T-Bird looks pretty good and the chrome even better, which is a good thing because replacing all the shiny stuff can get expensive. Some work has been done with the carburetor being rebuilt and the gas tank replaced with no mention of any other mechanical issues. However, it will need help in doing so because the fuel pump needs replacing, which we’re surprised that the dealer didn’t elect to do. We’re told it has 102,000 miles and runs and shifts into gears. We don’t know a lot about how the seller’s car has spent the past 58 years, but it’s probably been off the road for a while. The most popular was the two-door hardtop that came in at 68,000 cars or 87%, with the convertible and the new Sports Roadster with its special fiberglass tonneau cover for the rear seats comprising the rest. 1962 was the car’s fifth year as a four-seater and sales continued to be brisk at some 78,000 units.
#1962 ford thunderbird green driver#
The marque was always at the forefront of the personal luxury segment in some fashion, becoming something of an American “grand tourer” that focused on driver comfort, although they were no slouches in the handing and performance departments. The Thunderbird proved to be one of Ford’s longest-running nameplates, lasting an astonishing 11 generations over the better part of 50 years. It’s being offering by a dealer in Belle Plaine, Kansas (south of Wichita) and available here on Facebook Marketplace for $6,000. This Thunderbird from 1962 looks pretty solid overall and has likely been off the road for a while. The third generation, made from 1961-63, had “space-age” styling with their bullet-like sculpture. The gamble paid off as sales more than tripled and they continued on the high side for years to come. Ford gambled in 1958 and turned the 2-passenger Thunderbird into a 4-seat personal luxury car.
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