![]() ![]() 030 and upgrade the valve guides and this baby will purr all day on unleaded fuel. A perfectly restored bay reflects… reflects! The heart of which is the original 398ci 4-barrel V8 completely rebuilt at the 87,600 mile mark. Speakers all around will satisfy any audiophileĪ flip of the hood and you'll be greeted with an inundation of chrome and shine. A shout out to the new aftermarket iPod/MP3/USB inputs as well as Satellite radio if you dare to subscribe to it. Red… Looking at the floor it is awash in jet black carpeting. Look skyward and you'll find a perfect headliner in …. Add a bit of black piping, and now you can move to the center console which is flanked by the seats in front and fronted by the screaming red dash that has stunning black horizontal ribbed metal inserts, perfect gauges that all work (even the clock folks!) all power windows, and matching door panels. ![]() Screaming red leather all new and firm to the touch, covers the rear bench, and the front buckets. Finishing off the corners with what appears to be a pointed hubcap version of American Racing Torq Thrust Wheels. Blackened bumpers, shaved doors and badging, the restorer left just the right amount of chrome trim on this car. Code named “Black Jack” as the plate states, here at Classic Auto Mall we like to refer to the special classics with our own names, so without further adieu we give you “The Black Bird”.Ī completely stripped, metalworked, straightened, and repainted on PPG Tuxedo Black, now presents as factory on the exterior. Slammed, tubbed and painted over chrome in just the right spots gives this Bird a real custom cruiser look, and feel. In particular with the Thunderbird, AKA this year as “The Bullet Bird” with its turbine like rear, and the air piercing bullet aerodynamic front shape.įor consignment a bit of coup d'état on the original design in the form hinting of a resto-mod. Proceed to Thunderbird” reads the advertising, and indeed very apropos as during this time we were ushering in the jet age, and Ford seized upon this trend by working it into their design. ![]()
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