Description
Registration No: 442 UYL
Chassis No: P5FH201109
MOT: Exempt
Imported to the UK in 2015 and fitted with three three-speed manual transmission
Over £18, 000 of recent expenditure with Cotswold Classic Car Restorations
Featured on the front cover of the December, 2021 issue of Classic & Sports Car magazine
Conceived to steal sales away from Chevrolet’s successful Corvette, Ford’s Thunderbird range would progress through no less than 11 generations with a combined production total in excess of 4. 4 million units. The first-generation cars hit the streets in October 1954 and, while it had been created in direct response to the racy Chevrolet Corvette, Ford's emphasis was more on comfort than overt sportiness. A true piece of automotive Americana, it was immortalised by the Beach Boys' hit song 'Fun, Fun, Fun' and in the George Lucas car movie 'American Graffiti' (1973). The design’s kerb appeal is perhaps best encapsulated by the lengthy list of celebrity owners including Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley.
Originally sourced at the now famous Pebble Beach auctions in 2014 and imported to the UK in 2015, this great-looking example has undergone a full, frame-off restoration and is professionally finished in Waterfall Blue. It sports a new and correct blue and white interior with the factory radio and offers the choice of both a white Soft-top and matching Hardtop. Firestone wide white-wall tyres and optional wire wheel hubcaps were popular period choices for this car which is powered by the aforementioned 292ci. Thunderbird V-8 mated to a three-speed manual transmission with optional overdrive. The highly detailed engine compartment and chassis are great finishing touches to this classic piece of fifties Americana. This excellent T-Bird is supplied with a V5C registration document and copies of the American title. Thunderbirds are hard to find in such excellent condition and with the added options making this a relaxing drive, there are very few driving experiences that can compete. The current owner bought the car in 2018 and spent over £18, 000 on works to the bodywork, trim, wiring, engine and transmission with Cotswold Classic Car Restorations with receipts in the history file for it and the car was subsequently featured on the cover of the December 2021 Classic & Sports Car Magazine. Now, the vendor has decided to sell the car to make room for other cars in his collection.
