1966 | Ford Thunderbird

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This car auction is on www.bonhamscarsonline.com. The price shown is the lower estimate. To see more details, read the full description and see 200+ photographs & video please visit our www.bonhamscarsonline.com. It is free to Register an account and bid. There is no Buy it Now or part-exchange. Here is a brief excerpt taken from the auction description;

Thanks to a carefully curated provenance archive, we know a good deal about the background of our example, considering it is now 58 years old. The car was supplied to its first lucky owner by Heywood Ford of Worcester, Massachusetts in April 1966. The thoughtful owner had specified a number of useful extras for their Thunderbird including leather trim, power windows and vents, a power driver’s seat, and tinted glass. In a somewhat poignant foot note Heywood Ford puts eights gallons of gas in the Thunderbird’s tank for the new owner. The cost in 1966? $2.40!

From there we can pick up the trail again in 1990. By this stage the Thunderbird had made its way to England’s shores and was first registered here in June of that year. At its first MoT of the same month a mileage of 65,931 was recorded and the test was passed with no advisories. From that point until 1995 the big Ford underwent a thorough restoration with all facets of the car considered, be they mechanical of aesthetic.

By 2016 the car was in the stewardship of its second UK owner who kept it until January 2021, at which point it had covered around 80,000 miles. The Thunderbird passed between two owners in 2021 with the second of these keeping the car until March 2023. At that point current owner acquired the car to become the sixth UK keeper.

The vendor is an American car enthusiast and connoisseur and well known in collector and club circles. She is known for only owning the best cars available with the right history and in the highest levels of originality and condition. With paperwork on hand documenting around a whopping £40,000 spent on this charming car since its arrival in the UK, we can certainly see what caught her discerning eye!

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