A new fuel tank has also been put on, and the brakes are new as well as the tires.Īfter talking about the wonderful design all in, I finally hopped in and felt like I was right back in 1961, ready to go to the office. Near perfect dual exhaust works its way to the rear, past independent coil spring front suspension, and leaf spring rear suspension. A single 4-barrel carburetor feeds the 390 fossils and air which can produce a nice steady 300HP'sĪll completely restored to perfection brown coating and black framing with no road dirt and no rust underneath, looking showroom, and structurally sound. Spinning right behind this mill is a correct rebuilt 3-speed automatic Cruise-O-Matic transmission with a Ford 9-inch 3.00 rear. It has been rebuilt but is correct for this car. Let's make this a rarer bullet and obsess over the fact this car does not have the tilt away steering column.Ī 300hp 390ci V8 sits in a clean engine bay. Carpet is golden nice, and this car has an AM radio. Circular midcentury modern inspired gauges are all functioning, as are the futuristic styled chromed pulls. This dash top has a tan carpet on top of it which we did not remove to see if any damage exists under it. Brown padded vinyl makes up the curved dash which is above the swooping ribbed aluminum. Seats are newly fitted with white leather, tuck and roll centers, and padding is excellent. This swoop styling runs right down into a center console/glove compartment. Above is a tan painted sill with thin chrome edging, shiny chromed cranks and a metal white painted lower trimmed with vertical chromed ribs. Literally surrounded by horizontal ribbed gold anodized aluminum trim which completely encircles the mid-section of the interior of this bird. Surrounds for taillights are showing some aged chrome and have dulled. Wire wheels are on with a bird badged hub in the center. Badging is all correct and window trimmings are nice and shiny with excellent clear glass all around. Chrome is not perfect but still shiny and just slightly aged. The dual headlights and bullet front end also help with this classic looker. Fender skirts and the thruster shaped rear taillights create what is my personal favorite bird shape. Fit and finish are good with nice aligned gaps, and panels are straight and not rusted or dented. A repaint, rebuilt transmission, new suspension parts and brake system, turn the key and drive away in your like new “bullet bird”.īorrowing its nickname literally by imitating a bullet with its exterior styling, this beauty has a Corinthian White respray. This one remains true to form, well maintained and mostly original looking. This hard topped cruiser is perfect for a boulevard drive that will certainly turn heads. To mirror these times Ford motor company put elements of design into the Thunderbird for 1961.Ī Jet Age front, thruster rear tail light configuration, all in sophisticated Corinthian White attire. The Jet Age is in full swing, the country is riding high on Beatlemania, towering beehive hair doo's, fur boots, and getting to the moon before the end of the decade.
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