![]() The seller says he/she doesn’t have the time or skills to complete the work needed. It still needs a radiator (the current one leaks), a water pump, and some attention to the brakes. For example, the carburetor has been rebuilt and a tune-up performed, but no attempts have been made to get it started beyond popping it with the ignition. The seller did some mechanical work to get it closer to being a running auto, which it is not yet. Some of the Baltic Blue paint may have been redone as we see a little overspray on the door tag. As a result, the body and interior look pretty good for a car that’s spent most of its life in hiding. The first order of business was to clean it up and do a bit of detailing work. The seller discovered it in the Summer of 2022 and talked the title holder into selling. The second owner of this Ford put it into dry storage in 1977 when she went off to college (and apparently never came back for it). As the story goes, the car was bought new in Encinitas and then moved to San Diego, making it a California automobile from the beginning. The seller indicates that only four percent of the ’59 ‘Birds were built with this motor, which would equate to fewer than 2,500 hardtops (20% of T-Birds were convertibles, too). This T-Bird is rare as it has the 430 cubic-inch “MEL” V8 engine rated at 350 hp with a 4-barrel carburetor. Part of the success of the reinvented car was a greater emphasis on both sexes in Ford’s advertising campaigns. It’s hard to believe today, but in 1959 the T-Bird was considered a compact when compared to the Fairlane/Galaxie, and the “real” compact, the Falcon, wouldn’t arrive for another year. The car had established the personal luxury segment that the competition would spend the 1960s playing catch-up. Sales went from 21,000 copies in 1957 to 38,000 units in 1958, and more than 67,000 Thunderbirds were produced in 1959. The Ford bean counters had to be thrilled with changes to the second-generation T-Bird. The engine used is actually a 58/59 LINC during the SQUAREBIRD history. (economic recession) and FORD had the extra engines. ![]() KULTULZ Technical Sergeant Posts: 241 Joined. Located in Oceanside, California, the Ford is available here on Barn Finds Classifieds for $8,600 OBO. The 430 V8 was available for the 1960 Thunderbird (1959 also, I think). ![]() It was recently pulled from a barn/shed after 45 years in storage and may only need some minor mechanical work. Other than some refinements, the 1959 T-Bird like this one would be little changed (why mess with success?). But those complaints were short-lived as the revised cars appealed to a broader audience who responded by buying twice as many of the automobiles. The car was transformed into a 4-seat cruiser that turned up the dial on both luxury and performance. This increases the total efficiency of the A/C System by making the vehicle interior cooler much faster than other systems on the market.Ford redesigned its 2-seat Thunderbird in 1958 and took some heat from purists. By using separate coils we improve the cooling and heating capacity of the total system. The Perfect Fit™ 1960 Thunderbird air conditioning system is engineered to fit a 1960 Thunderbird It comes equipped with carefully sized, large, separate A/C and Heat coils just like factory (OE) systems, not combined A/C, Heat coils often found on aftermarket systems. Our RETROFIT designs give OE quality combined with better than original performance and reliability. Every component was chosen for its superior design and quality rather than a low cost. Not Just Aftermarket Air Conditioning!Ĭlassic Auto Air’s Perfect Fit™ model specific systems are not your typical, one-size-fits-all, low-quality, aftermarket air conditioning system. Each kit comes with detailed, easy-to-follow installation instructions and mounting templates when needed. The Perfect Fit™ 1960 Thunderbird air conditioning system is designed specifically to bolt into your 1960 Thunderbird with minimum modification to your vehicle. This will allow infinite adjustability over all modes, providing you with powerful air conditioning, heat on the floor, and dehumidified defrost. Our system is engineered specifically to use the original 1960 Thunderbird heater controls by providing you all new blower switch, brackets, cables and wiring to make your controls work like new. This model specific Perfect Fit™ system allows you to retrofit an original, standard, 1960 Thunderbird with full air-conditioning. Model Specific Perfect Fit™ A/C, Heat and Defrost.
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