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1959 Ford thunderbird, body on restore, must see, low miles runs and drives xcel

  • Price: Ask a price!
  • Location: Westfield, Indiana, United States
  • Condition: Used
  • Make: Ford
  • Model: Thunderbird
  • Year: 1959
  • Mileage: 4,500
  • Color: Gold
  • Engine size: 390
  • Fuel: Gasoline
  • Transmission: Automatic
  • Vehicle Title: Clear

1959 Ford Thunderbird Description

1959 ThunderbirdH= 390,4 barrel, 300 hp, 9= year, Y= Wixom, H= thunderbird, 15949563A = 2 dr hardtop, K.= Sandstone Metallic, 5Y (5=Hickory Tan Vinyl Y=Colonial Vinyl)18G = July 18th, Trans 4 = cruiseomatic, axle 1= 310
This is a very nice driving clean Bird!I It is a true California car. Please look it over and look at the small items. It has a lot of added items, It has been fully sound matted and is extremly quiet and cool. Everything was rebuilt and it is a low milage car to start (46,000).It was kept to look stock and also fit in at as a resto mod!We drive her everywhere, she has been as far as Columbus Ohio and back!
Interior:
  • The interior chrome is all redone and excellent.
  • Seats and door panels excellent.
  • All the stainless inside and out has been removed and polished.
  • Driver's side: vent window is re-chromed and fitted with NOS locking handle.
  • Rear driver's side window re-chromed
  • All glass and rubber replaced with new or NOS.
  • Power window motor and mechanism restored.
  • NOS door locking mechanism and lock.
  • New head liner w/NOS interior light.
  • Noise dampening material plus insulation under headliner and under new rugs.
  • NOS Speedometer
  • NOS fuel gauge
  • Clock restored and working
  • Dash pad replaced.
  • Radio replaced with excellent chrome, not powered, modern radio installed under passenger seat.
  • New glove box liner w/ near perfect glove box door, lock mechanism rebuilt and NOS lock button.
  • Completely restored power seat mechanism on driver's side (tested but not yet permanently connected to power).
  • New rear view mirror,
  • Restored steering wheel.
  • New turn signal post and shifter handle.
  • Restored console and 'magic air' bezel (see pic).
  • NOS scuff plates both sides.
  • New power window switch bezel.
Mechanical:
  • New heavy duty radiator,
  • New water pump,
  • New battery,
  • Entire front end rebuilt w/all new rubber
  • Heavy duty sway bar.
  • Engine just been rebuilt(5000 mile).
  • Transmission has been gone thru and has shift kit
  • New stainless steel cooling lines.
  • NOS leaf springs w/all new rubber
  • Front disc brakes.
  • Custom Gold leaf center Cragar SS wheels,
  • New tires.
  • Rebuilt power steering pump and piston.
  • New chrome generator and belts.
  • New fuel pump,
  • New Holly carburetor,
  • Polished aluminum Edelbrock manifold (Original manifold and carb come with).
  • New Mallory Unilite electronic distributer.
Exterior;
  • Newly chromed front and rear bumpers with restored bumper bracketing (rear bumper has small scratch on underside).
  • New turn signal lenses.
  • Perfect grill which has been powder coated.
  • All stainless removed and polished.
  • NOS trunk lock and emblem (just try and find one).
  • NOS front hood emblem (again, just try and find one).
  • Very good to excellent side roof emblems.
  • NOS 'thunderbird' script emblems.
  • Very good taillight metal.
  • New antenna.
  • NOS stainless windshield wipers.
  • Roof repainted, body paint in above drivers condition.
  • Appears that no body panels are replaced.
  • Only issue on the underside is the large drain hole at the spare was patched. (prevous owner thought it was an issue!) There is no damage!
  • The frame and floors are extremly solid for a 59 or for any car. There is no issue with any thing on this car.

Nowarranty implied, sold as is where is. 3 weeks to pick up car.1000.00 topaywall with in 24 hours.