D7FH305295 - Thunderbird Registry Number 17851
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17851
D7FH305295
1957
40 - YE - XA - 04F - 1 - 2
Thunderbird Spotter Bryan Fisk says that this 1957 Thunderbird was offered on eBay in June 2004 and was in Corpus Christi, Texas. The description states: '57 Ford Thunderbird!!!!!
I am listing this very nice vintage T-Bird for a local car dealer/collector. He has owned the car since about 1987. Before he got the car, it was last on the road in 1974. When he got the car, the engine and transmission were out of the car. The engine is a crate motor “Y Block” from Ford. I believe it is a 312 cubic inch motor with a 4v Holley. The engine has less than 500 miles on it since it was installed in the car. The interior has been restored using quality NOS parts. This car has a good Texas Title. The VIN is D7FH305295. The data plate reads Body – 40 ( Thunderbird), Color – YE (Inca Gold and Colonial White), Trim – XA (Pleated Raven Black Vinyl and Pleated Colonial White Vinyl), Date – 04 F (June 4), Trans – 1 (3 speed manual), and Axle – 2 (3.56 to 1). According to the 2002 NADA Classic, Collectible, and Special Interest Car Appraisal Guide, the average retail for a 1957 Thunderbird is $28,700 plus an additional $2800 for the convertible top! The Reserve on this car is way, way less than that! Even the “Buy it Now” price is a great deal on this car. The high value range for this car is almost $50,000! It has a port hole hard top, soft top, tonneau cover, Town and Country Radio, engine dress-up kit, and 3-speed manual transmission. Vehicle Condition: There are many NOS parts that were put on this car when it was put together in about 1987. However, the car really needs to be repainted. The paint job, although shiny, is an older paint job and is showing some cracks, a few bubbles, and there are some places that have been touched up. Also, if you want a concourse car, it is currently the wrong color. It is very adequate for a daily driver though. The car could also use new weatherstrip and new canvas on the convertible top according to the owner. There are no fender skirts. They must have been taken off when the Keystones were put on, as it appears they would not fit with these wheels. The Keystones look almost brand new, as do the tires. The windshield has 2 or 3 dings from rocks or BB’s. The side windows are good as is the back glass and the surrounding chrome. The portholes are good although there is a little light pitting in the porthole chrome. The Thunderbird Script and the other chrome pieces on the front fenders are in pretty good shape. I believe some of these were NOS pieces put on the car in 1987. There is one small dent in the top front chrome piece in front of the hood. The bird on the deck lid has some slight pitting and some overspray. The key hole cover on the deck lid also has slight pitting and some overspray. The tail light trim rings were replaced with NOS parts in ’87. The right brake light lens shows some cracking and the backup light lenses both have some cracking. If you feel under the driver’s side rear wheel well, you can tell that that part has been repaired (as most have been or need to be). The rear wheel well on the passenger side felt much better. It seems everybody repairs these with metal, but they don’t finish the inside of the wheel well…you can still feel the rough edge. In the past year, I have inspected two ’57 T-Birds, a ’56 T-Bird and a ’55 T-Bird and all of them have had that same problem. All of the floor pans look good. The pillar under the edge of the windshield is not rotted out like many are. This car is mechanically sound. We drove it around the day I took these pictures, and left the motor running most of the time we were taking the pictures. The only thing we had to do was charge the battery! The car runs and drives very nice!The car drew quite a crowd as we were doing the picture shoot! The tachometer works. The speedometer works. The Fuel Gauge does not work. The Clock does not work. The Town and Country radio was repaired years ago, and appears to work, but we could not get any stations to come in. I have done my best to accurately describe this car to the best of my ability. I have been around antique cars for a long time and own quite a few myself. This car has great potential! A good paint job and you have a super classic car. Personally, I would paint it back to it’s original color, get the fuel gauge and clock working, put a set of Kelsey-Hayes Wire Wheels on It (Although the Keystones are very nice), add some fender skirts, and cruise and show it every chance I got! Eventually I would replace the weatherstripping and the canvas on the convertible top, but those are not really pressing issues.
6/18/2004
312 V-8 - 1/4V
Intact
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