7Y81Q122573 - Thunderbird Registry Number 5411
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5411
7Y81Q122573
1967
65A - K - 2A - 04L - 89 - 1 - U
This is a 1967 Thunderbird Apollo Hardtop. The Apollo editions were created for the Abercrombie & Fitch company to display at their upscale sporting goods displays. These special edition Thunderbirds were fitted with special luxury features and had a $15,000 price tag. There were 5 Apollo Hardtops produced, with consecutive VINs of 7Y81Q122570, 7Y81Q122571, 7Y81Z122572, 7Y81Q122573 and 7Y81Q122574. Aside from the 390 cubic inch V-8 being installed in "122572", the cars were identical when their conversions were completed. - - - - - Special Apollo exterior features included a metallic blue vinyl roof (note that these cars are Hardtop, not Landau models), an electric sun roof, quartz iodine driving lights, gold-covered landau bars, side marker lights, chromed door jambs, blue-chromed wheel covers, and a gold-toned Thunderbird insignia on the grille. They were painted in a special Apollo Metallic Blue paint. Interior features included a Philco television, dial telephone, reclining passenger seat with power head rest and foot rest, a special console, and adjustable rear seat reading lamps. Each front seat back had an adjustable conference table that folded down. The interior had a special blue leather trim and blue cut-pile carpeting. The Thunderbird Apollos also had a Rover automatic ice detector. - - - - - Each car was scheduled for production on November 4, 1966. RN 5411 was actually produced on October 31, 1966 and sent to Dearborn Steel Tubing for its custom conversion into an Apollo for the Abercrombie & Fitch store. It was sold by Earle Wallace Ford of Delray Beach, Florida on December 4, 1966. In 1992 it was purchased by Thomas Hart, Jr. of Connecticut. - - - - -Thanks to John Ryan, The Thunderbird Registry has learned that as of May, 2003 this Thunderbird was still owned by Mr. Hart. John Ryan also tells us that when purchased by Mr. Hart, this Thunderbird had only 1,600 miles on the odometer.
James T. "Tom" Hart
3/3/2003
428 V-8
Intact
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