7Y81Z178698 - Thunderbird Registry Number 9703
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9703
7Y81Z178698
1967
65A - A - 2AA - 28F - 32 - 1 - U
This is a 1967 Thunderbird Hardtop. Its consecutive unit number of 178698 is higher than the number of 1967 Thunderbirds built than Ford Motor Company officially states. According to Ford, there were 77,956 Thunderbirds built for the 1967 model year. The documentation of the existence of this Thunderbird proves that more units were built than Ford records indicate.
This Thunderbird is Raven Black (A) with a black vinyl bench seat interior (2AA). It was scheduled for production on June 28, 1967 (28F) and ordered through the Cleveland, Ohio District Sales Office (32). It has a 3.00:1 rear axle ratio (1) and C6 automatic transmission (U). This Thunderbird was actually produced on June 27, 1967. It was ordered by dealership number 32A026: Burkett L. Williams (a now-defunct Ford dealer in Cleveland, Ohio). It was sold by Bob Gillingham Ford, Inc., 12100 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44111 (dealership number 42A023). As of July, 2003, Bob Gillingham Ford is still in business and located in Parma, Ohio. The original owner was John J. Popelka, 3009 George Avenue, Parma, Ohio 44134, who purchased it on August 31, 1967. The only optional equipment items on this Thunderbird were power windows and 8.15x15 4-ply rated white sidewall Rayon tires. The status of RN 9703 is unknown. The information here was obtained from its owner's manual that was seen at the Ford & Mercury Restorer's Club in Belleville, Michigan on July 19, 2003.
7/24/2003
390 V-8
Unknown, verified from documents
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