![]() Sold new to Hodgdon Ford Mercury in Coalinga, California, in November 1965, the T-bird had a sticker price of $5,608. 3-Owner T-Bird Convertible Concours Winner. Original owner was said to be a timber company manager in Oregon. Specs datasheet with technical data and performance data plus an analysis of the direct market competition of Ford Thunderbird Hardtop 428 V-8 Cruise-O-Matic in 1966 the model with 2-door hardtop coupe body and V-8 6997 cm3 / 427 cui, 257 kW / 350 PS / 345 hp (SAE gross) offered since September 1965 for North America U.S. 1958 Ford Thunderbird-Highly Awarded 3-Owner Car from new, previous owner owned. The car has been in Australia since 2018 and I’m lead to believe it was a one owner car in the US. Mileage? I like to use the available power from time to time so it could be better - I get around 150 miles to a tank which works out at 8-9 mpg. Even at idle you know there’s a big fire down below. Being the same year as the car, and the fact that from ‘66 Ford did offer a 428 in Tbirds means the swap only adds to the car’s appeal. When you put your foot down there’s a deep bellow from the twin exhausts that you only get from 400+ cubic inches of big block V8.Īlthough she came from the factory with the stock 390, at some point in her life a 1966 date-coded 428 replaced the original engine. After the 1966 model year, it would be 36 years before Ford would produce another. The 196466 Thunderbird is the ugly duckling of the family Brandan Gillogly 08 February 2019 Ford’s Thunderbird was late to battle Corvette for American two-seat supremacy when it arrived in 1955, but it brought plenty of horsepower and it had style. Total 1966 Thunderbird sales reached 69,176 examples which accounted for 3.3 of Fords U.S. The VIN, on a 1966 Thunderbird, is located on the driver’s side door. Leigh McKechnie from Sandy Carbies did the rebuild - the Tbird now starts and idles on cold mornings. A total of 5,049 Thunderbird Convertibles were built for 1966, with the most popular body style being the Landau with 35,105 examples. The first digit is a 5, signifying a 1965 Thunderbird. The original Autolite 4100 needed reconditioning so I ordered a kit from Mike’s Carburetors in Washington state, USA. ![]() Body, underside and drivetrain are excellent, as is the interior. Duco is the original Sauterne Gold but looks to have had a respray at some point. Find Used Ford Thunderbird 1966 For Sale (with Photos). ![]() Sadly, I had to let it go in 2022 but it was a blast owning this classic piece of 1960s Detroit luxury.
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