We’re told this Ford is an original, unmolested car, which would imply that the paint, interior, and powertrain are as they were when the car left the assembly line. The appearance of the 1960 model was little changed except an additional taillight was added on both sides. Most T-Birds were equipped with an automatic transmission which was in line with the car’s image as a personal luxury cruiser, but Ford did manage to build about 2,000 of them with a column-shifted 3-speed (according to the seller). Of those, more than 78,400 would be the 63A 2-door hardtop like the seller’s car, with the rest being convertibles and hardtops with sunroofs. for another cool tip!Īt more than 92,800 copies, 1960 was the best sales year to date for the Ford Thunderbird and wouldn’t be bested until 1977. It’s available here on craigslist for $25,000. From Grain Valley, Missouri comes this ’60 Thunderbird which has found some success on the show circuit. That includes this rare 1960 edition that has a “3-on-the-tree” manual transmission which may have only gone into 2% of production that year. But the proof was in the pudding as Ford sold a bunch more T-Birds which could seat four people. Gone until 2002 was the 2-seat T-Bird that has become iconic today (who can forget Suzanne Somers in American Graffiti?). Purists were appalled when the second generation of the Ford Thunderbird (1958-60) gained a back seat.

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