Featured on AutoHunter, the net public sale platform pushed by ClassicCars.com, is that this 1957 Ford Thunderbird.

The Thunderbird had a protracted gestation interval, with the unique thought for a brand new sporting Ford being thought-about as early as 1952. This concept for a Ford sporting automobile was to compete with the brand new Corvette. The Thunderbird was formally greenlit by Henry Ford II after he returned from the Los Angeles Auto Present in 1953 the place he noticed the preliminary design of the automobile. The Thunderbird undertaking progressed in a short time, particularly for a model new design, with the Thunderbird being unveiled a couple of yr afterward February 29, 1954, on the Detroit Auto Present and the primary vehicles delivered on October 22 of that very same yr. The automobile was a success from the beginning with Ford promoting 16,155 in its first yr. The Thunderbird would evolve within the subsequent two years which culminated within the closing first-generation Thunderbird in 1957. Ford would promote a complete of 21,380 1957 T-Birds.

The 1957 Thunderbird featured right here is situated in Gladstone, Oregon and is painted in Colonial White and outfitted with a black convertible high over a black and white vinyl inside.

The vendor describes this Thunderbird as a automobile that was initially completed in Coral Sand and outfitted with a Colonial White detachable hardtop (code ZE). In the course of the restoration in 2013, the reportedly rust-free exterior was completed in Colonial White. The unique hardtop will not be included. Options embrace chrome bumpers, a chrome grille, a fender-mounted antenna, a hood scoop, handbook cowl vents, a black handbook convertible high, body-color rear-wheel skirts, and rear bumper-exit exhaust shops. The promoting seller states that the unique stainless trim and the brightwork are in good situation. The automobile rides on a set of 14-inch black metal wheels with full hubcaps wrapped in whitewall radial tires.

The inside of the automobile is said to be initially outfitted with an all-Colonial White vinyl inside (code XK), the cabin presently has an influence bench seat upholstered in Raven Black and Colonial White vinyl surrounded by matching vinyl door panels and trim. Options embrace energy home windows, energy steering, an up to date vintage-look radio, a floor-mounted computerized transmission shifter, and nonfunctional aftermarket air con. Devices embrace a 140-mph speedometer, a 5,000-rpm tachometer, a clock, and gauges for the gasoline stage and coolant temperature situated forward of the driving force.

Mechanically this Thunderbird is powered by its authentic D-code 312cid V8 and backed by the unique Ford-O-Matic three-speed computerized transmission, in response to the promoting seller. Engine bay options embrace finned aluminum valve covers and a chrome air cleaner lid. A security inspection was just lately accomplished.

Probably the most attention-grabbing factor concerning the 1957 Thunderbird is simply how eligible the automobile is for high tier classic driving occasions. A 1957 Thunderbird can take you on the Colorado Grande, the California Mille, and even if you’re fortunate probably the most prestigious classic driving occasion on this planet, the Mille Miglia in Italy. That is presumably as a result of a driving staff of Francois Smadsa and Anna Raselli drove a 1957 Thunderbird within the 1957 working of the Mille Miglia, ending 137th.

I addition to being eligible for all these wonderful occasions, the very nature of a 1957 Thunderbird makes it one of the crucial snug and dependable strategy to attend these occasions, with energy steering, an computerized transmission, a cushty inside, and American reliability all coming collectively to make a 1957 the ‘simple button’ for these occasions. As well as The 1957 Thunderbird must be probably the most cheap automobile accessible that is ready to attend these occasions, including to its advantages.

The public sale for this 1957 Ford Thunderbird ends Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at 12:45 p.m. (MST)

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