Padded instrument panel, steering wheel hub and sun visors Standard features of a 64 Thunderbird include the following:. Performance figures at the time suggest 0-100kph in 9.8 secs and a top speed near 200kph. Powered by the original engine, a 390ci ( 6.3 Litre) V8 engine, it produced when new 223.5Kw of power, delivered to the rear wheels via a 3 speed Cruise-O-Matic auto transmission. The Ford patent plate inside the driver’s door frame (4Y85Z176937) tells us it was built in June 1964 (4) and at the Ford Wixom, Michigan Assembly plant (Y) and 390ci V8 (Z). We hold an Australian Import Approval document dated the 12th of July 2018.Īlso included in this sale is a period correct handbook and a workshop manual. This is just the ultimate boulevard cruiser. Presenting in beautiful Pale Blue with a slightly darker Blue interior trim. THE GAS TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED THERE IS A NEW ONE IN THE CAR.1964 FORD THUNDERBIRD CONVERTIBLE – 69,651 MILES SHOWING.

THE TRUNK AND ROOF OPENING AND CLOSING ARE WORKING AND HAVE BEEN RECONDITIONED.

RARE 64 T BIRD CONVERTIBLE WITH ITS ORIGINAL TONNEAU COVER.

Contemporary testers felt that the Buick Riviera and Pontiac Grand Prix were substantially more roadworthy cars, but the Thunderbird retained its leading market share. The softly sprung suspension allowed considerable body lean, wallow, and float on curves and bumps.

The Thunderbird's sporty image had by that time become only that: the standard 390-cubic-inch 300 bhp (224 kW) V8 engine needed nearly 11 seconds to push the heavy T-bird to 60 mph (96 km/h). This generation of the Thunderbird was restyled in favor of a more squared-off, 'formal' look. The fourth generation of the Ford Thunderbird is a large personal luxury car produced by Ford for the 1964 to 1966 model years. Introduced as a two-seat convertible, the Thunderbird was produced in a number of body configurations through its production life, including four-seat hardtop coupe, four-seat convertible, five-seat convertible and hardtop, four-door pillared hardtop sedan, six-passenger hardtop coupe, and five passenger pillared coupe, with the final generation produced as a two-seat convertible. THIS 1964 FORD THUNDERBIRD CONVERTIBLE IS LOCATED IN: OPA LOCKA, FL 33054įord Thunderbird (colloquially called the T-Bird) is a nameplate that was used by Ford from model years 1955 to 19 to 2005 over eleven model generations.

64 ford thunderbird convertible