5/15/2023 0 Comments 1956 thunderbird![]() ![]() Please see our Terms and Conditions for full details. However, bidders must satisfy themselves as to the accuracy of the description, and conduct any research they feel is necessary before committing to a bid. Collecting Cars requests a range of detail about the lot from the seller, and performs a level of due diligence. The description of this auction lot is, to the best of the seller's knowledge, accurate and not misleading. Whichever route is chosen, it should prove to be a great addition to any collection. Of course, the next owner may wish to simply use the car as-is, and perhaps refurbish it more slowly over several stages in the future. This stylish Ford Thunderbird is in good running order, making it a solid foundation for a programme of restoration. All of the tyres are reported to have sufficient tread, though they would now benefit from renewal on the basis of age. The Thunderbird passed its most recent registration check and is in roadworthy condition. Other than that, the car is mechanically sound and has required only general maintenance over the last seven years. The previous service was 18 months prior to that and included a full front disc brake conversion to make it more driveable on modern roads. Mel’s Automotive carried out a basic service on the car including a clean of the carburettors and tune-up in late 2020. Other cabin trims are in good order, showing some patina as you would expect. The big bench seat looks generally smart, while the hard top needs a new headliner and the door cards also need replacing. The red and white interior leather has also been re-trimmed and is in fair condition. The driver side door glass is cracked and its window regulator needs to be repaired or replaced. As can be seen in the photographs, the paint exhibits cracking and bubbling, particularly on the outside of the two rear wings, as well as on the wheel cover, the edge of the driver’s door and the boot lid. ![]() The car has been resprayed in the past and wears its near-seven decades with pride, but it would now benefit from refurbishment to bring it back to its former glory. It features the continental-style rear bumper as well as circular porthole windows in the hard top. The odometer indicates 53,373 miles.Īn example of the first generation of the iconic Ford, the car was manufactured in 1956 and has been with its current owner for seven years. A 292 cubic inch Y-block V8 provides the power, coupled to a Ford-O-Matic automatic transmission. ![]() Then one night Detwyler, who runs a rat-powered bracket rail, pointed at the 56 and spouted off, "We could make that one into a drag car." Phillips immediately replied in the affirmative.This 1956 Ford Thunderbird is a mechanically sound, matching numbers example of the classic American cruiser, which could be brought up to an excellent standard with some sympathetic restoration. What the two birdwatchers got wasnt pretty-but the 55 and 57 were eminently restorable so they partially assembled them and sold them to cover the nut on the very rusty and incomplete 56. Phillips made the deal for the three T-Birds, a 55, 56 and 57, and the flock was shipped back to a shop in East Texas. Being a long-time fan and having owned a fair number of restored examples, Phillips called up his son-in-law Ed Detwyler and the two of them decided to go for it. It all started when a friend asked him if he was interested in a trio of very rough, two-seat Thunderbirds that had been in storage in Pennsylvania for over 30 years. When are three birds in the hand worth one on the track? Ernie Phillips knows the answer to that riddle. ![]()
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