molded dash cap for 1963 ford thunderbird

I give you this Bat-Mobile-esque creation, only it shall be referred to as the “Phat-Mobile!”ĭonned with a 7-1/2 inch chopped top, fastback rear glass and deck lid, welded bumpers, custom horizontal ribbed grille, uber cool tail fins melting into the painted and welded on rear bumper, turbine tail lighting and custom 15-inch Cragar wire wheels, fender skirts we are in Gilbert Grape heaven. It shared some styling cues with the much smaller European Ford Corsair.įor consignment a totally custom, totally radical departure from the original 1962 Bird with a chopped top, welded to body bumpers, fastback rear window and deck, 15-inch Cragar wire wheels, a custom interior, and just a unique resto-mod version of the 1962 Ford Thunderbird, all bathed in Passion Pearl over Lavender. Kennedy's inaugural parade, probably aided by the appointment of Ford executive Robert McNamara as Secretary of Defense.

The Thunderbird was 1961's Indianapolis 500 pace car and featured prominently in US President John F. A new, larger 390 cu in (6.4 L) FE-series V8 was the only engine available (in 1961).

Sales were strong, if not quite up to record-breaking 1960, at 73,051 including 10,516 convertibles. It featured new and much sleeker styling (done by Bill Boyer) than the second-generation models. The third generation of the Ford Thunderbird is a personal luxury car produced by Ford for the 1961 to 1963 model years.

Molded dash cap for 1963 ford thunderbird