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1960 Ford Thunderbird Hardtop No Reserve on 2040-cars

Year:1960 Mileage:0 Color: Blue /
 Blue
Location:

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Transmission:Automatic
Body Type:Hardtop
Engine:5.8L 5769CC 352Cu. In. V8 GAS OHV Naturally Aspirated
Vehicle Title:Clear
Fuel Type:GAS
VIN: 0Y71Y159213 Year: 1960
Interior Color: Blue
Make: Ford
Number of Cylinders: 8
Model: Thunderbird
Trim: Base Hardtop 2-Door
Drive Type: U/K
Options: Power Steering, Power Seats, Factory Tint, Roll-Up Windows, Cassette Player, Leather Seats
Mileage: 0
Exterior Color: Blue
Condition: Used: A vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ... 

 I need to sell this car before winter hits even though I will be sad to see it go.  This is a 1960 Ford Thunderbird with an automatic transmission.  I bought this car a few years ago with the intention of restoring her.  She is ready to be restored to mint condition.  The body is STRAIGHT AS AN ARROW.  There is NO RUST on the under body and only a small rust spot on the rear passenger side lower panel, just rear of the fender well; it is the size of a quarter.  The body is a 9 of 10.  Paint is the original color and shows age (worn away in some spots and mostly dull).  As I intended to restore her, I initially stared working on her mechanically.  The entire front end has recently been taken apart, cleaned, inspected and lubed.  She got 2 new ball joints and a bit of honing on both front wheel cylinders.  When we checked the rear wheel cylinders they were in good shape.  The entire breaking system has  been combed through.  The drums (front and rear) are in great shape with no warp and the shoes have good lift left on them.   The brake line to the two rear wheels is a new single line not spliced.  I was told by the previous owner that the master cylinder had recently been rebuilt so assume it has been rebuilt in the past 4 years.  The car has had a complete tune-up in the last 1000 miles and all fluid levels were checked and all were in line where they should be including the differential. The carburetor is a Holly that is a 4 barrel which is dialed all the way down.  My mechanic says it is a bit too big for the car.  The motor is not original but was a Ford 352 that has been bored to a 380 and rebuilt.  I do not know when the motor was rebuilt.  Transmission is a not stock C6 that is in perfect working condition. Nothing is wrong with the car mechanically besides a small crack in the passenger side exhaust manifold. The odometer states somewhere around 90,000 and I would assume by the condition of the car that the car itself only has 90,000 miles on it but I am not sure.  The Exhaust system is newer.  The lock for the doors is the same key as the ignition and I have two keys for that.  There is a separate key for the trunk and I believe one other key that may be for the glove box.  The interior is in above average condition for its age and all the parts that go with the interior come with the car even though they may not be installed (basically just trim pieces).  The only thing that is missing is the original switch for the heat/defrost.  I had the tracks moved back for the passenger seat and new tracks made for the driver seat so the seats can go back farther.  Power driver seat does work as well as all of the lights, high beams, interior lights and horn.  The car has air conditioning which is not original and when it was added they put in a different heat/air switch.  I have not tried the heat or the air conditioning because I drive the car with the windows down and I have never driven it when it is cold out.  Tires have good tread but are old and I would recommend replacing them.  I have the original window sticker and bill of sale for the car which shows the options the car came with.  The car was sold in the northeast but I was told by the previous owner is spent most of its life in the Mesa, AZ.  I've got more than $10,000 in the car but I have no garage for her for winter.  $6000 will buy her.  $500 non refundable is due within 48 hours of auction end through paypal.

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Fri, 27 Dec 2013

As of the end of November, Volkswagen had sold 70,000 more cars than General Motors in China in 2013, making it appear inevitable that VW will outsell GM there. The feat would return the German brand to the top of chart in China for the first time in nine years, but even the second-place getter won't be complaining too loudly: both automakers sold more than three million vehicles in a market pegged to hit 16 million sales this year.
Volkswagen said it could have sold more cars if it had had more production capacity in China. The arrival of a new-to-China Audi A4, a China-built A3 sedan, the VW Bora and Skoda Octavia, as well as an $18.2-billion-euro investment in the country to construct new factories, means VW should see its numbers grow in 2014. GM's lineup is expanding next year, too, adding four Chevrolet nameplates and two vehicles to its Baojun brand as it tries to get to five million in sales by 2015.
Among other automakers, Ford benefited from good product and woes for Japanese automakers over a territorial dispute with China, outselling Toyota by almost 32,000 units through the end of November. The Ford Focus is China's best-selling vehicle so far this year.

Ford taken to task by gov't for Chicken Tax end-around

Mon, 23 Sep 2013

Ford is in a bit of a pickle for importing and selling Turkey-built Transit Connect cargo vans as passenger vehicles in the US, then converting them to commercial-vehicle specification stateside in an effort to bypass a 25-percent tax imposed on vehicles imported for commercial use. Automakers are required to pay a 2.5-percent tax on imported passenger vehicles.
The Blue Oval got into trouble for this in a January ruling in which U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials asked Ford to stop the practice of importing the Transit Connect vehicles with passenger seats, then removing and shredding them. Now Automotive News reports that Ford is appealing the ruling. The 25-percent "Chicken Tax," as the tariff is often called, is 50 years old and was enacted as a response to a German tariff on chickens. Like Ford, Chrysler bypasses the higher tariff, but it does so in a different manner. It partially disassembles Sprinter cargo vans before shipping them to the US, then rebuilds them at a plant in South Carolina.
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Ford looks back on 50 years of the Mustang in Detroit

Tue, 14 Jan 2014

Ford has something special sitting in its booth here at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show. In fact, it brought two special somethings in the form of the Ford Mustang 1 Concept that first saw the light of day in 1962 and the very first production Mustang that rolled off the production line in 1964.
These classic creations are sharing floor space with the brand-new 2014 Mustang in honor of the pony car's 50th Anniversary. Since Ford's latest 'Stang already made its auto show debut (at a number of locations, including Los Angeles), we think it's pretty cool that the Blue Oval did something special for its home-town show.
Check out both the Mustang 1 Concept and first production 1964.5 Mustang above and below.