It's with great regret that I am listing my '62 Bird. Two startups and a kid with athletic endeavors divides my time and she needs a new home.

I have been restoring this car over the last 12 years and have probably put over $50k into it, not counting personal hours.

Most of the chrome was completely redone, the body was not frame off, but taken down the metal. No bondo, no collisions.

I've gone through almost ever inch of the car over the last decade, although I didn't crack open the motor, it's still original and solid. 65,600 miles

Transmission rebuilt, front and rear suspension rebuilt.

Tilt away steering

New windshield

Fuel system replaced entirely from a new gas tank all the way forward to a larger Holly 4bl carb.

New dash, windshield, carpet, mirrors.

New spring, bushings, arms, etc...

All electrical working minus the clock

In the last 6 months put in a Alt/Gen combo which is keeping battery charged nicely.

Fiberglass Tonnau cover. Gives it that Batmobile look and yes, there is a back seat. I've added rear seatbelts.

Electric top that retracts into the rear trunk.

Entire hydraulic roof system rebuilt last year. This is what can fail and frustrate Conv Bird owners. This one is good to go. Top canvas needs replacing (roughly $500 plus labor). It was a fair weather car for me so I didn't bother with new top although I do put it up and down when using. This keeps hydraulics working properly.

Still have original wheels but it rides better on wider tires on the Torque Thrust wheels. They need to be re-chromed if you want to use the originals, both wheel sets included. Easier to replace in my opinion if you want to go that route or original wire wheels. A more narrow set of tires could be put on and Fender skirts could be added to give it a lower in the back look. Easy change if you want to run it with fender skirts.

New pioneer bluetooth stereo with mic installed. Can also go back original. Original stereos are easy to obtain.

Rebuilt power steering

Custom dual exhaust from Leonards garage. Really helped this 390 breath better. Nice throaty sound.

All new brake lines

Replaced dash and carpet.

Car was originally pink. Again taken to bare metal. I dyed the seats black, white and black annondized the aluminum in the interior. The plan was to do a modest custom interior and redo all of that, or you could reskin seats yourself from various T-bird catalogs, replace aluminum etc...

The last two things on my list were the interior issues I just mentioned and detailing engine bay. The car is 90% done and runs well.

The car is solid. I'm confident you could jump in it and drive across the country.

No scammers. I've seen em all. Let me know if you are a serious potential buyer. I love this car dearly and would rather keep it than see it go to the wrong buyer.

If you are as passionate about Thuderbirds as I am you will love this car. It's popular with every crowd and a blast to cruise in. I don't think I've covered everything, but would be happy to answer your questions.

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Ford hiring 2,200 salaried US workers this year

Fri, 11 Jan 2013

With its influx of popular new products made in the US, Ford Motor Company has announced that it intends to hire 2,200 new salaried workers domestically this year. This is the biggest increase of salaried workers for Ford in the last 10 years, and it is all a part of Ford's contract commitment to the United Auto Workers union to bring 12,000 new jobs to the US by 2015.
There were no specifics as to where in the US these job openings will be, but Ford did reiterate that it will be spending $773 million on equipment upgrades and capacity expansion at six plants located in southeast Michigan; as a whole, Ford is investing a total of $6.2 billion to its US assembly plants over the next couple years. According to recently appointed president of the Americas Joe Hinrichs, the new jobs will be focused on areas such as engineering, manufacturing and computer software. Ford will post its job openings online at careers.ford.com, and it will also use social media sites like Facebook and Twitter to recruit new workers, including military veterans.
Scroll down for more about Ford's planned job growth as well as how to go about applying for said openings.

SEMA crowns Mustang, FR-S as this year's hottest cars in the building

Wed, 31 Oct 2012

After wrapping up the first day of the 2012 SEMA Show, organizers handed out awards for some of the trendiest vehicles on display. Since the whole point of SEMA is to show off new products available in the aftermarket world for use in cars, trucks and SUVs, each year, the show distinguishes the most popular vehicle in various segments. Not surprisingly, this year's Hottest Car and Hottest Sport Compact are the Ford Mustang and Scion FR-S, respectively, while the Ford F-Series brought home the Hottest Truck and the Jeep Wrangler was named the Hottest 4x4-SUV.
More than 2,000 companies are at this year's show, and the display booths represents a "vote" for each car to determing the trendiest vehicles in each of the four categories. It isn't clear if these awards also take cars brought by OEMs into account, but the Mustang and FR-S were definitely well represented by both OEM and aftermarket show versions.
As usual, the OEMs showed up in force at the this year's SEMA Show exhibiting a variety of cars ranging from production-intent cars like the beastly Ford Mustang Cobra Jet to much flashier rides like Scion's Carbon Stealth FR-S.

Ford demonstrates Mustang's new Line Lock burnout feature

Tue, 22 Apr 2014

Been saving your pennies for a 2015 Ford Mustang? Put in a few extra shifts or some overtime? Got a great down payment ready? Well, however much you saved for your new pony car, start saving more - you'll need the extra money to spend on tires.
That's because the Mustang will come with a system called Line Lock, which can lock the front brakes electronically, allowing drivers to perform big, dumb, smoky burnouts without moving so much as an inch. It's sort of like launch control, only the average driver might actually use it.
Now, line locks aren't uncommon, particularly in drag racing. Usually, a flip of the switch locks the front brakes. The Mustang, besides offering the system from the factory which is unique in and of itself, looks a bit more involved.

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