It has that 428 V8 with an automatic transmission. The seller doesn’t mention whether the car runs, but at the asking price we’re going to assume that it does. It’s one of five cars owned by the seller’s deceased father and the last to be sold from that collection. At 71,000 miles, it last saw time on the road nearly 40 years ago. The 1966 Thunderbird was billed as “America’s Personal Luxury Car”, an appropriate description for the seller’s car. So, they’re not exactly commonplace today. Out of 69,000 T-Birds built for 1966, the convertible in its swan song year saw just over 5,000 copies. The ’66 T-Bird could be had with a 428 cubic inch V8 that put out 345 hp, a nice uptick from the aging 390. The 1966 Thunderbird would add more luxury items as standard equipment that were previously optional, yet the base price of all models would see a decrease. When unibodies begin to rust, they become weak and often expensive to repair. Located in Mesquite, Texas, this car is available here on Facebook Marketplace for $25,000 OBO.įans of the pre-1967 Thunderbirds might have been glad to learn later on that Ford switched from unibody to body-on-frame construction as rust repairs and other body damage would be easier to deal with, should they arise. It’s been off the road since 1982 but looks like it might not need much to get back out there since it’s been in a first-class garage all this time. This ’66 ragtop was owned by the seller’s father who has since passed on. But the car would see some styling improvements in its third year since the last change. The cars that followed would be bigger and closer to Lincoln in terms of size, style and function. It was the last year for both convertibles and unibody construction. 1966 was a milestone year for the Ford T-Bird.
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