1960 Ford Thunderbird

Registration No: JAS 821
Chassis No: 0Y71Y149423
MOT: Exempt

• Fitted with factory sunroof
• First registered in the UK in 2002
• Understood to be 1 of just 2,536 examples

Having struggled to make its mark against the sportier Chevrolet Corvette, the Ford Thunderbird was reinvented for its second generation as a ‘personal luxury car’. The inaugural winner of Trend magazine’s ‘Car of the Year’ award, the so-called ‘Square Bird’ was only in production from 1958-1960. A true four-seater with a ‘jet age’ interior, glitzy styling and lazy V8 power, it comfortably outsold the ‘Vette. Facelifted for 1960, the Ford gained a revised grille, six taillights and the option, for the first time, of a factory-fitted sunroof.

Built at Ford’s Wixom Assembly Plant in Michigan, chassis 0Y71Y149423 was fitted with a 352 cu in (5.8 litre) V8 engine allied to automatic transmission. Finished in Palm Springs Rose with Black upholstery, the T-Bird is notable for being 1 of only 2,536 1960-model year to feature a factory sunroof. Imported to the UK in 2002 and road registered as ‘JAS 821’, this decidedly rare ‘Square Bird’ is described by the vendor as being in ‘good’ condition with regard to its engine, automatic gearbox, electrical equipment, interior trim, bodywork and paintwork. Offered for sale with a collection of old invoices and MOT certificates, electrical assembly manual, original build document plus V5C registration document.

For more information, please contact:
James McWilliam
james.mcwilliam@handh.co.uk
07943 584760