This
1959 Thunderbird is described as “ready to drive” by it’s owner/seller.
It’s located in Brentwood, New York and is up for sale here on eBay, where bidding is just over $4,000 with no reserve.
The
Thunderbird was marketed as a “personal car” when it was new; this one
definitely fits that description! If you look closely at these first two
pictures, you’ll find a few “personalized touches” that may not be to
everyone’s taste, although they don’t bother me. You can see both some
white and teal pinstriping that looks to be the real thing and late
model Thunderbird wire wheel covers. However, the car really looks nice
in the two-tone teal and white. I suspect the 23,789 miles are the
second trip around, but you never know.
I
don’t think I’ve ever seen pinstriping on a door edge before. But look
at the great interior! And if I’m not mistaken, that rubber
weatherstripping looks to be either new or in really nice shape.
Although
I admire the safety attitude of someone that would fit brand new seat
belts, I think I would look for some more period looking fitments in
teal like this set.
And yes, the console is supposed to be teal as well, but I’m guessing
the owner substituted a better condition black one for the original
teal. I do see some nice clean detailing and good rubber here as well.
Unfortunately,
the seller didn’t include any under hood or under car pictures. I hope
they look as nice as the exterior and interior do. The seller does
mention that the brakes, exhaust, spark plugs and wires are brand new,
and it does mention air conditioning in the listing, although nothing
else is clear. Perhaps a pre-purchase inspection is in order? This looks
like a pretty good car, but I’d want to know more before bidding. How
about you? If it’s as nice underneath as on the outside, would you be
interested?Source: barnfinds.com
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