![]() This early built (October 1962) was delivered new from Hemphill Ford Center located in San Antonio, TX. According the original build sheet, it comes loaded with all options including M-code 390ci V8 3x2bbl high performance engine, Select-Aire air conditioning, Cruise-O-Matic transmission, tilt-away steering column, power lift windows, power driver seat, vacuum lift power locks, tinted window glass, thin stripe whitewall tires, Magicaire heater/defrost, push button AM radio, windshield washers, remote outside mirror, and heavy-duty battery! It remains all numbers matching to this day with only 79 actual miles driven since completion! It comes fully documented with copies of the original invoice, factory build sheet, an original owner's manual, and a complete book highlighting the extreme attention to detail on every Ford part number, inspection stamp, sticker, and proper metal plating as per factory specification. This certainly seems like a good car with not much left to be done for the next owner, except to just enjoy driving it.We are very proud to offer this spectacularly restored 1963 Ford Thunderbird Sports Roadster! In true concours fashion, it was beautifully refinished in original factory code-correct Rangoon Red over Pearl Beige Metallic vinyl interior with white convertible top. It’s also interesting how the trunk tilts backward to open on the convertible model. The seller added that he has about $7,000 invested into the radio system and wiring and that it sounds amazing. There are no tears in the convertible top, and judging from the photos it appears to be going up and down the way it should. It has been driven on the highway upwards of 75 miles per hour with no problems. ![]() We do know that the car has a new exhaust system, new suspension, new steering, and it is said to drive as straight as an arrow. The seller does not say what all has been done to the engine or transmission but does tell us that the car needs no mechanical work and is ready to drive. Powering this car is a 390 cubic inch V-8 and a Cruise-O Matic automatic transmission, both standard equipment in the 1963 Thunderbird. All of the gauges are functioning and the car also has working air conditioning and heating. The interior is also stated to be new and has no rips or tears, and it sure is hard to find fault with any part of the inside that we can see. ![]() No word on what it looked like before the new paint job. The paint was done within the last two years and is said to be in excellent condition with no waves. The seller says that the car is in near-mint condition, and from what we can tell from the photos this does look to be a really nice condition vehicle. Located in Upperco, Maryland, it can be seen here on eBay with the bidding at $12,100 at the time of this writing. If you have been keeping an eye out for a sixties Thunderbird and enjoy open-air driving, this 1963 Ford Thunderbird convertible might be worth taking a look at. Ford managed to sell over 63,000 Thunderbirds in 1963, but less than 6,000 were convertibles so the drop-top models aren’t exactly plentiful. 1963 was the end of the road for the third generation Ford Thunderbird, which only lasted for three model years between 1961-1963.
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