It stops quickly with the power braking system. It has a B&M hole shot 2400 torque converter. The power is transferred through the Ford 9” rear end with 3:00 POSI traction. It shifts excellent in both the city and on the highway. It runs very cool in any weather conditions – not that the UK would be too warm for it anyway! The engine is coupled with a newly rebuilt Ford C-6 transmission with shift kit. The block is cooled by a Griffin Aluminium radiator that was custom mounted with an electric fan. – Ford Powertrain headers, 2 ½ in mandrel bent exhaust pipes and Magnaflow mufflers. – Stainless braided fuel lines that connect to the new RCI 15 gallon fuel cell in trunk – MSD 6Al ignition system with Spiral Core Super Core wires. – Blue Thunder Cobra Jet Aluminum intake. – Dove roller tip rockers, shafts, stands and pushrods. – Ford “R” code heads, 74CC, upgrade to 2.10 intake, 1.60 exhaust. – Comp Cams 270H Hydraulic flat Tappet Cam. It’s a great mixture of factory, Pro touring, Pro Street and resto-mod.ĭrivetrain & Engine Information and Upgradesįord 390 FE Block with custom exhaust system. Every nut and bolt has been turned and replaced on this car in order to make a reliable and every day custom driver. This car was a full restoration that took years to complete – it was truly a labor of love. Even though it was the last year of the generation 1966 saw a stylistic version for the Thunderbird highlighted by a new egg-crate style grille with large Thunderbird emblem at its center and a new rear fascia with the brake lights restyled to appear as one unit.īody: 63 D = 2 door Landau Special Q code (428 engine 4V ) Color: Q = Brittany Blue Trim: 22 = Blue Date: 213= 21st day of March DSO: 16 = Philadelphia Axle: 3:00 ( equa lock ) Trans 4: 3-speed Dual Range Automatic. The fourth generations Thunderbirds were very popular and Ford sold 64,127 hardtop Landau units with a starting price tag of $4,552.00. UK light conversion was conservative, meaning the red tail lamps were retained and retrofitted with orange LEDs to make it road legal and not compromise the American looks of this beast This car is fresher than most used vehicles in the UK Virtually everything on the interior and exterior was replaced during the restoration. Flawless electric (cobalt) blue paint (we did it before it was cool, BMW!) Mechanically rebuilt by Edelbrock expert for increase in power and reliability Complete engine rebuild with countless power and efficiency upgrades Muscle car with countless upgrades to make it an every day driver or a trailer queen for classic car and American car gathers in the UK 1966 Ford Thunderbird Custom ~ NOW IN THE UK
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