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1959 Ford thunderbird, body on restore, must see, low miles runs and drives xcel

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Location: Westfield, Indiana, United States
Condition: Used
Make: Ford
Model: Thunderbird
Year: 1959
Mileage: 4,500
Color: Gold
Engine size: 390
Fuel: Gasoline
Transmission: Automatic
Vehicle Title: Clear

1959 Ford Thunderbird Description

1959 ThunderbirdH= 390,4 barrel, 300 hp, 9= year, Y= Wixom, H= thunderbird, 15949563A = 2 dr hardtop, K.= Sandstone Metallic, 5Y (5=Hickory Tan Vinyl Y=Colonial Vinyl)18G = July 18th, Trans 4 = cruiseomatic, axle 1= 310
This is a very nice driving clean Bird!I It is a true California car. Please look it over and look at the small items. It has a lot of added items, It has been fully sound matted and is extremly quiet and cool. Everything was rebuilt and it is a low milage car to start (46,000).It was kept to look stock and also fit in at as a resto mod!We drive her everywhere, she has been as far as Columbus Ohio and back!
Interior:

The interior chrome is all redone and excellent.
Seats and door panels excellent.
All the stainless inside and out has been removed and polished.
Driver's side: vent window is re-chromed and fitted with NOS locking handle.
Rear driver's side window re-chromed
All glass and rubber replaced with new or NOS.
Power window motor and mechanism restored.
NOS door locking mechanism and lock.
New head liner w/NOS interior light.
Noise dampening material plus insulation under headliner and under new rugs.
NOS Speedometer
NOS fuel gauge
Clock restored and working
Dash pad replaced.
Radio replaced with excellent chrome, not powered, modern radio installed under passenger seat.
New glove box liner w/ near perfect glove box door, lock mechanism rebuilt and NOS lock button.
Completely restored power seat mechanism on driver's side (tested but not yet permanently connected to power).
New rear view mirror,
Restored steering wheel.
New turn signal post and shifter handle.
Restored console and 'magic air' bezel (see pic).
NOS scuff plates both sides.
New power window switch bezel.

Mechanical:

New heavy duty radiator,
New water pump,
New battery,
Entire front end rebuilt w/all new rubber
Heavy duty sway bar.
Engine just been rebuilt(5000 mile).
Transmission has been gone thru and has shift kit
New stainless steel cooling lines.
NOS leaf springs w/all new rubber
Front disc brakes.
Custom Gold leaf center Cragar SS wheels,
New tires.
Rebuilt power steering pump and piston.
New chrome generator and belts.
New fuel pump,
New Holly carburetor,
Polished aluminum Edelbrock manifold (Original manifold and carb come with).
New Mallory Unilite electronic distributer.

Exterior;

Newly chromed front and rear bumpers with restored bumper bracketing (rear bumper has small scratch on underside).
New turn signal lenses.
Perfect grill which has been powder coated.
All stainless removed and polished.
NOS trunk lock and emblem (just try and find one).
NOS front hood emblem (again, just try and find one).
Very good to excellent side roof emblems.
NOS 'thunderbird' script emblems.
Very good taillight metal.
New antenna.
NOS stainless windshield wipers.
Roof repainted, body paint in above drivers condition.
Appears that no body panels are replaced.
Only issue on the underside is the large drain hole at the spare was patched. (prevous owner thought it was an issue!) There is no damage!
The frame and floors are extremly solid for a 59 or for any car. There is no issue with any thing on this car.