ORIGINAL OWNER, BLACK PLATE, 1964 CALIFORNIA T-BIRD CONVERTIBLE ROADSTER. CAR WAS SPECIAL ORDERED IN NOVEMBER 1963 AT THEODORE ROBBINS FORD, PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY, NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA BY MY FATHER, FOR MY MOTHER. CAR IS TROPICAL TURQUOISE WITH WHITE INTERIOR. ALL OPTIONS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME WERE ORDERED, INCLUDING AIR CONDITIONING.ALL POWER OPTIONS OFFERED AT THAT TIME WERE SPECIAL ORDERED.79,349 ORIGINAL MILES.CARS HAS ALWAYS GARAGED.CAR IS RUST FREE. I LEARNED TO DRIVE IN THIS CAR AND ACTUALLY TOOK MY CALIFORNIA DRIVERS TEST IN IT! CAR WAS GIVEN TO ME UPON TURNING 18. IT HAS NEVER BEEN A DAILY DRIVER AND IS USED FOR PARADES AND CAR SHOWS ONLY. CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN LESS THAN 500 MILES SINCE 1975. MOTHER WAS INVOLVED IN A FENDER BENDER OR TWO (FRONT DRIVER QUARTER PANEL, ROCKER PANEL SCRAPES). BODY AND PAINT REPAIR WERE PERFORMED...USING MINIMAL FILLER. CAR WAS COMPLETELY REPAINTED IN 1978. ON A SCALE OF ONE TO TEN...PAINT IS ABOUT A SIX OR SEVEN. INTERIOR IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. FRONT SEATS HAVE BEEN REDONE, REAR SEATS, DOOR PANELS, CONSOLE HAVE BEEN RE-DYED. ALL STAINLESS, CHROME AND RUBBER IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. IN DASH RETRO T-BIRD AM/FM/CASSETTE HAS BEEN INSTALLED ALONG WITH DRIVER/PASSENGER FOOTWELL SPEAKERS,NEW REAR CENTER SPEAKER. SIRUS SATELITE DOCKING STATION IS INSIDE GLOVE BOX. CARPET IS PERFECT. NEW MATS AND POLISHED ALUMINUM DOOR JAMB PLATES. ENGINE COMPARTMENT HAS BEEN COMPLETELY DETAILED AND REPAINTED. NEW HOSES, BELTS, WASHER BAG, BATTERY, COIL, PLUG WIRES, HOOD INSULATION, ETC. HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. IN THE EARLY SEVENTIES, STOCK CARB WAS REPLACED WITH HOLLEY 4 BARREL. EXHAUST IS IN GOOD SHAPE WITH NO LEAKS. WHITEWALL TIRES WERE ORDERED FROM COKER TIRES AND ARE IN GOOD CONDITION. ALL GAUGES/INSTRUMENTS/LIGHTS FUNCTION PROPERLY. CONVERTIBLE TOP IS IN GOOD SHAPE…GOES UP AND DOWN SLOWLY…VERY SLOWLY…PROBABLY NEEDS THE HYDRAULICS REFRESHED. HAVE BRAND, NEW TOP IN BOX FROM LARRY’S T-BIRDS. HAVE BRAND NEW MOTORS FOR THE REAR WINDOWS WHICH ALSO MOVE VERY SLOWLY. HAVE NOT INSTALLED THESE MOTORS.MANY PARTS HAVE BEEN REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NOS OR RE-POP PARTS FROM LARRY’S. CAR IS MISSING NOTHING…100% COMPLETE. HAVE REPRODUCTION WIRING AND PARTS CATALOG ALONG WITH THE ORIGINAL MANUAL. DO NOT HAVE ALL THE SERVICE RECORDS OVER THE YEARS AS MY MOTHER PASSED AWAY RECENTLY AND COULD NOT FIND THESE…OR THE ORIGINAL WINDOW STICKER WHICH WE KEPT ON FILE. CAR WAS ALWAYS WELL MAINTAINED OVER THE YEARS BY THEODORE ROBBINS FORD AND LATER RESPECTED LOCAL FORD MECHANICS FAMILIAR WITH THE T-BIRDS QUIRKS. RECENT DAMAGE TO HOOD DURING STORAGE SEE PHOTO.TO MAKE THIS A 100 POINT CONCOURSE WINNING CAR…IT WON’T TAKE MUCH. IT’S ALL THERE…LOVINGLY CARED FOR BY ONE FAMILY. I ATTEND MANY CAR SHOWS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR….THIS CAR IS TRULY SPECIAL. LOOKING FOR A GOOD HOME FOR HER WITH A LOVING T-BIRD COLLECTOR/ENTHUSIAST. CLEAR TITLE. MATCHING NUMBERS. ORIGINAL PLATES. |