Original paint, 32,600 orig. miles, $21,000 put into car, runs and drives great!

1963 Ford Thunderbird Additional Info:

Engine, transmission and other

+ Steamed cleaned engine and transmission

+ New cylinder head gasket

+ New pushrods and an Edelbrock 600 CFM carburetor (original Autolite carburetor included as well)

+ Removed heads, checked for cracks and warpage. Valve job including hardened seats, so it can run on unleaded gas

+ New Petronix ignition

+ New fuel tank

+ New fuel cap

+ New fuel pump

+ New temperature and fuel sending units

+ New master cylinder

+ New transmission cooling hose and transmission fluid

+ Drum brake overhaul

+ New dual exhaust with Magnaflow mufflers

+ New idler arm

Body and other cosmetic

+ New Kelsey-Hayes balanced wire wheels (stock rims also included)

+ New T-bird style radio (original working radio also included)

+ New headlamp switch

+ Fender skirts

+ Original paint

+ Bypassed heater core

Payment information

A deposit of $1,000.00 is due via PayPal within 48 hours after the auction ends. It is non-refundable. Remaining payment is due in 7 days viacashier's check. Please email me with any questions, and I will get back to you in a timely manner. Thank you!

Additional Info (The Back Story)

The T-Bird has been driven less that 500 miles in the last 18-19 years! The previous owner lived just 150 miles west of the Mojave Desert in California. The day I bought the car it was 90 degrees with the humidity sitting at just 12 percent! That's 12 %!!! What a great, DRY place to store a car! He had it for 3-4 years, and did all the work on it that is mentioned above. He bought it from an estate sale in Los Angeles in 2015, and found out when he registered the car that he was "on-the-hook" fora $1,000 fine from the DMV because no one had registered the car sincearound 2000! Apparently,the car was in storage for approximately 15 years. The registration wasn't kept up-to-date, and apparently it wasn't used for the entire duration. The elderly gentleman who owned it before must've stop driving it around the time he turned 70, kept it in storage all that time, and then passed away in 2015 at the age of 85. The owner I bought it from replaced the gas tank, the fuel pump, the carburetor, as well as gave it an entire brake overhaul. Cosmetically the car looked great, and the mileage is believed to be correct. As is the claim that the paint is original. I found a little bit of overspray on the inside driver's door that is on the weather-stripping there, so apparently there must've been some touch-up, but looking at the finish overall, and at the way it shines, it might very well be original. And, taking the condition of the paint into consideration, as well as the fact that the glass looks nearly new everywhere, it may very well be that the 32,600 original mile claim is true. Just for the record, I don't have documentation to back up those claims, just my common sense and good judgment that tells me it's very likely. If you need documentation, I would suggest waiting for another low mileage Sahara Rose '63 T-bird to come along, and also suggest that you don't hold your breath while you wait,...you'll only turn blue. :-) According to the Vintage Thunderbird Club International color surveys, Sahara Rose is very rare,even on a '63. Approximately only 3% of Thunderbirdsmade that year were painted that color. And, while in some lighting conditions it almost shows up as cream, or white, in bright sunlightthis pastel shade really sets off the T-bird'selegant lines. Add the Kelsey-Hayes wire wheels, and you've got yourself a period-correct classic!

I had a question from a potential bidder from AZ on 10-30-18, and I wanted my reply to show up on my auction to better explain some things to anyone else who might be interested, but even though I thought I clicked on the right buttons to display the question and answer, apparently it didn't take, so I'm including it here. He asked if I was a dealer, and asked (price-wise) what it was going to take to buy the car. My answer was the following:

Thanks for the question. No, I'm not a dealer. The car was bought from the previous owner who lived near Barstow, CA. It's presently in Wisconsin. Hagerty Insurance, (who I highly recommend, and have four cars insured with), appraises a '63 in excellent condition at $20,400. In good condition at $11,300. I'm expecting something somewhere between those two numbers, as this T-bird is certainly better than Good, but not up to Excellent. The previous owner had it insured through Hagerty for $30,000, but I believe he was giving the claims of original paint and low mileage a little more credence than he should have. The paint, while nice and glossy, has about a dozen chips/flaws in it, so I'd say it's an 8, not a 10. The interior needs some work,...the drivers seat upholstery should be replaced, the arm rests should be repaired or replaced, and the dash has three cracks in it, all near the radio speaker, while the rest of the dash looks just fine. Bottom line,...if I don't get a reasonable price for it, I'll just keep it. I already have a "nice" Rose Beige '63, and only thought of selling this one because it's too nice to use as a daily driver. I honestly think that the car is worth it because of the rarity of the color, the original condition of it, the low mileage, and as the last owner was fond of saying, "They are only original once!" He used the "survivor" idea as a good excuse to NOT replace the driver's seat upholstery, but I would have to disagree with him there. It should be freshened-up a bit, and given a good home,...and like I mentioned in the description, if the statistics are right, and only 3% of '63's were made in this color, it is a bit more valuable than most of them out here. Condition, originality, and rarity, (and don't forget those sexy-looking wire wheels!), all good reasons to wait for a good price. Damn,...I think I just talked myself out of selling it! Just kidding! Thanks for the question! Steve S.

I just had someone send me a question about the color: What color is the car,...it looks pink on my screen. Is it white or pink?

Yup! It's pink. The '61-'63 "bullet-birds" had the option of being painted a lot of gorgeous colors, and Sahara Rose was one of the most rare. In bright sunlight it's a nice pastel pink, in lower light, say around dusk, it looks almost white. About 3% of the '63's where painted this color,...very few of them are left,...very few. Original paint, and low miles, and real wire wheels. A good-looking classic! Thanks for the question. Steve S.