The quality is not concours but it would be at home at local and regional car shows and touring events. The paint has excellent luster and shine. The paint and chrome are in very nice condition today. Since 1998, this T-Bird has received a complete repaint in Ragoon Red. At the time it was a very nice original car with no rust or accident history. The previous owner was Von Herbst of Blackfoot, ID. This T-Bird was built new in the Wixom, MI Ford plant and was bought by the current owner on December 7th, 1998. This is part of a 40 car collection in El Paso, TX and has been owned by our client for the past 22 years. There are not many running, driving not rusty T-birds of this era at this price range.This is a very nice example of a 1965 Ford Thunderbird in the iconic color of Rangoon Red. The break away steering column also is in working condition. The A/C does not blow cold but the compressor spins freely and the belt is attached. The car has no rattles, squeaks or vibrations and the car seems to have decent brakes and tires. This is a very common issue that can be remedied with a steering box adjustment. The T-Bird starts, runs and goes down the road very nicely with the exception of pulling to the left. The paint is older and has some wear and tear with some peeling paint, scratches etc….It still shines nice and this would be a great candidate for a re-spray or drive it like it is. The body appears to be remarkably strait, the underside is in nice condition as well. The interior appears to be original and in very good condition. This particular excellent driver quality bird is finished in a older re-spray of pearl white with the attractive Landau top. However, the T-Bird still retained its leading market share over more qualified cars. However, it would take that 390 nearly 11 seconds to push the new heavy T-bird from 0-60. The restyling was in favor of a more squared-off “Formal” look with the only remnant of its earlier sporty years was that the standard engine would be a 390 cubic inch V8 pushing 300 HP.
For 1964, 65 and 66 the Thunderbird was in to its fourth generation of cars and now it would be advertised as a large personal luxury car.
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