I remember owning one of these, I inherited it from my Mother when she passed. 460 4V motor, loaded with every option, what a land yacht that thing was. 15 MPG max on the highway.
I remember these Thunderbirds when they were released in the 1974 model year. It couldn't have been worse timing following the 1973 oil crisis. But I didn't care about gas mileage. All of Ford's luxury cars were gorgeous. The 74 Mark IV, and this generation Thunderbirds have a beautiful traditional look with current at the time technology. I always wanted one of these, or the Mark. Huge 460s under hood, elegant and comfortable interiors and a ride that was so smooth, Saturday Night Live did a skit of a Rabi performing a circumcision in the backseat of a Mercury Marquis. Very funny at the time. We already had a 75 Colony Park wagon, 76 Lincoln Town Car, a 77 Mark V and numerous Explorers and Mustangs. I just couldn't justify one of these, although I still love them, and always will. The Mark V, and these Glamor Birds were very popular in Southern California, even though the gas costs were skyrocketing. But the people that bought these cars didnt care about that. If you look closely at what Ford was doing with its luxury cars and then look at what GM and Chrysler was doing, well there's no comparison. If I was running GM at the time I would have been so embarrassed with the Cadillacs. Other than the first generation Sevilles, the full-size Cadillacs were just big and boring. Horrible! In any event, this is a beautiful Thunderbird, and I'm jealous!
I would fix the dings tho. I don’t get why dealers pass on all these little things to buyers when they could be so easily fixed and you people can fix it cheaper than we can. If you’re a dealer for almost 20 years you should have a Paintless dent repair guy either on staff or on retainer. That one dang on the passenger front quarter is going to require a little bit more attention but honestly you could still do it cheaper than any buyer could.
I had one from 1996 to 2007 , same color , same engine , clothe flannel seats. Great highway car , except 8 to 9 m.p.g. on the highway. Mine had two alternators due to all the power accessories.
No, the reason for the 2nd alternator is you had the very rare quick defrost system with the gold film in the windshield and rear window which was powered by that second alternator.
That is patently untrue. Some states don’t require that the mileage be put on the title when they get this old. There’s nothing visually about this car that says it’s rolled over so for you to say that just means you really can’t afford the car anyway.
No Righthand Mirror just don’t make sence on why it’s missing on this caliber of car that was suppose to be premium & and expensive for its time no power seat no map reading lights Ford made some errors when they built that car a lot of production blunders & hiccups something Ford was notorious for back in those days
This is what the buyer wanted. Early 70s it was common to not have a passenger mirror or other power accessories to save on cost. The buyer who ordered this or selling dealer had to have base cars for the frugal and budget conscious buyer.
I remember owning one of these, I inherited it from my Mother when she passed. 460 4V motor, loaded with every option, what a land yacht that thing was. 15 MPG max on the highway.
This car is worthy of inventing a reason for a road trip. A long road trip.
Best Body style thunderbird ever class .
I miss those days. The 70s
I remember these Thunderbirds when they were released in the 1974 model year. It couldn't have been worse timing following the 1973 oil crisis. But I didn't care about gas mileage. All of Ford's luxury cars were gorgeous. The 74 Mark IV, and this generation Thunderbirds have a beautiful traditional look with current at the time technology. I always wanted one of these, or the Mark. Huge 460s under hood, elegant and comfortable interiors and a ride that was so smooth, Saturday Night Live did a skit of a Rabi performing a circumcision in the backseat of a Mercury Marquis. Very funny at the time. We already had a 75 Colony Park wagon, 76 Lincoln Town Car, a 77 Mark V and numerous Explorers and Mustangs. I just couldn't justify one of these, although I still love them, and always will. The Mark V, and these Glamor Birds were very popular in Southern California, even though the gas costs were skyrocketing. But the people that bought these cars didnt care about that. If you look closely at what Ford was doing with its luxury cars and then look at what GM and Chrysler was doing, well there's no comparison. If I was running GM at the time I would have been so embarrassed with the Cadillacs. Other than the first generation Sevilles, the full-size Cadillacs were just big and boring. Horrible! In any event, this is a beautiful Thunderbird, and I'm jealous!
Car is beautiful. I have the same wire hubcaps ( with Lincoln star centers ) on my 72 Mark IV which also has under 21200 miles.. ( Yes Brian )
I would fix the dings tho. I don’t get why dealers pass on all these little things to buyers when they could be so easily fixed and you people can fix it cheaper than we can. If you’re a dealer for almost 20 years you should have a Paintless dent repair guy either on staff or on retainer. That one dang on the passenger front quarter is going to require a little bit more attention but honestly you could still do it cheaper than any buyer could.
This series of T-Bird rides really soft and quiet, same chassis as the Lincoln Mark IV.
I had one from 1996 to 2007 , same color , same engine , clothe flannel seats. Great highway car , except 8 to 9 m.p.g. on the highway. Mine had two alternators due to all the power accessories.
No, the reason for the 2nd alternator is you had the very rare quick defrost system with the gold film in the windshield and rear window which was powered by that second alternator.
That's a beautiful car!
Did you ever sell this car? Asking on a wing and a prayer. Shalom
4 cig lighters!
Nice👍 but 120,000mi, unless you can prove otherwise...$5500 is All its worth...
That is patently untrue. Some states don’t require that the mileage be put on the title when they get this old. There’s nothing visually about this car that says it’s rolled over so for you to say that just means you really can’t afford the car anyway.
The bumper and bumper fillers tell you all day that this is indeed a 20k mile car.
No Righthand Mirror just don’t make sence on why it’s missing on this caliber of car that was suppose to be premium & and expensive for its time no power seat no map reading lights Ford made some errors when they built that car a lot of production blunders & hiccups something Ford was notorious for back in those days
This is what the buyer wanted. Early 70s it was common to not have a passenger mirror or other power accessories to save on cost. The buyer who ordered this or selling dealer had to have base cars for the frugal and budget conscious buyer.