1963 Ford Thunderbird Sport Roadster Start Up, Exhaust, and In Depth Tour
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- In this video I give a full in depth tour of the 1963 Ford Thunderbird Sport Roadster. I take viewers on a close look through the interior and exterior of this car while showing details, over viewing of features, and noting unique styling cues to the vehicle itself. I also show the engine and the details of it, start it up and see how it sounds under acceleration. A thorough tour/review of this car designed to give others a greater overall appreciation of the vehicle.
The Continental Kit ruins the perfect, clean lines on this beautiful, classic car.
Definitely agree. Too much. It was so beautiful on it's own.
If those were factory wire wheels why the fender skirts? And aftermarket AC.
Hey guys, go easy on the Continental Kit. After all, it IS a factory correct item, unlike the cheap steering wheel cover and chrome exhaust tips, both of which I respectfully critiqued earlier. If it doesn't work for you, just remove it. Apparently, back at the design room in Detroit, they thought it would be a nice(and expen$ive, I suspect) OPTION. And from the looks of these comments, it doesn't look like it's going over very big with the commenters. I personally don't think it's that big of a deal as long as it's not an aftermarket item and therefore factory correct.
@@daleandrews9356 I do not think the continental kit is factory. It was probably a dealer option, as were the kits on 1955 and 1957 'Birds. The ONLY year it was factory was 1956. But one could get a dealer kit for any year up through 1966.
Like bull horns on an Eldorado, garish indeed.
Really a pretty T-Bird. But, sometimes it's best to stop and not go too far. The continental kit and spotlights look over the top and really detract from it's appearance. The rest is gorgeous
The T -Bird is from MY GENERATION !!! I SIMPLY LOVE THEM.
The bad news? Everyone hates the continental kit.
The good news? Everyone loves the car.
I hate the continental kit. The car is beautiful
@@myronhuffman91 me too
I love the continental kit...
I agree tho. That's a beautiful sporty roadster and to be dragging around a bid ole tire on the back bumper looks gaudy. In the 1950s it looked good because the cars were shorter in length but not after they got longer.
Why did they add a trailer to this beautiful car ?
This is one of the coolest cars ever...
I've never really been into Thunderbirds much before, but that car is just like "WOW!" Very nice! I love it!
The connie-kit on the back is destroying the whole rear part of the car. To be precise, this is a 63 tbird sports roadster. I have one myself, just the hardtop model, and the car is brilliant! One of the most beautyful cars i've ever seen
The lamps are spotlights. Used when looking for example an address when it is totally dark. It was usually a dealer installed option. My dad had one on his 1947 Chrysler Windsor.
WOW. What a beautiful looking piece of automotive history. Please keep her safe. Wonderful.
Notice the rear wheels: There are no center spinners. This is to allow clearance for the optional fender skirts. The front wheels however, have center spinners.
I noticed in one view of the back seat that the spinners were on the floor so he still has the. My parents had a 57 Merc Monterey that had the fender skirts. Eventually they just left them off. I always preferred the look without (same with this T-Bird).
Fender skirts were not on the Sports Roadster. Model number for Sports Roadster is 76b. Lots of 76a convertibles which I suspect this one is. A 63 Sports Roadster only had 450 made.
I must agree with the others, the continental kit looks great, ON SOME CARS!!!!
Ditch it, sell it, take it off, it really wrecks the looks of a sweet looking ride. Sounds great, nice exhaust sound, Classic looks, very aerodynamic, please answer a question for me----What are the chrome shades on the front lights for? Don't they cut down on the light beams shining forward? Thx, righteous ride!
David Hatchel just chrome for the sake of more chrome. Cars didn't need a part to be functional back then. There were plenty of parts just to pretty up the baby. I want a 63 rose beige thunderbird soooo bad
wow that swing away steering column was cool i didn't know that they had that
One of my all-time favorite cars....
Beautiful Video and i may have missed when someone said this so forgive me if i am repeating it. This particular bird is called a sports Roadster with the tonneau cover hiding the backseats. There was only 455 of these particular models produced in 1963. It is a very rare car.
My favorite series of "Bird after the first. Loved the clean styling and nicely designed interior on those. The roadster option made the car that much cooler, and even the hardtop models looked great. Those cars seem to last forever too, no sagging door hinges (It's not a GM car!), they were built to last with a style that always looked good.
The reason they last so long, the Bodies are galvanized steel before painting!
The reason the Body's lasted so long they were Galvanized metal!
The 60's were a great time to be a kid! :)
I don't think I've ever heard a better sounding vehicle.
TheRoadDriverly i had my 41' chevy convertible straight piped and it sounds amazing, like this.
That factory 390 does have a nice rumble to it!
I remember when the '63 T-bird was first introduced; very exciting, such innovative design. A friend's dad had an original new one in black. My dream car for quite some time. This one strays too far from the original with much too much after market stuff. But it still thrills to see so many years later.
There's NO after market parts on that CAR it's ALL original to the 63 Thunderbird sports COUP!
This was my father's first new car which he bought after medical school. He liked the "swing away" steering wheel which you don't have!? I take it back.... you do have it!!!
Love the cowlings behind the front seats.
the continental kit does not go with this car, people weren't really putting them on in 63 especially a 63 Tbird, which was a really cool car then. Its a beautiful car though
You are right, BUT the original little tbird, which they stopped making in 1959ISH...did have a smaller, of course, continental kit on it...mine did not have that....not crazy about that, and also the tonneau cover, do not remember having that either....the rest is so well remembered...
the 2 seat Tbrid ended with the 1957. Yes those had a nice Continental Kit on it
Yep, I was close, how do I know??? lol...I was getting one for graduation in 1959!! Then a cousin got killed in one, I finally talked my parents into it and BOOM they stopped making them, as you said. So, I went with the 59' MG..b I think it was...and of course, RED...closest I could find to the little t=bird..
my elderly neighbors had a car collection, mostly 1920 cars , but a 55 and 2 1956 Tbirds also in that collection. They passed away and it was all sold and no one knew they had all these cars. You should have seen the traffic come to a stop as they were taking them out of the garage and loading them on trailers
The Ford thunderbirds were so 50s for a 60s car, and the 50s ones were almost 40s, but they added a futuristic theme, I like that.
only complaint about this car; it takes a century for the top to be put down.
That's why they have umbrellas and sun shades.
Apparently the clock' s ticking on you.
It needs a newer, high volume pump, which are much faster and readily available.
I don't like having the top down on a car anyway
I can wait a century for that top tô graciously Go down wow
It’s from 1960 what do you expect lol
My 63 had the FORD oval on the door scuff plate , plus that looks like a after market AC just by the fact that the Factory unit forced the relocation of the power steering fluid tank onto the front wheel well tower area where you see at the 06:32 mark the mounting boss strip minus the pre-drilled bolt holes .
My dad had a 1962 T bird with a special tri carb option, 375hp i believe, with the options and color combination it was close to a 1 of 1 car. such great looking and performing cars.
The tripower 390 was only 345 HORSEPOWER!
This was my first car in 1968! Mine was silver. Loved it!
if you search the definition of sexy in the dictionary.......a photo of this car apear...this is gorgeous
The stance,the styling,its just beautiful!!
That is one of the most beautiful cars/ works of art i have ever seen, it's flipping gorgeous.
Saabykle is a guy that does an in depth review of a Smart Fortwo as long as in a modern Rolls Royce, old Bettle or a 80's Silverado, without forgetting truck reviews and old muscle, this channel is a dictionary for cars
This car is GORGEOUS.
beautiful car except the continental kit
I have too many replies, so I won't bore you, BUT...THIS CAR IS GORGEOUS! I do not like the rig on the back...and the leather stupid steering wheel cover. I bought this exact car BRAND NEW...I wish I could remember the price...it was pricey for sure, for those days...but I HAD TO HAVE IT!!! AND I WANT ANOTHER ONE NOW....! I must have missed the history of this car...did YOU do the renovation on this car? Is it for sale now? I do not remember the tonneau cover either....I did not have one...so if you MADE that, you are a genius...and when you raised the little window in the back seat that went through the cover, I DIED LAUGHING! OMG, you have no idea what is going through my head...one more thing....was the original steering wheel just HALF of a steering wheel? Loved the pipes too...won many drag races in New Orleans with that car! hahahahaha
My first car was a 63 Ford Thunderbird red with white steel roof , that one is a Sport s Roadster model, not a regular convertible! ALL SR models came with Fiberglass Tonneau covers , ALL 63 Thunderbirds came with Full steering wheels! I'm surprised that one doesn't have Tripower 3 two barrel Carbs , you can tell by looking at the air cleaner it's a 4 barrel Carb ! .
On Sunday (yesterday, 6th October 2019),, at about 2p.m., I saw a red open top Thunderbird come down the last part of the steep, winding hill into St.Margaret's Bay, Kent, England. Two men were in the front seats. The car was absolutely immaculate - it had been raining for quite a while up till 10 minutes previously, but it was bone dry, as were the occupants. The passenger looked vaguely familiar to me - obviously American, with long white straggly hair, droopy white moustache, long white straggly beard. As they slowed right down beside me, I made a thumb and forefinger circle to show how 'ace' I thought the car was, and said 'I thought this was a Daimler Dart at first' - only when I saw 'Thunderbird' emblazoned on the nearside rear fin did I realise my mistake. The passenger, who was very smiley and cheerful, said 'it's a Thunderbird.' I replied 'right - what a beauty.' As the car slowly turned round, I thought they were looking for somewhere to park, so suggested they use 'the pub car park - it's free.' It was right beside them. Someone else near me waved to them, and the car started back up the hill, the passenger waving cheerily. It's only today that I realise who he was - David Crosby
I loved this style of T-Bird ever since 1961, when the 1962 model debuted. I was glad that Ford didn't alter the basic style of the car for 1963.
Get rid of the continental kit, the luggage rack and the spotlights and you have a super clean, smooth flowing design that is iconic in the sport luxury field! Just my personal feelings. Beautiful and very unique looking car.
Great car, continental kit looks so out of place on that car though!
I've never been a super big Ford person, but this is probably the most beautiful car I have ever seen.
It's all there... I collect square birds and have six in my warehouse down here in Naples. The paint on this car needs clear coat over the base coat enamel. The paints looks 7-10 yrs. old. Also, exhaust mod needs to be down with only mega flows...
Jeff
Wow this thing is absolutely beautiful!
A beauty like that doesn't need the 50s Continental kit, luggage rack or spotlight, those take away from its perfect styling.
A beauty ! you used to see them a lot on The Andy Griffith TV Show and Perry Mason show when they were brand new !
Now that's a quality built car!
Great car but the wide whites and, continental kit are not period correct and the headlight covers, rear luggage rack and spotlight are just not right for this car.
The whitewalls are kinda era fitting for this car but I got to agree with you on that continental kit.
gorgeous car. owner should be proud
RETRO CARS RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!! nice smooth
you lift the shifter up to start means that you're shift linkage if a little out I've adj. Jack or lift car to adj. linkage as fallows. put car in park and hold it there with light presser from a bungee cord then loosen nut at end of transmission shift link rod move shift lever that goes into trany twords the front of car and up tighten nut lower car and remove bungee cord make sure shift indicator actually indicates park then it should start without manipulation.
The way that top folds down is very impressive (if slow) for 1963.
Kind of a taste of what my 2011 BMW 328i Hardtop Convertible looks like when the top is lowered. A little TRANSFORMER like? lol
Wow that Tbird is beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing this with us and for being so diligent in the process. I had no idea the siding column even existed until this video! Thanks again bro!
Cars of this era had real style and attention to detail just look at the artwork of the dashboard no cheap plastic to rattle all metal glove box door most of which started to be replaced in 69 and newer models,along with metal grills,69 Chevy models had plastic grills. Bullet Birds were beautiful, anyone remember seeing them on the TV show 77 Sunset Strip? They always sounded so cool and the same sound was used in The Flintstones, and other Hanna Barbara cartoons,of the sixties.
The original color can be seen around the steering wheel base. My dad had this car back in 1966, when I was three!
Got my vote for the most gorgeous vintage car of all time.
Back in the day who ever had this car was a hot shot =)
This car is gorgeous! My gosh!
I sure hope you complimented the Gentleman who owns this Beautiful Machine!
just a timeless classic man gotta love that chrome on the interior
man this car is a beaut!! but the awesomeness increased by 100 when you popped the hood
perfection in itself.
From the days were everything had more flavour and tasted better.
What have we done ?
I've always been a fan of classic Fords. This car is very cool. I'm sure the person that owns it has a lot of fun with it.
Although 1960 through 1963 were my favorites among the 4 door variants I am not a fan of the Continental tire, it takes away from the design of the automobile.
That was very common on Fords until 1970 because the steering wheel went to the lock ignition switch on the column..If you adjust the neutral safety switch at the bottom of the steering column by the firewall,you will not have to hold the gear-shift up to start it.
right I chuckled when he mentioned that as a safety feature.. my 62 Falcon and 64 Fairlane both had that annoying play in the column that required 2 handed starting. I knew wear in the NS switch was causing it, but I didn't know you could adjust it out.
My first car was a 63 Ford Thunderbird with slide away column! , It started without holding gear shift lever up .
@TheWarmplate Power windows and seats go back to the 50's, a lot of Cadillacs and Lincolns had them.
'61-'63 was the era of the most beautiful post-50's T-Birds.
Not sure how I feel about a continental kit on a roadster though...think that would be coupled to greater effect with the landau roof model (and even then it would take away from the sleek lines and spectacular tail of these model years)
Thats a very cool color for a Thunderbird!
I learned to drive in a 63 bird at the time it was less than 3 years old and don't have any memories pulling up on the shift lever to start also ford was notorious safety switches on the column I had that problem with a 68 Torino and ended replacing the safety neutral switch and that corrected the problem
Richard Golden-DeWitt i recently bought one and i will definitely look into that switch i hate having to pull up thank you so much god bless
Fords were famous for their column shifters not locking in position.....especially not engaging into park correctly and then the shifter would slip in to reverse very easily.
Real Sports Roadsters never had fender skirts. I had a 1961 T-Bird convertible with a tonneau cover for 18 years, so I know......
Engine sound like tiger's growling. beautiful~!
I can remember a friends father had one that was blue with white leather and not a convertible. It had 99k miles on it and under a bunch of blankets . It was pristine, except the tires were actually dry rotted from it being on blocks in the garage. He said he wanted 1500 bucks for it and that was 2002.
this car is amazing , an surely i'd have to think that this hase been repainted completely. it looks outstanding.. very clean especially the inside. outside paint looks rlly good though.. car looks good as new
we had a 1961 ford thunderbird..VERY similar, but ours was a hardtop...if i could get my hands on another one i would in a heart beat..
What a gorgeous automobile.
Winter must be very good where you live lol
Electric Top on a 1963 car , this car is spectacular
Sorry about two posts, but I wanted to say this is one of the most beautiful cars I've seen in a long time. I'm not a ford fan, but this is great! Thanks for the video!
Very nice find, its hella beautiful and rare too. Thanks for doing this ;)
Ya have to be sure to have small kids to fit under the cover on the back seats because the cover just makes it look so cool
my favourite Thunderbird
@aqa722 That spare you see on the rear bumper although offered factory installed was probably added later. The real spare is in the trunk compartment in front of the folded top. Not much space there when the top is down.
IM 14 YEARS OLD! THAT CAR IS BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!! NICE VID BRO! srry for caps. i get excited sumtimes.
Could two people fit under that tonneau cover? Asking for a friend....
that thing sounds like a beast, awsome car
Good to see your Genesis in the background in the video
@dj63010 If you'll notice the lack of a grab bar over the glove box door (standard in the factory Sports Roadster) so I would assume that this particular car was a dealer installed option car and not a factory SR.
Such a beautiful automobile look até the seats
What a beautiful car.
Holy Mother a power top???? Seesh I never knew that. Thats awesome!
the 1961-1963 ford Thunderbird was assembled in
Wixom, Michigan
This has to be the most beautiful sound I have ever heard come out of the backside of a vehicle.
@JeremyLikeCorvettes More surprising is the '57 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner, which actually had an automatic convertible metal roof in the Fifties.
This is truly impressive for it's time
Now this is a cherry T-Bird! Except that luggage rack but I would still own it!
WOW!! Very nice Thunderbird..after overhaul..
For a car form the 60's it's pretty futurist
@JohnUnit I remember reading a dealer accessory catalog and seeing that the Kelsey Hayes wire wheels were a $125 (each)option on any Tbird that year. If you ordered any Tbird with the wire wheels, the fender skirts were not an available option (clearance issue).
That doesn't make sense wire wheels are on that car with fender skirts!
what a beautiful car...
The good old days when car styling was not hindered by wind tunnel designing today.
Does 1963, 35 cents a gallon gas make you feel better? :)
and they made the 2 dr convertible as well .they produced 5.913 of them, as well as the roadster model.
what an incredible car. The cost of all that fiberglass and electrical stuff relating to the top must have been astronomical.
those door handles are awesome.
@christich99 It was Corvette to Viper. I guess the Corvette's moved up to other makers in the world, since the inception of the ZR1.