Will it run? 1966 Ford Thunderbird sitting for years revival
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Today i pick up a 1966 Ford thunderbird that has been neglected for years. The car was actually rescued from being turned into a parts car and having it stripped for its motor and transmission. Will it run? Of course it will, lets get another car revived and back on the road! #willitrun #ford #willitrun #revival #musclecar #classicar #carguys - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
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Thunderbird with an electrical problem? Who would have thought....
so true! I owned a "65 & a "71. I paid the price. They were great cars when the ran. Learned my lesson after wrapping foil around the fuses.
Carry on, my friend. Preserve a piece of our history, and stupid things that bring a smile to our faces!
Thunderbird are by far my favorite cars I have personally owned around 12 of them from the 60s to the 90s I'm currently restoring a 69 429 Bird
Guess i know who i need to call if i have Tburd questions.
@@somewhatfast anytime brother fyi the 390 is an FE block not a big block that don't go into effect until you get the 429 in these cars that being said I'd love to see more on the bird I enjoy seeing them come back to life and wondering what the cats story is.
You currently own my bucket list car. The 69 T- bird is it for me. I've had 67 w/a 390 and 68 with 429. The 385 series engine just made sense. If I can't have the 69 T-bird, then a 69 or 70 Lincoln Mark III would do in a pinch. Enjoy your ride. I'm jealous.
@@pulsarpilot7501 once it's finished it'll be up for sale should be mid next year when it's done it's getting a 600 hp 502 stroker and when that's done it goes into the body shop so she can be painted think I'm going to go with a black cherry red
Super duper clean other than the rotted-out quarter panels. C'mon man!
You can only see it if you squint.
They never should've stopped putting wing windows on cars.
My parents had a 64 T-bird same body style That car rode like you were riding on a cloud.
Its definitely comfortable enough to still keep up with modern traffic. These cars were ahead of their time.
You got so lucky getting that car for so cheap. I'm a Mopar guy but those old T-birds are so cool.
I once owned one of these. It was a Burgundy Landau with a black vinyl top. One of my favorite cars of all I’ve owned. But my growing family needed a station wagon. I loved that car and I wish I still had it.
Beautiful cars, thanks crazy uncle.
I’ve had three of them through the years, hands down my favorite car
Really enjoy your channel. I owned a 1968 t bird with a 429, it was a great car. wish i still had it. Some boys I grew up with passed me in a 67 Mustang , i wouldn't have paid attention if, they hadn't of laughed at me. I passed them easy to say the least. I love the old Ford's and hate the new ones. I liked and shared. All my best.
Love that story, thanks bobby.
Me too.. a 68 with suicide doors. I let it go for $400 bucks. Gosh I'm an idiot! Lol
Looks like the standard 390...one of the most durable engines ever made. My first car was a 1964 TBird...now have a 1965 TBird convertible. One of the most gorgeous cars ever built.
Thanks murphman
I'm a Ford guy, thanks for saving the old t bird!
Thanks matt
Oh man, my favorite year of the Thunderbird!!!
Ive always thought these were the coolest. Glad to ginally own one for a little bit.
Cool! Saved another one - always liked the T-birds. Seems torquey too!
Very torquey, i do some donuts on the 2nd video. Spoiler alert
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The 'Wing Window' was great for smokers. Just crank it open and the smoke exits out and your side window can remain up, which is helpful on a rainy day or if the A/C is on.
Edit p.s.
I agree with the rear styling of this '66 T-Bird. Cool how sleek it appears from the rear view.
Whoever designed that was quite brilliant.. Even with all of the windows up if you crank that vent window it's suctioned all of the smoke out of the vehicle
First one I've seen with a crank on it
The 66 I had, those windows were power also, yes, 6 window buttons on the console.
I never did get it on the road, sold it many years ago.
That is a great looking Thunderbird, I hope you do a full resto, these days I think it is nice to do a sympathetic resto mod, up-grade the suspension, brakes and fuel system but try and keep the charm of the original. Any 50 year old vehicle that appears to have a small hole in the floor is likely to need major repairs once you get into the guts of it. Likely the inner rockers are crunchy and the floor pan where it meets the engine bay fire wall will be crusty too. If the front foot well is holed then the trunk floor will usually have the structural integrity of wet cardboard 🤣. But this all depends on the climatic region the car spent most of its life, guessing sub tropical texas will be kinder than Oregon or Alaska.
My uncle has one that has been parked since the 90s. I’m so ready to dig into it
Nice, keep me updated
Back in the late 70's one of my cousins had a 60 something T-Bird best $100 car I ever road in. It hadn't moved in 6 months, The owner bitching it costs $50 for the tow and the Junkyard will only give me $50 for it so I make nothing. Car was ten years old and 100,000 miles worthless. He offered $100 and bought it. Waited 5 days for the Title to Clear, then drove it home. Was still driving it in the 80's
Glad you found the hubcap! It sounded like you may have lost two lol
Check out vintage TBird for lots of help on repairs and stuff to look for. Lots of vaccum operated stuff like heater air conditioning parking brake… your missing vaccum line is probably connected to the main unit under the dash. Good luck. I have a 65 lots of fun driving, but about 10 mpg!
I didn't notice if you were able to slide the steering over. Just a tip, if you can, slide the steering over when you have it in park and leave it running...these birds are NOTORIOUS for slipping into reverse when the car is left running in park without sliding it over. I've seen some pretty funny videos of it :). If you slide it over it CAN'T slip out of park.
The parking brakes are vacuum I believe and rarely work with the miles of line running through it, it's rotted somewhere.
Anyway, enjoy it. I've got a 65 and absolutely love it.
Thanks Wallys gmc I didn't know that
Mine was the 73 big block 460, she was big and fast, with a touch of class, at 4 mpg I could no longer afford it. Always loved the t-bird. Power and Class.
Man id love to have a 460 car. Thanks for watching
@@somewhatfast I would love to have that old T-bird back. Just a happy memory now.
Love these flare birds. Almost bought a '65 but in the end I got a '78 I wanted a land yacht and it has 46,000 original kms and almost no rust.
I have a '65 as one of my many project cars and these things can be a electrical and vacuum nightmare, mine had a similar light issue with the tails and signals ended up being the sequential relay assy in the trunk.....many a time I felt like giving in and unload the thing but there is something about that Turd- Bird that just keeps me coming back for more abuse LOL
They really are cool cars. I agree the electrical and vaccuum issue are what are keeping me from moving forward with it. And the rust issues
This car interior mostly works with vacuum hoses. I have one 1967 A code 429 fully automated. Its easy to work on even window switches, gages etc.etc. good luck with the progect
A neighbor has one of these for sale parked down the street from me. It looks like it’s in even better condition than the one you have here, and it’s for sale for a killer price. Think I’ll go knock on their door this weekend. Thanks for the inspiration
I have owed my 66 Conv for over 43 Years now. 66 was the last year of uni/Body construction. Also for 66 you could have the “Q” Code 428 for a extra 64.55. Unfortunately the floor pans are
Probably going to have to be replaced. The Vin told you what engine tue car was born with, the 5th Digit in the vin will tell you, If you have a “Z” it was born with a 390, “Q” was the 428 CI. As far as brakes, Front were a 4 Piston Caliber system from Kelsey and drum in the rear. Also the “Warranty” tag will tell you Paint & Trim codes along with the transmission & DSO, ( District sales code). As far as transmissions the the Cruise O Matic was discontinued in mid November of 65 and the C-6 was the replacement.. also just a FYI Ford used wiring left over from the 65 Model year production. Again production started on the 66 Model year on August 2, 1965, If ur car was built between August and November 22, of 65 you will have 65 Wiring especially with the turn signals and brake lights. IMHO I would buy a shop manual, there easy to find & cost only about 25 Bucks or so. Glad to see ur saving this 1. I will be following. Good luck.
Thanks james
Ur welcome Pally. Here is a link for you, Scroll until the 66 Year appears. vintagethunderbirdclub.net/T-Bird%20Specs_revised.pdf
Saw them on the showroom floor when I was a kid. We bought A 1966 Fairlane 2 Door 289 engine brand new for my Mom as a Surprise for her she loved her Yellow Bird Fairlane
I had a 66 T-Bird. Very nice it cranked up easy for you. Loved the start video. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Terry
wish I still had the energy and time to bring these old cars back to life. It wasn't that many years ago my a** was hanging out of the hood, more than it was propped in the driver's seat.
Thats a cool looking Thunderbird!
Thank you!
I thought i was the only one with a spare washer and dryer in my garage.🤣
This is sweet i love it .😍😍😍😍😍😍
BADASS.
I got a 1965 thunderbird and it's mint inside have to paint it I got about 1700 into the car a lot of up grades to motor brake system and transmission and the coolant system and up graded music system about twelve more grand to put into the car including paint job it be worth a ton this car drive super smooth strong very powerful sounds great I got flow master symbol headers ceramic coated never will sell it
Nicee, id love to see the car
Okay, So I liked and subscribed… There are are a few reasons that throw hubcaps off the wheels: 1) low or improper tire pressure. 2) Worn out teeth on hubcap 3) Some steel wheels flex and others don’t. I would suggested checking out all of these factors and put the one with the best teeth (contact points) on the right rear.
Good job on those matching Goodyear tires…It really set it off. Did you know there are only two tire companies left Made in the U.S.A.? Goodyear and Cooper.
respect bruv that was cool old skool !!
Thank you!
Thanks for sharing your content.
Thank you!
this car really good
Love the 64 66 thunder chickens
Saw this model brand new in 1966. A neighbor parked it near my house. I would stare at it and think 'One day I'll be a grown up and have a car like that.' The car glowed like a pregnant girl. It was powder blue with white trim. There was a distinctive ground-hugging appearance to it. Very beautiful car.
They are awesome cars. Thanks Ronald.
This is what I like a TH-camr that tells you how much you pay for the car and then tries to get it running
Great looking car, I love the interior with all that chrome and dash layout.. personally, I'd continue restoring it, and make it a keeper, and don't be like many of us, who wish, we had hung on to what we had.. 🙂🙂🙂
Thanks for watching!
Cool.🙂
I’ve got a ‘64 these are awesome cars!
Thank you
Awesome video
Thanks demetri
Hi bud just found ya
Enjoyed the vid she runs nice
Looking forward to the next one
Subbed and 👍
Thanks Old Geezer
I had a 66 Landau 428 that ran & drove
I gave that bone away!
Everything was vacuum controlled & the vacuum was buried under the dash way up over the column.
Can only imagine the power in that. 390 is pretty torquey. Ever regret it?
One of my most favourite cars of all time you got to keep it wouldn't take much to to bring it back to its former glory
Bill Qld Australia 🇦🇺
Its growing on me like rust is growin on the quarter panel. Thanks Wild bill in the land down under.
That’s one that should be restored , brakes , electrical , tune up , oil , diff fluid , flush tranny ! Isn’t there a trunk button in the glove box ? Oh and a brand new dash pad ! Easy to install and makes it look like a million bucks ! Perhaps some shocks too ! That’s a nice sled for sure !
Thanks Dave
nice find
Thanks Dallas
Hello 👋 nice car I've bine in one does the steering tilt to the side !!!! Not to bad looking and sounding !!! Soon you'll get the electric under control !!!
Sounds fast
Thanks mike, yes steering does swing away
I have a 65 Thunderchicken. Great car! BTW, Yours has power steering...it take a LOT of power to steer it.
Awesome car! Thanks for the video. It must have some power steering as it still seems to turn fairly easy compared to any car that I've had the PS go out on.
Thanks for watching!
Brother, you Stole that car !! That is an unheard of deal these days. BTW, she'll get better gas milage than you think. 'Just lost a hubcap " 😅
That is a very worthy car.
good vid ,mate
Thank you brett
2:10 "super super clean" shows rusted out quarter 🤣
The smaller 390!!! OOKKKAA!!!
Yup it was the smallest option!!!!!
Just inherited a 65 that was passed from grandpa to dad now mine only 39.000 miles on her take care
I bet that is a sweet car. Thanks troy
1960s bird now flying on road in 2022 ...wow
I agree the 60s T-bird are way better looking than the mustang
1000 percent classier, thanks for watching
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Greeting, from Azle TX! Thanks jerry
I have always wanted a 66 TBird convertible
Beautiful cars, thanks Mark
Darn, you might wanna be a little more gentle dude😳
The windows not working is probably a relay under the driver side dash!
I will look into that, but when i apply power directly to the switch the lights flicker on all the windows the only one that will go down is driver side. And it wont go back up by itself. I watched A video where a guy took the motors apart and the shafts were all gunked up inside and sticking and just needed taken apart and cleaned. Ill probably try that out too. But first have to figure out if that relay is why im not getting power first.
wooooooow nice car
Thanks David
The electrics are not too complex - sounds just like having a service manual and tracing the wires, most likely you will have to "undo" what previous owners and the rats have done.
Thanks Dekks Herton
Sell it to someone who really loves them!👍
Drop the tank, you can get a new tank and sending unit. W h.g.h en I got my 70 Tbird we put in a new tank, new alternator, fan clutch and carb rebuild. For a year and a half it ran great then started falling apart. I sold it for parts and still miss it 40 years later.
Wow, 70 tburds are awesome too.
You can pop that dent by putting a deflated football between it and the inside of the door and slowly inflating it until it pops out.
I will definitely try that, thank you.
No accessories? This says to me that you probably have "some" bad fuses, or a loose/corroded/blown fusible link. They are connected to the same bolt on the starter solenoid as the battery cable. On a T-Bird of that vintage, you should have an accessory relay, which is on the firewall, roughly half way across. Sounds like you have the firing order mixed up. (GM is one way, the rest of the industry is another) The 390 FE engine is legendary, and you should get 14 or more MPG highway. The gearing is incredibly tall, probably on the order of 2.90:1. I don't know what the ratio really is, but it is definitely a 9".
I had a 66 town landau hell of a car clean the snap points in the clock with a finger nail file it will start working.
Thank you
I would always disconnect the fuel line and check that fuel coming out of the freaking tank no matter what it's always going to have rust or some crap in it and that goes right into the carburetor not good I don't know if that's a 390 but those are good motors they boogie. And then the issue of the old carburetors of course is a float stick in is it full of junk inside good old carburetors I heard a slight exhaust leak when you kicked it over at one time yeah the carburetor probably needs a good cleaning. And the points could be corroded on there too it's hard to say with older cars. The old process of elimination. Either way not bad for 500 bucks man geez.
Thank you
With auto transmissions like that one, check the fluid level when its running and hot. You got an inaccurate reading because the fluid went back into the torque converter when it started up.
Thats exactly what happened. It was so low thiugh it wouldnt move i had to add some.
Put a aloud super charger on it .
It will run great awesome car.
I gotta 1968 ford thunderbird with suicide doors but it's haveing starter problems I saved it from sitting for another 40 years
Thats a sweet ride, should be able to find a starter pretty easy. Or have it rebuild.
not sure about this. no news about this in the news.. they did this with Timothy B Schmidt (Eagles bassist) too.. and he was not dead after all.
It has to be true or they wouldnt have made the video - Benjamin franklin 1982
Probably.
Did you go back and get that hubcap?
Yes
$500 I wish, in Australia 66 tbirds start in the mid $30ks
Could make a profitable business just shipping $500 cars out there!
Just Tbirds in general.
There's a 65 for 29k on our local car sales website, next cheapest is a 64 for $39k and all they way up to a 63 for $129k
@@lunch2102 jeeeshhhhh man. Are they at least nice?
Yeah they're all in reasonable condition, the 63 is a 2 owner, number 1 of 27 built in that configuration with full documentation in immaculate condition and 57k miles on the clock. It's quite stunning
I would like to put the tail light on my 65 T-bird would it fit?😊
I disabled that stupid Neutral Switch on my 64 Thunderbird!
64 -66 where the best yrs for the tbirds !!!lots of luxury and plenty of power with the 390 under the hood rated at 325 whp !!! Wow a lot for those yrs
Thanks andy, ford was ahead of their time with these cars for sure.
61-63 bullet birds are the best looking tbirds
@@mikestbird Personal Opinion 64-66 look alot meaner and more like early muscle cars.
@@somewhatfast true, but tbirds were considered "personal luxury cars" and not muscle cars. The 66 is my 2nd favoriteTbird
Slammin the column around dont help
the wipers on that car my work off of the power sterring pump. I had a 69 that did.
Yeah kinda strange but cool
Excellent car, AS MY FATHER WOULD CALL IT, (MY BLACK BEAUTY)!!!! IM SURPRISED IT started after setn parked for so long, woooWW! 😳😲😵🤯😱 This kinda reminds me of my both of My dad's 1958 EDSELS were in storage at a western Nebr, potato celluar for several years, YOU'LD think that would be the BEST place to store them, THINK AGAIN, A BIGGGG NNNNOO NNOOOO. AS THESE CARS DIDNT HAVE 1 SINGLE EXHAUST TAIL PIPE MUFFLERS, BUT 2 EACH AND NEST OF MICE CLOOGED THE ENTIRE SYSTEM, SO WHEN WE FINNALLY GOT EM BOTH OUT TO OUR PLACE, WE TRIED STARTN THEM, THEY BOTH ALMOST STARTED ON THEIR OWN BUT NOT QUITE, AND THEM BEING EQUIPT WITH TELETOUCH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, DAD TOLD ME TO PULL HIM SO I DID, THESE TRANSMISSIONS ON THESE CARS WILL START ENGINE WHEN YOU ENGAGE INTO LOW GEAR BUT DON'T GO MORE THAN 25/30 MPH WITH THE KEY ON, AND DEPRESS ACCELERATOR IT WILL ENGAGE AND START. AND WE FINNALLY GOT IT STARTED IT WAS ALREADY DARK, WHEN WE GOT EM STARTED AND WE COULD hear AIR Exhaust leak loud over in the rear passanger side of the engine compartment, we could ALSO see a super red glow where the Y pipe hooks up to the manifold. Them damn mice plugged it up, 😭😭😭😭 so the next day I disconnected the Y- pipe and the engines started right up on its own afterwards. You know your car should also start going down a hill, if you do it the way I say to, Ford, Mercury, Edsel, Lincoln, T- Bird, from the mid 1950s thru about 1968, models have automatic transmissions that will engage.
I must say you got a great bird, hope you fix the electrical issues, take care of it, thanks for sharing this with me. 😉🤠👍
Thanks Edsel
Wow 500 that means 20 years ago you could have picked it up for 100 lol . well I have bought a few cars fer a 100! One was a 1983 olds delta 88 and a 1978 Pontiac Bonneville just to name a couple lol 😆
Guy i bought it from paid 3500, 6 years ago
Yeah those big engines especially after sitting are hella thirsty. It makes me palm my forehead when I see people kill their battery trying to start those on a teaspoon of gas then canker it forever and can't figure out why it won't start😣😂
Ohhh yeah, trust me. t
Thats why i dump a bunch of 2 stroke in it and opened the throttle up! LITERALLY FIRED RIGHT UP after a couple turns.
Do ya wana sell the old thunderchicken????????? I've always like them old T-Birds. I usely by old Mercedes Benz for a little of nothing and get them going and drive them till they drop. Needless to say i haven't had one to drop yet!!! So they seem to be accumulating in my driveway!
Yes its for sale
Fun fact...my oldest son was conceived in a 64 thunderbird with red interior. That 66 looks a lot like it.
That's a lovely image i have in my head now.
The vinyl had been replaced on top. 66 landau would have hearse bars not TBirds and no seams in the vinyl.
This is not a landau, the landaus do not have rear side windows. I believe the car had an older restoration done in the 1990s.
I’ve got a 66 I picked up in Colorado and brought back to IL. Still fighting some overheating issues but have a plan to tackle it this winter. I love the body style for sure! The back seat and aviation style controls are what really drew me to them.
Parts can be a challenge to find occasionally, couple good FB groups and Ecklers, Mack’s and The Birdsnest are good resources.
@@jljmonky Honestly ill probably sell the car. Im not going to restore it i just like messing with old cars.
Wing windows were nessisary, you could direct the air and with little wind noise as for the noise off a full window. Wing window were tits on air flow and less noise. Now tweeters don't need winds they drive blind any way
I've owned many cars with wing windows. This was the first ones I've seen that had a crank on them
@@somewhatfastMy father got my mother a brand new 1964 or 67 Impala 283 engine and there one the tree and was four door and wing windows with a hand crank
Nice car, a bit too sluggish
Thanks
Shame about the damage. I guess you didn't learn from the 49.
The 49 didnt get damaged
If this is a Carolina car I've rode in it before
It was an ohio car, then sold to a guy in gainsville georgia name nathan baer? I think, Then moved to texas.
How does a car fall off the trailer ?? You need to watch " Securing your Load for Dummies " lol
Weld broke, car rolled backward. Rear of truck lifted i spun out of control car ended up halfway off the trailer. ❤
Relax I'm just revving you up. I hope you and yours have a very Merry Christmas 🎅
The rear side window went away in 66
66 had a couple body styles. The thunderbird without the rear side window was called the "landau". This car is a1966 hardtop coupe.
Parts car. 80% arent at the 25K + mark these days.
Sold it to a guy for $4500 he drove off in it.
Tighten the damn bolts on the batt !
Nope what if something decided to short out and start a fire and i needed to pull the cable off real quick? Gotta use your head bud, im not trying to burn my rig to the ground.
Hey great revival video! No doubt she is a gem!!! You are however quite RUFF with the merchandise. Just would've liked to see a little more care taken when shifting, opening the door, removing it from the trailer, etc. VERY hard to watch.... Thanks for the Vid. I love seeing this particular Thunderbird live a second life.