This 1964 Ford Thunderbird Was a Golden Age Car That Reflected American Post-War Optimism

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  • 00:00 Start
    00:04 Night Drive
    00:31 Startup and Headlights
    01:06 Intro - Terrible weather, animal update
    03:51 Beginning of review - overview
    12:30 1964 in review
    16:55 Back to the car - styling, exterior
    21:43 Trunk
    23:24 Underhood
    25:40 Interior
    33:30 Test Drive
    38:28 Highway drive
    This 1964 Thunderbird represents a true golden age of American car building, with the cars produced having an elegance, complexity, and uniqueness we're not likely to see again on anything but the highest end of car making. Ornate trim and switchgear, polished materials, dramatic lines and creases, and futuristic vision all collaborate to make machines of this vintage a feast for the eyes - and this Thunderbird does not disappoint.
    1964 Ford Thunderbird Landau - Review and test drive by Bill of Curious Cars
    Car is for sale at Autohaus of Naples, and can be viewed here:
    www.autohausfl.com/vehicle-de...
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  • @clintonflynn815
    @clintonflynn815 2 ปีที่แล้ว +163

    Early to mid sixties American cars had the best dashboards/interiors of all time. You can feel the prosperity and exuberance for the future in every gauge, switch and chrome strip.

    • @V8_screw_electric_cars
      @V8_screw_electric_cars 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yes give me that electroluminescent dash over stupid led any day.

    • @tacey01
      @tacey01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      The big Chrysler and Plymouth/Dodge had the most futuristic instrument panels. From push button gear selector to a globe shaped speedometer, Mopar had it goin’ on!!

    • @kennethwood9025
      @kennethwood9025 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Incredible example and a great review. Thanks Bill.

    • @wall-e3313
      @wall-e3313 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I once worked in a junkyard where we had several cars from the 60's and 70's. I admired their contols until they were crushed. Current cars just dont my attention.

    • @allenwayne2033
      @allenwayne2033 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Agree! My Grandfather had a 62 Olds Super 88 and I thought the dash, and "deep dish" 'steering wheel were works of art!

  • @stephendavidbailey2743
    @stephendavidbailey2743 2 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    It's easy to sneer at 'four seater Thunderbirds', but from 1958 through 1966 they were the ne plus ultra of American luxury cars. I want one and I don't care if it's floatey or gauche or silly; I still want one.

    • @lunarpking
      @lunarpking 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The only classic car I've ever drove much of has been my 74 Super Beetle. This summer I saw a 60 Thunderbird and went "woah, that's a nice looking car" and then a few months ago I saw a 63 for sale and actually got to drive it. It's the entire opposite of my Beetle and I want that car now. Thing goes against everything I like and has what I dislike- Vinyl top, Automatic, Big V8 with poor mileage and is a BIG car compared to anything I've drove... And yet that car is FANTASTIC. It helps that it has crank windows and no A/C, which I like. It's also that really rare Monaco edition, which is cool. Yeah, Thunderbirds are cool. I think I want one over the Karmann Ghia I've always wanted.

    • @novanogo07
      @novanogo07 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I have a really nice '66 T-Bird convertible. They ride like crap compared the GMs of the era, but they look so much better and have the coolest cockpits. People notice you in a TBird more so than other classics.

    • @davidmagen415
      @davidmagen415 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It’s so that the Canadians can get in back

    • @dallasguy3306
      @dallasguy3306 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      One thing not mentioned in the video was just how heavy this car is. One site lists 4,729 lbs.! The same site shows average combined mpg of 10.1. Also, I searched and could not find a picture of the speed control, which was optional (and on our car). I found a list of available options and mom's car had all of them. Phenomenal car. Imagine a restomod, with 4-wheel disc brakes the first thing being.

    • @novanogo07
      @novanogo07 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@dallasguy3306 65 and 66s came standard with some beefy Kelsey Hayes 4 piston discs on the front. You need every bit of that to slow them down. With a driver and a full tank of gas youre pushing 5,000 pounds.

  • @CorgiConnect
    @CorgiConnect 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    My dad always had Cadillacs when we were growing up. My brother (who is about 10 yrs older than me) got a '66 Bird after high school, that car would have been about 12 years old when he got it, so not in perfect condition, but I swear that T-Bird was quieter and smoother than dad's Caddy. His was also a Landau top, which in '66 also gave you an interior roof console. The chrome inside that car was insane, and he seemed to remember that the wipers were actually vacuum operated, not sure that is accurate though. His tilt away steering columns lock did not work all that good, so he often had fun with a new passenger when he would say "here take the wheel" and then momentarily swing the column in their direction. To this day, he has a 1/24 scale model of one in his living room.

    • @mikemcsweeney2993
      @mikemcsweeney2993 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Wipers were powered from the power steering pump. They’d slow down at idle.

    • @balesjo
      @balesjo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I had a friend whose husband ran the local Ford dealership. When he went to college about 1060, his family bought him a used 56 T-Bird which he kept until around 1980. In high school, he used to pitch me the keys and let me take it out for a few hours. I loved removing the solid hardtop and cruising around. On the highway it was a real monster burning up the road, Still have photos of myself around my Senior year with that car. They also had the last of the Big T-Birds, a 1975 in Lipstick Red and White. That is the first car I'd ever been in where the saying "you could hear a pin drop" applied. And it was a BIG, luxurious, quiet boulevard machine. Several years later, about the time I started grad school, I got a 77 T-Bird in Lipstick Red and White. Not quite the same, but still quite a car for a college student, very comfortable when I made a 7-hour trip home to visit family, and a great date car!

    • @veronicasheehan934
      @veronicasheehan934 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Get a photo, of scale model,.👌😊☘️🇮🇪

    • @linwoodouellette6132
      @linwoodouellette6132 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Man wheir did he finde that im a dicast buff I have a 71 Ford mustang I like finde a 76 in a sunset gold 71 mustang 69 Dodge charge 79 Town a country 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee 2011 charge 02. Couvet 02 càddy Eserlade

    • @billolsen4360
      @billolsen4360 ปีที่แล้ว

      I drove a lot of late 1970's limousines when I got out of college and yes, the Caddies were noisy at idle.

  • @gt-37guy6
    @gt-37guy6 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    A Ride in a neighbor's 1965 T-Bird with a 428 clearing out the 4 Barrel on the highway did it for me and my brother...became an instant car guy at 12 years old. Within a couple of weeks we had muscle-car encyclopedia and were memorizing Horsepower numbers, performance specs, option packages etc, for all makes and models.

  • @bobstride6838
    @bobstride6838 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    My God Bill, what a beautiful, beautiful car. I crave the era that this car came from when optimism abounded. Today, we're a bunch of miserable bastards by comparison!

    • @davedave5787
      @davedave5787 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      wow your so right.... now look at the crap ford is selling folk!!!! Sad.

    • @davidmagen415
      @davidmagen415 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wouldn’t buy a Ford aside from no resale they have very little style.

    • @gregcho2464
      @gregcho2464 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So true, I'm glad I'm old and won't be here in 30 years. Its a shame to see the direction this country is headed.

  • @e.f.clarke2041
    @e.f.clarke2041 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I did a jump and heel click when I saw the notification for this car pop up. Thanks, Bill!

  • @jackboyd53
    @jackboyd53 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Thanks Bill. This is mu favorite generation T-Bird mostly because of that amazing interior design. I'm kinda partial to the '66 because the grill was a little cleaner design. For God sakes though put some whitewalls on that car

  • @allenwayne2033
    @allenwayne2033 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Dude! You're always 'spot on" with your knowledge of automotive history! Being a car guy, about ten years your senior, you have earned my total respect with your research and knowledge. (Quite unlike others like Doug DeMurrow) I was 5 when the 64 T-bird came out, and I still remember my first sighting of one of them when they were new! I was instantly in love! I thought it was the most beautiful thing in the world! In retrospect, I prefer the 66's, but the 3rd, 4th, and even the 5th generation (which don't yet seem to get the respect they deserve) of T-Birds were stellar and the best of the T-Birds!

  • @nickbruni8041
    @nickbruni8041 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Car guy up here near Philly..
    I started watching for the cars..
    I’m staying because of the info and attitude !!
    ( including what it’s like living in Florida) 🤘🏼🍻👊🏼

  • @ronaldhadley7129
    @ronaldhadley7129 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The more I see this program the more I really like it. The delivery of the information is great.The real estate looks fantastic life is good

  • @MarkDavison59
    @MarkDavison59 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Book "Suppository" Building in Dallas? 14:44 You're killing me Bill!

  • @scottbarber8224
    @scottbarber8224 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One of my earliest childhood car memories is my mother stating "look at that Thunderbird, he must be a doctor."
    These cars are real gems.

  • @MisterMikeTexas
    @MisterMikeTexas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    A 64 Thunderbird and "Satisfaction" by the Rolling Stones playing on the radio! Wish I were riding shotgun!

  • @gretchenlittle6817
    @gretchenlittle6817 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Very cool! Some kids around my age in HS had a father who only drove Thunderbirds -- they had at least three of them, all around this vintage. Rode in them a few times, and the interiors blew me away -- so stylish!

  • @ptarrow6817
    @ptarrow6817 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    One of my all time favorites thanks to that fabulous interior. In ‘67 I tried in vain to get dad to buy one (a 1965) and I even had mom’s support. She always said it was the only “sporty” car she ever liked even though it was too “showy”. But alas a better deal came along on a ‘65 Galaxie 500. Thanks Bill for bringing this one to the channel.

    • @matrox
      @matrox 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      My brothers first car was a 65 Galaxie 2 door. around 73'. He had it repainted and put cragars on all 4 corners. 352 v8 with dual exhaust.

    • @ixlr8677
      @ixlr8677 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      the supository bldg. cool.

    • @daviddinsmore2610
      @daviddinsmore2610 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ixlr8677 I had to listen again to be sure he said that. lololol

    • @cherrycoffrin1273
      @cherrycoffrin1273 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I had a '64 Galaxie 500 I bought after high school in 1972 for $500. Great car, had it for years....

    • @opera93
      @opera93 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks, interesting…. I opted ,in 1967, for a 1966 GALAXIE 500 XL/**4 speed/352 / ps,pbrakes,dual exh/ black INTERIOR; I actually fixed it up a lot::: special metallic Brakes, ( desperately needed unless factory DISCS), Motorcraft Coolant Recov (* not in original Build) , decent tires/ MONROE Shocks) etc. Burgandy Color: like the one Jay Leno fixed up w/OUT 7LITRE Packages., etc.Anyways, I had a junk 61 Ford Convertible, &;the Dodge Dealer had this GALAXIE / MANUEL TRANS, LOW miles,: though not as well built, looking a LENO’s 1966 tear Down &;Rebuild: though they plowed a lot of expertise and Monies in that 66 GALAXIE…

  • @mikemcsweeney2993
    @mikemcsweeney2993 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    First car I bought…in 1984…was a 65 Bird from a buddy. It needed work, but the 390 purred. The body work was gonna cost a fortune to restore. I sold it after 3 months. I would have made a mint parting it out. Sequential turn signals worked, pivoting seat, very good interior. The body was a rust wreck. Wish I had it today. This was a “must see” video, Bill!

  • @LoreDrive
    @LoreDrive 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    My God Bill never disappoints and since I love this era of cars listening to him is ever better!

  • @trk1973
    @trk1973 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    book suppository building? That'd be a real pain in the.... errr. Anyway, I love the look of the "square" bird and that dash at night looked amazing

  • @andydanko7074
    @andydanko7074 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The opening of this video started out with Bill's favorite weather song. The Rolling Stones "I Can't Get No Satisfaction" 😁😁

  • @doctorgille
    @doctorgille 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Bill, don't change a thing. In fact, I love the lead-in twilight blast run down the road, speedo bouncing around 65 and then the punch to 80. One of the things I find sorely lacking in most "walkarounds" is the lighting? Dash, head, tail, dome, especially at dusk. What is it like to drive at night?
    Cameras are so much better these days - enabling a good shot at capturing the magic of light. If you've ever driven a mid-60's full size poncho down a freeway at night (1963-66) then you know how wild those cars were with the chrome dashboards. Something sorely lacking in the cars of today.
    In all actuality - the muggy overcast weather was perfect for photographing the T-Bird as the light temperature complements the paint and interior colors. Would have looked much different on a sunny morning or evening. Maybe better, but I really appreciate what it is right here, right now.
    Note: It was Bobby Riggs that lost to Billy Jean King, Although there is some controversy about that match too. He was 55 and deeply in debt, and she was 29. People who saw that match generally agree he was pulling back on his serves. I suppose in the end they both got out of it what they wanted.
    Customer demographics-wise, it was generally accepted that if you flew a 707 or DC8 for a living this is what you drove to work.
    The interior is a work of art - especially the uber-cozy looking wraparound back seat. All the shiny trim too.
    Another feature that I really miss on modern cars is the suicide wipers. It's the only rational design as the water is pushed to the a-pillars. Most cars today move the water from the passenger side to the driver's side thus obscuring the view. So stupid.
    Style-wise I like the back better than the front, but I think the front would benefit from a pair of clear acrylic headlight covers to finish the lines - much like the E-type Jags that look amazing with them, and bereft without.

  • @dirkdigler4943
    @dirkdigler4943 2 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    I love Bill’s weather reports. Totally priceless lol 😆

    • @volvo09
      @volvo09 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I will be quite worried if he ever has a chipper positive weather report!

    • @69eddieD
      @69eddieD 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I love that he says it with a Paul Lynde snark.
      Paul Lynde is era appropriate for this T-Bird too.

    • @woodrow60
      @woodrow60 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Absolutely, don’t stop the commentary on the weather and the animals. I hope the goats ended up in a curry.

    • @abdulabdanahib9617
      @abdulabdanahib9617 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bill has wonderful weather over there
      Here in Ukraine its snowy and terribly cold

    • @bradford_shaun_murray
      @bradford_shaun_murray 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      0:05 I like his if Mick Jagger was late driving for a 1965 concert date in Florida flashback moment.

  • @blairwilliamson5554
    @blairwilliamson5554 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bill, I'm saving your videos to home school my teenage sons. They get a variety of studies this way:
    Weather
    Automotive History
    Animal Science
    Health Science
    American History
    Language Arts
    God help them if after graduation they decide to become auto detailers like Dalton.

  • @MostlyBuicks
    @MostlyBuicks 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The first of my 12 T-birds was a 1964. (3 1956s, 3, 1957s, 1959, 1962, 1963--my last, 1964, 1965 and 1966).

  • @corefreeman5804
    @corefreeman5804 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Bill..you are the Ron White of car reviews.... Entertaing and hilarious... Thanks for a great ride!

    • @samuelthompson2605
      @samuelthompson2605 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wonder if Bill has a nickname like "The Tater" does.

    • @scottydog62
      @scottydog62 ปีที่แล้ว

      His voice and snarkness is like a cross between Paul Lynde and Hank Goldberg

  • @barry9684
    @barry9684 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Greetings Bill from an absolutely freezing Moscow. You'd love the weather over here right now

    • @Declan_Payan
      @Declan_Payan 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same!! I’ll gladly trade with him😂 it’s in the 30s here in Ny

  • @TheArkDoc
    @TheArkDoc 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That's a great survivor car and you did a good job with the video. Growing up in a 1970 Bird, this car, the 1964-65 in particular, was my dream. I drove a 1966 in college back in the mid-1980s. Then bought a 1965 hardtop and drove it every day for about 10 years. I sold it in 1997 and hated myself the moment I saw it pull out of the parking lot. Four years ago I bought a gorgeous fully-restored 1964 Convertible--Wanda the red witch. My god I love my car. She is a stunner--red with a white top and interior and a set of KH wire wheels. No matter where I go, people come up and talk. Only buy one if you want to meet strangers, and if you by a convertible, be prepared to raise and lower the top--everyone wants to see her in action.

  • @davidfrania8990
    @davidfrania8990 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bill, I so remember when this car came out and how impressed I was by it! It was a real head-turner for this 11 year old at that time! Thanks so much for featuring this fine car!

  • @ThePrissy11
    @ThePrissy11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Beautiful Bird. It seems to be somewhere in the purple family(?). My uncle had a yellow ‘65. He said it “blew a rod” whatever that means. Fast car. I think the “Thelma & Louise” movie sort of made the thing famous.

  • @69eddieD
    @69eddieD 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    "The gas mileage is atrocious" I had a 390 Galaxie and this is an accurate statement. But the 390 is ideal for a lead sled. It has tons of torque.

    • @torque3022
      @torque3022 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ford 390 V8 is a wonderful engine.
      As you say, it has practical torque at all RPMs.
      It was reliable and durable, and was used as a truck engine.
      My father once ran his 1968 Ford Country Squire station wagon with a 390 CID V8 without water for 30 miles. He did stop to allow the engine to cool off a few times.
      A thwack-thwack noise developed which was traced to a left side No. 6 cylinder exhaust valve bent pushrod.
      We replaced the bent pushrod with a $1.58 new pushrod from the Ford dealer.
      Good as new!

    • @garyblanchard1084
      @garyblanchard1084 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      High fuel consumption? Well there was the thrifty Falcon……………

  • @richardmorris7063
    @richardmorris7063 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This car exudes the mid century modern quality & I love it.You've done it again Bill!

  • @dirkdigler4943
    @dirkdigler4943 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Bill’s weather reports are totally priceless. Lol 😆

    • @V8_screw_electric_cars
      @V8_screw_electric_cars 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "Muggy weather n' birds blues" good song title

    • @lobsterwhisperer7932
      @lobsterwhisperer7932 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Its become his trademark and would feel strange without the weather reports.

    • @my1vice
      @my1vice 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can say that again....
      Oh.... LoL... I see that you did.

  • @rjanderson7394
    @rjanderson7394 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    One of my 80+ cars and a favorite was my '70 T-Bird, loved the wrap around back seat, loved the 429 power which could peg the 145MPH Speedo, hated my city MPG of 4!

    • @MadeInNewYork73
      @MadeInNewYork73 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      My 2nd favorite Bird. I had to drive the big ones 89 - 90s bc we had kids & NO 4 doors for me until now at 66 - not by choice. At least not Granny's elderly blue metallic 4 dr Impala.

    • @michaelwhite2823
      @michaelwhite2823 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'd love to see Bill do a 67 four door. I remember being a kid in the late 70s and riding my bike around suburbia looking at cars parked on the street and my jaw dropped the first time I saw the suicide door Tbird. PW switches on the dash.

    • @jimmattox9982
      @jimmattox9982 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I had a 69 T bird with suicide doors. Pass everything except the gas station

    • @MadeInNewYork73
      @MadeInNewYork73 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jimmattox9982 More I hear what you guys had...the more I remember the fifth generation TBirds. Pretty sweeeeet...too young to have one but had a teach that got a new Bird every year. I definitely am a fan of the personal luxury coupe. Driving my 1st 4-door car NOW and hate it - not even RWD. Don't look or feel like a Dinosaur, but guess I am. Sold my Mustang bc it would no longer be garaged, lost my husband in '18 so forced to drive his Fusion SEL as a daily. Ain't the same!!! Put 2k miles on it in 3 yrs..lol

  • @randybills3848
    @randybills3848 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    those things in a convertable with the roadster two hump thing covered the back seats were the absolute best lookin car on the road

  • @jllen729
    @jllen729 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Thank you for another one of your great snarky full of pessimism and humorous reviews! It made my day as usual! Nice ride btw!

  • @donkeytime1704
    @donkeytime1704 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of the many things that I appreciate about this era of the auto industry is how the engineers put a lot of thought in terms of style and elegance. The term to give to this automobile is class, as it was with many other makes. The American auto industry in those days expressed its pride in those days. We've really lost something that could never be regained I'm afraid and I'm sure many people would agree. Thanks Bill for sharing your time with us, it's really a pleasure to hear you complain and bitch about the weather, the birds and the goats. I really like watching these videos of yours when I get to work a little early to break in while I'm drinking my coffee before opening my barbershop. It really helps me get my mindset together before starting my day, else I'm gonna be one first class nut job. So please, keep the videos coming and don't change... ✌️🥸

  • @christopherkraft1327
    @christopherkraft1327 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Hey Bill, I love these 64-66 Thunderbirds!!! Sorry about the soupy fog & humidity!!! I recommend an extra dose of coronavirus whiskey!!! At least things are quiet on the animal front. This Tbird is absolutely gorgeous!!! Thanks for sharing another fun video!!! 👍👍🎄

  • @guyb7005
    @guyb7005 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    spectacular vehicle - I agree, mid-60's were phenomenal for styling and scale.

  • @riwoof
    @riwoof 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I dub thee "Bill, King of the shitty weather adjectives". This is my favorite gen of T-bird! Thanks for taking us down memory lane!

  • @Marcstang04
    @Marcstang04 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My first car in 1973 was a white 1965 Thunderbird coupe, all my friends in high school were jealous! The section of the trunk in the middle would a safe place for your toddlers to have fun in.

  • @bennetfox
    @bennetfox 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Love the Boxy Bird (as that car came to be known)!! I love to see you pick up a 1967 two-door or four-door (with suicide doors) Thunderbird!

  • @KTR2020_1
    @KTR2020_1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That's a real beauty. Still say you have a great job....driving around in so many different spectacular cars. Doesn't get much better than that.
    Cheers
    Kevin

  • @brandbryce
    @brandbryce 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Absolute masterstroke of American design before the 'decontent' trend. Where are the whitewalls, though? It just doesn't look right with those black sidewalls. #hellofromcanada

  • @dave1956
    @dave1956 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What fabulous cars these were in their day. Very distinctive and beautiful.

  • @ericbucci6325
    @ericbucci6325 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The instrument cluster at night looks awesome. Once again Bill, you are so informative and entertaining. You are helping appreciate to expand cars that I now like. Boy, I miss the goats on top of the Porsche.

  • @razorridgeback4516
    @razorridgeback4516 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another winner. You're awesome Bill. Thank you so much

  • @MrMattMohler
    @MrMattMohler 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your weather reports are the reason I watch!
    Keep doing your thing!

  • @belindakt
    @belindakt 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So glad I grew up in this era- the interior of this t bird always made me smile, so pleasing to look at. You did a great presentation, thank you so very much for the trip back to a better time , when a vehicle actually said so much about it's owner.....

  • @eddielt1sl
    @eddielt1sl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Bill is awesome 👏 he says it how it is! Love the history lessons corresponding to the year of the cars!

  • @christopherjones8517
    @christopherjones8517 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Finely a beauty, thanks Bill!

  • @pauli6043
    @pauli6043 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The tires don't look right on the car, the sidewalls bubble out too much, I don't know if they are sized correctly or what. Whitewalls might help the situation

  • @reymustanggt4082
    @reymustanggt4082 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    WOOOWWWWW... and you got the best man reviewing this fine car... thanks, Bill!!!

  • @MisterMikeTexas
    @MisterMikeTexas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As for weather, I don't need four seasons! I can do without real winters, like the one we had in Texas in February. I'll take spring, summer, and autumn.

  • @franzvanjulio5523
    @franzvanjulio5523 ปีที่แล้ว

    Gorgeous car, Bill. Everyday I log into You Tube and find a little surprise of a review waiting for me. Keep up the good work. I hope you’re well.

  • @waggitnshaggit6592
    @waggitnshaggit6592 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks Bill so many T-Bird versions, keep them coming.Also thanks again for the real Cordoba you rock!

  • @Romiman1
    @Romiman1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh, yes, very beautiful. In Europe we never have had driveable artwork like this on the roads. (1964 even RollsRoyces looked more frugal inside...). Thank you for presenting it to us!

  • @Sedan57Chevy
    @Sedan57Chevy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This ones a real jewel, Bill. Thanks for the video! Loved that night time drive- the Stones were the perfect accent to a car that really hails from an era that doesn't just feel like the past- it feels like an entirely different world!

    • @nicderkez3544
      @nicderkez3544 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Didn’t it feel like it put you back? I was never alive then but it felt really weird watching the beginning!

  • @rjanderson7394
    @rjanderson7394 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    BILL: Moved to Clearwater in '77, spent 34 years in Cental Florida, know what you mean 'bout the weather down there. Grew up in NW. Indiana "Chicagoland", but now really enjoying my Son's 5 acre "Compound" and So. TN weather, it's just right!

  • @Triplez43
    @Triplez43 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Finally got a classic tbird on the channel

  • @joeybagofdragons
    @joeybagofdragons 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Keep the weather and animal reports. It makes you great Bill!

  • @BIGLOVE4TRUTH
    @BIGLOVE4TRUTH 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Well, I was 9 years old when these were new and absolutely fell in love with them (Not crazy about the Landau version, though). My dad bought a new 65 Galaxie 500 convertible, but not near as cool. Today I own the nicest 86 T Bird in the country. Brief video is on my channel.

    • @matrox
      @matrox 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was 8. My first car model was a 65' Tbird. My Brothers first real car in the early 70s was a 65' Galaxie 500. Nice riding cars. He put cragars on his. with fat L60x14s on the back. Glass pack dual exhaust.

    • @gpiano88
      @gpiano88 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I had a '65 Galaxie convertible and I loved it. It was Arcadian Blue with the diamond blue vinyl interior with a white top. Beautiful. By the way, it had the T-Bird 289 CID V-8 with the gold valve covers and gold air filter cover. Talk about a glamourous chick magnet.

    • @BIGLOVE4TRUTH
      @BIGLOVE4TRUTH 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@gpiano88 yeah, I drove the 65 galaxie later in high school. Later when I was about 22 I bought a maroon 64 Galaxie 500XL with white vinyl buckets with black carpet. That was a good car. Had the 352 like the one my dad bought in 65.

  • @philipegner5779
    @philipegner5779 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The woman who stole my cherry drove a 1966 T Bird convertible. I was 14...she was 28...GAWD I loved that car!

  • @HELIXGHOST
    @HELIXGHOST 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a beautiful machine. Good review bill. Happy holidays everyone 🎄🎅🤶🧑‍🎄🎁🌲🎄

  • @lenovo7980
    @lenovo7980 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I got used to your morning weather forecast 😂, I even wait for it. Keep going...

  • @alanizsak
    @alanizsak 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love the videos. Very informative AND entertaining!

  • @rustyrobinson8027
    @rustyrobinson8027 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thanks for the great content

  • @byronpink9061
    @byronpink9061 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice 1964 T-Bird. Thanks for sharing.

  • @recl971
    @recl971 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Priceless commentary, one of a kind ,thank you Bill ,you are loved

  • @Mabeylater293
    @Mabeylater293 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    For an old car one of the best night interior lightings I’ve seen

  • @TheVitusGarageAutoblog
    @TheVitusGarageAutoblog ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video!!

  • @robhernandez7322
    @robhernandez7322 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Came for the car stayed for the history lesson..

    • @volvo09
      @volvo09 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Love the history

  • @stevenjudd3271
    @stevenjudd3271 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bill is the greatest weather man

  • @pdennis93
    @pdennis93 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Book suppository? I don't think people were using books for that purpose 🤣🤣🤣
    It was the book depository

    • @redacted629
      @redacted629 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank God for paperbacks or that might a hard pill to take 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

    • @pdennis93
      @pdennis93 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@redacted629 apparently there was a line in Full metal jacket where snowball made the same mistake when talking about the JFK assassination. I wonder if Bill was referencing that, or if he made the same snafu.
      th-cam.com/video/liusEeP1QcE/w-d-xo.html

    • @redacted629
      @redacted629 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pdennis93 Good catch. R.I.P. Gunny

    • @pdennis93
      @pdennis93 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@redacted629 I only discovered that after googling school suppository LOL.

  • @P.Galore
    @P.Galore 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    These Thunderbirds are an absolute joy to drive daily. I did so with a Silver Mink Metallic 1966 Town Coupe. The 1966 looking much more sleek and modern than the two prior years.

    • @thalo9237
      @thalo9237 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Absolutely! I have a Sky/baby blue, hard top landau..

    • @curbozerboomer1773
      @curbozerboomer1773 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bill was right...the early 60s T-Birds were the best-looking cars of the genre.

    • @cathalfolan8441
      @cathalfolan8441 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just hope karen doesn't t bone you in her escalade because she was texting, these old cars offer zero protection

    • @matrox
      @matrox 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes the 66' grill and tailllights were a nice subtle upgrade to the 64 and 65.

    • @matrox
      @matrox 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@curbozerboomer1773 No he was wrong. The 64-66' were the best looking and thats a fact.

  • @gordonborsboom7460
    @gordonborsboom7460 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One of these came up for sale in my area recently. Garage sat for thirty years with a beautiful interior, some lower rust and non-running engine. Definitely caught my attention but could not get over the side profile with its body creases. The 63 T-bird by comparison is beautifull in all views. It went to a good home, I bet. ($6500 CDN)

  • @pit_stop77
    @pit_stop77 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This to me is one of the iconic American cars that I
    remember from my childhood 👍🏽

  • @theconciergerecommends3981
    @theconciergerecommends3981 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    OMG!!! The review I've been waiting for... Thx Bill!!!

  • @waltschannel7465
    @waltschannel7465 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just looked at the website. That car is a DEAL! Somebody GRAB IT!!

  • @labornurse
    @labornurse 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I like it!

  • @ronaldskwier7868
    @ronaldskwier7868 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My father had a "65 and a couple years later I bought a "66. These were our all time favorite cars. When you think of the word style, these cars were the pinnacle. The only thing your Landau needs is whitewall tires! Thanks for the ride!

  • @mikederucki
    @mikederucki 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, that interior at night is something else! Beautiful

  • @ftby59mikeD
    @ftby59mikeD 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Thanks Bill & AHN for this one!..I own a '66 Towne Landau in the same color combo as this one. It's got every conceivable option including the 428 ci. Great highway cruiser & a hit at the local car meets. It's a great driver & the sequential tail lights are a electro/mechanical wonder for the era.

    • @thalo9237
      @thalo9237 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I have one too! Awesome car. I almost sold it but I can't do it.. I need to get it back on the road..💯💪🏾

  • @petergibbs
    @petergibbs 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think this is the most perfectly proportioned styled car you have ever had for sale/reviewed. Everything about her seems just right inside and out. I think I'm in love.

  • @richardliddell6384
    @richardliddell6384 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fucking love your weather rage Bill ,keep it up and the vicious wild life

  • @johnfrakes4746
    @johnfrakes4746 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a neat piece of history!

  • @jeffhayes7036
    @jeffhayes7036 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    cool car. thanks for posting

  • @motomuso
    @motomuso 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They all lost me when they lost the wing windows.
    Such a great beauty and another superb show!

  • @rogergoodman8665
    @rogergoodman8665 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Don't change a thing Bill ! I love it all, including the weather & plotting animal updates. Considering that Peter knew you despised those goats, I would have thought that he would invite you over to feast on the Porsche climbing trio with him!!

  • @donaldeverett7474
    @donaldeverett7474 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love my 64 TBird !!

  • @markmaiello9180
    @markmaiello9180 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    When I was a kid, a neighbor had a previous generation T-bird - that gorgeous boat style front end w/ jet engine tail lights...in blue: just an outstanding looking car. This one is a close second except that the Landau roof steals some of the looks away...that hood scoop does not appear to be functional either. I agree: the interior is where the car “shines.”

    • @ms8596
      @ms8596 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I grew up in one of these, my dad driving it until Sep '72. It was a dream to drive in compared to other cars on the road. Getting into other cars, it would strike me how stark they were. These had features way ahead of their time for mass production cars. I do remember that hood scope was not functional though from watching my dad maintain it, changing the oil, points and plugs.

  • @tsav6952
    @tsav6952 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I save these videos until night when things are quiet and I can enjoy the mix of automotive history, reminders of simpler times and unique humor.

  • @awkwarddude
    @awkwarddude 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    'Bird lover from way back. Beautiful example of the mark. They were marvelous road eaters of the day.

  • @news603redux
    @news603redux 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sexiest wrap around back seat ever! Looks like something out of a night club - god I miss the 60's.

  • @tucoramirez9729
    @tucoramirez9729 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's was a great way to start a video!!!

  • @robertrogers499
    @robertrogers499 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks, Bill! Great review with a wonderfully sarcastic sense of humor undoubtedly fueled by a generous portion of Covid breakfast whiskey! Style and class in the best possible way--this car not only has aged well, it has stood the test of time. Timelessly beautiful! Thanks again.

  • @arlenburgin2392
    @arlenburgin2392 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man, you've always hot awesome cars to show us! Thanks for the show

  • @bobhill3941
    @bobhill3941 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful colours and lines. Ever since I saw the movie Sin City new in 2005, whenever I see a 56 Thunderbird, I always remember the Clive Owen line "Get me a hardtop with a decent engine and a big trunk!"

  • @markhealey9409
    @markhealey9409 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Beautiful car & anazing interior & exterior detail! 😍😍😍😍

  • @alanbower9296
    @alanbower9296 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    BILL LOVE THE VIDEO MY FAVOURITE MOTER 1964 THUNDERBIRD LOVELY COLOUR🏁🏁🎅

  • @mattattack5205
    @mattattack5205 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Very unique sweeping back seating. Can’t wait to see the next gem you got. Christmas wishlist : 1970’s AMX Javelin.

    • @Pr3ct
      @Pr3ct 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In 1970 those were 2 different cars.

    • @mattattack5205
      @mattattack5205 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Let’s go for broke and find one of the 12 Alabama state trooper Javelin

  • @rustyjeep2469
    @rustyjeep2469 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Some old dude in my neighborhood has one of these t-birds, fully restored & painted a metallic blue, 1965 according to the license plate frame. It's sitting on wire wheels and wide whites... gorgeous car. 😍