1963 ford thunderbird sports roadster colors

1963 FORD THUNDERBIRD SPORTS ROADSTER COLORS DRIVER
1963 FORD THUNDERBIRD SPORTS ROADSTER COLORS TV

There was some online bidding, but as the number crept closer to my limit, it was just between me and one other person. As far as I could tell, there was only one other bidder in the room. The bidding started as the Diamond Blue Thunderbird rolled onto the block.

1963 FORD THUNDERBIRD SPORTS ROADSTER COLORS DRIVER

There was a driver sitting in it with the motor running, scooting the Thunderbird forward as each car ahead of it passed through the auction block. Leaving my son at our table, I walked past the gesticulating and raucous auction assistants, out to the tent housing the queued up cars. Intrigued, I noticed that this T-bird was only four cars from coming across the block, so I had better get in gear if I was going to bid. I had also explored the possibility of buying a convertible, but at the time the cost for one was past my budget. The wrap-around interior and bullet styling has always captured my imagination, but at that time had given up on my search, not finding a suitable candidate. I thought back to a couple years previously when I had been shopping for this exact car, except at the time I was looking at hard-top coupes, not convertibles. It was a 1963 Ford Thunderbird Convertible with 87,000 original miles. Since attending one of these auctions as a bidder was on my Want-To-Do list anyway, I decided to hook up Big Red to Black Betty, and head down the road with my 14 year old son to see what we could see about this so-called auction.Īs I flipped through the final few pages, my eye fell on a car which had until now escaped my notice.

1963 FORD THUNDERBIRD SPORTS ROADSTER COLORS TV

Now, I have watched plenty of classic car auctions on TV (Barret Jackson and Mecum come to mind) and I am familiar with the pace and routine of these events, but never have I actually attended one - much less registered as a bidder. I clicked on the ad for the Mustang and it informed me that if I was interested in the car, it would be available at a classic car auction that weekend a couple hours away from where I live. I've never been known for my good timing. Values have been on the rise over the past few years, so now is the time - or, more accurately, a couple years ago was the time to buy one. I've owned several Fox body cars, and had a recent hankering to get behind the wheel of another. I had been shopping for a fun summer project that I could work on and enjoy using at the same time.

My part of the story began with an ad on Facebook Marketplace for a 1986 Ford Mustang GT convertible.

1963 ford thunderbird sports roadster colors