The long years on the market mean it came into this world in various body styles, and in various configurations, some more successful, others less so.įew are as appealing as the F-Code models of the first generation, though, and that’s exactly what this particular Thunderbird is, a rare F-Code from 1957, a black, elegant gem that’s now up for grabs.į-Codes are technically Thunderbirds packing the 300-horsepower 312ci (5.1-liter) engine, topped by a 4-barrel carburetor and a supercharger, and running 3-speed automatic transmission.
The Thunderbird needs little introduction, but for the sake of argument, we’ll remind you that, in the eyes of some people (myself included), it’s one of the most beautiful cars the Blue Oval ever produced.ĭesigned as an entry into the luxury segment, it was around for ten generations from 1955 to 1997, with a short and not-so-successful revival (the 11th generation) in 2002 – 2005. Like this 1957 Ford Thunderbird, sitting on the lot of cars auction house Mecum is preparing to sell this week during its event in Dallas, Texas. $165,000.As we dive deeper into this topic, we’re beginning to unearth more and more incredible machines. From a local collec tion o f the past 30+ years. This is a rare chance to own an all - co rrect, nu mbe rs matc hin g, corre c t-co des o rig inal s tick -shift F - Bird. Most of th e F - Birds were buil t w ith an automati c tran smis sion.
#1957 FORD THUNDERBIRD MANUAL#
A ddin g to the rarity of our car, it was b uil t with a 3 - speed manual transmission with over d r i v e (CODE 2) and 3.70:1 rear axle ratio ( COD E 3). (CODE : E) with “Pleated F lame Vin yl” (CODE XH) in terior. O ur car was built on Jat, a s wi t h all F - Birds, t he Dearborn, Mich igan ass embly plant. Product io n of the “F - Birds” co mmenced in J une 1957. Thus was born the “Ford Mot or Company Supercharger Program.” The s ucc ess of the Da ytona co mpetition prompted Ford to offer a somew hat mil der version of t he Racin g Birds and Ford went on to b uild street - going su pe rcharged T’Birds (numb ers vary from 194 to 220.) These cars were powered by a 312 cubic inch, 300 horsepower V-8 eng ine usi ng a Paxton McCulloch "VR - 57”supercharger with a Holley 4 - barrel carburetor fed by a high - pressure fuel pump and with a high - perform an ce cam, modifi ed c om bustion chambers and a twin - point distributor. In 1957, Ford of fered a ver y s pecial ve rsion of the car - the “F - Bird.” Robert McNamara, For d's pre sident, pr oposed an ini tial production run of 100 c ars i n order to meet NASCAR ho m ologation requirements to race the cars and The Day tona Beach S peed Trials were chosen for the co mpetition debut of these s pecial cars. Powered by different versi ons of the 292 and 312 cubic inch V - 8 en gines, the cars not only were bea utiful but also had substanti al power. ) Ford built 53, 166 fabulous 2 - seater Thunderbirds in 1955, 19. 1957 FO RD S UPE RCH AR GED " F " THUNDERBIRD CONVERTIBLE # F7FH336976.
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