Naturally, the two-barrel 351 looks barely used. It’s hard to believe the dash and rest of the interior have survived this long without any damage at all! This picture (apart from the stripes left by the vacuum cleaner) could be straight out of a 1979 Thunderbird brochure. I’d jump at the chance to purchase a new car with a bright red interior! Anyway, we’re told this is leather, and that everything works–even the air conditioning has been converted to R134A and blows cold! If you’ve read my posts much before, you’ll have seen me ranting on how boring most car interior colors are now. There are a few chips and one set of minor scratches in the paint, but the selling dealer has posted high-resolution pictures of both and neither worry me at all. Especially considering the low mileage of this one. Gas mileage, not so much, but I can’t see many folks daily driving one of these now. I like the styling of the unusual B-pillar and (now) appreciate the effortless ride and comfort the cars offer. The car is listed for sale here on eBay, with a buy it now set at $13,500 but lower offers are welcomed.Īlthough I remember at the time these Thunderbirds & Cougars were new thinking how huge they were, as I’ve gotten older the design has grown on me. You can read the story of how they were found here on the Chicago Car Club. Both cars have been cleaned up and are up for grabs.
It’s been carefully garage stored since new and is only showing 11,766 miles–it’s even still wearing its original tires! Parked in the garage next to it was a similarly nice 1983 Lincoln.
They don’t come much cleaner than this one! This 1979 Ford Thunderbird’s original owner died about 10 years ago, but his wife didn’t get around to selling his two cars until recently (more about the other one later).
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