![]() ![]() I’m not going to say that this Thunderbird is a lost cause, because I think that we’ve all seen sorrier sights that have been revived. A date correct engine and transmission should be able to be sourced, but it means that the ultimate restored value of the car will be impacted to some degree. This is a blow for anyone looking at restoring this as a numbers-matching original. Originally equipped with a 292ci V8 and manual transmission, both of these items are now long gone. The other bad news surrounds the engine and transmission. The rest of the interior will require a full restoration. The car was originally fitted with a power seat, and while the switches are still present, the seat itself is MIA. As with the outside of the car, the interior has copped a real hammering over the years. The black on black finish must have looked pretty special when the car was new, but that was ever such a long time ago. The fiberglass hardtop is going to need some work, while the rear glass is present, but not installed. The rest of the really prone areas such as the bottoms of the doors, fenders, and quarter panels actually look pretty reasonable, with only minor rust visible. The owner says that the frame appears to be solid, but there is rust in the floors, as well as in the hood and trunk lid. It has also suffered from the rust issues that claimed so many cars from this era, although it is not a completely lost cause. It has obviously undergone at least one color change in that time. It was finished in Raven Black, with a black interior. The owner says that the Thunderbird rolled off the line on the 16th September 1955. Located in Denton, North Carolina, it is listed for sale here on eBay. The owner has set the opening bid for the Thunderbird at $2,500, but there had been no bids on the vehicle at the time of writing. There is some work to be done to bring it back, but for the right person, the effort may well be worth it. That was a long time ago, and time appears to have been this car’s enemy. The owner of this 1955 Thunderbird has put a bit of effort into decoding the VIN on this car and claims that after this car was built, there were only four more 1955 Thunderbirds that rolled off the production line.
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