1967 Ford Thunderbird Base Hardtop 2-Door 6.4L, Original Condition, Daily Driver

Ford took a bold step in redesigning the Thunderbird in 1967. Added to the T-Bird range this year was a four-door sedan model, ith forward opening "suicide" rear doors, hich included part of the roof. Even more drastic, he company dropped the convertible from the Thunderbird lineup for the first time. Underneath, the car began to utilize body-on-frame construction instead of a unibody setup. Despite what purists must have thought, he move was an attempt to broaden the car's appeal and sell more units, hich was easily accomplished. Ford sold nearly 10,000 more Thunderbirds in 1967 than it did in 1966.

In addition to the four-door Landau sedan, two-door coupe and Landau coupe were also offered. The Landau models had a vinyl roof and a decorative bar dressing up the C-pillar. All of the new Thunderbirds were longer and heavier than the preceding model, ith full-width grilles, idden headlights, nd full-width taillights. Engines ranged from 275- and 315-hp 390-cid V-8s, hrough two high-performance motors of 427-cid, ffering 410 and 425 hp, p to the 428-cid, 45-hp Thunderbird Special.

Thunderbirds were little changed for 1968, hough the 429-cid, 60-hp Thunderjet engine was added to the options list and the 427-cid engines were dropped. Overall, ales dipped slightly to below where they were at for the 1966 model year, t 64,391 units. The 1969 T-Birds were the last to use this body with a few detail changes, ncluding more people opting for buckets seats. Sales slid to below 50,000 for the first time since recession-sick 1958.

For 1970, he Thunderbird got received a new body shell that was longer and lower, ith a projecting beak in the center of the grille, and full-width inverted "U" taillights. Body styles remained the same and motors ranged from 390 cid to 429 cid. The 1971 model year saw the last of this generation of T-Bird, ith the 1972 car becoming upsized. As the last of the line, ew changes were made.

This era of Ford Thunderbird can still be purchased quite reasonably. The cars don't have the elegance of the first gen T-Birds, r the atomic styling of the "Bullet Bird" era, ut they do have an interesting look that has aged quite well. They are heavier and thirstier than their predecessors, hich makes the driving dynamics best suited to cruising. The 1970-71 "beaked" cars have all but disappeared and the quirky four-door is now quite rare in either series, eaning they both stand out on today's roads. Somewhat surprisingly, arts aren't all that difficult to obtain, nd a lot of these cars still exist in fairly decent shape. Restored examples, owever, re very unusual, ainly due to the cost of restoration being so much greater than the model's current market value.

On Jul-12-15 at 10:53:33 PDT, eller added the following information:

I received a call from a nice gentleman in Texas. He says the official color is "Lime Gold". Which makes this T Bird a bit unusual and a bit rare.
The Lime Gold Exterior along with the matching interior was meant for the Top of the line Thunderbird that has All the bells and Whistles. This was a special order color and interior on the base model.
The Thunderbird enthusiast that called, lso stated that he has only seen 3 Thunderbird's with this color combination. It was the working mans Thunderbird trying to look like a Big Baller.
Just thought you might appreciate this information. If any other T Bird enthusiasts have any pertinent information regarding this 1967 Thunderbird, eel free to email me. I am more than happy to post any important information.
KG