Nice Car On Ebay

[TheDealer]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4513134074&category=6230

[Marauder8]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4513134074&category=6230
Now that is a car..................

[Bigdogjim]

As rare as they come..............WOW!

[merc406]

Hundred thousand and reserve not met, hmmmm, gotta go look and see what's goin on here.

[hitchhiker]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4513134074&category=6230

That's the one!

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[Mike Poore]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4513134074&category=6230
Ray, if I had $200K to spend, I'd bid that much .....and it might not be enough. Wonder what the reserve is? This was the year for the Thunderbolt reunion at Carlisle, and there were about a half dozen in the shed. Those things are awsome.

[TheDealer]

If this car is really what they say it is. It's should bring at least 250k. It has the glass hood, fenders and doors. This is the rarest one. Read this.


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Ford's Thunderbolt
By Steve Repergel
Imagine strolling into your Ford dealership and buying a hand assembled, high performance race car that was ready for the strip. This is exactly what you could do in 1964 if you had about $4000 in your pocket and were willing to accept no warranty. The automobile was, of course, the Thunderbolt.

Essentially, the T-bolt was a modified Ford Fairlane that carried a massive 427 cid V8 engine with two four barrel carbs, a hi-rise aluminum intake and special intake/exhaust valves. With such performance enhancements, the 427 cid power plant produced a conservative 450-500 horsepower. With an automatic or four speed manual transmission and your choice of a 4:57 or 4:71 rear end, the T-bolt could set speeds of over 120 mph inside of 11 seconds. Not bad for a car that weighed in at 3200 pounds.

Of course cosmetics were not as important as speed and handling. As a result, ornamentation was stripped down and huge stove pipes replaced two of the four headlights to maintain adequate air cooling for the 427 cid V8. Other modifications included traction bars, a drive shaft loop and 6.70X15 inch nylon ply tires.

To keep weight to a minimum, fiberglass was issued for the hood, air scoop and front fenders while the battery was placed in the trunk. Rear side and vent windows were made of Plexiglas and bumpers came in either aluminum or fiberglass. Some of the first edition T-bolts even had fiberglass doors.

Production numbers seem obscure for the T-bolt, somewhere around 100 units. The first 11 cars came in Vintage Burgundy and remained "factory" automobiles. Sold to the public were models painted Wimbledon White with optional paint designs such as racing stripes or flames.

Ford spent two thousand dollars above the sticker price building each Thunderbolt. Although they may have lost money building these automobiles, the return on Ford's investment paid off through advertising and publicity.

With few exceptions, the T-bolt is really the only car offering an inside look at Ford's performance days. Anyone owning a Thunderbolt today has a wonderful and valuable piece of automotive history.

Written on 07/18/2001


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