- 12,200
- 2,790 below average
- 15,600 good
- Los Angeles, CA
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- carsforsale.com
- 2,790 below average 12,200 gasoline blue automatic
Vehicle info2005 ford 50th anniversary thunderbirdsteel blue exteriorsteel blue convertible and hardtopoptional steel blue accessories packagesummary1-owner car that's logged only 12,200 miles3. 9 liter aj35 v85-speed automatic transmissionequipped with the optional partial interior color accent packagesale includes the car's original performance medium steel blue hardtopsale includes an original dealer window sticker, all service records since newpower steering4-wheel power disc brakes / abs8-inch rear axle / 3. 58 gears17-inch aluminum wheelstwo cars literally defined the newfound freedom of the 1950s: the chevrolet corvette and the ford thunderbird. Eventually chevrolet took their corvette to the racetrack, while ford continued to turn their thunderbird into theultimate boulevard king. Now, over sixty years later, corvettes are regarded as some of the best curve carvers inthe world, and thunderbirds, like this 12k-mile stunner, are still turning heads on main street. That's right; i have a pristine 2005 50th anniversary thunderbird that's so nice it could'verolled out of the factory yesterday! Bodywork/trimford's sensational thunderbird sprang to life as a 1955 halo car that fired imaginations and eventually became alegend. In 1999, dearborn's favorite son decided it would honor that original by building a new model to turn justas many heads. This pristine drop-top's long body has obviously been pampered and exceptionally caredfor as its slick thunderbird blue 2-stage looks just as good now as the day it rolled off the truck. And, from itsgreat fit to its blemish-free panels, this ford is definitely one of the nicest factory cruisers on the planet! As one of the most enduring 'retro' designs ever created, the car's j mays-penned fuselage looks fantastic fromvirtually any angle. At the front of that fuselage, a bright chrome grille hangs small driving lights below clear,combination headlamps and a teal-inlayed thunderbird emblem. Behind that emblem, a composite hood centers atraditional thunderbird scoop in front of tinted factory glass that sports a stylish chrome frame. At the top ofthat frame, a performance white hardtop latches down over a standard haartz soft top to perfectly mimic ford'soriginal, 1955 dual-roof system. Below those roofs, chrome ventiports ride inside re-imagined fender lines thatlead the eye through body-matched mirrors to rear mounted "thunderbird." 50th anniversary badging on both frontfenders,enginewhen ford debuted the eleventh generation thunderbird it introduced a car that was faithful to the original conceptin virtually every way. Power for this classy cruiser comes from a 3. 9 liter, 32-valve dohc v8 that was developedby former captive subsidiary jaguar. Code named aj35, the ford-specific mill utilizes variable valve timing,fracture-split and forged rods, 1-piece, cast camshafts and a reinforced, composite intake to twist 280 smoothhorses into 286 lb./ft. More of a 'comfortable cruiser' than 'flat-out sports car', the 'retrobird' never pretended to be a corvette or porsche competitor. That said; 0-60 comes at a very respectable sevenseconds, and the car's silky powerplant delivers enough grunt to provide fun and responsive drivingcharacteristics. Aesthetically, the entire engine is hidden under an attractive plastic shroud which substitutes aclassic "thunderbird" script and silver "v8" bra.
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