Franks 66er Thunderbird mit 521er Stroker. Wer mehr über den Wagen und den Motor (ca. 500 PS) erfahren möchte wendet sich an den Classic Speed Shop in Hannover: www.classicspee...
@@greatdaneacdc Yeah, a 62 T Bird convertible looks like a auto show prototype... ALMOST perfect, but something is off. On the other hand, early to mid 60's Ford interiors were hard to beat.
@Jack K yea people just be hating bro....its could be a 100k car build with a 800hp engine, badass suspension, paint job ,just overall badass and there will be that one guy like "u should of left it stock " "sounds like a misfire on cylinder 7" lol
@ Jack K I didn’t say _know_ I said _sounds like_ And the reason I said _sounds like_ is because the 460 in my motorhome with the most sedate cam in the world sounded exactly the same.. and that’s what the idiot previous owner did to try and stop the fast and rough idle. Vacuum leaks abound in this era of car because of the fact that pretty much everything ran off vacuum.
They certainly are. I was shopping around looking at old mustangs. Mixed in with them was a 1969 tbird, which was running under 1/3 the cost of a mustang in similar condition. And the tbird comes with a bigger motor and way more factory options like power disc brakes with ABS, AC, power steering, cruise control, dual exhaust with H pipe, power windows, power bucket seats. If you want stuff like that on a mustang from the same era, you need to go aftermarket. All I'm really missing is an overdrive. Gonna toss on a gearvendors kit.
What did the 390 come out of? Was it a truck motor or did it have the medium riser heads that the T birds and mustangs had. Man those were great for street use!
@@godbluffvdgg "My Goodness, you don't read German???...:)...Ford Big block 521 stroker...You can buy a remanufactured one for about 13K U.S..."" No he doesn't speak German and Ill bet google translate is good to you too. Also who in their right mind would buy a 521 that was remanufactured? ESPECIALLY for 13K!!!!!? Reman engines use used parts that don't all come from the original engine and are assembled using a scale of "acceptable" tolerances. Half the price rebuild it yourself and use the parts that are mated with the engine. 13k what a rip!
@@bad74maverick1 Good points; next time I kid around, Should I give you a call to run it by you first? If so; please leave your contact information in the comment...Thanks .
Thankfully these T-birds have not moved up in price like some of the other 60s cars. Gorgeous on the outside, and spaceship on the inside. For those of you that want one, they can still be found for much less money than a mustang of the same vintage.
That FE engine was a torque monster. I once put a set of balanced pistons and rods in a 428 for 10:1 compression and installed it in a 67 Fairlane in front of a close ratio toploader 4 speed that was in front of a 9" axle with a 3.25 ratio gearset in it. The car would do 160+ mph! One time a woman was asked to go warm the car up and she went out and cranked it up without depressing the clutch! The neutral safety switch had unknowingly been by-passed years before and, being left in 1st gear, the engine started anyways and ran the car 3 feet to the block wall of the house and sat there chirping the tires with the firing of every piston! Probably doing 350-400 rpm. Good choke on that Holley 750 DP though!
Thunderbird you're better to start off in the $7,000 area these things are not easy to work on actually they might be the hardest 60s car to ever work on. You have to buy somebody else's Misfortune because you'll never get your money out of these things. But who knows 15 years from now they might come into their own
That Bird is so SWEET! I had a T-bird once. A white ‘78 with T-top convertible roof and a stock 351. Nothing like this classic black beast. What a beauty! And what a nasty-good sound!!
He switched over to digital on the sequential I still run the mechanical sounds like a windshield wiper motor when you hit the blinker you can tell because the digital is a little faster
Music for my ears!! That car is beautiful, as a child I really liked that type of car, if it is your property, take good care of it brother and may God give it a long life so that you can enjoy it with your family, a hug and my greetings from Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴
Nice to see somewhere in the world T-birds are appreciated, here in the 🇺🇸 you can still find these relatively cheap because almost nobody collects them lol...I always liked these in resto mod or muscle style 👍
What a beauty. My step father had a brand new 64. I loved that car. Thing would spit icicles at you when the A/C was on. Fords have the best A/C's in the market.
Mopar fans may have to disagree with you on that one! Chrysler Airtemp AC systems were famous back then! Of course, the Ford units may have been better despite the reputation…who knows! My old Chrysler Airtemp system is sitting in a box in the garage for whatever that’s worth. I’d rather not carry the weight around :D
Always a crazy sight seeing classic American automobiles driving around in Europe. I once saw a Cadillac De Ville driving around in Potsdamer Platz. I couldn’t believe my eyes…
I was born in '69, so I was about 9 years too late, but a lot of them were still around while I was growing up. I just watched a video of purple custom a '72 Riviera! Talk about a huge car! I don't think there ever was, or ever will be anything bigger!
The sequencal lights were controlled by a motor driven set of cams in the trunk, there were 4 switches one controlled the fender mounted indicator and the front light too.. Drove a 66 in high school. Miss it terribly. Fun fact the 66 convertable is the rarest of all the t birds. Even rarer thanks to the movie Thelma and Louise
when i was young we (dad) had 2 65s, 1 blue, one white and a metallic gold 66. heavier than you might think. not much on take off but top end was good enough for me at 16...
In model year 1964, FoMoCo went to a pedal operated switch for brake lights, to replace the former pressure switch on the master cylinder. I have had trouble with these on even 1980s Fords, to the point where they wouldn't light up in back!
Ford had about 2 decades of bad brake switch design. Everything from my 98 Explorer to 2000's Crown Vics. The switch activates later than it should, allowing a driver to brake lightly without the lights coming on. NHTSA should've done something.
@@peterdarr383 It's not because of the sequential stuff, it's because they are red lights, not orange. Using your break light as a turn signal is unsafe.
@@schwuzi Then it would be easy enough to do in amber in Europe, but still, in 1963 many Europeans drove simple 1 Litre cars while Americans drove TANKS bathed in Chrome.
When I was a little kid, a guy who lived down the street had a '68 Cougar with taillights like that. He knew I liked them, so he would turn them on when he drove by and saw me on the sidewalk.
That's the kind of car you park far away from the other cars in a parking lot so it don't get hit. And you hire a security guard to watch over it while you're away.
Pay attention to what ? That thing is a land yacht, finding a parking spot on the street in any busy city in Europe for that will be harder than winning the lottery. Safe to say you will have to get creative and squeeze in some tight places. Wheel turning radius won't be any help either...
Me too! My uncle was sales manager at a Pacific NorthWest Ford dealership throughout the 1960's and always had a demo for my aunt as a daily driver. In fact through the 60's they never had a family car until around 1968 when he picked up a '57 T-Bird traded in for something new the seller bought.
Best sounding and looking Tbird! When I was a kid, we were all stuffed into the bird, suddenly the guy next to me....went out the door!! Vivid memory of the oh no, look in his face! Luckily we were only going about 30mph, a lot of crying, couple of scrapes!! Tbird little league memories!!
I always forget that there are people who envy the big American boats with high output V8s just because I grew up with many and I'm American. It's amazing to see one of these in Germany.
Poster notes say it's a 521 Stroker. Started our as a 460. A quick Google search brought me to a 521 Stroker crate engine making 575 hp for $14,000. I'd like to hear that beautiful T-Bird running about 60 mph and then floored.
Terrifying to watch a beautiful car with so many very difficult replacement parts driving in an environment of disposable cars that basically play demolition derby with each other everyday.
Arnold Anderson You mean "ENGINE" hopefully!!! As a motor turns using "ELECTRICITY"!!!! Doesn't use gasoline. At least the statement about the "High Performance Cam" was correct!!!
My Grandma, drove One of these, when i was a Kid. The Whole Car, was Turquoise, Inside and Out. I wouldn't be Surprised, if the Spark Plugs had been Painted Turquoise. Very Cool Car !!!
my dad had a 1967 deep blue T-Bird with a darker blue vinyl top and the 428. We all loved it. So luxurious inside. Personally, I can't stand it when these vintage Fords get retrofitted with flowmaster mufflers....BUT NO accompanying resonators in the back like they come from the factory. My dad's car was such a great cruiser, and QUIET. I wouldn't like all that racket in a stately car like that.
1965 was the first year the Thunderbird used turn signals. I didn’t know this until I read your comment. I thought they were used for decades before that.
