{"id":470687,"date":"2021-08-23T17:54:06","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T21:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allcollectorcars.com\/classic-car-auctions\/?post_type=product&p=470687"},"modified":"2022-11-16T05:42:12","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T10:42:12","slug":"1962-ford-thunderbird-bullet-body-v8-auto","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.allcollectorcars.com\/classic-car-auctions\/vehicles\/1962-ford-thunderbird-bullet-body-v8-auto\/","title":{"rendered":"1962 Ford Thunderbird Bullet Body- V8 – Auto"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Vehicle Location<\/strong>: Cedar Rapids, IA
\nAuction Type<\/strong>: Reserve
\nMileage<\/strong>: 50,xxx
\nEngine<\/strong>: V8
\nTransmission<\/strong>: Automatic 3-Speed
\nExterior<\/strong>: Corinthain White
\nInterior<\/strong>: Red
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\nParty<\/strong>: Private<\/p>\n

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**Previous Buyer did not follow through.\u00a0 This one is back up for auction!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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ACC Auctions is fired up to present this 1962 Ford Thunderbird. While Ford has checked all boxes from performance to practical vehicles in the past, the Thunderbird made way for them to be know to make a good personal luxury vehicle as well. The 62 model most regarded as the \u201cbullet body car” has an iconic look that looks un-mistakeable to any classic out there on the road. Coated in a Corinthian White paint, the T-Bird shows as a prime example of what the 60’s looked like, especially when accompanied by a bright red that contrasts beautifully against the exterior color. Under the hood of this large bodied land yacht is a V8. The V8 is paired to a smooth shifting automatic transmission making moving forward even more luxurious at feel. This car features AM Radio, power steering, with the famous T-Bord swing away shaft to allow people of all sizes to get in this luxury legend. This beautiful driver is showing just 50,xxx miles. Very straight and solid T-Bird with minimal rust anywhere. A great example of what garage kept vehicles can look like 58 years later. This is not a show car but a beautiful driver and will get you looks and smiles and thumbs up everyday of the week. This is a classic<\/p>\n

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The Ford Thunderbird was a revelation when it originally debuted in 1955 and hasn’t disappointed since. This strong history coupled with an iconic style carved the vehicle a spot in muscle car history. So, if you’re in the market for a highly recognizable vehicle sure to turn a few heads, this is the Ford for you. Please call or email us today for more information. This beautiful driver is showing just 50,xxx miles.<\/p>\n

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The Thunderbird was redesigned for 1961 with sleeker styling that gave the car a distinctively bullet-like appearance.<\/p>\n

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With their pure, projectile-like styling, the third-generation 1961-63 Thunderbirds have become known as the Bullet Birds. <\/span>Somehow, the generations of Ford Thunderbird often manage to inspire nicknames. The original two-seat Thunderbirds of 1955-57 are called the Baby Birds. The second-generation four-seaters of 1958-60 won the name Square Birds. And the third-generation 1961-63 Thunderbirds, with their pure, projectile-like styling, will forever be known as the Bullet Birds. Built on a unit-construction body\/chassis with 113-inch wheelbase, the Bullet Bird was similar in size and layout to the \u201958-\u201960 Thunderbird, maintaining a winning formula. And the exterior sheet metal was all new, but with some obvious roots in the 1953 Ford X-100 dream car\u00a0and the 1961 Lincoln Continental\u2014especially in the nose and grille, as shown above. And while the fact is well disguised, the Thunderbird and Continental shared some glass and interior structure, aka black metal. While the Bullet Bird\u2019s styling is relatively simple and unadorned, there are clever details to catch the eye, including the door handles incorporated into the side trim.<\/p>\n

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Ford lead stylist Elwood Engel had a hand in all these vehicle designs, and when he was passed over for promotion to vice-president of Ford styling, succeeding George Walker (Eugene Bordinat got the job instead) Engel departed, taking the top design job across town at Chrysler Corporation. The Chrysler Turbine Ghia that soon emerged there bears an uncanny resemblance to the Bullet Birds. The lineage seems unmistakable. As the pioneer of the personal-luxury category, the Thunderbird promised car buyers a sporty yet sumptuous cockpit, with thickly padded bucket seats and a wide center console (above). Novel features included a swing-away steering column for graceful entry and exit and a fabric convertible top that stowed away in the trunk under a reverse-opening deck lid, leaving no visible boot. All Bullet Birds were powered by Ford\u2019s trusty 300 hp, 390 CID V8 and Cruise-O-Matic three-speed automatic transmission, though there was an M-code option in \u201962-\u201963 that offered three two-barrel carbs and a slightly hotter cam, good for 340 hp according to the factory literature. The \u201961 and \u201962 Bullet Birds are similar, differing mainly in trim details.<\/p>\n

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Video with cold start and driving.<\/p>\n