1957 Ford Thunderbird

WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT THIS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS, FRAME-OFF RESTORED AND FULLY DOCUMENTED 1957 FORD THUNDERBIRD FINISHED IN ITS ORIGINAL COLOR (CODE AA) RAVEN BLACK WRAPPED AROUND THE (CODE XA) BLACK & WHITE INTERIOR!!! THIS SUPER RARE FACTORY BLACK THUNDERBIRD HAS TO BE ONE OF THE FINEST ON THE MARKET ANYWHERE!!! I MUST ALSO NOTE THAT IT IS ONE OF THE ULTRA RARE TWO-BOLT FRONT FENDER THUNDERBIRDS THAT WERE THE FIRST OFF OF THE LINE AND WERE BUILT IN OCTOBER 1956!!! LEGEND HAS IT THAT ONLY A DOZEN OF THESE ’57 BIRDS CAME FROM THE FACTORY WITH THE TWO-BOLT FRONT FENDER AND THEY WERE THE FIRST OUT OF THE GATE IN 1957!!! GILL BAUMGARTNER @ CLASSIC THUNDERBIRDS PERFORMED A NO EXPENSE SPARED, FRAME-OFF RESTORATION TO CONCOURS LEVEL IN 1999 AND USED ALL N.O.S. PARTS DURING THE PROCESS!!! HE ALSO ADDED A NEW AIR CONDITIONING UNIT BUILT TO REPLICATE THE EXACT UNIT THAT WAS USED IN 1957!!! THIS GORGEOUS BLACK T-BIRD WENT ON TO WIN NUMEROUS AWARDS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS!!! DURING THE RESTORATION OF THIS FABULOUS THUNDERBIRD, IT WAS STATED THAT THIS BEAUTY RETAINED ITS NUMBERS MATCHING DRIVETRAIN AND ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL SHEET METAL WITH NO CUT-OUTS OR PATCH WORK ANYWHERE!!! IN 2005, S&L CLASSICS FRESHENED UP A FEW THINGS AND ADDED FEW MODERN COMPONENTS SUCH AS INDEPENDENT FRONT SUSPENSION, POWER ASSISTED RACK & PINION STEERING, WILWOOD 4-WHEEL DISC BRAKES, 15” KELSEY-HAYES STYLE WIRE WHEELS AND A KENWOOD 10-DISC CD CHANGER!!! THE CUSTOM SOUND SYSTEM USES THE ORIGINAL SPEAKER IN THE DASH W/ NOTHING CUT OR MODIFIED FOR ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS!!! ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COMPONENTS THAT WERE REMOVED INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL MASTER GUIDE POWER STEERING UNIT AND THE ORIGINAL TOWN & COUNTRY RADIO WERE KEPT AND WILL BE INCLUDED WITH THE CAR!!! EVERYTHING WAS METICULOUSLY DOCUMENTED FROM BOTH RESTORATION PROCESSES AND ALL OF THE RECEIPTS AND DOCUMENTATION WILL GO TO THE NEW OWNER!!! BEAUTIFULLY RESTORED AND REBUILT ITEMS INCLUDE: REBUILT ENGINE W/ VALVES SEATED CORRECTLY TO ALLOW THE USE OF UNLEADED GAS WITHOUT DAMAGE, REBUILT TRANSMISSION TO EXACT STOCK SPECIFICATIONS, NEW INTERIOR, NEW DASH, NEW WHITE CANVAS TOP AND NEW TONNEAU COVER!!! I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THIS 1957 FORD THUNDERBIRD IS A THREE-TOP CAR: HARD TOP, SOFT TOP AND TONNEAU COVER!!! WHEN YOU SLIDE INTO THE INTERIOR, IT FEELS LIKE 1957 ALL OVER AGAIN!!! IT IS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!!! CREATURE COMFORTS SUCH AS FACTORY POWER WINDOWS MAKE HER EVEN MORE RARE!!! ALL OF THE GAUGES, LIGHTS, BLINKERS, ETC., WORK PERFECTLY!!! THE BEST THING ABOUT THIS GORGEOUS 1957 FORD THUNDERBIRD IS THE WAY SHE PERFORMS!!! SHE STARTS, RUNS, DRIVES, STEERS AND BRAKES BETTER THAN SHE DID 53 YEARS AGO!!! THE ORIGINAL 312 C.I. / 245 H.P. ENGINE IS SUPER STRONG AND PERFORMS WONDERFULLY!!! THE ORIGINAL 3-SPEED FORD-O-MATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FLAWLESSLY WITH NO WEIRD SOUNDS OR CLUNKS!!! TO STATE THAT THIS WONDERFUL 1957 FORD THUNDERBIRD IS A BLAST TO DRIVE IS A TOTAL UNDERSTATEMENT!!! IT IS ABSOLUTELY EXHILIRATING!!! IF YOU HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR THE PERFECT 1957 FORD THUNDERBIRD THAT IS BEAUTIFULLY RESTORED, NUMBERS MATCHING AND FULLY DOCUMENTED, THAN YOU HAVE FOUND YOUR CAR!!! AGAIN, ALL OF THE ORIGINAL PARTS THAT WERE REMOVED DURING THE RESTORATION AND ALL OF THE PAPERWORK INCLUDING OWNERS MANUAL, SHOP MANUALS AND EVERY RECEIPT FROM DAY ONE WILL GO TO THE NEW OWNER!!! THIS 1957 FORD THUNDERBIRD IS A BLUE CHIP INVESTMENT IN EVERY WAY!!! IT WILL ONLY APPRECIATE RAPIDLY IN THE COMING YEARS AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY ENJOY YOUR INVESTMENT IN THE MEANTIME!!! YOU SIMPLY CANNOT GO WRONG INVESTING IN A CLASSIC CAR OF THIS STATURE!!!