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Originally Posted by campbellcj
Cool! My FiL just dragged-back his T-Bird from Nebraska where it was stored for 25 years. It's a total rust-bucket and squirrel nest at this point. I believe it's a '59 but not sure. It's definitely not one of the popular and valuable years. Fugly car IMO.
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It's not my favorite body style of Thunderbird either for sure. They can be OK looking cars once complete. 1961-1963 have always held a special spot in my heart. I think the only really "valuable" years are 55-57, the original 2-seater 'Birds. After that, Ford and McNamera decided that they could sell more as a four seater instead of a sports car. They created a "personal luxury car' concept that sold well for quite a few years.
The 58-60 Squarebirds actually sold much better than the 61-63 Bulletbirds. Except for the rag-tops, neither garner much collector attention. It's a shame really, they were a real everyman luxury car with lots of neat features.