Nice '63 For Sale

[Salprint]

I found this Tbird near my place of work.
Seems in decent shape. It does need some cosmetic work, but its actually real nice and ready to put on the road.
It hasn't been registered since 1987.
I'll post some pics, if anyone is interested I will email you the guys information or PM.

[Salprint]

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[Salprint]

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He is looking for around $13000.00. But I think hes willing to negotiate.

[HKS]

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I have a chance to get a white 63. The body is not rusted but the tail light chrome is bad and the interior needs work. The drivers power seat wants to rotate instead of going in and out.

They are asking $6000. I wonder what it would cost to fix the inerior and power seats?

Any advice?

HKS

[RareOldBird]

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Here's my opinion for what it's worth regarding the cars you guys have mentioned. I owned two Landaus a 63 & a 66. Getting a hardtop will not be a great investment & unless you know a good body man & a mechanic who is over the age of 50 who is familiar these cars or can do the work yourself they can be a real money pit. Mine were what you would call a twenty footer looks great from that distance but a different story under close examination. Care must be taken before you hand over cash. These were prone to rust & what might look good on the surface body wise could be bondo.
From the description you give H I'm sure the seller will take less than $6,000. I think that would be a good ballpark for the one Sal posted pictures of. The price of $13,000 might go for that if it were a convertible given its condition. They were one of my favorite Thunderbirds. If I had the money I'd go for a nice Sports Roadster. I think they spent more time in the shop than I did driving them. Took a big loss on both with a big I told you so from the boss. My wife & I love our 02 Retro & that has cost quite a bit to repair Cops and all but we can drive have fun & enjoy it. She drives it most of the time & she never drove the old ones. Bottom line is before buying anything do you research.

[Chuck]

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Sal, what an interesting bird. My very 1st car was a '61 red hard top. Paid $50,00 for it. Looks to be in pretty decent shape and there seems to be a lot of new parts on the engine. What's really interesting about this old girl and one of the knocks on the '63s is that the '63s were the only model to have the power window switches on the console. What’s very curious about this lady is that it has manual windows. I don't think I've ever seen a '61 - '63 with manual windows.

[BADOS]

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Here's my opinion for what it's worth regarding the cars you guys have mentioned. I owned two Landaus a 63 & a 66. Getting a hardtop will not be a great investment & unless you know a good body man & a mechanic who is over the age of 50 who is familiar these cars or can do the work yourself they can be a real money pit. Mine were what you would call a twenty footer looks great from that distance but a different story under close examination. Care must be taken before you hand over cash. These were prone to rust & what might look good on the surface body wise could be bondo.
From the description you give H I'm sure the seller will take less than $6,000. I think that would be a good ballpark for the one Sal posted pictures of. The price of $13,000 might go for that if it were a convertible given its condition. They were one of my favorite Thunderbirds. If I had the money I'd go for a nice Sports Roadster. I think they spent more time in the shop than I did driving them. Took a big loss on both with a big I told you so from the boss. My wife & I love our 02 Retro & that has cost quite a bit to repair Cops and all but we can drive have fun & enjoy it. She drives it most of the time & she never drove the old ones. Bottom line is before buying anything do you research.

I have to agree with "RareOldBird." Take a magnet and put in a soft rag and run it around the car body. If if doesn't stick, you probably got bondo. Also, the technology was way different back then, so if you buy the car, prepare to dump money into it all the time. When one thing is fixed, another thing breaks. Those old cars are beautiful, but high maintenance. I once went thru it with an old Corvette. Good luck guys, in your decision.

[007Cruiser]

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Hardtop in "Good" condition is worth about $11K, convertible around $26K.

[HKS]

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Thanks to everyone for their input. I realy appreciate it.

I do not need a money pit. I was just dreaming and I have 3 cars and only a double garage anyway.

HKS

Here's my opinion for what it's worth regarding the cars you guys have mentioned. I owned two Landaus a 63 & a 66. Getting a hardtop will not be a great investment & unless you know a good body man & a mechanic who is over the age of 50 who is familiar these cars or can do the work yourself they can be a real money pit. Mine were what you would call a twenty footer looks great from that distance but a different story under close examination. Care must be taken before you hand over cash. These were prone to rust & what might look good on the surface body wise could be bondo.
From the description you give H I'm sure the seller will take less than $6,000. I think that would be a good ballpark for the one Sal posted pictures of. The price of $13,000 might go for that if it were a convertible given its condition. They were one of my favorite Thunderbirds. If I had the money I'd go for a nice Sports Roadster. I think they spent more time in the shop than I did driving them. Took a big loss on both with a big I told you so from the boss. My wife & I love our 02 Retro & that has cost quite a bit to repair Cops and all but we can drive have fun & enjoy it. She drives it most of the time & she never drove the old ones. Bottom line is before buying anything do you research.

[Salprint]

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Hey HKS,
I was on the CVS 18 USS Wasp
I was also one of the guys that helped decomission the Ticonderoga....no wait..I think it was the Shangrala

[Ol'Dave]

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I've done 3 restorations. 65,66 & my now current 64. The 66 was a "Q". Also was nothing but a Money Pit. Was glad to see that one leave.The 65 was my bread and butter one that still today lets my delve where no one else dare to go. My 64, I love it. No Options. But even the simplest of things to do bring one yet further challenges. Sooo, unless your up for a challenge, and enjoy it, be prepared to pay dearly if farm out the work. But, what's the joy in that. DIY is the way to go. Of course somethings, like machine shop tasks, need to farmed out. But DIY is great, and relaxing fun, as long as you don't go puting time limits on yourself.