Because of the electronics of the day, restoring these cars would not be a cheap proposition. If any one of these cars was in premium condition, it could be worth $20,000. Click here for a flood of more photos.ġ967 Landau Coupe – Red (390 V-8 Automatic)Īs is the case with all T-Birds of this era, they are well-equipped and would give you the impression at times that you’re riding in a Lincoln. However, if your vision is high enough and your pockets deep, each car could be restored. The bodies and paint may look good now, especially in the extra photos the seller provides a link for, although the rust bug has entered the undercarriages of each of the cars to the extent they may actually just be fancy parts cars. But each needed a repair of one kind or another. The car now sported hidden headlights.Īs the story goes, the seller bought all three of these Thunderbirds as a package deal– two from 1967 and one from 1968 – and they were running when parked around 1990. The convertible was gone, and the 4-door was in, at least through 1971. The car would no longer be unibody construction in favor of body-on-frame construction with rubber mountings between the body and frame to reduce sounds and vibration. The fifth generation of the Thunderbird ran from 1967-71 and was a larger and more luxurious car ever than before, in part to distance it from the successful Mustang. ![]() Thanks, Jim Cormany, for this interesting tip! They’re in a big garage in Mansfield, Ohio and available here on craigslist for $15,000 OBO. Pre-owned 1968 Ford Thunderbird for sale in CA, used 1968 Ford Thunderbird for sale in CA, 1968 Ford Thunderbird for sale in CA, pre-owned Thunderbird for. So, he’d like to sell the three together just as he got them. The seller here bought three late ‘60s T-Birds about 30 years ago with plans of fixing them up, but it never happened. from 90134 Check availability Show details Used 1968 Ford Thunderbird Base 26,504 mi. ![]() And they were the “suicide” type doors like the 1960s Lincoln Continental. 33,000 Get the AutoCheck Report Gateway Classic Cars Not rated (1 review) 1,608 mi. ![]() They added an extra set of doors, making it available as a 4-door sedan for the first time. When the Thunderbird was redesigned for 1967, Ford took things one step beyond the 2-door personal luxury car it had been all its life.
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