![]() The trunk is every bit as nice as the cabin, too. If these needed replacing – well, good luck. Note the artsy etching on the sill plates, and their near-pristine condition. The faintest of stains show up on the seat under the armrest, but the instrument panel is beautiful from every angle. The condition of the interior supports the low mileage – but given its color, this car must have had very careful owners as well. This car has covered only 48,582 miles with documentation from new to prove it. Fluids have been changed and consumables like the spark plugs, plug wires, and the distributor cap have been replaced. The carburetor has been rebuilt, and new items include the thermostat, coolant sensor, vacuum sensor, starter, fuel pump, water pump, master cylinder, and brake hoses. Ford’s three-speed Cruise-O-Matic transmission assures ease of use. Several V8 engines were available as options this one is the top-of-the-line 429 CID Thunderjet, breathing through a four-barrel carburetor. The fifth-generation Thunderbird occupied the “personal luxury” niche, and luxury meant power. handed us this wonderful tip – thanks, Pat! It performs capably, so fly in and drive it home from Cincinnati, Ohio. The seller wants $15,000 (in person) for this low-mileage, well-documented example of one of the largest T-birds ever made. It was Knudsen’s notion to bestow the ‘Bird with a prominent “beak”, unique to these two model years. The 1970/71 T-Birds flaunt the influence of Ford’s new hire at the time, Semon “Bunkie” Knudsen. But for the color, this could have been our car. Of course, when I saw this craigslist ad for a 1971 Ford Thunderbird Landau coupe, nostalgia struck. However, the T-Bird was deadly reliable and large – so it was easy to avoid my annoying brother. When I returned home (on the bus), a new 1971 Thunderbird had taken the Jag’s place in the garage. ![]() One day the Jag dropped a part on the road in Washington Park while he was taking me to school. He was a doctor, and the Jag loved to break. In the late 1960s, my father bought a dark blue Jaguar XKE 2+2.
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