Used Car of the Day: 1965 Ford Thunderbird

by Tim Healey

Published: January 4th, 2023

used car of the day 1965 ford thunderbird

This is the second 1960s Ford Thunderbird we're featuring.

This one has an automatic transmission and has just a bit over 35K miles, with an asking price of $18,000. The seller says it runs well and has a new battery and new fluids.

We'd say more, but the listing is a bit sparse on details. There is, however, a phone number to call for "serious inquiries only." Give that one a jingle if this car makes you tingle (sorry).

[Images: Seller]

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Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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Analoggrotto on Jan 05, 2023

Better than that lame sauce nonsense MN12

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- 95_SC on Jan 05, 2023
  
  I am a fan of the early supercharged MN-12 T-Birds. The post 95 refresh cheapened them though.
  
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28-Cars-Later on Jan 05, 2023

Somebody is pushing those classic T-Birds hard :)

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- Bullnuke on Jan 05, 2023
  
  Last chance to unload 'em. Nostalgic old farts with money are dying off.
  
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