I have always been quite fond of the 59' T-bird since I had one as my first car. Mine was Black with Red interior, before I got it it originally had the 430 cid engine in it. My father had gotten it from a wrecking yard in Southern California, they had gotten the car in on a police auction and someone had backed into the front quarter panel and drivers door. So they sold the engine and transmission out of it. So we put a 352 cid engine and a automatic transmission in it. The original speedometer registered 140 mph, but the highest I ever got it up to was 127 mph.
And most automotive historians say that the 1964 GTO was the first mid size muscle car. After looking at this 430 cubic inch equipped 1959 Thunderbird, I would beg to differ! It's roughly the same mid size and, even though from what I have read, it looks like it weighs 300 - 400 pounds more, those extra 41 cubic inches would have made up the difference versus the 389 Pontiac. But I also read that the 430's in a Thunderbird were rare; the vast majority had 352's. Nice Car!
It's really beautiful, John. It was a nice refinement of the '58. Always loved the grill o the '59. The '60 I never cared for. I understand you recently got new tires for it. The fact they're not white walls, takes something away. I hope you can obtain a set of those for it later.
I got a 1959 Ford Thunderbird that is in pretty nice shape. One of the difference is I see on yours is that your rear-view mirrors are located on the door we're mine our forward and located on the fenders. I'm wondering if that was an option or somebody may have moved your mirrors back to the door because all the 59 that I've seen all had mirrors on front fenders
Your car has a solid color interior because it is leather. Leather interiors were solid colors. Only the vinyl interiors were available two tone. Your exact interior is pictured in the new car brochure for your car. Your car is more Lincoln than Ford, having been built in the Lincoln plant, to Lincoln standards. This applies to TBirds from 58 through 76. Your car is pretty well optioned. I imagine that the only reason it doesn't have A/C is because of where it lived.
Nice T Bird.. I kind of like the lack of white walls and no fender skirts. It goes along with the early muscle car vibe with that big Lincoln J code under the hood.. I kind of think because the original ordered it or it came with non 2 tone interior, they were going for the muscle car or back then Nascar feel with it.
sad to see so many ignorant haters attacking. After 2 month nation wide search bought an unmolested but rusted and bad interior low mile 59 (my favorite of that series) with good brightwork to replace my wrecked 60 bird. Lucky to get it for 13K delivered, tax and license and still need to move entire running gear and interior from the 60. My 60 hit a parked 3800# suv at 65mph. No seatbelt and only a minor black eye, SUV proved crushable. Squarebirds of the safest cars ever built due to inner fenders welded to frame and heavy metal. You're really lucky the dash pad foam is still good, rather change the entire running gear 4 times than pull that dash board which I have to do anyway to move clutch/brake pedals to 59 and my dash pad already new. I would have paid a lot more for a t85OD trans 430 except none made. If you haven't already be sure to watch the j model 59 race at Goodwood on youtube, hilarious.
I have never seen a Thunderbird in that color regardless yearmodel before. I guess that J code doesn´t mean color code? Special Order, painted a non-Ford Division color? Either way it looks divine!
I have always been quite fond of the 59' T-bird since I had one as my first car. Mine was Black with Red interior, before I got it it originally had the 430 cid engine in it. My father had gotten it from a wrecking yard in Southern California, they had gotten the car in on a police auction and someone had backed into the front quarter panel and drivers door. So they sold the engine and transmission out of it. So we put a 352 cid engine and a automatic transmission in it. The original speedometer registered 140 mph, but the highest I ever got it up to was 127 mph.
She’s a beauty!
thanks for sharing . car is beautiful. i don't think i ever saw one in that color.
Nice sound ;)
And most automotive historians say that the 1964 GTO was the first mid size muscle car. After looking at this 430 cubic inch equipped 1959 Thunderbird, I would beg to differ!
It's roughly the same mid size and, even though from what I have read, it looks like it weighs 300 - 400 pounds more, those extra 41 cubic inches would have made up the difference versus the 389 Pontiac.
But I also read that the 430's in a Thunderbird were rare; the vast majority had 352's. Nice Car!
It's really beautiful, John. It was a nice refinement of the '58. Always loved the grill o the '59. The '60 I never cared for. I understand you recently got new tires for it. The fact they're not white walls, takes something away. I hope you can obtain a set of those for it later.
I got a 1959 Ford Thunderbird that is in pretty nice shape. One of the difference is I see on yours is that your rear-view mirrors are located on the door we're mine our forward and located on the fenders. I'm wondering if that was an option or somebody may have moved your mirrors back to the door because all the 59 that I've seen all had mirrors on front fenders
Your car has a solid color interior because it is leather. Leather interiors were solid colors. Only the vinyl interiors were available two tone. Your exact interior is pictured in the new car brochure for your car. Your car is more Lincoln than Ford, having been built in the Lincoln plant, to Lincoln standards. This applies to TBirds from 58 through 76. Your car is pretty well optioned. I imagine that the only reason it doesn't have A/C is because of where it lived.
Looks like a falcon or Fairlane without white walls.
Nice T Bird..
I kind of like the lack of white walls and no fender skirts.
It goes along with the early muscle car vibe with that big Lincoln J code under the hood..
I kind of think because the original ordered it or it came with non 2 tone interior, they were going for the muscle car or back then Nascar feel with it.
john. can you please make a video on the interior of the 63 wagon? thanks.
how can you show this car without whitewalls?😢😮
sad to see so many ignorant haters attacking. After 2 month nation wide search bought an unmolested but rusted and bad interior low mile 59 (my favorite of that series) with good brightwork to replace my wrecked 60 bird. Lucky to get it for 13K delivered, tax and license and still need to move entire running gear and interior from the 60. My 60 hit a parked 3800# suv at 65mph. No seatbelt and only a minor black eye, SUV proved crushable. Squarebirds of the safest cars ever built due to inner fenders welded to frame and heavy metal. You're really lucky the dash pad foam is still good, rather change the entire running gear 4 times than pull that dash board which I have to do anyway to move clutch/brake pedals to 59 and my dash pad already new. I would have paid a lot more for a t85OD trans 430 except none made. If you haven't already be sure to watch the j model 59 race at Goodwood on youtube, hilarious.
I have never seen a Thunderbird in that color regardless yearmodel before. I guess that J code doesn´t mean color code? Special Order, painted a non-Ford Division color? Either way it looks divine!
This is great….but the paint color??
I have never seen this color
For good reason -- it sux.
Dont think that is a factory color? Didn’t think the 430 engines were available in 1959? Really needs whitewalls. Better without the skirts.
needs whitewalls,looks unfinished & cheap without them, especially in that color.
Had whitewalls, looked terrible, black is much better
way too much wind noise for me to stay
That chevy silverado high country is beautiful. forget about the old car
That thing is a Boat. Big and Heavy, and the body style is ugly. They got much cooler looking in the early 60s.