In front of the glovebox is a snappy sliding panel which reveals the cigarette station, lighter and ashtray. The design just does not get any more modern looking. In back a wonderful wrap around rear seat with folding armrest, and side molded into the curve armrests are seen. Also, a large glovebox is between the buckets. This part houses a radio, heater controls and the power window and door lock toggles. A curved line stretches from door to door, and melts into a center console with plenty more of polished and brushed aluminum. The original white steering wheel, smudged and discolored with time, fronts the dash, and has the shifter in tree for the automatic transmission. Turning to the dash, all the modern stops were pulled out for this instrument cluster which includes a rolling line speedometer indicator (pointers are so pedestrian!), and 4 round ball like gauges in deep round bezels stretching across the bottom of the speedo. Nice chrome trimmings hold the buckets firmly in place, and we note the driver's seat is power. A neat side to side moveable steering wheel allows easy access to the driver's seat, which like the passenger chair, is a low back stylized bomber bucket with tuck and roll and smooth steel blue vinyl and stitched in winged badges. Inside affords a look into the future (from 1964 eyes) with sleek lines and well thought usage of ribbed vinyl, solid smooth panels, and a mix of plenty of shiny polished aluminum panels for the doors. Its original factory paint from 1964 though so considering this it remains nice. Paint is original, has smudges, chips scratches, and the beginnings of surface rust on the rockers. Standard T bird wheel covers available for the day are wrapped in thin white tires all around. Bringing up the rear just below the thin designed rear quarters and trunk lid, is the rear bumper with dual horizontal rectangles housing taillights with more bird badges in the centers. A scooped hood, and chrome trimmings for the glass on the greenhouse, and large “B” pillar with a winged badge and squared off rear windshield. Panels are straight and have nicely managed gaps throughout. These are like mini awnings for the door handles, and fender skirts on the rear quarters. In lieu of any side trimmings this car has machined “skeg” lines extending through the doors into the rear fenders. The grille and bumper setup has a few smudges on it, but remains shiny. It takes on an almost mad look with the lines of the hood like scowling eyebrows. Dual different size headlights reside within their own coves framed by the hood and lower bumper. Silver Metallic Mink drapes the still straight steel panels throughout. Some overall dirt, smudges and a few scratches and dings, but it's all there, turn the key and enjoy this classic original car. Plenty of recent mechanical repairs to this car has made it a good driver, and survivor in many ways. This car with 43K original miles (according to the consigner) and its factory coat of Silver Metallic Mink paint, with a beautifully designed interior dripping of mid century modern.

It's all grown up and has found its niche, and from past sales Ford knew now what customers wanted. In house for consignment is this 4th generation T bird from Ford known as the “flair bird”. The Bullet Bird's unloved recessed headlights, tail fins, and dog-dish tail lights all got the ax. Since the “banana-nose” design of the Bullet Birds hadn't gone over well, Bill Boyer and his team revisited some earlier styling themes for its 1964 successor. By the time the fourth-generation Ford Thunderbird appeared for 1964, the Thunderbird design studio had a firm grasp of what their customers liked and didn't like.

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