Upfront, a new V-8 engine was made available: Ford’s massive 7.0-liter (430 cid) MEL-family (Mercury-Edsel-Lincoln), making 345 horsepower. All of these touches went towards making the Thunderbird more luxurious, more comfortable, and more personal. Inside, meanwhile, the ’59 T-Bird was now available with optional leather upholstery for the first time. Under the sheet metal, the rear coils were replaced with semi-elliptical springs and a Hotchkiss drive. This was also the first year that a fully automatic convertible top operation was introduced. The 1959 Ford T-Bird was available as a coupe or a convertible that stowed neatly, without a noticeable boot. The “Thunderbird” lettering was also moved from behind the headlights to the “rocket” character line that ran from the rear bumper to the doors, the tip of which was given a chrome cover to make it more visually pronounced. The mesh grille was replaced with a slotted or billet-style grille. “For 1959, the exterior changes to the Ford Thunderbird were more subtle than the major redesign of the previous year, with various ornamental and detail changes. Here is Hagerty’s Valuation Summary of the 1959 Thunderbird: As a second data point, the Collector Car Market Review Online Tool reveals the seller’s asking price falls between this guide’s #2 “Very Good” estimate of $28,500 and its #1 “Excellent” appraisal of $44,000. Comparing that price against the Hagerty Insurance Online Valuation Tool confirms the private seller has their Square Bird priced between this guide’s #3 “Good” estimate of $22,900 and its #2 “Excellent” appraisal of $41,000. That is until now when we found this gorgeous red-red-and-while restored 1959 Thunderbird Convertible originally listed on Craigslist in April 2021 in Lebanon, Indiana with an asking price of $39,500. While the Ford Thunderbird is one of the more frequent collector cars we’ve featured on, to date, we’ve never come across an example from the second-generation “Square Bird” era built between 19. Update – We just confirmed the listing for this Squarebird “Classifind” expired, so with no replacement found we’re assuming this ride “Sold?” While this one got away, please reach out either by email or call Rudy directly if you’d like to be informed when we come across something similar.
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