1963 Thunderbird: 390 with Automatic & 9" Rear Upholstery is sound and in drivable condition Steering Wheel and column still slide right smoothly and easily. Brand new tires, hubcaps are good, as are the rims including the spare. All the parts are here to put it back together and overall minus the quarter work it is in pretty damn solid shape. Both skirts are present. The person we got this off of decided to attempt a quarter panel replacement. they did a great job in the dis***embly. Drilled out all the spot welds and didn't wrinkle the sheetmetal. The good news is they stopped before creating a bigger mess by attempting to weld on the quarter. Which they bought two brand new ones. One for each side. But they started on one side and gave up before getting into the other one. There is a mild spot on the other side behind the wheel. But in no way would I have cut either one of these quarters off to fix them. The previous owner also had a case of mild dis***embles, some of the stainless is removed. But only the parts that are held on by screws and it's all here. Even the goofy Landau bar. The headliner is held on by trim and it is sound enough to be re-***embled. The gas tank has been removed and cleaned, the straps are sound and it will need to be re-installed. It runs smoothly and the 390 is reportedly rebuilt? But I wasn't there so I just take it as a smooth running FE. The brakes work, but there's a new set of cylinders and shoes. This tells me before operating I'd go through the brakes 100%. You'll need to figure out the Electric Windows, They currently just stay up. Probably a Relay or fuse as they all don't respond. But the seats move, so this tells me it's electrical not physical. It's a pretty neat ride with all the smooth cool things about a '63 Bird. But We'd love to see it go to someone who'll love it. But if it doesn't then we'll have to finish the Quarters and Panel it, put Supremes on it, and mow the lawn with after lowering. https://youtube.com/shorts/Q_da**s1Y14?si=Z66170ToGsHreJCu
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