Check this old geezer out...


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ADME:B:EF:US:1

Dep

 

I think I remember seeing one of those in the car mag's back then. Yep, I'm old.

The first Ram Air!

 

I don't know, it may be worth it. It's got a 427 liter motor in it.

BigBlockk

Later.....

 

careful who you're calling geezer. i remember when those were brand new. you young whippersnapper.

 

notice the number of bids there.....

 

300k...

 

In the December 2004 Hemmings Motor News on page 65 there is a "number 2" condition Thunderbolt that sold for 110,000 at a Monterey auction.

If I really wanted a Thunderbolt, Hemi-cuda, or other rare collector car I would just clone it for a fraction of the price of the original.

Try to clone a Corvette !!

 

With the stupid prices that cars are going for these days, I think this guy is trying to jump on the bandwagon. That was a $100,000 car only a couple of years ago. I find it hard to believe that they have tripled in price. They are damn cool cars though. I guess if you can get it, more power to you.

 

do grand sports replica kit cars mean anything to you

 

Point taken...........

 

Clone or not,,, Cool ride

 

BigBlockk: It's 427 CUBIC INCHES. Litres didn't exist in the USA back then

greyghost79: I'm 55 so I can legally use the term geezer. The 1964 Thunderbolt is still fresh in my memory.
Heck, the 57 Chevy with Fuel Injection is still fresh in my memory!!!

More details on the Thunderbolt:

Ford's Thunderbolt
By Steve Repergel
Imagine strolling into your Ford dealership and buying a hand assembled, high performance race car that was ready for the strip. This is exactly what you could do in 1964 if you had about $4000 in your pocket and were willing to accept no warranty. The automobile was, of course, the Thunderbolt.

Essentially, the T-bolt was a modified Ford Fairlane that carried a massive 427 cid V8 engine with two four barrel carbs, a hi-rise aluminum intake and special intake/exhaust valves. With such performance enhancements, the 427 cid power plant produced a conservative 450-500 horsepower. With an automatic or four speed manual transmission and your choice of a 4:57 or 4:71 rear end, the T-bolt could set speeds of over 120 mph inside of 11 seconds. Not bad for a car that weighed in at 3200 pounds.

Of course cosmetics were not as important as speed and handling. As a result, ornamentation was stripped down and huge stove pipes replaced two of the four headlights to maintain adequate air cooling for the 427 cid V8. Other modifications included traction bars, a drive shaft loop and 6.70X15 inch nylon ply tires.

To keep weight to a minimum, fiberglass was issued for the hood, air scoop and front fenders while the battery was placed in the trunk. Rear side and vent windows were made of Plexiglas and bumpers came in either aluminum or fiberglass. Some of the first edition T-bolts even had fiberglass doors.

Production numbers seem obscure for the T-bolt, somewhere around 100 units. The first 11 cars came in Vintage Burgundy and remained "factory" automobiles. Sold to the public were models painted Wimbledon White with optional paint designs such as racing stripes or flames.

Ford spent two thousand dollars above the sticker price building each Thunderbolt. Although they may have lost money building these automobiles, the return on Ford's investment paid off through advertising and publicity.

With few exceptions, the T-bolt is really the only car offering an inside look at Ford's performance days. Anyone owning a Thunderbolt today has a wonderful and valuable piece of automotive history.

Dep

 

If I remember correctly there were 55 of these cars for public consumption. 13 or the 55 had fiberglass doors and I had Winter XS/Eliminator of 1965 that was White with fiberglass doors.It had fiberglass front fenders and teardrop glass hood, An aluminum bumper on front, econoline aluminum framed buckets, lexan windshield and side windows, and I suspected an acid dipped hull. The cowl was marked HOT ROD in grease pencil on the left side behind the left fender.Th ecar had been painted blue and was still lettered from 1965 when I purchased it.

I bought the car locally here in Tennessee in 1980 for $150 in a junkyard on the mountain in Grundy Co. at Palmer Tn. It was missing the engine, transmission and the rear end. It had everything else.

I bought the Fairlane that was sitting outside and a friend bought the Mickey Thompson 429 Hemi Mustang that burned inside of the Palmer Tn, Nunley Ford Dealership.

I sold the Thunderbolt for $1500 and thought I made a killing on it. The Mickey Thompson Mustang drivetrain went into a Maverick that I have no idea what happened too.

If I had several of the cars I owned in the past 35 years I could retire very well off. Especially some of the Mopars I owned. Jim

 

LOL Jim...I'm in the same boat. Cars I thought I was "unloading" are now almost worth their weight in gold. Makes me want to

Dep

 

Heheh here in Australia the Vette is incredibly expensive, I paid $40,000 for my 78, and thats a pretty good price, the C5 starts at $100,000 for a stock auto with a ton of K's (miles for you) and up to $300,000 for a Z06.

 

Is that what you pay in Euros? Or U.S. dollars? Or Aussie money? What is the ratio to U.S. dollars?

That is incredible.

 

I wouldn't pay $30,000. It's ugly.

 

.....Thanks for bidding, Bill Bates. I think he meant "Bill Gates"

A guy in my area has some kinda '66 Ford Fairlane Factory drag this, factory that, factory this, blah, blah, blah-saw it out a car show two month's ago for $89,000 Funny, at first when I looked at it I thought it said $8,900 which is what it looked like it was worth to me

 

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no warranty.... 300K.....