The car was for sale, with an asking price of just $7,700, but in spite of all the things going for it, it didn’t manage to attract a bid higher than $6,150 on Hemmings earlier this week.
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1978 FORD THUNDERBIRD MANUAL
Among other things, this package includes split bench seats, a manual passenger recliner, and twin seatback ashtrays. The Thunderbird sports the factory-supplied optional cast-aluminum wheels in the same Ember Metallic shade as the rest of the body, and it is also equipped with the Interior Luxury Group. Showing 100,000 miles (62,000 km) on the clock, it is powered by the original and top of the range 400-ci (6.6-liter) engine, tied to a three-speed automatic. Even so, it had no problems becoming the best-selling iteration of its breed 1978 was the best year for the Thunderbird, sending it to the top ten list of cars sold in the U.S that year.Įver since its birth, the one here has been in the possession of a single-family, and it comes unspoiled. The seventh incarnation of the T-Bird, which this particular model is part of, brought with it slightly smaller dimensions, but such a squarish design still made the thing look massive. OER Parts offers a wide selection of 1978 Ford Thunderbird parts, including 1978 Ford Thunderbird interior parts and soft trim, 1978 Ford Thunderbird exterior sheet metal, 1978 Ford Thunderbird moldings, 1978 Ford Thunderbird emblems, 1978 Ford Thunderbird weatherstrip and unique accessories, to nearly every nut and bolt needed for installation. I recently ordered a set of Neosupreme front seat covers from my new 2021 Ford F-150.
1978 FORD THUNDERBIRD UPGRADE
For Ford F-150 1975-1980 Borgeson Saginaw Power Steering Pump Upgrade Kit (Fits: 1978 Ford Thunderbird) (12) 12. For what it’s worth, Ford seems to have made special efforts to make each gen look significantly different than the preceding one. 8527 Edelmann Power Steering Pump Seal Kit New for F350 Truck F450 F550 LTD (Fits: 1978 Ford Thunderbird) 31.74. Introduced as a luxury car in 1955, the moniker burned through ten generations before dying out, each of them bringing something new to the table not only in terms of technology, but also design. I am on social security so money is an issue and am getting pretty frustrated. A few new options were made available for the 1978 Thunderbirds, including the T-Roof Convertible option, shown above, that featured two tinted, removable tempered glass hatch panels situated over. My nephew replaced the ignition coil and the ignition module but nothing. Above: 1978 Ford Thunderbird shown in Russet Metallic with Sports Decor Group and Chamois contrasting accents. 1977 was the first year of the seventh generation of Thunderbirds. It will turn over but something is keeping it from firing. 1978 Ford Thunderbird 62269, O'Fallon, Saint Clair County, IL For sale in our Dallas Showroom is a 1978 Ford Thunderbird. Had production not been interrupted in 1997 (there was a revival attempt in the early 2000s, but we don’t like counting that), the Thunderbird would have been one of the Blue Oval’s longest-running nameplates. 1978 Ford Thunderbird V8 Front Wheel Drive Automatic I have written about my poor car before but it is still sitting.