1965 Ford Thunderbird for sale $14,900

• Original owner was LaVerne Hoover, plus two other owners, including a man named James Bond
• Previous owner drove the car for 18 years!
• Z code 390 CID V-8 engine with an Edelbrock carburetor
• Rebuilt Cruise-O-Matic MX three-speed automatic transmission and a 3.00 rear end
• Wimbledon White exterior (approximately five percent of Special Landau T-Birds left the factory in this color)
• Ember-Glo accents with Parchment vinyl interior and matching vinyl Landau roof
• Car has following new parts andndash; vacuum lines, rear differential, fuel pump, water pump, shock absorbers, rear leaf springs and tires, a rebuilt radiator and upgraded pointless ignition
• Rebuilt air conditioning
• Swing-away steering wheel
• First year for standard front disc brakes, sequential rear turn signals and double-edged car keys
• Dual exhausts
• Documentation includes original ownerandrsquo;s manual, Edelbrock carburetor ownerandrsquo;s manual and California registration card plus repair tickets for the water pump and rear differential work, fuel pump, radiator and associated parts and other assorted documents

MotoeXotica Classic Cars has turned up another unusual classic T-Bird, this time a 1965 Ford Thunderbird Special Landau. The previous owner drove the car since 1998 and its original owner was LaVerne Hoover, according to the small plaque affixed to the center console.

This car was built in Fordandrsquo;s Wixom, Michigan assembly plant on April 5, 1965 and shipped to Los Angeles, California. This T-Bird spent most of its life in dry California and Arizona. It is believed to have just more than 49,000 original miles on the clock.

The Thunderbird Special Landau was introduced in spring 1965 and differed from the regular Landau due to its unique combination of interior and exterior colors, as well as differences in trim. All Special Landau models were equipped with a Special Parchment-colored vinyl roof, and a matching interior. Special touches included Ember-Glo accents on interior instrument panel, bucket seat backs and carpeting. Emberglo was used on unique Special Landau deluxe wheel covers, (Ford part number C5SZ 1130-C), which were standard on this model and not available on other models, in place of the traditional black-painted vanes. The center medallion of the wheel cover, normally decorated with red, white and blue accents surrounding a chrome Thunderbird emblem on a black background, was instead Emberglo, white and blue. The three THUNDERBIRD stamped lettering areas on the wheel cover retained their usual dull black color. (Dull black is shinier than flat black, but not as shiny as satinblack.)

The roof rear exterior quarter moldings had a nameplate mounted on them with a gold-colored Thunderbird emblem, and Special Landau engraved on it. The interior simulated woodgrain trim was of burled walnut, a different pattern not used on the standard Landau models, and Special Landau nameplates mounted on the front door trim panels reminded occupants they were in something special. A few of these cars were delivered from the factory with Wimbledon White paintadorning the bodies, instead of the more usual Emberglo metallic.

Another exclusive part of the Special Landau was a personalized limited edition numbered nameplate, upon which the ownerandrsquo;s name could be engraved. Facts vary somewhat as to how this plate was engraved with the ownerandrsquo;s name and attached to the car. One account is that this plate was delivered with the car in an envelope inside the glove compartment. The dealer would make arrangements for the engraving of the ownerandrsquo;s name, if the owner desired. Affixed to the console with a double-sided foam adhesive strip, normal placement was just above the radio. The television advertisement announcing this new model showed the plate attached to the console in the area