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A basic Thunderbird came stock with a manual 3-speed transmission, 292 Y-block engine, "Thunderbird" decaled black valve covers, painted oil breather cap, painted fan, Argent silver air breather cover, plain black-wall tires, removeable hardtop, manual steering, small hubcaps, manual roll-up windows, manual brakes, manual seat adjustments, clock, vinyl interior
No Radio, No heater, No fender skirts, No back-up lights, No windshield washer.
OPTIONS:
These were the options for
ALL the little 'Birds (except where noted) - many of which, the dealers
ordered for the cars as a matter of practice - for better sales.
Soft-top-
this could be ordered as a no-cost option in place of the Hardtop OR as
a cost option if both tops were wanted.
Engine
- no option for the 1955; for 1956 aand 1957, the 312 Y-block was
commonly the engine of choice. See the "engine"
page for specifics. Dual 4-barrel carburators were available in '56
& '57 and a supercharger was available in '57.
Transmissions:
3-speed manual with or without overdrive OR the Ford-o-matic - the most
common option ordered of the transmissions
Heater
- in southern climes, you will find T-birdds without heaters.
Radio
- this was an option!
Back-up
Lights
Wide
WhiteWall Tires
Fender
Skirts
Engine
Dress-up Kit - very commonly found on these 'birds, included chrome
air filter cover, chrome oil filler tube cap, finned aluminum valve covers
and in the 55's and early '56's, 3-bladed chrome fans.
Wind
shield washer
Full
wheel hub caps - wire wheel style hub caps
were also available in '56 and came with the small hubcaps - and
a very few sets were available for '57.
Power
windows
Power
seats - in '57, 2 options were available, the normal powerseats
available for all 3 years or a new "dial-a-matic" power seat
Power
steering
Power
brakes
Tonneau
cover - a vinyl cover for the cockpit, hung behind the seat and
could be snapped into place across the dash. Also had a middle zipper
so the driver could have the front seat covered.
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