My Dad had a 1965 T-Bird with essentially the same mechanism for the top to go down. He took the car on a business trip and when he arrived at the hotel he couldn't open the trunk to get his suitcase out. There was no manual system for popping the trunk either. He had to track down an electronics repairman to bypass the problem just to get the trunk open. He loved the car but this experience really soured his feelings toward the car and he rarely drove it for the remaining 30 years -- it just sat in his garage. I shared this anecdote with a man who restored T-Birds as a hobby and he said, "Without question the system Ford designed for the convertible is the most complicated wiring I have ever seen. It's a nightmare to diagnose and repair."
@b480451419 күн бұрын
No the Mercedes sl500 has way more pumps and failure points and costs thousands to repair to say nothing of spraying oil all over the driver when it fails
@kevinhurst3709 Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite cars of all time.
@loveisall5520 Жыл бұрын
The cool think about the Sports Roadster package was that you could put your luggage under that back seat tonneau. I had an uncle back then (I was a child) who had a red one and he did that since the trunk was taken up with the top. Smart like the original owner here, it also had a/c!
@user-re2ny1lz4c10 ай бұрын
Один из самых известных авто сша- тандерберд !
@robertpetricko4846 Жыл бұрын
Truly a Legend and Bsd Ass looking Car. Loved it then and Now
@charles19642 жыл бұрын
When I was in middle school my sisters boyfriends father had one Exactly like that, same color with the landau cover too. It was pretty impressive...
@fredericksmith4038 Жыл бұрын
I love those styles of Thunderbirds,I had a 61 and two 62's converts.all full power
@annarborboymichigan Жыл бұрын
I think so cool ,too. (from japan)
@jamesbraun7709 Жыл бұрын
I'm a MOPAR guy but always did like the 63 Bird and the tannau cover was the pits .
@DSRQ1 Жыл бұрын
A beautiful example from the era. Really like the color that shouts fun in the sun. 👍
@jds1212 Жыл бұрын
Yes indeed!
@sharksport01 Жыл бұрын
Black interior in the sun? Ouch.
@DSRQ1 Жыл бұрын
@@sharksport01 I live in florida, we drive convertibles Nov-March. Top up when parked, sun is never a problem.
@solemandd67 Жыл бұрын
I think they are pretty cool, especially the '66. I believe by then Ford had switched to rear glass. Still you must travel lightly and pray mightily that all its top motors will function flawlessly if your ever caught in a sudden summer shower with the top down. I think finding one with factory AC would be ideal.
@caribman10 Жыл бұрын
(1) That's not the stock exhaust system but boy does it sound good (2) The top mechanism is an engineering masterpiece and a nightmare all in one (3) Yes, storing the top eliminates any useable trunk space (4) And yes, don't forget to unzip the rear window before you store the top, and finally (5) Make sure you aren't adding any passengers before mounting the Sports Roadster cap.
@guidedmeditation2396 Жыл бұрын
This is so cool. I think if I had one I would wear it out the first week. I had a friend with a family member that had an old Lincoln 4dr Assassination convertible and it was so cool to see it in action. Pretty impressive engineering for the time. We put the top up then down then up then down etc until we had to put the car on a battery charger.
@jamesbateman7313 Жыл бұрын
Those were the cars I remember that were worth owning. All we have today is junk !
@michaelwinkelman7165 Жыл бұрын
My dad had one of these all black red interior I remember it well.
@williamsteinhour48763 жыл бұрын
That is impressive!!! I recently acquired a hard top but this looks much cooler. :-)
@HarborLockRoad Жыл бұрын
I did this with my 69 mustang ragtop. Built the roadster backseat cover myself.
@peterhodges6684 Жыл бұрын
Way ahead of it's time!!! Very cool !!!
@stuartaustin7134 Жыл бұрын
Best part of the video was the dog at the end.
@kenmetzker3403 Жыл бұрын
We have a car same year and color at Horald's Upholstery on Billings,Montana that I will be putting a new top on as soon as we get the top to operate up and down properly nice car by the way
@asicomovienes892 Жыл бұрын
I pay the amount of $1600.00 Dlrs back in 2017 for one of them with only 87000 miles it was hardly used on the road in very good shape every single piece on the car originals the only times in the shop it was for maintenance, every time of service is in the originals documents, that's my treasure since 2017
@tiagosouza5823 Жыл бұрын
Uma verdadeira joia da indústria automobilística! Carro emblematico
@Serge_QC Жыл бұрын
Magnifique ! Serge du Québec
@dipling.pitzler7650 Жыл бұрын
Best car interior and exterior ever!The big question is though how Ford went from this to the glamour Bird and then to the Mustang SUV?
@OGTripleTriple Жыл бұрын
Looks awesome but it sounded like that guy Jones from Police Academy doing the sound effects.
@darciofragoso5269 Жыл бұрын
Muito lindo tentei comprar um desse Não deu certo em 1965 Era o mais lindo na Época e continua sendo Gostei de ver esse Parabéns
@34Packardphaeton Жыл бұрын
These T-Bird convertibles shared similar engineering with the '60s Lincoln converts, only the Lincoln had electric motors in the windshield header, which unlocked or locked the top to the header.. automatically...... and the Lincoln had the additional complexity of four doors... with automatic rear door window glass lowering or raising.
@65T-bird Жыл бұрын
I bought a 65 hardtop when I was 14 love the 390 4 barrel in it with the fat man steering wheel
@misstara9838 Жыл бұрын
That is so beautiful
@aloysiusbelisarius9992 Жыл бұрын
Same method of operation as the 'vert version of the Lincoln of that year. Actually, I didn't know that. I knew there were some parallels between those two cars, but seeing the 'vert top in operation is cool.
@jonathanmorrisey5771 Жыл бұрын
SIDEBAR.....the 1957-59 Ford Skyliner [retractable hardtop] was was actually designed for the Continental Mark II. Corporate decided it was too costly to put on such a low-volume car. Another engineering masterpiece and nightmare in one system.
@aloysiusbelisarius9992 Жыл бұрын
@@jonathanmorrisey5771 Yes, I remember the history of that. You're right about it being a nightmare when it malfunctions, which I'm sure a lot of newbies with rich aunts and no car experience learn the hard way with all the Lincoln 'verts they keep snatching up. Then what do they do? They try hitting up experts on those cars for free advice. I H8 newbies with 'verts.
@smooth4u2touch Жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@asteverino8569 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful mechanical , relay ballet.
@vincentbearinger2242 Жыл бұрын
Now that is ingenuity you don't get that from playing video games
@alejandrodelaluz8183 Жыл бұрын
Los autos de antaño de lujo son y eran maravillosos los fabricantes ponian tanto empeño y detalles qué parecían de FANTASÍA Y EN AMERICA SÓLO LAS TRES GRANDES HACÍAN LA COMPETENCIA CHEVROLET ,FORD Y CRISLER , HOY EN DIA TIENEN BASTANTE COMPETENCIA SIN EMBARGO YA NO LOS CONSTRUYEN COMO ANTES DE ALTASIMA CALIDAD Y METALES MUY FUERTES TENIAN CHASIS Y MUCHO CROMO EN Las DEFENSAS BUENO ESA ES MI OPINIÓN SALUDOS
A Chevy convertible from the same vintage had about the same trunk space as a sedan. Hard to imagine some folks opted for this mechanism.
@tedoychorizo6434 Жыл бұрын
Wao! I love it😍😍😍
@danielsmith699 Жыл бұрын
Cool
@enriquerodriguezmoreno4017 Жыл бұрын
Hermoso Auto 😍 lo venden 😍 ahun estará disponible 😍? Les mando un cordial saludo y un fuerte abrazo desde Coacalco Edo Mex 😀 MÉXICO 😃.
@onkcuf Жыл бұрын
S m o o t h. Ez too!
@SOU6900 Жыл бұрын
How does this system work? Electronically?
@brotherandrew3393 Жыл бұрын
This thing had no space for luggage?
@MrMarineMaster Жыл бұрын
What a beauty!! ❤❤❤
@horaciolopez1865 Жыл бұрын
Qqqq chulada una verdadera joya
@zongihangi11 Жыл бұрын
What is the point of mechanization if you have to intervene manually? The real convenience is when you only have to press the button.
@TOPDadAlpha Жыл бұрын
👍👍👍👍👍
@Garth2011 Жыл бұрын
Back when engineers were worth a darn.
@robertsullivan47732 жыл бұрын
Great for its day but that plastic window and all trunk space that gets sucked up.
@valdickmauriciomauricio2707 Жыл бұрын
Meu amigo tem um bem conservado o dele é amarelo aqui em manaus am
@CorvetteStingray1969 Жыл бұрын
What an awesome video… Beautiful car!!
@pablogomes4112 Жыл бұрын
E eu achando que a Mercedes que tinha inventado isso no lançamento da SLK em 1996.
@butchvick660 Жыл бұрын
A work of art
@bruceschorr3926 Жыл бұрын
Another reminder of being young and dumb and you know the rest we scrapped one in the 70s so we could party white over red and we just did a ring and valve job the a month later sold the 390 and scrapped the body wtf were we thinking
@Beechboy689 ай бұрын
Y hod mother ,i,a had owned ofthetunderbir in1981😊
@steverector6850 Жыл бұрын
Is it busted
@hani60pk Жыл бұрын
ٰIs this a diesel car?
@jds1212 Жыл бұрын
No
@randallfrank5682 Жыл бұрын
A beautiful car, but an uncharacteristically loud exhaust system for a T-Bird. It looks to me like you do not have a trunk if you go topless in this car. Neither do you have a back seat to store luggage. Better travel light.
@permadifauza5251 Жыл бұрын
☺️ double radars on rear , good for ukraine 👍
@ralfschrader7486 Жыл бұрын
Schönes Auto, aber zu gross für Deutschlands Strassen-leider
@Beechboy689 ай бұрын
But no con vertjb,e it was rehukar
@chuckweber7402 Жыл бұрын
Sweet 😋 🧁
@agostinopresutti6865 Жыл бұрын
E gli eventuali bagagli-
@deomaharaj404 Жыл бұрын
All that engineering and hand zipper.🙄
@michaelwills3311 Жыл бұрын
One of fords not so better ideas.
@judymarlene3414 Жыл бұрын
What a beautiful car…..so impressive what Detroit could engineer back then…..and just look at the ugly plastic egg shaped nondescript cars they force feed us today.