1964 Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt Tribute

Description

OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE

Hagerty Marketplace is honored to offer another selection of vehicles from The SugarCreek Collection. This private collection in southwestern Ohio is supported by its own in-house restoration and maintenance shop, with a full-time staff of craftsmen. The garage is a true spectrum of car enthusiast dreams, ranging from unfinished restorations to the most recent sale of the SEMA-exhibited 1,000 HP 1962 Dodge Power Wagon, supporting the Mike Rowe WORKS Foundation. Thirty select cars from the collection are being offered just in time for spring. Whether awaiting restoration, preserved showroom stock, restored to like-new, or tastefully modified, these cars and trucks are truly SugarCreek quality. 

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Lightning struck in 1964 when new Super Stock rules, a dedicated group of drag racers, and Ford’s lightweight Fairlane sedans converged to create the legendary Thunderbolts. Ford’s drag racing team capitalized on the NHRA’s 427 cu-in engine and 3,200-pound weight mandates by ordering 10 maroon 1964 Fairlane 500s in 1963. All were delivered without radios, heaters, or seam sealer, and were a couple hundred pounds lighter than Ford’s Galaxie race cars.

Powerful high-rise 427 V8s were installed, and chassis and suspension work was done to launch the cars on narrow slicks. Lightness was added with fiberglass front fenders, teardrop hoods, and Plexiglas side windows. Buckets replaced bench seats, and window cranks, lights, and even the passenger side windshield wiper and sun visor were tossed. When finished the cars came in just under 3,200 pounds, and due to NHRA homologation rules Ford ended up building another 117 white Thunderbolts. And after a season running deep into the 11s, the Thunderbolts remain some of the world’s most highly desired factory race cars.

This street/strip Thunderbolt replica has been restored by SugarCreek, is based off of a 1964 two-door sedan, and is powered by a 427 cu-in V8 with a four-speed manual transmission.

Highlights 

• Offered from The SugarCreek Collection  

• Street-legal, track-ready recreation of one of the quickest factory drag cars in history 

• Ford 427 cu-in FE V8 

• Ford C3AE-9425-K low-rise intake manifold with dual 600-cfm Holley carburetors  

• Borg Warner T-10 four-speed manual transmission 

• Refinished in Burgundy with a White interior 

• Lightweight fiberglass fenders, hood, and front bumper 

• Bucket seats, factory and AutoMeter Ultra-Lite gauges, and a Hurst shifter 

Features 

• Runs on pump gas, runs best on race fuel 

• 15x6-inch front, 15x10-inch rear Billet Specialties Street Lite wheels 

• Mickey Thompson 26x8R15 Sportsman front, 28x12R15 drag radial rear tires 

• Dual-carb air filter housing with cold air intake tubing 

• Long-tube headers with Flowmaster mufflers and electric cutouts 

• Aluminum radiator with electric fan 

• Scatter-proof Lakewood bellhousing and driveshaft loop 

• Ford 9-inch rear end with 28-spline axles and 4.56 gears 

• Four-wheel disc brakes 

• Traction bars 

• Trunk-mounted battery and 16-gallon fuel cell 

Known Imperfections 

• Paint chips on top of passenger side fender, in center of driver and passenger side doors, on driver side rocker panel, and on inside of driver side door   

• Silver applique flaking on rear end trim  

• Slight blemish on trim in center of driver side door  

• One paint bubble on driver side rocker panel in front of exhaust pipe  

• Paint bubbles on passenger side rocker panel by exhaust pipe  

• Minor scuffs on driver side seat cover  

Included 

• Keys 

Ownership History

This 1964 Ford Thunderbolt replica was restored by the SugarCreek Collection shop in 2010.  

Additional Notes 

A Broad Arrow Auctions Specialist is working as an agent on behalf of the owner of this vehicle. Broad Arrow Auctions is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hagerty.   

Contact: Matt Lowney Phone: 623.308.2640 email: mlowney@hagerty.com