1957 Ford Thunderbird

VIN: E7FH240214

$60,500

Sold

1957 Ford Thunderbird
1957 Ford Thunderbird
1957 Ford Thunderbird

Seller details

  • Auction

    Mecum Auctions

  • Location

    Houston, TX; US

  • Event date

    Apr 6 - Apr 8, 2017

  • Lot

    S37

Vehicle specs

  • Chassis/VIN

    E7FH240214

  • Body style

    Convertible

  • Odometer

    11535 m

  • Transmission type

    Automatic

  • Horsepower

    270

  • Induction

    2x4 bbl

  • Interior Color

    Bronze Vinyl

  • Exterior Color

    Thunderbird Bronze

  • Generation

    1955-1957 Ford Thunderbird

Vehicle details

Notes and observations recorded by Hagerty staff.

Equipment

312/270hp E-Code dual-quad engine, automatic, chrome wire wheels, whitewalls, porthole hard top, fender skirts, later cassette stereo, added Selectair AC, power steering, power brakes.

Condition

#2 Excellent

Could win a regional car show. Drives like new.

About Hagerty’s condition ratingsClose

From the LaQuay collection. Fully restored Arizona car. High quality but older paint with a long scratch by the hood. Headlight bezels don't fit straight. Microblisters on top of the doors. The doors also don't fit flush with the body. Very good restored interior. Light road wear underneath. A used top notch restoration of a desirably equipped E-Code Baby Bird in a great color.

Market commentary

The result here doesn't make a whole lot of sense. This car sold at Leake Dallas in 2013 for $61,600, and prices for good E-Code Baby Birds have only gone up since then. If Mecum put a pre-sale estimate on this car, somewhere close to six figures wouldn't have seemed unreasonable, but at no reserve the car brought what a pretty rough example with this equipment would normally bring.

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