1955 Ford Thunderbird

Well Ebay sent a buy it now notice and then said they did not. I sent a deposit of 1,000.00 through Pay Pal and luckily, the seller was gracious enough to recognize that Ebay was at fault and refunded the money. It was too good to be true that the Bird was mine for 14,700. I have since purchased a T Bird through other than Ebay channels and am very happy.
I recommend caution in using Ebay and Pay Pal for expensive items as there seems to be a lot of fraud in listings and even the web pages at the present time.

their is not anything i can say about a 1955 thunderbird. i did not buy one, IS SAY AGAIN I DID NOT PURCHASE ONE.

Beautiful little two door convertible, red paint-can't beat it, red &
white leather interior-beautiful.

My Dad had a black '56 Thunderbird that he purchased in the early '60's. Shortly thereafter, my Dad married my Mom and took on 3 little ones. The 'Bird went by the wayside for years. But, my Dad just could not part with the old girl. It followed him around as he moved through his life, never to be registered again. It lived out its days next to the garage. My Dad was determined that someday he was going to restore her... someday. But, a wife, two houses, and five kids later, my aging father finally came to the realization that his resto project was just never going to happen. Several years ago, he purchased a wrecked white '55 'Bird (aka "The Colonel")and had it put back together. The shoddy restoration that my Dad had a friend do just was not up to par and it was never put on the road, mostly because of a twisted frame issue.
Then, this summer, "Lily Malone" came into the picture. Bright turquoise and feisty as they come, this '55 Thunderbird came into my Dad's life. The black 'Bird and the white 'Bird were traded in on this beautiful car, and my 69 year old Dad FINALLY has his road-ready Baby 'Bird.
"Lily" is Hell On Wheels. I hopped into the driver's seat and Dad said to me, "Get her up to about 55, then just give'er hell! See how much she still has to give!" He wasn't kidding! Heading down the road at 55 mph, I stomped her to the floor and we took off like a bullet!
This car is absolutely GORGEOUS. It'll about give you whiplash when you take off if you ask it to. It's a little tough for the "old man" to get in and out of, but once he's in there, he's happy as a lark and who needs comfort when you have such a fun set of wheels anyway?! This car is 55 years old and she's still a fire cracker.
My Dad has done his share of being responsible and carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders. Now that he's retired and in his golden years, he can finally be free as a 'Bird. And I'll tell ya something. There is NOTHING that makes my heart swell as much as seeing my Dad--white t-shirt, hair buzzed, blue jeans on--roaring down the road in his ultimate car.
The 1955 Ford Thunderbird is definitely worthy of being considered a dream car, and for some people, that dream car can become a reality. I'm just so very, very happy that my Daddy-O is one of those very lucky people. Such a beautiful thing couldn't have happened to a better, more deserving person. :)
~Jillian

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I thought this might be a really good car to restore. I was somewhat disappointed when the car was delivered because it wouldn't start. Turns out it had no gas. Overall, it was a solid purchase. The car is in the shop right now for a body redo. The engine is absolutely solid after we figured out that the air cleaner was missing a small part. A tune up did it. The interrior was as described by the seller. The entire dash is being redone as well after which, the car will be mint and ready to go.
My ratings are average but I expected an average car so it was a good buy.

On June-21-09 I placed the winning bid on 1955 Ford T-BIRD. I bid $25,000.00 on the car.From the pictures and words it looked like a fine car with good maintance. I started to fly out to Pheonix Arizona to see the car but health problems kept me at home. I had it shipped to Brookwood Alabama. It would not crank. Had to use tractor to pull it to house. Had to pour gas down carb to crank it. Engine barely ran. Noticed they were selective with thier pictures, they didnt show its bad spots which were numerous.Crankcase had gas in it so I put new fuel pump on it and changed oil. Didn't have any cranking power. It had a 12 volt starter on it from 4 cylinder Ford tractor. Carb. was almost past repair. Electric seat and windows wouldn'work. Speedometer and wipers would not work. It smokes when it runs.Replaced power steering cylinder,packing was out of one on car.None of lights inside would work. Brakes bad. I have spent $3,000.00 on parts and am not thru yet. I had heard of people like that on Ebay, but had never run into them before. Never buy anything of high value without LOOKING at it. They have ruined my life and they will ruin yours if you don't LOOK at it. Joe Pinegar tparts16 ...............

I look to purchase a classic vehicle every year, on behalf of, or for one of my favorite non-profits the Montana Auto Museum, which then raffles the car off as a fundraiser.
This "baby Bird" a '55 Thunderbird roadster in red, with a white fiberglass porthole coupe top, is a real winner and a good part of my pleasure in the purchase is the great communication and cooperation we received from Thiel Motors, DeWitt, Iowa, in its purchase. They even recommended the transport company for us!
The car is beautiful, more than eye candy, it is a classic which will be very attractive to classic car collector, baby boomers, and the general public at large.
E-Bay came through again with a good deal properly recommended and at a great price. We also have a new friend in Iowa at Thiel Motors. Thanks e-bay!