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Ford Thunderbird, 1962
Chassis No.: 2Y89M141654 Auction: The Salmon Brothers Collection 2012 Auction date: June 16, 2012 Lot No.: S103 $38,500 | Sold • Exterior: White • Interior: Blue • Tri-Power intake • Three 2-barrel carburetors • Air conditioning • Power steering • Power brakes • Power windows • Power top • Swing-Away steering column • Bucket seats • Console • Chrom
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Ford Thunderbird, 1962
Chassis No.: 2Y83Z113059 Auction: Portland 2019 Auction date: June 22, 2019 Lot No.: F62 $29,150 | Sold • Exterior: Blue • Interior: White • Air Ride • House of Kolor paint • 1961 Ford Starliner roof • 4-wheel disc brake conversion • Rod & Custom magazine Top 10 Pick in Country 2005 • Power windows • Power steering • Recent front end rebuild • Rece
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Ford Thunderbird Hardtop, 1962
Chassis No.: 2Y83Z149399 Auction: Kansas City 2020 Auction date: November 21, 2020 Lot No.: F44 $17,000 | High bid • Exterior: White • Interior: Black • Body: Hardtop • New shocks • New exhaust system • New carburetor and fuel lines • New ball joints • New oil pan, regulator and generator • New tires in 2017 • New battery and starter solenoid • New
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Ford Thunderbird, 1962
Chassis No.: 2Y83Z169691 Auction: Tulsa 2026 Auction date: June 6, 2026 Lot No.: F20 $5,500 | Sold • Odometer: 69,767 miles • Engine: V-8 • Transmission: Automatic • Exterior: Light Blue • Interior: Light Blue • 390 CI V-8 engine • 4-barrel carburetor • 3-speed automatic transmission • Light Blue paint • Light Blue interior • Pushbutton radio • Fro
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Ford Thunderbird M-Code Sports Roadster, 1962
Chassis No.: 2Y89M169809 Auction: Monterey 2025 Auction date: August 16, 2025 Lot No.: S126 $77,000 | Sold • Odometer: 183 miles • Engine: V-8 • Transmission: Automatic • Exterior: Rangoon Red • Interior: Red • Body: Sports Roadster • 390/340 HP V-8 engine • Three 2-barrel carburetors • Automatic transmission • Power steering • Power brakes • Leath
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Ford Thunderbird Sports Roadster, 1962
Chassis No.: 2Y89Z151927 Auction: Louisville 2019 Auction date: September 21, 2019 Lot No.: F104 $17,050 | Sold • Exterior: Red • Interior: Black • Body: Sports Roadster • VIN code of 89 and a body code of 76B on the data plate • One of 1,427 Sports Roadsters made in 1962 • 390 CI V-8 engine • Dual exhaust • Cruise-O-Matic MX 3-speed automatic tran
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Ford Thunderbird, 1962
Chassis No.: 2Y83Z155454 Auction: Kansas City Spring 2017 Auction date: March 25, 2017 Lot No.: S12 $11,000 | High bid • Exterior: Red • Interior: Red • 390 CI engine • Automatic transmission • 9 inch Ford rear end • Power steering • Power brakes • Factory radio • Swing-away steering wheel • Fender skirts • New factory air conditioning • New master
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Ford Thunderbird Convertible, 1962
Chassis No.: 2Y85Z172135 Auction: Portland 2017 Auction date: June 17, 2017 Lot No.: S146 $41,250 | Sold • Exterior: Chestnut • Interior: Black • Body: Convertible • 390/300 HP V-8 engine • Cruise-O-Matic 3-speed automatic transmission • 1 of 9,884 convertibles produced in 1962 • Coil spring front suspension • Kelsey Hayes chrome wire wheels • 65,6
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Ford Thunderbird M-Code Sports Roadster, 1962
Chassis No.: 2Y89M162464 Auction: Monterey 2023 Auction date: August 19, 2023 Lot No.: F118 $220,000 | Sold • Odometer: 50 miles • Engine: V-8 • Transmission: Automatic • Exterior: Chestnut • Interior: Chestnut • Body: Sports Roadster • The only M-code Sports Roadster painted in Chestnut Metallic in 1962 • Concours restoration by Bird Nest Inc. of
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Ford Thunderbird Convertible, 1961
Chassis No.: 1Y73Z153860 Auction: Portland 2016 Auction date: June 18, 2016 Lot No.: F129 $30,000 | High bid • Exterior: Red • Interior: White • Body: Convertible • Red with White interior and soft top • 390 CI big block engine • Automatic transmission • Tilt-Away steering column • Power steering • Power brakes • Power windows • Power seats • Fende
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Ford Thunderbird Sports Roadster, 1962
Chassis No.: 2Y89Z172563 Auction: Portland 2016 Auction date: June 18, 2016 Lot No.: S110.1 $22,000 | Sold • Body: Sports Roadster • 352/300 HP engine • Automatic transmission 352/300 HP, Automatic https://www.mecum.com/lots/252468/1962-ford-thunderbird-sports-roadster/
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Ford Thunderbird, 1962
Chassis No.: 2Y83Z112362 Auction: Kansas City Spring 2017 Auction date: March 25, 2017 Lot No.: F105 $18,150 | Sold • Exterior: Red/White • Interior: White/tan • Matching numbers 390 CI engine • 4-barrel carburetor • Automatic transmission • Believed to be 32,556 miles • Factory air conditioning • Power windows • Power seats • Swing-away column • 2
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Ford Thunderbird M Sports Roadster, 1962
Chassis No.: 2Y89M154999 Auction: Monterey 2012 Auction date: August 18, 2012 Lot No.: S62 $71,500 | Sold • Exterior: Red • Interior: Black • Body: Sports Roadster • Red Thunderbird Sports Roadster • Rare M code • Tri-Power • Only 120 made, 41 exist and only 7 known with air conditioning • Factory air conditioning • Kelsey Hayes wires M-Code, 390 C
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Ford Thunderbird Sports Roadster, 1962
Chassis No.: 2Y89Z170282 Auction: Chattanooga 2021 Auction date: October 16, 2021 Lot No.: S40 $37,400 | Sold • Exterior: Red • Interior: Red • Body: Sports Roadster • Factory original Kelsey Hayes wire wheels • Factory ordered power seat • Power windows • 390 CI V-8 engine • 4-barrel carburetor • Factory fiberglass rear seat cover • 1 of 1,427 fac
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Ford Thunderbird, 1962
Chassis No.: 2Y83Z155454 Auction: Kansas City March 2018 Auction date: March 17, 2018 Lot No.: F52 $12,650 | Sold • Exterior: Red • Interior: Red • Original High Performance 390 CI engine • Rally Red • Automatic transmission • 9 inch rear end • Factory air conditioning • Swing-away steering wheel • Power steering • Power brakes • Fender skirts • Fa
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Ford Thunderbird Convertible, 1961
Chassis No.: 1Y73Z115308 Auction: Las Vegas 2021 Auction date: October 9, 2021 Lot No.: S43 $34,100 | Sold • Exterior: Red • Interior: Red • Body: Convertible • 390/300 HP V-8 engine • Swingaway steering wheel • Power steering • Power windows • Red exterior and interior • Power-operated White convertible top • Fender skirt • Custom parade cover htt
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Ford Thunderbird Convertible, 1961
Chassis No.: 1Y73Z107409 Auction: Denver 2019 Auction date: July 13, 2019 Lot No.: S23 $10,000 | High bid • Exterior: White • Body: Convertible • 390 CI engine • Power steering • Power brakes • Automatic transmission • Power convertible top • Power windows • Power seats 390 CI, Automatic https://www.mecum.com/lots/377551/1961-ford-thunderbird-conve
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Ford Thunderbird Convertible, 1962
Chassis No.: 2Y85Z133398 Auction: Tulsa 2023 Auction date: June 10, 2023 Lot No.: F67.1 $15,950 | Sold • Odometer: 55,878 miles • Engine: V-8 • Transmission: Automatic • Exterior: Chalfonte Blue • Interior: Turquoise • Body: Convertible • 390 CI V-8 engine • Automatic transmission • Sports Roadster tonneau cover • Power steering • Power brakes 390
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Ford Thunderbird, 1962
Chassis No.: 2Y83Z145398 Auction: Louisville 2017 Auction date: September 23, 2017 Lot No.: T113 $14,850 | Sold • Exterior: Coral • Interior: Black/white • 390 CI engine • Automatic transmission • Coral with Black and White interior • Power steering • Power brakes 390 CI, Automatic https://www.mecum.com/lots/295521/1962-ford-thunderbird/
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Ford Thunderbird, 1961
Chassis No.: 1Y71Z147022 Auction: Anaheim 2016 Auction date: November 19, 2016 Lot No.: S111 $40,700 | Sold • Exterior: Red • Interior: White • Known as Firestar • Built by Hall of Famer John D’Agostino • Top chopped 4 inches • Reshaped rear fins • 2 1/2 year restoration completed April 2016 • Modified hoodscoop • Remote electric doors • Reshaped d
