The Details
'61 Thunderbird convertible
Owner: Steve Marks, Carlisle, PA
Engine
390ci Thunderbird V-8
4.082 bore (0.030-over), 3.784 stroke
9.6:1 compression ratio
Rated 300 hp at 4,600
427 lb-ft torque at 2,800 rpm
Clevite bearings, pistons, and rings
Clevite stock replacement camshaft
Edelbrock aluminum intake and 600-cfm four-barrel carburetor
Mallory distributor
Built by Sheaffer Brothers Machine Shop, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Transmission
Ford-o-Matic three-speed automatic
B&M shift-improvement kit
Rearend
9-inch
3.00 gears
Exhaust
Stock manifolds
Aluminized dual exhaust
Suspension
Front: Stock, coil springs shortened 1 inch, gas shocks
Rear: Rearched leaf springs for 1-inch drop, gas shocks
Brakes
Front: Stock drum
Rear: Stock drum
Wheels
Front: Foose Design Nitrous Chrome, 17x8
Rear: Foose Design Nitrous Chrome, 18x8
Tires
Front: Nexen NS3000, P225/45ZR17
Rear: Nexen NS3000, P255/35ZR18
Interior
Refinished with black and silver vinyl and oxen-grain naugahyde by Fritz Upholstery in Carlisle, Pennsylvania; black cut-pile carpet; '62 T-bird bucket seats; Grant steering wheel; one-of-a-kind Dakota Digital instrumentation; Alpine CDA 9820 AM/FM/XM stereo; power windows; power seats; and Vintage Air heating/cooling system
Exterior
House of Color silver and black basecoat/clearcoat, beltline smoothed and lower edges rolled, '62 hood, '63 grille, rear fender skirts eliminated and wheel openings rolled under, custom airbrushed Thunderbird emblems and script by JR Arts, Hartz cloth convertible top installed by Mike Haverstock Upholstery in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
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At a pace or two away, the Thunderbird emblems and logo look like the original embellishments. It's only upon closer inspection that the airbrushed nature of the decorations become apparent. |  |