THUNDERBIRDS Dot Reeve ARE GO!

Now doesn’t this stunning car take you back to a dreamy Pearl White Thunderbird straight out of the American Graffiti movie.

This is honestly an incredibly beautiful example of the Thunderbird. Dot managed to find this car in Pirongia after spotting it on TradeMe. Having always wanted one, she grabbed this one off Kevin Gawne who had given it a full make over nine years earlier. Since then, Dot and her other half Lionel have meticulously looked after it and it shows with all the trophies they have won at various events like Americana, just to name one! For a car that was built way back in 1957, before so-called technology, the style, finish and finesse in these cars is truly admirable. The extras built into these cars to give a true driving experience with comfort and style is just awesome! From electric windows to fourway electric seats that move backwards automatically when the ignition is turned off, simply to allow for easier entry and exit from this low lying car. Ford thought of all sorts of things to make this a “brisk luxury tourer” and not just a sports car to compete with the Chevy Corvette and the European sports cars. The Dash is like a work of engineering art with the chrome bezel gauges, recessed warning lights and moulded in switchgear looking stunning as if futuristic for the era. The dash fascia being a machined bezel running full length of the dash to wrap around the corner onto the door cards looks stunning with a hand-crafted look as if built for an aircraft. The bucket styled seats and centre console match the aircraft feel with the Thunderbird embossing adding style and class. The door-card armrests also have the shape of the Ford wing tied together with the machined bezel to give the interior a fully complete moulded look. The fibreglass roof of these models can also be removed should the sun be shinning and you feel like the breeze needs to blow through your hair. The 140mph speedo and built-in rev counter gives you an idea that something is going on under that hood that’s going to make this Thunderbird fly.