1963 ford thunderbird landau principality of monico

1963 ford thunderbird landau principality of monico movie#

The seats, carpet and vinyl top were changed to black as well. As for the stuff that doesn't look correct, the first owner did not like the rose colored stuff on the car and had the dash dyed (you can see the rose underneath the black in the pictures). The rear bumper has some chrome peeling off of it. Most of the pictures should explain the car, but the headliner does have a couple of holes in it and the lower seat will need re-upholstered as well. There was an exhaust leak on the passengers side manifold and there was a light drip of trans fluid starting last year (probably a seal from sitting). It was in running and driving condition before entering storage in the fall (battery might need recharged when getting out of storage). The car was not driven much by the 2nd owner. I am currently the 3rd owner of this t-bird. Pictures listed on here are also from before it went into storage right before winter, and with that being said, this car has a 390 V8 with an automatic transmission with 11,408 miles on the odometer, note mileage might not be actual, because the motor has been gone through by previous owner. This car is currently in a storage facility, so just to let the winning bidder know, that it will take a little bit of time to get it out due to other cars being parked in the way. (emails are monitored for fraudulent activity.1963 FORD THUNDERBIRD LANDAU SPECIAL EDITION PRINCIPALITY OF MONACO #1825. The advertiser about this 1963 Thunderbird Of the 1,981 cars that were made available to the American public, only 15 are known to still exist. This model is considered three times more rare than the 1963 Thunderbird convertible. It has never been put on display out of respect for the beloved Princess and actress. Upon the death of Princess Grace, car #1 was officially retired and placed in storage in Monaco's Royal Museum where it remains to this day. To further the promotion of the cars, #2 thru #19 were sent to Ford district offices and used as displays at auto shows around the U. The car, dubbed the 'Princess Grace' model by Ford salesmen officially hit the showroom on February 22nd 1963. Near the end of the trip to Monaco Ford representatives mailed 900,000 sales letters to prospective customers in the U. On September 19th 1962, Ford representatives had a meeting at the Royal Court of Monaco and consulted with Princess Grace on a color scheme for the car.īenson Ford presented car #1 to Prince Rainier and Princess Grace at a grand ceremony that was held at Grimaldi family palace on January 2nd 1963. Ford had learned that Princess Grace was considering re-establishing her acting career, and preliminary feelers were extended to determine the royal couples willingness to participate in what would be a promotional opportunity for Ford.

1963 ford thunderbird landau principality of monico movie#

On the dashboard of each car was a special gold-toned nameplate with the car's special serial number.ĭuring 1962, the American movie going public had a fascination with Princess Grace of Monaco, formally the Academy Award winning movie star Grace Kelly. The interior was white leather with a white steering wheel and simulated rosewood trim. This color combination was never offered on any other Thunderbird model. The cars came in Corinthian White and had a vinyl top in a maroon color called Rose Beige. Only 2000 of these cars were produced, each individually numbered 1 through 2000.

On February 7th 1963 Ford introduced a special Limited Edition Thunderbird Landau called the 'Principality of Monaco'. 'Principality of Monaco' 1963 Thunderbird please read below for history of this vehicle. NADA has average retail of $24,000.this car is BETTER than average and offered by private party at only $17,900.

Strong 390 engine and smooth shifting automatic. In excellent condition inside/outside,including factory air conditioning, power windows, tilt away steering wheel, creme leather seating etc. Unique, more rare 1963 Thunderbird Landau, Principality of Monaco special edition.