Somerset motor museum to auction 1966 Ford Thunderbird

Charterhouse Auctioneers are bringing a Ford Thunderbird Town Hardtop to the Haynes Motor Museum just outside Yeovil for an auction on Thursday, November 19.

It's a special 60th birthday for this Ford Thunderbird Town Hardtop coupe, with its 6400cc V8 engine mated to an automatic gearbox.

Speaking on behalf of Charterhouse Auctioneers, Richard S J Bromell said: "The two door Town Hardtop coupe was introduced by Ford in 1966.

“It featured a formal blind-quarter roofline incorporating sold rear pillars to create a more private limousine style interior."

Richard Bromell and the team at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne are available for valuations classic and vintage cars on 01935 812277 or via cars@charterhouse-auction.com.

Cruising well – the 1966 Ford Thunderbird Town Hardtop coupe being sold by Charterhouse in November £10,000-15,000 (Image: Charterhouse Auctions)

Inside the hardtop 1960s Ford. (Image: Charterhouse Auctions)

It was bought by the owner when he was on a trip to America in 2008, travelling with his wife and his octogenarian mother-in-law, who both had to wait patiently in the Californian heat whilst he negotiated the deal.

Running and driving well, the owner has enjoyed his T-Bird for the past 18 years, taking it to classic car shows across the south west.

Now in his 70s, he has decided to let a new owner take over custody of his beloved Thunderbird.