1966 Ford Thunderbird

Gateway Classic Cars of Tampa is excited to offer this time capsule 1966 Ford Thunderbird. This green with white top beauty is ready to take you down the road in style, with a 428 Big Block V8 with a 4 barrel carburetor mated to a C6 Automatic transmission. Ready to cruise in style, this thunderbird has 80,684 miles and a great body matching green interior. The year 1966 was a big deal for the Ford Thunderbird and many changes happened to the engine and transmission lineup. For 1966, the 390-cubic-inch V8's power was increased to 315 bhp. The larger 428-cubic-inch (7.0 L) V-8 became optional, rated at 345 gross horsepower and providing a notable improvement in 0-60 acceleration to about 9 seconds. All models featured a new front clip. A flatter hood, re-shaped front fenders, new headlight buckets, new egg crate grille with large Thunderbird emblem, new bumper guards, a single bumper bar, and painted roll pan replaced the previous two model year's two-piece front bumper. The rear taillights were revised, now a 3 piece unit going the full width across the rear, the backup light now located in the center section replaced the formerly rear roll pan mounted lamps. A new Town Hardtop model was offered, featured a roof with blind quarter panels for a more 'formal' look (at the cost of rear visibility). The Landau was replaced by the blind quarter formal roofed Town Landau, which retained the previous model's padded roof and landau S-bars. It became by far the best-selling model, accounting for 35,105 of the 1966 model's 69,176 sales. The transmission used on early build 390 V8 equipped T-Birds was the Cruise-O-Matic MX, however late build 390 and all 428 V8 equipped T-Birds had the new C6 3 speed automatic installed. To see 100+ HD pictures and videos of this 1966 Ford Thunderbird please visit GatewayClassicCars.com. For more information or to schedule an appointment to view this vehicle in person, please call the Tampa showroom at (813)645-6200 or email us directly at

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