55 thunderbird3/17/2023 ![]() We are proud to offer this very distinguished classic Ford Thunderbird to the devoted enthusiast, or collector who recognizes the tremendous investment potential of this American classic. This incredibly unique Thunderbird also has a long California history as verified by the Thunderbird Registry. P5FH100005 is documented by Ford Motor Company as far back as the 1960s as being the first production Thunderbird. This car also carries an S production code in place of the normal dealer code, meaning it was reserved by the factory as a demonstration and promotional vehicle. This Thunderbird, famous for its sentimental and real value was sold at Barrett-Jackson in 2009 for $660,000. P5FH100005 was in fact the very first Thunderbird to come off the assembly line. Thunderbirds 100001 through 100004 were not actual assembly line production cars. After 101000 was assigned, those VINs given to Thunderbirds were random and drawn from the general pool as needed. Therefore we know that P5FH100001 through P5FH101000 constitute the correct and complete VIN list for the earliest-built Thunderbirds. All of these cars had the same 292 cubic-inch V-8 engine (P), all were 1955 models (5), all were built at Dearborn (F), and all were the same body series (H). ![]() From the Thunderbird registry: ∿or 1955, the first 1000 Dearborn-built Ford VINs – 100001 through 101000 – were reserved for the new Thunderbird. ![]() The first VIN assigned to a production Thunderbird was 100005 and this car is number 100104, making it among the first 100 Thunderbirds to ever be built. Finished in gorgeous and factory-correct Thunderbird Blue and trimmed in turquoise and white interior, this first-year Thunderbird It has undergone a thorough high-cost restoration and is stunning from any angle.
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