The Edsel was in wonderful condition, almost as new, but very affordable because few folks wanted Edsels in 1971. Later during my junior year of high school I bought a 1959 Edsel Ranger 4-door sedan. I was so excited by it, I bought it on the spot for $250 cash I'd saved from my dishwashing job without even driving it first. It was baby blue with a black top and its high style was beyond beautiful to this teenager. My first car when I was 16 in 1970 was a tired but rust-free 1956 Cadillac Series 62 convertible I found sitting out in a farmer's field one day while hitchhiking to work. The simplicity of my Thunderbird's layout helped to make its dashboard refurbishment a rather straightforward proposition. As far as I could tell, the dashboard hadn't been previously removed from my car. Notably my car does not have the swing-away steering wheel option, unusual as I've read that about 85% of all 1961 Thunderbirds do. I believe the only factory options in my car are the heater and the AM radio. ![]() My Thunderbird here is VIN 1Y71Z109655, data plate body 63A, color A, trim 56, date 01M, trans 4, axle F, which translates to a 1961 2-door hardtop "Bullet Bird" in Raven Black with black interior built December 1, 1960. ![]() If you are like me and you enjoy old cars, particularly Thunderbirds, and you don't mind taking on a project, then perhaps you too are thinking about swapping out that old cracked dash pad in your Thunderbird and generally refurbishing the dash panel. Old now because I drove cars like them when I was a kid in high school almost 50 years ago. (June, 2018) - I'm not a mechanic or an engineer or any sort of automotive service professional.
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