Mecum doesn’t provide an auction estimate but Hagerty’s valuation guide suggests a concours condition Sports Roadster with the standard 300 hp (303 PS) is worth $94,500, versus $65,000 for a regular 1962 T-bird convertible. The earlier Thunderbird, Lincoln, and FE engines were painted with a Castilion Gold, which we think has too much gray/green in it to match the Mustang color. Ford, 390/427/428, FE, Designed to fit 184 Tooth Flywheel, Each. The list of standard equipment includes power assisted seats, power windows, air conditioning and a tilt-away steering column. Painted in Raven Black and featuring a Pearl Beige interior, it rides on a handsome set of Kelsey Hayes chrome wires and comes loaded with luxury kit. Honey has a very high viscosity - it is thick and gooey. The Canadian valve covers had some different colors from the US models, our 352s, at least the 63/64s were all 2 barrel, with green valve covers on silver/gold cast iron, and the same era 390 4 barrels had gold covers. Water has a very low viscosity - it is thin and flows easily. Obviously, the combination of the sunroof and big engine made this one very desirable Thunderbird. Sometime in the 70s, the pickup 360 and 390s switched to the rectangular embossing with the Ford oval inside. A thin oil has a lower number and flows more easily, while thick oils have a higher number and are more resistant to flow.

The example were featuring here is out of a 1963 Thunderbird owned by STREET RODDER s East. Of those 120 documented M-Code cars built in ’62, only 40 are thought to survive.įresh from a ground-up restoration and a 2021 Best of Show award from the Vintage Thunderbird Club, this car is getting ready to cross the block at Mecum’s March sale. The viscosity grade (for example, 5W-30) tells you the oil's thickness, or viscosity. Obviously there are lots of variations in the FE/FT family, however, the most common is the FE 390. Almost 1,430 Bird buyers ticked the Sports Roadster option box in 1962, but only 120 decided to back up that sports car image with the M-Code V8, a special Tri-Power version of Ford’s 390 cu-in (6.5-liter) V8 that breathed through three Holley carbs and made a stout 340 hp (345 PS). 390 engine configurations and applications 4V 10.6:1 375 horsepower (280 kW) at 6000 rpm and 427 lb·ft (579 N·m) at 341962 Ford 9.

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