If you’re like me, you are typically drawn to survivor-grade classics. If that is the case, you will probably respect this 1967 Ford Thunderbird Landau. Apart from one small repair, it retains most of its factory paint. The interior is tidy, it features a few welcome options, and the odometer shows 44,000 genuine miles. It is ready for summer fun, with the seller listing the T-Bird here on Hagerty in an undisclosed location in Ontario, Canada. The seller set their price at $17,000 for a classic that has spent over two decades sheltered in private collections.
Ford released its Fifth Generation Thunderbird for the 1967 model year. Not only was the latest incarnation larger and heavier than its predecessor, but Ford discontinued the Convertible variant in favor of a four-door Landau Sedan. Our feature T-Bird is a first-year two-door Landau, ordered by its original owner in Vintage Burgundy with a Parchment vinyl top. The seller states that it wears most of its factory paint, which shines nicely for its age. They admit to a previous repair on the driver’s side front fender due to accident damage. They state that the repair quality is quite poor. However, the image gallery suggests the problem is more likely due to deteriorating and cracking Bondo than to a lack of repairer skill. Otherwise, the panels are straight, the vinyl looks extremely presentable, and a garage-kept history has kept this Ford rust-free. The trim looks comfortably acceptable for a survivor-grade classic, the tinted glass is clear, and the headlight covers and sequential turn signals work as they should.
Although Ford offered ’67 Thunderbird buyers a choice of two V8s to power their new purchase, this car’s first owner selected the entry-level 390ci powerplant. That isn’t a bad thing, because with 315hp and 427 ft/lbs of torque at the driver’s disposal, it isn’t what many would consider a weak motor. From there, the remaining drivetrain components are common across the range. They include a three-speed automatic transmission, power steering, and power-assisted front disc brakes. The seller states that this survivor has been part of two separate private collections for over two decades, seeing only limited action. They don’t mention evidence verifying the odometer reading, but the Thunderbird’s history and overall condition make it plausible. Of course, that’s no iron-clad guarantee, and there’s nothing like holding a piece of paper in your hand that eliminates lingering doubts. That is a question potential buyers could ask if mileage is a possible deal-breaker. Otherwise, it appears that this T-Bird is a turnkey proposition.
This Thunderbird’s first owner ordered the car trimmed in optional Bangor cloth and vinyl and equipped it with the “Stereo-Sonic” AM radio/8-track player with four speakers and a power antenna. Those features complement standard equipment, including power windows, a roof console with warning lights, a clock, and a “Tilt-Away” wheel. The interior is exceptionally tidy for a survivor of this vintage. There are some minor stains on the cloth, but no significant wear or other cosmetic issues. The front power windows are inoperative, although the seller hasn’t had an opportunity to investigate the problem. Otherwise, everything appears to work as it should.
Although it isn’t perfect, this 1967 Ford Thunderbird Landau is a stylish survivor with no urgent needs. If the seller holds evidence confirming the odometer reading, that will add to both its appeal and potential value. The asking price is realistic given recent sales, leading me to believe it may not take long for this T-Bird to find a new home. Do you agree?
Imagine that…a mid-60s T-bird with power window issues!
According to Hagerty’s own valuation tool, for this car to be worth 17K, it would have to be in #2 Excellent condition.
But it’s not a #2 condition looking at the photos and the text showing a bondo crack on fender. In Ontario with no photos under the car.
Nice looking Landau.
This is a nice looking bird, but with the questionable body work and electrical issues it does not qualify as a #2 excellent specimen. I’d value this at $10 to $12k.
Very handsome T Bird. I’m sure when it was brand new and everything was working, it must’ve been the original owners pride and joy. Imagine picking this up at the dealership that first day?
My least favorite thing…
Wiring issues with windows…
I had a 66 T bird vert and had so much fun with the top and windows….….
It took a weekend with a used a used console control switch and playing removing panels and then hydraulic lines for trunk and top….
The car has a sweet design and look for Ford.
Good luck and its patience….
Power windows in Thunderbirds were always a problem. My mother’s 60 square bird had the power window switches in the console and they constantly got filled with beach sand and became inoperable. I got really good at taking the vacuum cleaner to clean them out as well as dismantling the console.
elegant looking bird. needs those chrome road wheels that were offered
Beware new owner: Just getting behind the wheel and taking it out for a cruise will change you into a prudent snob with you nose in the air at anything next to you. I know I am a T-Birder since the 60’s and the term “heavy sports car” is an accurate description. That entry level 390 engine has high compression and needs premium gas to function properly, but function it does!
Don’t get me wrong, I love the 390 it was a proven engine but I just like the 429 as it was far more powerful.
390 is a solid engine, but yeah, the torque from the 429 Thunderjet was on another level. I had one in a ’69 ‘bird that I’d got back running and on the road and once I had the car dialed in, I could hit the gas and light up the pass side tire for half of a suburban block. Even in that heavy car, the 429 was plenty capable of moving that big bird down the road.
Love the colors on this ’67, the ’69 I had was similar but more of a pearl white interior and no VT. Looks like it’d make a great driver. Price may be a bit high considering the few issues, but still, a nice looking car nonetheless. I’d search for a set of the five spoke wheel covers.
In ’67, the FE block 428 was the top dog motor, the “385” block 429 wouldn’t come along until ’68, IIRC. In ’68 a small number of cars got the FE block 428 until Ford used up its stock of FE block motors, then the 429 became the only engine choice until the 460 was offered starting in 1972. By 1976, the EPA had so emasculated the 429 that the 460 became the sole engine choice.
Hey James, what do you think? You were the first one I thought of when I saw this, and then I saw it was in Canada. But still, not too far from you
This is the first T-Bird I’ve ever seen in that maroon color that had a white vinyl roof! Most T-Birds painted that color wore a black vinyl roof, or like my Mom’s example, has a painted steel roof instead. The base T-Birds, which Ford called a “Tudor”, had a T-Bird badge with a matching body-colored insert in the badge on the “B” pillars with the painted roof. The “Tudor Landau” got the faux Landau Bars in place of the badge to go with the vinyl roof, as did the “”Fordor Landau”, with the suicide doors! The four-door sedans could only be had with a vinyl roof and Landau Bars, as the vinyl roof and Landau Bars hid the cut line into the roof for the rear doors!
This one has power locks to go with the power windows, as evidenced by the button for the power locks in the center console, just in front of the ash tray. Manual lock cars had yet another T-Bird emblem plate to cover the hole for the switch. If the car had two (2) buttons in that location, the second button was the power switch for the optional cruise control, a very rare option in ’67! Cruise-control equipped cars got a different steering wheel with the cruise control switches in the center pad.
No A/C – hard pass !
I had a ’67 wimbledon white with black vinyl top and the 428 engine. Loved premium Amoco gas but what fun it was to drive. Traded it in on a wife. Kept her for 55 wonderful years.
Question: was this series (’67-’69) T-Bird on the same unibody or had Ford moved it to their mid-sized Torino platform? Just curious; thank you all.
No, it was on a dedicated platform it shared only with the Lincoln Continental Mark series (I,II, III, IV, V) cars. it was built on a separate perimeter frame, but the bodies were built using unibody techniques, so these cars were exceptionally rigid, if extremely heavy, automobiles. The mid-size Torino was a purely unibody car, it wouldn’t receive a perimeter frame until the 1972 model year.
Thanks!