The Ford Thunderbird served in a few capacities over the years, starting as a two-seater and then evolving to a personal luxury coupe. However, with all the decades the car was in production, there was only a brief period when it could be had as a four-door sedan. Available between 1967 and 1971, Ford made the extra entry points even more appealing by mounting them at the rear, a style commonly known as suicide doors. This 1967 Ford Thunderbird Landau here on Craigslist could still use some additional attention, but it’s drivable and seems fairly priced at $4,300. This one’s said to be a local San Francisco Bay area car, where it still resides, and we’d like to thank Barn Finds reader Barney for finding this cool T-Bird and sending us the tip!
The seller informs us he’s owned this car for over two decades and has already done quite a bit of work on it, with a real positive being that the engine reportedly runs well. A new intake manifold has been installed, along with a rebuilt 1973-dated Autolite carburetor. The gas tank has been cleaned, and a new fuel pump was put on within the past year, plus it’s also received a recent tune-up and an oil change. The automatic transmission is said to be shifting fine, but the differential is emitting an excessive whine. Fortunately, a complete rear axle is included in the sale, but you’ll have to install it.
If you want this Thunderbird to become a top-tier example again, some exterior work will be required, as there are a few imperfections here and there. The largest body blunder is on the driver’s side, where a dent in the front fender also extends into the door. The passenger-side fender isn’t perfect either, and I’m not sure what’s going on with the area above the rear tire on this same side. At first, I thought it was pure corrosion, but it might be mostly POR15, a black coating designed to prevent or stop rust before it gets any worse. The seller mentions that he removed the vinyl top and used this product on the roof before painting that area.
The interior may already be good enough for most buyers, with the original cloth and vinyl seats replaced with leather components sourced from another 1967 Thunderbird. The climate control system is stated as inoperative, but the power windows and seat are said to be functioning, as is the factory radio. Just the novelty of owning a T-Bird sedan with the unusual suicide doors makes me think this one is worth taking to the next level, and I hope someone will feel the same and give this one the extra attention it deserves. Are you seeing this 1967 Ford Thunderbird Landau Sedan as a worthwhile project?
Good for demo derby
Had a black 67 with a 428, disc brakes but sold it for parts as the body as so rusted out it was not fixable but it had great lines for a 4 door, hideaway headlights, variable speed wipers driven by the power steering pump, sequential turn signals, a swing away steering wheel, bucket seats and a console that looked like it belonged in a beach raft baron. Cool car. The only difference in the 390 and 528 was the stroke.
Cool car, always love the T Bird and Continental suicide doors.
My folks bought a new ’67 Tbird exactly like this one, same colors, everything. Kept it one year and traded it. Said it was too big and ungainly, bought a Merc Cougar instead.
We were living right in that area at the time….wonder if it’s the same car. Ok, probably not.
I just checked out the Craigslist ad and was able to enlarge photos on computer monitor, what I like best of Craigslist over Facebook ads. As author Mike thinks, it does look like the seller went with the POR 15 to apply to surface rust, certainly not bad at all by PA standards. Being a Thunderbird, it has lots of fun-to-fix items on the list. The rear end almost scares me less than the non-functioning climate control, this time of year no heat? Or just a noisy fan? The owner states that he may do some minor things before the sale or be willing to do others (like rear maybe) for extra. Then, buy new tires and drive away? Interior looks pretty nice for a driver, I think. Four doors on this one is also okay by me. Up for negotiation.
To answer your question about a worthwhile project… I’m going with NO I personally don’t believe its worth bringing back just looking through the pictures and reading what is still wrong with it I believe the odometer has rolled a few times. Now for a car that you are just going to maintain and cruise it might be fun and keep you busy with repairs
The ’67 Thunderbirds have way too many one year only parts on them, which makes restoring them a real pain in the butt. The ’67 steering columns were known to be problematic as the steering hubs would disentigrate into pieces leaving you stuck where you were. The ’68’s were a much better car.
A clapped out mess. PASS !
Steve, what on this site would you NOT PASS on, or do you just seek negative attention, with this car and every other that you care to comment on.
I’ve seen a couple of these as mild customs, lowered just a bit, custom wheels, nice sounding exhaust, and they looked great.
looks like rust over the r/r wheel but i may be wrong. interior looks pretty good for the age. price seems fair but i don’t follow these. restore this and you would be upside down for sure