ClassicCar

Couple of things to remember with these cars.



The 67-69 (really the 70 and 71 share the same chassis) have not held the same value that the 58-66 Thunderbirds have. A good condition 66 is probably worth three to five thousand more than a similarly conditioned 68. This may change but for right now the newer birds just didn't share the same level of infatuation the older ones did.



Part of this is due to the fact that in 1967 Ford went with a Body on Frame approach as opposed to the unibody style of the 58-66 birds. The newer birds were fine road cars but much less personal luxury cars than the earlier 2 door Thunderbirds. This alone is partially what makes the cars less valuable.



The reason I say this is because although the 68 looks like it may be a decent car from the outside you may find some serious issues once you get it home and short of going over the car yourself with a fine tooth comb you may find that 2500 completely wasted. I know several folks with 67-69 birds that have had electrical problems with them (like most older cars) and have found that the cost to repair the problem fully is almost as much as the car is worth. 429s are good engines but aren't that cheap to rebuild. The older 390s are getting up there as well but aren't quite as expensive. Part of this is because the 390 was more prevelant than the 429 although the 460 does have some crossover.



I highly, and I mean highly recommend you not buy any car like this without looking at it closely. Go through it very closely and make sure there is no frame rust, no serious electical problems, make sure that the car hasn't had any frame damage from accidents and make sure that the car is exactly as advertised. Bondo and paint and a fuzzy photo can make any car look a lot better than they are.