Ford · 1955
Thunderbird (1955)
Manual · RWD · United States
AutoIndex value · good UK car
£55,000
Researched from UK sold prices and auction results. How we value cars
Estimated price by condition
Project
£33,000
Restoration candidate
Driver
£55,000
Good usable example
Concours
£82,500
Show standard
Indicative condition bands · not a valuation of a particular car
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Buyer’s notes
About the Ford Thunderbird (1955)
Ford introduced the Thunderbird at the 1954 Detroit Auto Show as a two-seat personal luxury car rather than a sports car. 16,155 were built for 1955, with a three-speed manual or the Ford-O-Matic automatic, and a removable glassfibre hardtop.
What moves the price
- Originality: the original engine, colours and options, with documentation.
- Condition and the quality of any restoration.
- The hardtop and the factory options a car carries.
Before you buy, check
- The data plate and engine number against the car’s claimed specification.
- Corrosion in the floors, sills and lower body.
- Whether the hardtop is present and in good order.
Facts checked against: Wikipedia · rmsothebys.com
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Ford Thunderbird (1955): value questions answered
- How much is a Ford Thunderbird (1955) worth?
- A good, usable UK example of the Ford Thunderbird (1955) is worth around £55,000 on the AutoIndex index. A project car that needs restoration is nearer £33,000, and a concours-quality example around £82,500. Condition moves the price more than anything else.
- What makes one Thunderbird (1955) worth more than another?
- Service history and paperwork — complete, stamped, explained
- Mileage against the norm for the model
- Originality — matching numbers, original paint and trim
- Specification — gearbox, colour, factory options
- UK-supplied versus imported
- Is the Thunderbird (1955) I'm looking at fairly priced?
- Enter its asking price and condition in the price check above. It compares the price with the index for that condition and tells you what to ask the seller about.
- How many Thunderbird (1955) cars were built?
- Around 16,155 were built, by our production records.
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