1957Birdman Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 The first production 1955 T-Bird (s/n P5FH100005) was sold at BJ (no reserve) for $220,000. The current owner had bought it at BJ in 2009 for $660,000. Not exactly a great investment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I'm not sure if the $220K will make it any better of an investment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 It's always distracting to have a car that needs an explanation. If this was serial number xxxx0001, then it's self evident that the car is the first and has some significance over the other 45,000 early 'Birds.Since other models came down the same assembly line, thus the xxxx0005, every time you show it or talk about it, you have to explain that there were two sedans, a convertible, and a coupe, that were built first, or however your explanation goes....And as far as the money lost, whoever has that kind of money to lose will write it off anyway....whatever that means, Kramer.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 100001 through 100004 were supposed "pre-production" models that were not assembled on the actual assembly line but nonetheless had actual VIN numbers. The first three were reported to have been destroyed by Ford and the other two still exist. I would consider 100003 and 100004 more valuable the rest and this car maybe a little more valuable but not to the amount paid in the most recent auction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1957Birdman Posted January 26, 2015 Author Share Posted January 26, 2015 Within the early T-Bird community the George Watts car (P5FH100005) has always been considered to be the first "production" 1955 T-Bird. The earlier car (P5FH100004) is considered to be a pre-production car (build date in August 1954) that was later put out for sale after making the rounds in the Philadelphia district. There is no evidence that the first three cars with the serial numbers 100001 to 100003 still exist. The pre-production cars had one interesting variation in that the front bumper guards were placed closer to the edge of the grill than the production cars. They found in testing the cars that that location blocked air getting into the air vent and they moved the guards away from the edge of the grill by an inch or two. As for value of these cars, they are only worth what someone is willing to pay for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 55ENJOYTHERIDE Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Ford brothers, Henry II and William, inspect the prototype Thunderbird at a 1954 press preview. Differences between prototype and production units are virtually undetectable.http://tinyurl.com/q8cg3zj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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