(emails are monitored for fraudulent activity. The advertiser about this 1963 Thunderbird Of the 1,981 cars that were made available to the American public, only 15 are known to still exist. This model is considered three times more rare than the 1963 Thunderbird convertible. It has never been put on display out of respect for the beloved Princess and actress. Upon the death of Princess Grace, car #1 was officially retired and placed in storage in Monaco's Royal Museum where it remains to this day. To further the promotion of the cars, #2 thru #19 were sent to Ford district offices and used as displays at auto shows around the U. The car, dubbed the "Princess Grace" model by Ford salesmen officially hit the showroom on February 22nd 1963. Near the end of the trip to Monaco Ford representatives mailed 900,000 sales letters to prospective customers in the U. On September 19th 1962, Ford representatives had a meeting at the Royal Court of Monaco and consulted with Princess Grace on a color scheme for the car.īenson Ford presented car #1 to Prince Rainier and Princess Grace at a grand ceremony that was held at Grimaldi family palace on January 2nd 1963. Ford had learned that Princess Grace was considering re-establishing her acting career, and preliminary feelers were extended to determine the royal couples willingness to participate in what would be a promotional opportunity for Ford. Ford : Thunderbird Monaco Edition Landau 1963 ford thunderbird principality of monaco edition. On the dashboard of each car was a special gold-toned nameplate with the car's special serial number.ĭuring 1962, the American movie going public had a fascination with Princess Grace of Monaco, formally the Academy Award winning movie star Grace Kelly. 1963 Ford Thunderbird monaco edition landau cars for sale in Virginia. The interior was white leather with a white steering wheel and simulated rosewood trim. This color combination was never offered on any other Thunderbird model. It appears that the Limited Edition Thunderbird Landau featured a white body with a maroon vinyl roof, white leather interior, white steering wheel, and a special brass nameplate. Very good condition Driven 14,371 miles Automatic transmission. The cars came in Corinthian White and had a vinyl top in a maroon color called Rose Beige. 1963 Ford Thunderbird 'Principality of Monaco Limited Edition Landau' 544 of 2,000. Only 2000 of these cars were produced, each individually numbered 1 through 2000. On February 7th 1963 Ford introduced a special Limited Edition Thunderbird Landau called the "Principality of Monaco". "Principality of Monaco" 1963 Thunderbird please read below for history of this vehicle. NADA has average retail of $24,000.this car is BETTER than average and offered by private party at only $17,900. Strong 390 engine and smooth shifting automatic. In excellent condition inside/outside,including factory air conditioning, power windows, tilt away steering wheel, creme leather seating etc. Your paint supplier can help you determine what all you'll need.Unique, more rare 1963 Thunderbird Landau, Principality of Monaco special edition. Of course, you'll also have to get the vinyl prep in order to clean the old vinyl and soften it up in order to accept the new dye. Make sure they add some flattening agent to knock down the gloss to match the original's level. Price: Ask a price Location:Overland Park, Kansas, United States. They can mix it for you as a vinyl dye and even fill spray cans for you to use if you don't want to mess with paint guns. 1963 Ford Thunderbird Special Edition - Principality of Monaco.
This car is currently in a storage facility, so just to let the winning bidder know, that it will take a little bit of time to get it out due to other cars being parked in the way. Have them attempt to match it and mix a small amount, and spray it on a scrap of vinyl to see if it matches. 1963 Ford Thunderbird Landau 1963 FORD THUNDERBIRD LANDAU SPECIAL EDITION PRINCIPALITY OF MONACO 1825. Something that may sound rash to do is remove either the dash end cap, speaker grille, radio face plate or the panel below the radio (the one with the map light in it), cut a piece of the vinyl out that has good color, and take it to your local auto body paint supplier, like duPont or PPG/Ditzler. Look up the chip charts for 1963 Ford interiors, and you will hopefully find one for Medium Rose Metallic to look at. Chances are there will be one which has color charts going back into the '50s-'60s. First, get to know your local auto paint supplier, especially one the old-car guys in your area frequent.