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Competition D/F: Rarest Two-Seat 'Bird of All
In early 1957, Ford Motor Company took advantages of a new NASCAR rule and built 100 supercharged cars, including 15 Thunderbirds, All fifteen T-Birds were built in the Dearborn plant on January 25, 1957.
These 15 cars were sold only to established racers. They used the NASCAR supercharged 312 cubic-inch V8 with a McCulloch VR57 supercharger. These Phase 1 (also called D/F) cars were equipped with three-speed manual transmissions, blackwall tires, small hubcaps, no fender skirts, no heater, no engine dress-up kit and a hardtop only. Later, starting in June of 1957, Ford built a customer version of this car, now known as the 'F' Bird. The 'F' had a milder cam, lower compression ratio and lower supercharged boost. The 'F' Bird was available with whitewalls, power accessories and automatic transmission. 'F' Bird production was 194 cars.
This Inca Gold example is one of eight surviving Phase 1, supercharged D/F Thunderbirds. The car's original owner was a successful drag racer from Jacksonville, Florida.
In early 1957, Ford Motor Company took advantages of a new NASCAR rule and built 100 supercharged cars, including 15 Thunderbirds, All fifteen T-Birds were built in the Dearborn plant on January 25, 1957.
These 15 cars were sold only to established racers. They used the NASCAR supercharged 312 cubic-inch V8 with a McCulloch VR57 supercharger. These Phase 1 (also called D/F) cars were equipped with three-speed manual transmissions, blackwall tires, small hubcaps, no fender skirts, no heater, no engine dress-up kit and a hardtop only. Later, starting in June of 1957, Ford built a customer version of this car, now known as the 'F' Bird. The 'F' had a milder cam, lower compression ratio and lower supercharged boost. The 'F' Bird was available with whitewalls, power accessories and automatic transmission. 'F' Bird production was 194 cars.
This Inca Gold example is one of eight surviving Phase 1, supercharged D/F Thunderbirds. The car's original owner was a successful drag racer from Jacksonville, Florida.
Of the 52,000, two-passenger Thunderbirds, only 208 supercharged cars were built. The first 14 were built as special equipment, racing versions. Only 8 of these 'Phase I Supercharged' cars are known to survive. they were built to NASCAR rules for a supercharged T-Bird. One of them beat a Corvette record by 6 mph in the 1957 NASCAR Speed Weeks trials.
These 'Phase I Supercharged' cars were built with black tires, no fender skirts, 3-speed manual transmission, seat belt, small hubcaps, no heater, but with higher compression, it be ordered with automatic transmission, power steering and brakes, fender skirts, whitewalls, etc. 194 of these cars were built.
This car was purchased from Duval Ford in Jacksonville, FL, by Dewey Gilleland, who was a successul drag racer. In the late 1950's, he was turning 1/4 times of 13.10 sec/117 mph. The car was restored to its original condition in 1988.
These 'Phase I Supercharged' cars were built with black tires, no fender skirts, 3-speed manual transmission, seat belt, small hubcaps, no heater, but with higher compression, it be ordered with automatic transmission, power steering and brakes, fender skirts, whitewalls, etc. 194 of these cars were built.
This car was purchased from Duval Ford in Jacksonville, FL, by Dewey Gilleland, who was a successul drag racer. In the late 1950's, he was turning 1/4 times of 13.10 sec/117 mph. The car was restored to its original condition in 1988.
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1957 Ford Thunderbird Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Ford Thunderbird
(Data based on Model Year 1957 sales)
1957 FORD THUNDERBIRD CONVERTIBLE Chassis#: D7FH253729 Sold for USD$95,700 2024 Barrett-Jackson : Palm Beach | |
1957 FORD THUNDERBIRD CONVERTIBLE Chassis#: D7FH395243 Sold for USD$24,200 2024 Barrett-Jackson : Palm Beach | |
1957 FORD THUNDERBIRD CONVERTIBLE Chassis#: D7FH205437 Sold for USD$44,000 2024 Barrett-Jackson : Palm Beach | |
1957 Ford Thunderbird Convertible Chassis#: d7fh214233 Sold for USD$39,600 2024 Mecum : Glendale | |
1957 Ford Thunderbird Convertible Chassis#: d7fh271720 Sold for USD$47,300 2024 Mecum : Glendale | |
1957 Ford Thunderbird 'E-Code' Chassis#: E7FH334671 Sold for USD$56,000 2024 Bonhams : Amelia Island Auction | |
1957 FORD THUNDERBIRD E-CODE CONVERTIBLE Chassis#: E7FH193637 Sold for USD$57,200 2024 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale AZ | |
1957 FORD THUNDERBIRD ROADSTER CONVERTIBLE Chassis#: D7FH120143 Sold for USD$220,000 2024 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale AZ | |
1957 FORD THUNDERBIRD CUSTOM CONVERTIBLE Chassis#: D7FH174713 Sold for USD$93,500 2024 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale AZ | |
1957 FORD THUNDERBIRD CONVERTIBLE Chassis#: D7FH244697 Sold for USD$37,400 2024 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale AZ | |
1957 FORD THUNDERBIRD CONVERTIBLE Chassis#: D7FH305372 Sold for USD$37,400 2024 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale AZ | |
1957 FORD THUNDERBIRD CONVERTIBLE Chassis#: D7FH357237 Sold for USD$49,500 2024 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale AZ | |
1957 FORD THUNDERBIRD CONVERTIBLE Chassis#: D7FH259533 Sold for USD$48,400 2024 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale AZ | |
1957 FORD THUNDERBIRD CONVERTIBLE Chassis#: D7FH178395 Sold for USD$29,150 2024 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale AZ | |
1957 FORD THUNDERBIRD E-CODE CONVERTIBLE Chassis#: E7FH283103 Sold for USD$36,300 2024 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale AZ | |
1957 FORD THUNDERBIRD E-CODE CONVERTIBLE Chassis#: E7FH395461 Sold for USD$66,000 2024 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale AZ | |
1957 FORD THUNDERBIRD CUSTOM CONVERTIBLE Chassis#: D7FH257167 Sold for USD$66,000 2024 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale AZ | |
1957 FORD THUNDERBIRD CONVERTIBLE Chassis#: D7FH332769 Sold for USD$39,600 2024 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale AZ | |
1957 FORD THUNDERBIRD E-CODE CONVERTIBLE Chassis#: E7FH296895 Sold for USD$55,000 2024 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale AZ | |
1957 Ford Thunderbird Convertible Chassis#: d7fh150967 Sold for USD$38,500 2024 Mecum : Kissimmee |
Ford Thunderbirds That Failed To Sell At Auction
1957 Ford Thunderbird's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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1957 Ford Thunderbird Convertible | D7FH229336 | 2024 Worldwide Auctioneers : Enthusiast Auction | |||
1957 Ford Thunderbird E-Code Roadster | E7FH200089 | 2024 Worldwide Auctioneers : Scottsdale | |||
1957 Ford Thunderbird Convertible | d7fh178357 | 2024 Mecum : Kissimmee | $22,000 | ||
1957 Ford Thunderbird Convertible | d7fh394486 | 2024 Mecum : Kissimmee | $35,000 | $50,000 | $60,000 |
1957 Ford Thunderbird Convertible | d7fh205437 | 2024 Mecum : Kissimmee | $0 | ||
1957 Ford Thunderbird Custom Convertible | d7fh115418 | 2024 Mecum : Kissimmee | $120,000 | $165,000 | $195,000 |
1957 Ford Thunderbird Convertible | d7fh266743 | 2023 Mecum : Dallas | $32,000 | ||
1957 Ford Thunderbird E-Code Convertible | e7fh221661 | 2023 Mecum : Dallas | $60,000 | ||
1957 Ford Thunderbird Convertible | d7fh325556 | 2023 Mecum : Dallas | $35,000 | ||
1957 Ford Thunderbird F-Code Convertible | 2023 Mecum : Dallas | $150,000 | |||
1957 Ford Thunderbird F-Code | f7fh333802 | 2023 Mecum : Monterey | $100,000 | $185,000 | $225,000 |
1957 Ford Thunderbird | e7fh395477 | 2023 Mecum : Monterey | $50,000 | ||
1957 Ford Thunderbird E-Code Convertible | e7fh184587 | 2023 Mecum : Harrisburg | $65,000 | ||
1957 Ford Thunderbird Convertible | d7fh394486 | 2023 Mecum : Kissimmee Summer Special 2023 | $35,000 | ||
1957 Ford Thunderbird | d7fh146626 | 2023 Mecum : Indy | $34,000 | ||
1957 Ford Thunderbird | e7fh348628 | 2023 Mecum : Indy | $48,000 | ||
1957 Ford Thunderbird | 2023 Spring Carlisle | ||||
1957 Ford Thunderbird E-Code | 2023 Mecum : Kissimmee | $70,000 | $125,000 | $150,000 | |
1957 Ford Thunderbird | 2023 Mecum : Kissimmee | ||||
1957 Ford Thunderbird F-Code | 2023 Mecum : Kissimmee | $200,000 | |||
1957 Ford Thunderbird | 2022 Mecum : Kansas City | $35,000 | |||
1957 Ford Thunderbird E-Code | 2022 Mecum : Kansas City | $47,000 | |||
1957 Ford Thunderbird | 2022 Mecum : Kansas City | ||||
1957 Ford Thunderbird E-Code | E7FH152023 | 2022 Broad Arrow Auctions : West Palm Beach | $80,000 | $100,000 | |
1957 Ford Thunderbird | 2022 Mecum : Las Vegas | $40,000 | |||
1957 Ford Thunderbird | 2022 Mecum : Chattanooga | $30,000 | |||
1957 Ford Thunderbird | 2022 Mecum : Dallas | $28,000 | |||
1957 Ford Thunderbird E-Code | E7FH227107 | 2022 Mecum : Monterey | $50,000 | ||
1957 Ford Thunderbird | 2022 Mecum : Tulsa | $42,000 | |||
1957 Ford Thunderbird | 2022 Mecum : Glendale | $50,000 |
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