Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium. VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. Please Note the Automobilia department do not ship out purchased lots, please contact them to be advised of recommended shippers.Īll lots not collected at the sale will be charged an Uplift fee as the lots are taken back to storage in Guildford.Īll lots marks with 3 diamonds that remain uncollected after the sale are taken to a storage facility in Guildford, separate to the Bonhams Guildford office. If you have any questions regarding customs clearance, please contact the Bonhams Motorcar Department or our recommended shippers. This vehicle will not be available for immediate collection after the sale and will only be released on completion of customs clearance. It will also require a NOVA (Notification of Vehicle Arrival) and an additional fee of £350 (plus VAT) will be charged on the Invoice to prepare the NOVA. Please note that if this vehicle is to remain in the UK, it will be subject to Import VAT at the reduced rate of 5% on the hammer price. This desirable Thunderbird is offered in need of re-commissioning and sold strictly as viewed. ![]() Air conditioning, power steering, rear fender shields, full wheel covers, a heater and an AM/FM radio were listed as specification highlights. An automatic transmission model, the car was described at time of purchase as benefiting from a complete frame-off rotisserie restoration (sadly there are no bills on file for this). This attention grabbing '56 Thunderbird was purchased from the Legendary Motorcar Company of Halton Hills, Ontario on 4th June 2008, since when it has been kept in storage (bill of sale on file). ![]() Today the original 1955-'57 Thunderbirds are among the most desirable and sought after of all post-war American automobiles. Despite its success, the original Thunderbird concept soon was abandoned and a larger - and slower - four-seat version introduced for 1958, a move that turned the early two-seater cars into collectors' items almost overnight. This alteration provided greater luggage space while enabling the spare wheel to be relocated in the boot, a move that improved the handling. A more thoroughgoing re-style for 1957 saw the adoption of a longer tail section featuring prominent fins. ![]() Understandably, there were few alterations made for the '56 season, the most obvious being 'portholes' in the hardtop and the relocation of the spare wheel to the outside of the trunk in 'Continental Kit' style, while a 312ci, 215bhp Thunderbird Special V8 was added to the engine options. Its success took Ford by surprise: 16,000 were sold in the first year when a total of only 10,000 had been expected, and the production run over three years exceeded 53,000. Introduced in two-seat 'personal car' form, the Thunderbird was intended to appeal to image-conscious younger customers, and beat the Corvette hands down in the sales war thanks to its superior V8 engine and greater refinement. In its '55 Thunderbird configuration, the latter displaced 292ci (4.8 litres) and produced 193bhp, while the 'Ford-O-Matic' equipped versions were more powerful still. Conceived to challenge Chevrolet's Corvette sports car, the iconic Thunderbird debuted in October 1954 and was one of the first models produced with Ford's new overhead-valve V8 engine.
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