Car of the Week: 1962 Ford Thunderbird convertible

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Nell Richmond really loved her 1962 Thunderbird. She bought it new right off the car carrier back in ’62, and the Bay Area socialite and car enthusiast kept it as long as she could — 57 years to be exact.

She finally sold the car two years ago at age 92, and she made sure it went to a guy who loved the car just as much as she did. Fellow T-Bird lover Gary Grainger, of Modesto, Calif., became the lucky second owner. Grainger has since moved to the Midwest, to the tiny town of Iola, Wis., and he brought Richmond’s prized ’62 with him. He ordered “Nell 62” collector plates for the car as an ongoing salute to Richmond, who passed away earlier this year. The two shared a love of nice cars — especially the gorgeous Deep Sea Green T-Bird convertible.

read more: https://www.oldcarsweekly.com/features/car-of-the-week-1962-ford-thunderbird-convertible
 
I had a 61 hardtop that looked pretty much like that. That thing had a 390 w/a 4bbl. If you stomped on the gas you could watch the gauge go down. It would pass anything but a gas station. And I had it during the Arab oil embargo.
 
Nice T-bird!

DinoMikeSr said:
Had a buddy in the 70’s with 64 Galaxy 500 with that 390 motor. Yes please, all day long. Love the the flop to the right steering column too.
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A buddy of mine had a Galaxy 500 as his first car. I'm not sure what year it was.
 
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