This 1957 Ford Thunderbird Convertible has the most favored colorcombination of Raven Black over Black/White two-tone interior!Options with both porthole hardtop & auxiliary soft top, powersteering, power brakes, wheel covers, and more! Excellent historywith this one covering all ownership and service records from new!Released in 1955, the Thunderbird had created a new vehicle niche:the personal luxury sports car. Equipped with V8 engines, lots ofstandard features, plush interiors and comfortable suspensions, theThunderbird was in a class all its own! For many, it was thequintessential road trip car for two. The final year of the "BabyBird" came about in 1957, and with it the most refined attributes.Styling of late-1950's examples had reached a peak sporting largerquarter panel fins, art deco design, lots of chrome, and now withporthole hardtops for better visibility! Sales rose to a three yearhigh of 21,380 making them the most popular by production numbers.For this reason, they still remain highly collectible as the last2-seater luxury sports car produced by Ford until the modern retroversion produced nearly 45 years later! We are very excited tooffer this 1957 Ford Thunderbird Convertible! The car is finishedin factory correct AA- Raven Black over XA - Black & White interiorupholstery! Under the hood is the original D-Code 312ci 4bbl V8engine and Ford-O-Matic automatic transmission, sending 245hp tothe ground with ease! Options include color matched portholeauxiliary hardtop & storable convertible soft top, Swift Sure powerbrakes, power steering, engine dress up kit, heater/defrost,Signal-Seeking pushbutton radio (converted internally to FMfrequency), windshield washer, back-up lights, sunburst wheelcovers, modern Coker Classic radial 2 3/8" whitewall tiresmeasuring 205/75R14! This 1957 Ford Thunderbird Convertible comesfully documented from new with nearly all records from brand new!Complete with original build sheet stamped with original gaterelease records dated October 30th, 1956. Selling new from GeorgeE. Mole & Company, an established Ford dealer based in Amityville,NY, to the original owner, Frank Ongania of Oakdale, NY, onNovember 8th, 1956. He would keep this car meticulously maintainedby only Ford authorized service centers during his two decades ofownership! Having traded hands in the late 1970's, our records whoindicate changing hands only a few times until today. Once in thehands of owner, Patrick Meehan, in late 1998, he took a sympatheticapproach to carefully restoring the car on an as needed basis. Thisdid include a complete repaint of the exterior by ClassicAutomotive Specialties of Copiague, NY, fresh weather stripping,new dash pad, convertible top, re-plated chrome bumpers byResto-Trim in Lindenhurst, NY, engine gaskets & seals, rebuiltHolley carburetor, fluids & filters, new tires, rebuilttransmission (clutches, bands, seals, o-rings, steel sealing rings,and gaskets) by Lee Myles Transmissions in Patchogue, NY, newmufflers, rebuilt speedometer in 2002, rebuilt factory radio, etc.Today, only the original clock is non-functional. The originalowner's manual remains with the car, and all service records fromearly 1962 through present will be provided to the next luckyowner. We invite anyone interested to call to visit further aboutthis lovely example! It should continue to search as an outstandinginvestment for the next lucky owner.