Hmmmm, thought I saw it all. But a crank sunroof at no cost? Also it says its the 225 hp 289 but its a C code. Can anyone shed any light on this?
https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/cto/6989381899.html
I thought by definition, T5's had to be exported?
I am more and more interested in this one, (not to buy it, but if the car is legit, certainly if that roof option is legit)
2112: I guess it could have been ordered and then cancelled or collected in the US to personal export then not have been
They were
Many were brought back by service members
What's the handle to the left of the driver's seat? Overdrive? Trunk release?
I'm also baffled that the price sticker says no charge for sunroof. As well as for the AM-FM Stereo.
I can't see any stereo speakers in the car, and can't get a good look at the radio itself...although it does appear different from a regular-issue AM.
Please edumacate me.
yes, trunk release
I would think a sunroof/major option and an AM/FM would be pricey items
I used to own a 67 T5 Fastback. It was deported but brought back by someone in the Military. I have seen several T5's here, even a 71 mach 1 and a 1977 Coupe.
The radio appears to be an '80s aftermarket one. There was an am/fm that became available for the 66s. I have a feeling the widow sticker is a repro.
KR, that is my thought as well but I am, on a scale of 1-10 on paperwork, a zero.
Peter
I'm no authority on paperwork either. I doubt they would list the wrong horsepower from the factory. It looks awful white to be a 55 year old window sticker.
My wife would love that sunroof!
My two cents, Ford didnt give stuff away
Car has a number of prior or current owner changes/chooses made during the "restoration" So many things are suspect as for originality IMHO. The roof appears to be a period piece
Anyone else have an original window sticker with type like on this one or with dealer installed items included?
Guess (would be a bit odd but not unheard of) the sunroof could have been added after the car was purchased - not sure what was available locally since its a north east car.
Sunroof looks like a Golde unit you would find in VW bugs of that vintage.
- Phillip
Quote from: propayne on September 30, 2019, 05:26:31 PM
Sunroof looks like a Golde unit you would find in VW bugs of that vintage.
- Phillip
I agree, looks European, seen crank style moon roofs on vintage BMW, Mercedes, and VW.
Yes it is definetly a german sunroof looks like a webasto to me.
That sunroof is an abomination on that car. Germans seem to love their sunroofs. Even the sport BMWs like the M all seem to have sunroofs as standard fare. You have to special order them without.
Heinz Prechter was a German foreign exchange student who was friends with the son of the founder of Golde & Co., an early manufacturer of sliding canvas and metal sunroofs in Germany.
While at school at Cal-State, Prechter worked at a San Francisco body shop. With his Golde connections, Heinz suggested to the body shop owner Mr. Forster that they get into the sunroof business.
Prechter was awarded Golde's west coast distributorship and in 1963 he and Forster founded American Sunroof Corporation - or ASC as it is often referred to.
ASC's first customers were regional San Francisco and San Mateo new car dealers.
Early on, ASC set up shop in a garage that they rented from George Barris (yep, that George Barris).
Barris had high-up connections within Ford and when Ford came to him about installing sunroofs in some VIP vehicles George put Ford and ASC together.
In early 1967 ASC got a contract from Ford to install sunroofs in 200 Cougars as a sort of test run.
Ford advertised the 1968 Mercury Cougar as being the first American car to offer a power operated sunroof as a factory option.
Since XR7-G conversions were handled by Shelby Automotive, 1968 XR-7 Cougars slated to be XR7-Gs were sent to A.O. Smith for conversion. XR7-Gs that got sunroofs (431 of the 622 or so built) were then sent by rail to ASC for installation.
This info comes from an article on the history of ASC by Mark Theobald and the XR7-G book by Don Skinner.
- Phillip