The good news is, you can take your time. Overall, the car’s an outstanding piece, with great build quality and so many levels of detail it’s almost too much to take in. Favorite details here: the thin shift handle and directional stalks on the column, and the aircraft-themed, wraparound center stack go into the trunk for a multi-piece printed mat and a booted, removable spare. Inside, the seat backs tilt, the console opens, and the steering wheel swivels to the side – a neat replication of the “Swing-Away” mechanism that’s set into a fully detailed, heavily gauged dash. The black painted metal chassis is sharp, too, and complete to the brake and fuel lines. Some of the looms play across inner wheel wells and along the firewall, connecting all manner of vacuum tanks, reservoirs, and such every now and then, elements jump over to the gold-toned motor to terminate in an accessory, or disappear beneath the air cleaner. The engine is awash in wiring, cabling, and well-set decals. Below these, great lensing, including amber “bulbs” in the directional/parking lamps, is set into flawless chrome bezels – an effect that’s played out again at the car’s rear. These trick, locked-down decos have black centered letters which rise above the finish to a scale correct height. Foil badges are at the fenders, on the C pillar, and set into the taillights, with the knockout punch being the block-lettered “THUNDERBIRD” across the nose. Add to Favorites TootsieToy 4' 1955 Ford Thunderbird Diecast Metal Rubber Tires Produced 1955-1960 Made in USA (193) 8.00. It’s a great color for the car, with a dead even metallic that plays along the model’s lines under the lights. 1964 Ford Thunderbird Convertible Wimbledon White 1/43 Scale Diecast Model Car By GREENLIGHT 86625 (Limited Edition). The lion’s share of the T’bird coupes sold that year – 60, 552, if you’re counting – had the 390, and that’s the motor that Danbury’s neat Burgundy poly sample is equipped with. For serious leadfooting, the 427 was an option, in either 410 horsepower (single carb) or a dual-quad, 425 horse (wink, wink) “R” code trim. Depending on the carburetor and intake, the Ford FE “Y-Block” motor made either 300 or 330 horsepower – more than up to the task of hauling the freshly redesigned ‘bird with surprising alacrity. In 1964, the Ford Thunderbird was a powerful personal luxury car, with standard engine displacement that started at 390 cubes.