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08/09/2013 2:25 pm
That Danbury Mint 1959 Ford Thunderbird Coupe sold...
... for $617.50.
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08/09/2013 4:03 pm
I was watching that one.... Whew.!! I did not even attempt to enter a bid although I considered.
08/09/2013 8:51 pm
It is a stunning model.
09/09/2013 5:50 am
That one wasn't even a Limited Edition or was it?
09/09/2013 6:57 am
It was not a limited edition Gerry.
The white '59 T-Bird came about when it was time for DM to re-order the bronze '59 T-Bird hardtop. There was a minimum order required and there was not a need for that many bronze hardtops, so the decision was made to split the order into two color versions. The white ones went into the catalog and sold out quickly. I don't know the exact number, but there were only several hundred. Same thing happened with the '57 Ford Skyliner. The blue ones were marketed the same way and are the scarcest of the three colors offered.
09/09/2013 10:27 am
So they were smaller number of White 59 T-Birds produced than the Bronze LTD?
09/09/2013 11:40 am
That is correct Gerry.
As an example:
If DM's next restock minimum they would have to order for the Bronze Tbird was going to be 2000, they simply split the order and ordered 1000 Bronze Tbirds and 1000 White Tbirds.
09/09/2013 1:17 pm
Sold in Eureka!!! .... Ca .... he he he