1957 Ford Thunderbird F-Code

F7FH339026roadUnited States

Engine: 312 cu in (5.1L) V8 with McCulloch/Paxton centrifugal supercharger and Holley four-barrel carburetor, factory-rated ~300 bhp (estimated closer to 400 bhp)
Colour: Raven Black

A 1957 Ford Thunderbird F-Code, one of roughly 200 supercharged examples built in the final year of the two-seat generation. Powered by the 312-cubic-inch V-8 with a McCulloch/Paxton VR57 centrifugal supercharger rated at 300 bhp — though period sources place output nearer 400 — it was delivered new to Fortner Motor Company in Los Angeles in factory Raven Black over Flame Red interior with hardtop only. The car retains its original dealer invoice and has passed through several noted F-Code collectors including Amos Minter, whose Texas restoration shop serviced it.

Ownership

—Auction sale
Sold US$224,000
RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →
Date unknownFactory delivery
Fortner Motor Company
full documentation
Original Los Angeles dealership that took delivery of the car new from the factory; the original dealer invoice survives and corroborates this.
Date unknown
Jim Weatherly
partial documentation
Noted F-Code enthusiast and part of a recognized chain of informed stewards within the Thunderbird collector community.
Date unknown
Robert "Bo" Cheadle
partial documentation
Another well-known F-Code enthusiast who held the car at some point in its ownership history.
Date unknown
Amos Minter
partial documentation
Operated a restoration business in Dallas, Texas; workshop stickers from his operation remain on the vehicle, suggesting restoration work was carried out during his ownership.
Date unknown
Current consignor
partial documentation
Has stored the car in a climate-controlled facility for roughly the past ten years.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

—Restoration
Amos Minter's restoration shop
Restoration work carried out at Amos Minter's Dallas, Texas shop; workshop stickers from this work remain on the vehicle.
Exact scope and date of restoration not specified in the catalogue prose.
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Maintenance
Vehicle placed in climate-controlled storage for approximately the preceding decade.
No mechanical work described for this period; storage condition only.

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