Those five models were used as store display pieces in the company’s sporting goods locations in New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, Miami, and Palm Beach.
4 were made with 428s, one with a 390, and they all got a telephone with deck lid antenna, a Philco television, and a Rover ice detector
I've never heard of a Rover ice detector (term used by the auction house), from what I can dig up online, that is the Icelert freeze-warning system
The system operated from an 85- to 130-volt AC power source and functions within a temperature range of -55 to +160 degrees Fahrenheit. The control center included an amplifier, freezing temperature reference, relative humidity reference, comparators, and a relay that operated the warning sign.
There was an amber light on the instrument panel as part of the Icelert system, which monitors the outside temperature via a bumper-mounted sensor; the light flashed to warn of near-freezing temperatures and glowed continually if the temperature dropped below 32°F/0°C.
The Icelert system was standard on U.S. cars and was optional but rarely ordered in other markets
When I was a teenager, I owned a 66 Thunderbird with the 428 and a 69 four door Thunderbird with the 429.
ReplyDeletethe 4 door Thunderbirds were a great looking four door car.