Gold 1966 Ford Futura XP

Up for auction is this 1966 XP Ford Hardtop two door Coupe Futura.

The seller bought this car when new in 1966 and retains the original sales order and receipt plus a bunch of other service receipts collected throughout the years.

When seller got the car, the engine was in need of an overhaul so it was fully reconditioned thinking it was the original 200 persuit. The seller should have looked at the receipts because there is one there from the 80’s for an exchange engine. I reconditioned the 250 pre-crossflow replacement but nevertheless, it really flies!

Anyway, as this car is otherwise 100% complete and seller was always going to restore it to original. The former owner had a pretty average respray done sometime in the 90’s which needs redoing. At least it stopped the rust!

So, as you can see from the pictures this is a really nice, original, straight (more info to follow) and complete 1966 Coupe with very little evidence of rust with every bit of chrome and stainless steel present and accounted for (unless something has escaped me). The interior is in excellent condition with no tears or damage and the seat springs are perfect. The headliner is tight, clean and undamaged. The seller has been told the interior is all original. There seems to be no structural rust or repairs and the floors are also rust free and unrepaired.

This car is factory disk braked, not modified.

After owning this car for about five years and having it registered for the entire time, it sat in the garage and seller would take it out for short trips every now and then so the engine would not have done more than 300 miles since it was reconditioned.

About three months ago, the car was parked on the street overnight and it was attacked and keyed on both sides and the roof and bonnet was dented. Seller has tried to shoot pictures that show the damage at its worst. The damage is easily repairable but seller has lost interest.

• Paint was poorly applied and needs to be redone.
• Damage to roof and bonnet which needs to be repaired.
• Bumpers are original and reasonably straight with minor parking bumps
• Small parking dent in one tail light surround
• Original hubcaps have kissed a few curbs over the years
• Steering wheel has some age cracks
• Small chip in windscreen
• Evidence of minor rust in rear wheel arches which has been repaired
• Factory disk brakes are in need of booster attention
• Could do with better quality tires as these may be a little hard, although plenty of tread.
• Seller suspects that it may have had a repair to a front guard sometime in its life, but not particularly evident.
• Carbourettera could do with some work to run smoother and more consistently.

*A COUPLE OF NON-ORIGINAL ITEMS*
Side body mouldings have been replaced with aftermarket. (Probably when the crappy paint job was done)
Apparently the rear vision mirror should be stuck to the windscreen and this one is intergrated into the roof therefore non-coupe, (If you look closely you will notice that there is an old man big mirror clipped to the existing original looking one)
Those Repco guages and radio are also non-genuine as are the lambs wool seat covers.

This car would make an excellent and easy restoration project as it is all there. No hunting for hard to find bits and pieces. Alternatively, just drive it! It is registered until Feburary 2011 and it drives really nicely. The three speed auto transmission changes well, suspension is good and the front end is surprisingly tight with no creaks or clanks.
This car is for sale locally and if sold and seller may withdraw it from eBay at anytime!