1963 ford thunderbird monaco edition black top

The Principality Of Monaco was a one-year-only design, and it was actually a mid-year offering that didn’t become available until February of 1963.

The princess chose Corinthian White with a rose-colored landau roof, a combination of which all 2,000 examples wore from the factory. The car is located in the Brentwood/Oakley region of the San Francisco Bay area in California, and Barn Finds would like to thank reader T.J. Only a couple of thousand were ever produced, and if you find the idea of owning one of these unusual Birds appealing you’re in luck, as one can be spotted here on Craigslist with an asking price of $12,500. Kelly had become royalty in the previous decade when she married Prince Rainer III in 1956, and the car that resulted from Ford’s meeting with Princess Grace was the 1963 Ford Thunderbird Principality Of Monaco. In 1962, Ford had found out that actress Grace Kelly had plans to return to acting, and sought her input regarding color preferences for a special edition Thunderbird.

The Ford Thunderbird already had plenty of bling and lavish styling by the time the 1963 model rolled around, but an interesting event occurred the year before that the powers that be at Ford Motor Company viewed as a unique promotional opportunity for the T’Bird.

1963 ford thunderbird monaco edition black top