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Thunderbird Limited Edition Landau ('Principality of Monaco')
Numbered white Limited Edition Landau launched in Monaco, car No. 1 given to Princess Grace
Still being researched: full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- 2,000 Built
- Years
- 1963
- Engine
- Front-mounted water-cooled V8 · 6,390 cc / 6.4 LFactory: 390 cu in · converted
- Power
- 224 kW / 304 PSFactory: 300 hp · converted
- Top speed
- 210 km/hFactory: 210 km/h
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Not yet verified
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The Limited Edition Landau of 1963 was a numbered special edition. Ford launched it at mid-year with a promotion built around three Holman & Moody-prepared Falcons in the Monte Carlo Rally, and the first car was presented to Prince Rainier of Monaco.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
| What is counted | Figure | Basis | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factory package productionLimited-Edition Landaus built, numbered 1 to 2,000 | 2,0001,2 | Factory production | Factory reported |
Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.
History
The first Limited Edition Landau was presented to Prince Rainier as part of a product introduction organised around three Holman & Moody-prepared V8 Falcons entering the January Monte Carlo Rally. A special advertisement showed the Rainier car at the entrance to the Monte Carlo Opera House.
The listing says 2,000 were built. The example described is car number 1864, with its original 390 engine and automatic transmission, repainted once about 1982.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Thunderbird Limited Edition Landau ('Principality of Monaco').
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Front-mounted water-cooled V83 Independently researched |
| Displacement | 6,390 cc / 6.4 LFactory: 390 cu in · converted4 Independently researchedEngine of the listed example (original Z-code V8). |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | 224 kW / 304 PSFactory: 300 hp · converted4 Independently researchedEngine of the listed example (original Z-code V8). |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Cruise-O-Matic automatic4 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Unibody3 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Independent3 Independently researched |
| Rear suspension | Rigid axle3 Independently researched |
| Brakes | Hydraulic drums on all four wheels with servo3 Independently researched |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | 521 cmFactory: 521 cm3 Independently researched |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | 210 km/hFactory: 210 km/h3 Independently researchedSource gives a range of 200 to 210 km/h. |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Being verified against factory or registry sources before it is published. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
Monaco Edition: 1963 Ford Thunderbird Limited Landau Level A Barn Finds · 2022-05-09
- with just 2,000 cars built with this option package
-
2
Old Cars Weekly – Silver Auctions to auction 'Royal' Thunderbird Level C
- 2000 Limited-Edition Landaus built, numbered 1 to 2,000
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3
1963 Ford Thunderbird Level C Automobiles of the World · 2012-04
- water-cooled V-8, 6.4-litre, 300 hp, mounted at the front
- Construction: unibody
- independent at the front
- rigid axle at the rear
- hydraulic, to drums on all four wheels, with servo
- Length: 521 cm
- Top speed: 200 to 210 kph
-
4
1963 Ford Thunderbird Limited Edition Landau Principality of Monaco #1864 (dealer listing) Level C ClassicCars.com
- 390/300hp Interceptor V8
- 390ci/300hp 4bbl V8 engine
- Cruise-O-Matic Automatic transmission
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