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Interior Trim
1964 Thunderbird
...welcome to the jet age!
ALL-VINYL BOLSTERS AND INSERTS
TRIM CODE

50/50A

51/51A
52/52A
53/53A
54/54A

55/55A
56/56A
57/57A

58/58A
59/59A
COLOR (All Bolsters and Inserts Match)

Light Rose Beige Metallic with Dark Rose Beige
     appointments
Light Silver Blue Metallic with Black appointments
Light Blue Metallic with Dark Blue appointments
White Pearl with Black appointments
Light Beige Metallic with Medium Beige
    appointments
Red with Black appointments
Black
Light Turquoise Metallic with Dark Turquoise
     appointments
Light Gold Metallic with Dark Gold appointments
Medium Palomino
Thunderbird coved rear seat shown in Red Vinyl
Coved rear seats appeared in all Thunderbirds for 1964, giving a lounge feeling to rear seat passengers. Shown above is Red Vinyl (code 55) in a Rangoon Red Convertible. The center fold-down arm rest was standard, and the optional rear seat radio speaker was located directly above the arm rest. Convertibles had the openings for the speaker even if it wasn't equipped with one.

If your pulse quickens while looking at this picture, it's normal.
Note: All trim codes listed on this page in bold denote trim for optional Reclining Passenger Seat with Adjustable Headrest. (The "A" designation in the trim code has been disputed, and we are investigating.)

Note: Appointments include the top of the padded instrument panel, radio speaker grille, "coved" section of the instrument panel, and front bucket seat backs.
VINYL BOLSTERS WITH POMPEII CLOTH INSERTS
TRIM CODE

71/71A

72/72A

74/74A
76/76A
COLOR (All Bolsters and Inserts Match)

Light Silver Blue (Cloth inserts listed as Medium
     Silver Blue, but they do match vinyl)
Light Blue (Cloth inserts listed as Medium
     Blue, but they do match vinyl)
Light Beige
Black
Black Pompeii Cloth and Vinyl
Rarely seen Pompeii Cloth and Vinyl in Black (code 76 or 76A, depending on reclining passenger seat installation). Click image to see detail of fabric.
ALL-LEATHER BOLSTERS AND INSERTS
TRIM CODE

82/82A
83/83A
85/85A
86/86A
89/89A
COLOR (All Bolsters and Inserts Match)

Light Blue Metallic with Dark Blue appointments
White Pearl with Black appointments
Red with Black appointments
Black
Medium Palomino
1964 Ford Thunderbird Convertible with Red Leather interior trim
Overhead shot of a Convertible interior in Red Leather (code 85A with Reclining Passenger Seat). Note the absence of a seat belt warning light on the console.
Note: Although shown in some photos, the door trim panels on most 1964 Thunderbirds do not have the fingertip insert provision in the armrest for closing the door. The 1964 Thunderbirds are the only ones in the 1964-1966 series to feature carpeting on the bottom of the door trim panels when equipped with the White Pearl interior. The Hardtop models strangely enough also do not feature the Dual-Lens Door Courtesy Lights, which were provided as standard equipment on Landau and Convertible models.

In order to resolve customer complaints about difficulty closing the doors due to lack of the fingertip insert, a Door Assist Handle was offered for installation by dealers. Seldom used, cars with them today are rare. They took the place of the Thunderbird emblem on Landau door panels, and were color-keyed to match the interior trim.
1964 Ford Thunderbird Convertible in Rangoon Red with White TopRangoon Red Convertible with White Top
was a distinctive color choice,
not for the shy crowd...
CONVERTIBLE TOP AND TONNEAU COVER COLORS
TOP CODE

1
2
4
TOP COLOR/(AVAILABILITY)

Black (Available with all interior and exterior color combinations)
White (Available with all interior and exterior color combinations)
Blue (Available with Light Blue interior only)

Note: Convertible top lining and frame were black for 1964.
  TONNEAU COVER

1 Raven Black (Paint code A)
5 Silver Mink (Paint code E)
9 Prairie Bronze (Paint code G)
12 Rangoon Red (Paint code J)
15 Samoan Coral (Paint code L)
17 Wimbledon White (Paint code M)
19 Brittany Blue (Paint code Q)
23 Patrician Green (Paint code U)
Princeton Gray Metallic (shown at right) was available by Special Order on all 1964 Thunderbirds. This Landau has a Black Vinyl Roof to contrast beautifully with the paint finish.
1964 Ford Thunderbird Landau in Princeton Gray Metallic with Black Vinyl Roof
Wider molding in roof quarter area was exclusive to the 1964 Landau models, and gave them an extra measure of distinction. This heavier molding would not be used again on future Landaus.
LANDAU VINYL ROOF COLORS
ROOF CODE

A
B
C


D
COLOR/(AVAILABILITY)

Black (Available with all interior and exterior color combinations)
White (Available with all interior and exterior color combinations)
Brown (Dark) (Available with Light Beige or Medium Palomino interiors, with Prairie Tan, Wimbledon White, Prairie Bronze, Phoenician Yellow, Navaho Beige, Sunlight Yellow, or Chantilly Beige
exteriors)
Blue (Dark) (Available with Light Blue interiors, with Arcadian Blue, Caspian Blue, Wimbledon White, Diamond Blue, or Brittany Blue exteriors)
Note: 1964 Landau models featured a unique, oval-shaped center emblem in its S-Bars, along with a wider roof side belt molding, that extended from its base up to the roof side rails. This was the only year this unique molding and S-Bar with oval center emblem would be used.


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