A 1964 Ford Thunderbird rises again after decades buried in the Texas woods

After finding a 1964 Ford Thunderbird that had spent decades buried in the Texas woods, this rescue team got hands-on to pull it from its ‘grave’ and give it a second life.

The Ford Thunderbird is an American cult hero.

But decades of competition from Plymouth, Chevy, and more American legends saw this old age car sometimes get discarded for shiny new toys, or kept as beloved relics.

A good 60 years later and the classics are back in fashion, and people are now rescuing them at every opportunity.

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As the ‘vintage’ look is becoming increasingly cool, car fanatics have been getting their hippie groove on and heading back to the 60s by finding restoration-ready cars like the Ford Thunderbird.

Sadly, they’re in great supply, as graveyards of classic cars have spent years claiming these forgotten souls.

But when you find one worthy of reviving, abandoned Ford Thunderbird cars can prove to be a dream.

That was the spirit harnessed by Cajun Country Clunkers, a YouTube group that decided to rescue a 1964 Thunderbird after it had spent decades being claimed by nature in Texas.

The Clunkers duo, Jim and Lydia, found this battered Ford deep in the Texas woods, where they guessed it had lain in this ‘grave’ for the better part of 55 years.

Upon initial inspection, the plucky Thunderbird didn’t seem horrific, but there was half a century’s worth of nature to clear out, much of which was covering the wheels.

Despite roots and soil growing around the alloys and flat rubber, the rest of the car was damage-free, which would make cleaning inside and out much easier.

Then it was onto the rescue, and pulling it out of the ditch would be no easy feat.

But after successfully using a $60 WD-40 can to crack open the valves and inflate the front tires, it was a rather straightforward pullout.

The pair attached a winch to the Ford’s frame and set the tow truck in action as it clung on for dear life, clearly excited at the prospect of hitting the road again.

The YouTube duo has a small collection of restoration videos of old golf carts, which is good news for the Thunderbird, which will undoubtedly get a good clean-up and makeover.

As to whether the car will run again, well, it might take some experienced hands to get that engine fired up.

Thankfully, it has been done before in similar circumstances.

While they’ll struggle to transform it into the nicest Ford Thunderbird ever made, they can certainly get a long way, based on other restoration videos.

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