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Limited Edition Landau Hardtop (Model 63B) · 390 cu in (6.4-liter) three-two-barrel High-Performance V8, 340 hp

1963 Ford Thunderbird Limited Edition Landau (Model 63B), 390 cu in (6.4-liter) three-two-barrel High-Performance V8, 340 hp, Cruise-O-Matic

Ford's revised 1963 brochure identifies the Limited Edition Landau, while the AMA matrix makes the 390 cu in (6.4-liter) three-two-barrel High-Performance V8, 340 hp available to all models.

1963 Ford Thunderbird hardtop, front three-quarter view
Model-year hardtop reference photograph; Limited Edition colors, roof, trim, carburetion, and transmission details may differ from this exact configuration. ·

Photo: “1963 Ford Thunderbird (27710255291)” by Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 2.0. Cropped to 16:9.

Factory configuration

What this model is

Trim
Thunderbird Limited Edition Landau
Body style
Limited Edition Landau Hardtop (Model 63B)
Engine
390 cu in (6.4-liter) three-two-barrel High-Performance V8, 340 hp
Transmission
Cruise-O-Matic automatic

This separately marketed midyear edition remains a distinct configuration page even though it retained Landau body code 63B. The 340-hp V8 was an all-model option, not mandatory Limited Edition equipment.

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1963 Ford Thunderbird: documented configuration differences
ConfigurationEngineTransmissionBody
Hardtop (Model 63A), 390 cu in (6.4-liter) four-barrel V8, 300 hp, Cruise-O-Matic390 cu in (6.4-liter) four-barrel V8, 300 hpCruise-O-Matic automaticHardtop (Model 63A)
Hardtop (Model 63A), 390 cu in (6.4-liter) three-two-barrel High-Performance V8, 340 hp, Cruise-O-Matic390 cu in (6.4-liter) three-two-barrel High-Performance V8, 340 hpCruise-O-Matic automaticHardtop (Model 63A)
Convertible (Model 76A), 390 cu in (6.4-liter) four-barrel V8, 300 hp, Cruise-O-Matic390 cu in (6.4-liter) four-barrel V8, 300 hpCruise-O-Matic automaticConvertible (Model 76A)
Convertible (Model 76A), 390 cu in (6.4-liter) three-two-barrel High-Performance V8, 340 hp, Cruise-O-Matic390 cu in (6.4-liter) three-two-barrel High-Performance V8, 340 hpCruise-O-Matic automaticConvertible (Model 76A)
Landau Hardtop (Model 63B), 390 cu in (6.4-liter) four-barrel V8, 300 hp, Cruise-O-Matic390 cu in (6.4-liter) four-barrel V8, 300 hpCruise-O-Matic automaticLandau Hardtop (Model 63B)
Landau Hardtop (Model 63B), 390 cu in (6.4-liter) three-two-barrel High-Performance V8, 340 hp, Cruise-O-Matic390 cu in (6.4-liter) three-two-barrel High-Performance V8, 340 hpCruise-O-Matic automaticLandau Hardtop (Model 63B)
Sports Roadster (Model 76B), 390 cu in (6.4-liter) four-barrel V8, 300 hp, Cruise-O-Matic390 cu in (6.4-liter) four-barrel V8, 300 hpCruise-O-Matic automaticSports Roadster (Model 76B)
Sports Roadster (Model 76B), 390 cu in (6.4-liter) three-two-barrel High-Performance V8, 340 hp, Cruise-O-Matic390 cu in (6.4-liter) three-two-barrel High-Performance V8, 340 hpCruise-O-Matic automaticSports Roadster (Model 76B)
Limited Edition Landau (Model 63B), 390 cu in (6.4-liter) four-barrel V8, 300 hp, Cruise-O-Matic390 cu in (6.4-liter) four-barrel V8, 300 hpCruise-O-Matic automaticLimited Edition Landau Hardtop (Model 63B)
Current carLimited Edition Landau (Model 63B), 390 cu in (6.4-liter) three-two-barrel High-Performance V8, 340 hp, Cruise-O-Matic390 cu in (6.4-liter) three-two-barrel High-Performance V8, 340 hpCruise-O-Matic automaticLimited Edition Landau Hardtop (Model 63B)

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    Baldwin B2

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    Source: Baldwin Filters — Automotive Applications catalog (2017) · Ford 1963 — Thunderbird application, printed catalog page 672, Lube column · checked

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Sources

  1. Ford — 1963 Thunderbird AMA passenger-car specification (issued October 22, 1962)
  2. Ford — 1963 full-line brochure, revision 63-1 (Limited Edition Landau)

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