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Interior Trim
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Genuine Leather Bolsters and Inserts were optionally available for the
first time in 1959, in Tan, Turquoise, Red, or Black.
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VINYL BOLSTERS AND NYLON CHECK FABRIC INSERTS WITH SILVER STRANDS
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TRIM CODE
1X 2X 3X 4X |
COLOR BOLSTERS/INSERTS
Dark Blue/Light Blue Dark Green/Light Green Turquoise/Turquoise Black/Black & White |
 Turquoise and White Vinyl Interior (code 7X) |
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The cloth upholstery pattern for 1959 featured a small check design with
small silver strands running through it. A silver tinsel welt separates
the seat bolsters from the inserts. Instrument panel, console, and carpeting
match bolster color.
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TRIM CODE
5X 6X 7X 8X 9X 5Y |
COLOR BOLSTERS/INSERTS
Dark Blue/Light Blue Dark Green/White Turquoise/White Black/White Red/White Tan/White |
 Red and White Vinyl Interior (code 9X) Note the gentleman in the rear seat is demonstrating the Power Lift Window Controls to the young lady up front |
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The all-vinyl interiors featured horizontal pleats on the seat inserts,
and a silver tinsel welt that separates the bolsters from the inserts.
Instrument panel, console, and carpeting match bolster color.
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GENUINE LEATHER BOLSTERS AND INSERTS
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TRIM CODE
1Y 2Y 3Y 4Y |
COLOR BOLSTERS/INSERTS
Black/Black Tan/Tan Turquoise/Turquoise Red/Red |
Tan Leather Interior (code 2Y) "Henry, your Dog Fido had better not be scratching my new optional leather upholstery." |
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Thunderbirds that featured the new for 1959 optional leather trim differed
from the cloth and vinyl combination and all-vinyl interiors in that the
seats, door trim panels, and the rear quarter side trim panels did not
have a contrasting color on them. (The contrasting color would match the
seat inserts on the other interiors). A silver tinsel welt separated the
seat bolsters from the inserts.
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 1959 Ford Thunderbird Convertible in Flamingo Pink with a White Convertible Top. The power-operated soft top disappears completely... the effect is, in a word, spectacular. |
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CONVERTIBLE TOP COLORS
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TOP CODE
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TOP COLOR/LINING COLOR/FRAME COLOR
Black Rayon/Black/Black Light Blue Vinyl/Blue/Blue Turquoise Vinyl/Turquoise/Turquoise White Vinyl/Black/Black White Vinyl/Turquoise/Turquoise White Vinyl/Blue/Blue White Vinyl/Tan/Tan |
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Depending on the exterior/interior color combination, or possibly for other
reasons, a few 1959 convertibles have top frames that match the color of
the seat bolsters. This seems to be the exception, rather than the rule.
This would be the last year any color other than black would be offered
for the top lining or frame.
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