![]() ![]() ![]() Navaro, in the end, apparently took cash instead. It is legend that Chambers had at one point offered a Thunderbird-for-Thunderbird trade-his Thunderbird Motel for the car. Finally, in 1989, he was persuaded to sell it to Don Chambers, who had known of the Italien and chased it for years. It was finished in color code M (Corinthian White) over code 55 (Red vinyl) and was outfitted with a number of desirable options, including power windows, driver’s seat and factory air. ![]() Navaro had the car refinished in a more subtle dark blue and used it regularly for years as a daily driver in Los Angeles. Reading time: about 5 minutes Written by Ben Branch March 1st 2024. This particular Thunderbird Convertible M-Code was produced in September 1962 as a 1963 model and delivered to Jack Bower Ford, of Ponca City, Oklahoma. (Gardner was known to be protective of his work and to make every effort to ensure that it survived.) Robertson used the Italien in Southern California until 1965, then passed it to his gardener, William Warner, who sold it in 1974 to Joe Navaro. Instead, it was divested back to DST, then acquired from them by film and television actor, Dale Robertson, star of Tales of Wells Fargo and other popular Westerns of the time, in what may have been a bid to extend its public life. After its tours and photo shoots were over, the Italien was scheduled to be crushed, and even listed as such in some Ford communiques. ![]()
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