Ford Thunderbird 1960 Sun Roof

Thus the 1960 Thunderbird Hardtop with Sun Roof became on official model. It seems that insiders at both Budd and Ford referred to the option as the "Golde top", or "Golde roof", hence the confusion with the name. The fact is, the Hardtop with Sun Roof was the only Golde Thunderbird model made. There are no separate special edition cars with gold painted roofs. So, if you have a "Gold Edition" 1960 Thunderbird, hopefully it has a hole in the roof, and not a gold painted top!

There have been occasions for disagreement about the actual production numbers for the 1960 Thunderbirds. It has been officially reported that 2,536 "Gold Top" models were produced, and at the same time, other sources report that approximately 2,500 Sun Roof models were also made. The error in figures between the two is usually 36 units. Perhaps the confusion about the real numbers is also due to the misunderstanding of the Sun Roof/Gold Top cars. Automotive Mileposts believes the correct production figure for this option is 2,536.