1966 Ford Thunderbird Interior Trim

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Interior Trim
		1966 Thunderbird America's Personal Luxury Car Color-keyed trim selections in: 3 Sierra Pattern Cloth and Vinyl 4 Genuine Leather and Vinyl 10 All-Vinyl 36 total interior choices
		Left: White Pearl Vinyl with Burgundy appointments (code P3)

ALL-VINYL BOLSTERS AND INSERTS
TRIM CODE 21/51 22/52 23/53 24/54 25/55 26/56 27/57 28/58 G1/P1 G2/P2 G3/P3 G4/P4 G6/P6 G7/P7 G8/P8 G9/P9 B2/K2 B3/K3 B4/K4 B6/K6 B7/K7 B8/K8 B9/K9	COLOR (All Bolsters and Inserts Match) Silver Mink Dark Blue Burgundy Emberglo Red Black Aqua Ivy Gold White Pearl with Silver Mink appointments White Pearl with Dark Blue appointments White Pearl with Burgundy appointments White Pearl with Emberglo appointments White Pearl with Black and White appointments White Pearl with Turquoise appointments White Pearl with Ivy Gold appointments White Pearl with Palomino (Medium Beige) appointments Parchment (Light Beige) with Dark Blue appointments Parchment (Light Beige) with Burgundy appointments Parchment (Light Beige) with Emberglo appointments Parchment (Light Beige) with Black appointments Parchment (Light Beige) with Turquoise appointments Parchment (Light Beige) with Ivy Gold appointments Parchment (Light Beige) with Palomino (Medium Beige) appointments	Thunderbird Convertible interior shown above in Black Vinyl (code 56). 1966 would be the last year for a factory Thunderbird Convertible until the 2002-2005 Thunderbirds.
		Note: The 1966 interior featured a pleated design at the top section of the seat backs, which extended about two thirds of the way down, terminating at a horizontal strap that extended from bolster to bolster. Below this strap, was a square biscuit design, with a button mounted where the seams intersect. The biscuit design was continued onto the seat cushion, without the buttons. Strangely, the pattern on the front seats does not exactly match the rear seats. Note 2: The Hardtop model featured a traditional vinyl perforated headliner with polished roof rail moldings, color-keyed to the interior. The Town Hardtop and Town Landau had a two piece molded vinyl headliner with crater pattern with color-keyed moldings and a center roof console. For more information on the molded headliner, see our 1966 Thunderbird Contoured Headliner page for color availability, and 1966-67 Thunderbird Contoured Headliner Repair page for repair procedures (both links open in new window or tab).
Note: Trim codes listed above in bold* denote trims for optional Reclining Passenger Seat with Adjustable Headrest.*
*What Are "Appointments"?* Appointments include the top section of the instrument panel and radio speaker/defroster grille assembly, coved section of the instrument panel, instrument cluster assembly, instrument panel upper moulding assembly, clock housing, console and console access panel assembly, glove compartment door, and carpeting. However, there are a few exceptions. The top section of the instrument panel and defroster grille assembly are always Black on White Pearl and Parchment interiors. These two color combinations also do not have carpeting on the bottom of the door panels. This is due to the assortment of different colors teamed with White Pearl and Parchment. The White Pearl with Black and White appointments interior features a White console and console access panel assembly, and glove compartment door. The Silver Mink, Red, Aqua, and Ivy Gold interiors all feature a darker shade on the top section of the instrument panel and defroster grille assembly, as well as the coved section of the instrument panel.

VINYL BOLSTERS WITH SIERRA CLOTH INSERTS
TRIM CODE 12/42 16/46 1D/4D	COLOR (All Bolsters and Inserts Match) Dark Blue Black Parchment (Light Beige) with Palomino (Medium Beige) appointments*	Sierra Cloth and Vinyl shown above in Dark Blue (code 12 or 42, depending on reclining seat installation). Click image above to view detail.

Note: Trim codes listed above in bold denote trims for optional Reclining Passenger Seat with Adjustable Headrest. *This is the only Parchment interior trim code that is correct with carpeting on the door panels; all of the vinyl and leather trims in this color have parchment vinyl instead of carpeting at the bottom of the panel.

ALL-LEATHER BOLSTERS AND INSERTS
TRIM CODE 62 65 66 L2 L3 L4 L6 L7 L8 L9	COLOR (All Bolsters and Inserts Match) Dark Blue Red Black Parchment (Light Beige) with Dark Blue Parchment (Light Beige) with Burgundy Parchment (Light Beige) with Emberglo Parchment (Light Beige) with Black Parchment (Light Beige) with Turquoise Parchment (Light Beige) with Ivy Gold Parchment (Light Beige) with Palomino (Medium Beige)	Optional Black Leather and Vinyl interior (code 66) shown above. The Reclining Passenger Seat option was provided with all leather trim installations.
Note: Reclining Passenger Seat with Adjustable Headrest was a mandatory option with Leather trim, and was included in the $147.03 additional cost of Leather.
The standard vinyl trim used in 1966 was a soft, expanded vinyl. While this material is very close to genuine leather in appearance and feel, it does not have the healed scars that are inherent with this natural material. Automotive Mileposts recommends you thoroughly research any car before purchasing it. Look closely to determine if the material truly is leather. Genuine Leather trim was not a popular option on these cars, partially due to the deceiving nature of the standard vinyl trim.		Caution: Several sources list White Leather as a trim option for 1966 Ford Thunderbirds. These same sources also fail to list Parchment Leather as a trim option. To the best of our knowledge, White Leather was not available as a regular production option. It is possible that a few cars may have been equipped with White Leather as a Special Order, but we have never documented any. We have been inside hundreds of 1966 Thunderbirds over the years, and have come across a few with Parchment Leather, but never any with White Leather.

CONVERTIBLE TOP COLORS
TOP CODE S T V	TOP COLOR (Availability) Black (Available with all interior and exterior color combinations) White (Available with all interior and exterior color combinations) Blue (Available with Dark Blue, White Pearl with Blue, and Parchment with Blue interiors, except with Exterior Color Code "A" Raven Black)

Note: All convertible tops were constructed of heavy, satin-grained vinyl, two layers of cotton fabric and butyl rubber adhesive film. Main seams were "heat-sealed" bonded. Interior top lining and top frame remained black. This would be the last year for the convertible model.

VINYL ROOF COLORS		Town Landau shown above with Black Vinyl Roof.
ROOF CODE 2 3 7 8	COLOR (Availability) Black (Available with all interior and exterior color combinations) White (Available with all interior and exterior color combinations) Sage Gold (See below) Parchment (See below)
SAGE GOLD Interior Color Ivy Gold White Pearl with Ivy Gold Parchment with Ivy Gold	Exterior Color Availability Wimbledon White, Sauterne Gold, or Honeydew Yellow Sauterne Gold or Honeydew Yellow Sauterne Gold or Honeydew Yellow

PARCHMENT Interior Color Silver Mink Vinyl Dark Blue Cloth Dark Blue Vinyl Dark Blue Leather Burgundy Vinyl Emberglo Vinyl Red Vinyl Red Leather Black Cloth Black Vinyl Black Leather Ivy Gold Vinyl Parchment Cloth White/Burgundy Vinyl White/Emberglo Vinyl White/Black & White Vinyl White/Palomino Vinyl Parchment/Burgundy Parchment/Emberglo Parchment/Black Parchment/Ivy Gold Parchment/Palomino	Exterior Color Availability Raven Black or Wimbledon White Wimbledon White (Same as for Dark Blue Cloth) (Same as for Dark Blue Cloth) Raven Black, Sundust Beige, Sahara Beige, Wimbledon White, or Vintage Burgundy Raven Black, Sahara Beige, Wimbledon White, or Emberglo Raven Black, Wimbledon White, or Candyapple Red (Same as for Red Vinyl) Raven Black, Sundust Beige, Sahara Beige, Wimbledon White, Antique Bronze, Ivy Green, Candyapple Red, Emberglo, or Vintage Burgundy (Same as for Black Cloth) (Same as for Black Cloth) Raven Black, Wimbledon White, or Ivy Green Raven Black, Sundust Beige, Sahara Beige, Wimbledon White, Antique Bronze, Ivy Green, Candyapple Red, Emberglo, or Vintage Burgundy Vintage Burgundy Emberglo Raven Black or Wimbledon White Sundust Beige, Sahara Beige, or Antique Bronze Silver Rose (Special Order) or Vintage Burgundy Emberglo Raven Black or Wimbledon White Ivy Green Sundust Beige, Sahara Beige, or Antique Bronze
Interior trim colors listed above in bold* apply to all-vinyl as well as genuine leather trims.*
Levant grain vinyl was used on all Town Landau models for 1966, with a specific seam pattern that featured seams located at the edge of the roof, instead of having them located somewhat towards the center of the roof as in years past. This seam style, for some reason, is difficult to duplicate when installing a new vinyl roof today. Makes you wonder what Ford had that could do it in 1966 that isn't available today!