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My uncle bought a 1965 Thunderbird three years ago. It was pristine when he got it.... Unfortunately, my uncle is a person that likes to drive old cars daily. When he passed away, I bought the car sight unseen. After getting the car transported here, I was shocked to see the condition it was in. Argh! Looks like the top was down during some rain storms. I also noticed the odometer is broken so mileage is >100,000 mi likely. The body is okay and under the car looks well preserved. (Maybe due to the oil the engine is leaking.) I just got the top down but pushing the "up" button does not do anything. Getting the top up is kind of important in cold weather. I went through the troubleshooting and miraculously it started working. That was only once. I have manually raised the top by shortening the relays accessed after removing the back seat. The top goes down no problem but the up button never does anything. Not even a relay click. Any suggestions? I found this box, unrelated, in the trunk when the top was open. Any idea to what it could be? Box is at the top of the trunk in this picture.

Anthony