It’s easily the best-looking Thunderbird since the mid-’50s original (that wouldn’t be difficult) – and maybe even the best-looking of all. The Thunderbird nameplate resided within the Ford brand from 1955 to 1997 as a personal luxury car that also possessed worthwhile performance. The 1957 Thunderbird was the last two-seater Ford sold until the 1982 Ford EXP sport compact car. During that time, the model has seen changing body styles and engine displacements, swings from sporty to personal luxury to full-o. The Thunderbird’s sporty image had by that time become only an image. The Ford Thunderbird was introduced for 1955 and remained in production through 1997, being revived again for 2002 through 2005. Where even the likes of BMW have struggled (I never thought the Z8 was a pretty sight), Ford has successfully repeated this difficult visual manoeuvre with the latest Mustangs. Located in West Linn, Oregon, the Bird Nest has been operating for more than 40 years, providing parts and services to Thunderbird owners locally and internationally. The Thunderbird was restyled in favor of a more squared-off, 'formal' look for 1964. Find a black one with a black cabin and you’d have a beautiful dual-purpose grand touring convertible that makes a rare and interesting alternative to those ubiquitous SLs.Īs the final iteration of the Thunderbird line (at least up to now), the 11th-generation cars probably suffer from being lumped in with all those other – mostly awful – ‘retro’ designs that appeared around the same time.īut I don’t think that criticism is justified for me, this is a car that evokes the best elements of its predecessors but still has a fresh, clean feel of its own. Even critics never failed to praise its braking, amongst other things. The Ford Thunderbird’s list of fashionable features earned it such a reputation amongst cars of its size in the 1960s.
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Here, possibly, lies the answer to the interior ‘problem’. Ford Thunderbird Squarebird 352CU 35.950,- 70. When Ford rolled out the 1966 Thunderbird (T-bird), it was reputed to be the ultimate personal luxury car available in the American market. 1955 Ford Thunderbird, black with black and white interior 292 V8 engine, rust free California car, automatic transmission, power steering, power seats, power windows, converted to 12 volt sy.Read More.