Ford hoped the Thunderbird would remind people of the roadsters from before WWII and thus considered it an "image car" that might sell 10,000 units a year. So, when they sold 16,155 in 1955, Ford ...

One-Owner 1957 Ford Thunderbird Is a Window to ’50s and ’60s Custom Car Culture. ... The rearend is a Ford 9-inch riding on a period-correct leafspring rear suspension.

The Blue Oval then pulled the Thunderbird from the lineup, only for it to reemerge as a retro-styled coupe in 2002 with elements from the mid-’50s and early-’60s. It ran for a few more years ...

Constructed on the same rear-wheel drive platform as the Lincoln LS and Jaguar S-Type, ... the 2002 Thunderbird also offered an optional hardtop reminiscent to the 1956 factory version complete with a ...

Left to right, Buick roadster, Hudson sedan, Ford sedan. Hope these are correct; the photo is not too clear. The Ford on the right with the oval rear window was what they call (today) the ...

The classic 1954-1997 Ford Thunderbird was not an electric vehicle, and neither was the short-lived modern Thunderbird that graced the showrooms from 2002 to 2005 (versus the 2023 Ford F-150 ...

1980s Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe Goes Back in Time, ... It’s the 1962 Ford Thunderbird “Vista Bird” custom ... packing an upgraded and turbocharged version of Blue Oval’s 2.3-liter ...

Ford has renewed the trademark multiple times in recent years, most recently in 2016, Muscle Cars & Trucks noted. 1956 Ford Thunderbird parked on the second floor of McCarran International Airport ...

Compared to what carmakers used to roll out back in the 1950s and 1960s, today’s cars are very ugly ducklings. And you only need to look at a 1955 Ford Thunderbird like the one we have here to ...

In production from 1955 through 1997, the Thunderbird had a brief hiatus before coming back as a retro roadster, not unlike the Prowler or the Beetle, from 2002 to 2005. What will now come of the ...

Ford introduced portholes to the Thunderbird in 1956, ... If you noticed, that particular model had a small oval window cut into the back sides of the hardtop.