Ford Thunderbird - Great Cars

From the PBS series Great Cars. The 1955 Ford Thunderbird was meant to fulfill the desire for a sporty American car. Ford never had plans to make the T-Bird a true sports car, but it would possess the elements of a racer -- two seats, sleek styling and high performance. In two years, about 40-thousand T-Birds were sold. Hoping to appeal to more people, Ford took the Thunderbird in another direction. It became bigger and gained a backseat. It eventually was killed by Ford and then resurrected as wonderful "Retro-Future" roadster reminiscent of the original. Regardless of the T-Bird's design, it is one of the most durable names in US automotive history with cars still rolling off the assembly line bearing its name. The Ford Thunderbird continues to be a part of America's landscape. More at GreatCarsTV.com

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[mrpitv]

Didn't mean to offend your passion for Thunderbirds but remember this is just a tease for the program which delves into the whole history of the car up the introduction of the revived model. I'll post more from the show and see what you think.

[kalispellvalleyford]

Glamorous for how many years -- still a head turner on the road.

[frozenskipper]

the new one looks cheap, lazy and weird. New mid budget american cars are fucked up.

[mrpitv]

@taklantaran will do. thanks.

[silverbird58]

@hnksnw the 57 corvette steering wheel seems closer to me thought , plus  the top mecanisiem is simple/easy.

[talonsbrutus]

if i wanted to work for ford and design for them....id bring back the bird and base it on the jag xk....Now that jag is gone...they really need it back...the last bird was a flop...nice effort, but didnt conquer the job.

[josemaldonado123]

i have a ford thunderbird collectble

[Gr33nd0g]

imo the ugliest reborn, painfull because i really love tbirds from 60s :(

[hnksnw]

I'm a big man, but I was really surprised how small the 50's thunderbirds are.

[Lumotaku]

Omg what a retarded video. Dismissing the other thunderbirds after 57 up until that thing came out and died in the early turn of the century. The only thunderbird year I could say was really bad was 80-82 and even those cars sold pretty well. The 77-79 Being the best selling years ever. Selling far more than the 2002 could ever hope.