 Guess whose car this is? I'm Suzanne and I'm standing beside a car that truly rocks. This 1965 Ford Thunderbird was donated to the museum by Randy Bachman, a Canadian rock legend. Bachman was a member of the Guess Who in the 1960s until 1970 and later went on to form the band Bachman Turner Overdrive. Bachman actually bought this car from Guess Who bandmate Burton Cummings. Both artists were influenced by the beach boys in their youth. They considered the teabird to be synonymous with California, beaches, girls and fun in the sun. This car's unique history makes it an interesting addition to the museum collection which documents Canada's technological and scientific heritage. A bit about Thunderbirds. The Ford Thunderbirds was first introduced in 1954. It was designed to compete against General Motors Chevrolet Corvette. The teabird was presented as a new type of vehicle, a mass-produced luxury car that combined comfort, style and aesthetics. This 65-horsepower coupe is equipped with a 300-horsepower V8 engine. It's equipped with features that were considered luxurious at the time. Power brakes, power steering, a swing-away steering wheel, power windows, air conditioning, an AMFM tape layer and power pocket seats. An interesting fact. In 1987, Bachman and Cummings got together in British Columbia and they recorded a demo tape. They made two copies, one for each of them. Cummings put his copy in the Thunderbirds trunk and drove back home. Over the years, they lost one tape and forgot that the other existed. Years later, the only remaining tape was discovered in this car's trunk. Bachman and Cummings digitized and released this album in 2006, titling it the Thunderbird Tracks. This car is featured on CD's cover. If you are in the Ottawa Gets Noiria, drop by the Canada Science and Technology Museum and learn more about Canadians' relationships with their cars.