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Series production of the Thunderbird commenced in June 2001 using the front-engine, rear-wheel-drive configuration of Ford's "DEW" platform and a unique variant of Jaguar's 3.9 L AJ35 V8 engine producing 188 kilowatts (252 hp), rated at a torque output of 362 newton-meters (267 lbf⋅ft) — updated for model year 2003 to 209 kilowatts (280 hp ...
The Ford Thunderbird is a personal luxury car manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company for model years 1955 to 2005, with a hiatus from 1998–2001.. Ultimately gaining a broadly used colloquial nickname, the T-Bird, Ford Introduced the model as a two-seat convertible, subsequently offering it variously in a host of body styles including as a four-seat hardtop coupe, four-seat ...
Various delays conspired to have production start only on December 20, 1957, much later than the normal start expected in September; the 1957 Thunderbird was thus built for three extra months. The new Thunderbird captured Motor Trend 's Car of the Year award in its debut season, making history as the first individual model line (as opposed to ...
1956 Thunderbird. Ford Thunderbird: ... 11,284 convertibles and 1,800 coupes in three years of production. [234] Honda S500 roadster. ... Numbers accounts for 8 Acura ...
Falling out of favor with Ford management after the Thunderbird and Cougars' launch, Kuchta voluntarily retired early from Ford in May 1989. [8] Rear view (Thunderbird LX) For the 1991 model year, Ford reintroduced a V8 option with the 5.0L V8, which included a sports suspension package. The engine was used through the 1993 model year and was ...
The 1964 Thunderbird was the only model of this generation to have the word 'Thunderbird' spelled out on the front hood instead of a chrome Thunderbird emblem. The only transmission available was the Cruise-O-Matic MX 3 speed automatic. The listed retail price for the 1964 two-door hardtop coupe was US$4,486 ($44,071 in 2023 dollars [1]), [2]
The third generation of the Ford Thunderbird is a personal luxury car produced by Ford for the 1961 to 1963 model years. It featured new and much sleeker styling (done by Bill Boyer) [3] than the second generation models. Sales were strong, if not quite up to record-breaking 1960, at 73,051 including 10,516 convertibles.
The seventh generation of the Ford Thunderbird is a personal luxury car that was built by Ford from the 1977 to the 1979 model years. In a key marketing shift for the model range, Ford repackaged the Thunderbird from a full-size car to an intermediate car, and ceded its full-size luxury coupe status to the Ford LTD Landau coupe.