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The 1958 Thunderbird was only 52.5 inches tall, nearly 9 inches shorter than an average American sedan; the Thunderbird had only 5.8 inches of ground clearance. Ford incorporated the higher drivetrain tunnel that was required in a lower car into a center console dividing both front and rear seats which featured ashtrays, switches, and minor ...
The first generation of the Ford Thunderbird is a two-seat convertible produced by Ford for the 1955 to the 1957 model years, the first 2-seat Ford since 1938. It was developed in response to the 1953 Motorama display at the New York Auto Show , which showed the Chevrolet Corvette .
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 ...
3. 1958 Plymouth Fury, 'Christine' ... 11. 1966 Ford Thunderbird, 'Thelma and Louise' ... with the exception of a promo car used by Universal Pictures.
This 1958 Ford Nucleon is among 100 concept car images that Ford Motor Co. just added to its online archive site. Images are now available to the public for free downloading.
Edsel Corsair (1958–1960) Ford Country Sedan (1958-1959) Ford Galaxie (1958-1959) Ford Thunderbird (1958-1960) Lincoln Continental Mark III/IV (1958-1960) Pontiac Bonneville (1958) Pontiac Chieftain (1958) Pontiac Star Chief (1958) Rambler Ambassador (1958-1965) Rambler American (1958–1960) Rambler Rebel (1958-1959) Studebaker Scotsman ...
The 1958 Ford Thunderbird became the first volume personal luxury car. [6] The redesign added a rear seat in response to Ford's market research that the two-seat layout of the first generation was limiting sales. [27] The convertible/roadster body style was replaced by two models, a fixed hardtop and convertible. [28]
The 1958 Ford Thunderbird became the first single model to be selected. [3] In 1970, the Ford Torino won the COTY while Motor Trend selected the Porsche 914 for its first Import COTY award. [ 4 ]