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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 ...
It was used in the Ford Thunderbird, 1959-60 Edsel, Mercury, and some high-end Ford cars. The Ford version was the P-code "Thunderbird V8", which for cars equipped with a manual transmission had a compression ratio of 8.1:1 and was rated at 193 bhp (144 kW) at 4,400 rpm and with 280 lb⋅ft (380 N⋅m) at 2,600 rpm.
The original Thunderbird. The original Ford Thunderbird debuted in October 1954. [6] [7] [8] Originally designed to compete with British, Italian, and German sports cars and the Chevrolet Corvette, it was the first time the Ford division sold two distinct model lines simultaneously.
1959 Ford Thunderbird convertible. For the 1959 model year, Ford made changes to the front, rear, and side ornamentation; leather upholstery was available for the first time. The rear suspension was revised, discarding coil springs for Hotchkiss drive with parallel leaf springs.
The 1958 H vin coded 352 was designated as Interceptor V-8 Thunderbird Special. [7] The Interceptor was the base-performance engine in 1958. For the 1959 model year, the FE engine series was renamed the Thunderbird V-8 and the Thunderbird Special V-8. [5] When installed in Mercury vehicles, these engines were named "Marauder".
1950. Model: Ford F1 1/2 ton Pickup MSRP: $1,287 Price adjusted for inflation: $16,890.75 The 1950 Ford F100 was part of the F-series first-generation lineup, and the model year saw record ...
Ford Thunderbird (eighth generation) 1980–1982 Ford Thunderbird (seventh generation) 108.5 in (2,756 mm) First Thunderbird produced with 6-cylinder engine as standard. Ford Thunderbird (ninth generation) 1983–1988 Ford Thunderbird (tenth generation / MN-12) 104.2 in (2,647 mm) Turbo Coupe is first four-cylinder Thunderbird. Mercury Cougar XR7