With Ford keen to distinguish the Thunderbird from the already hugely saturated sports car market, they stressed that whilst the two-door coupe was a sporty car, it absolutely wasn’t a sports car. Having heard whispers around the industry of Chevrolet’s plans for nearly a year, the Thunderbird was both inspired by and a contender to the Chevy Corvette.

Little over a month later, Ford debuted the Thunderbird. In January 1953, Chevrolet revealed their “new dreams sports car”- the 195hp, two-seat convertible Corvette boasted 260ft-lb of torque. This short classic car review aims to give a glimpse of this trend-setter’s legacy. Spanning eleven generations of models with over 4.4m T-birds produced, Ford’s sporty, sophisticated and elegant Thunderbird established its own market segment: personal luxury cars. Kennedy’s inauguration-the Thunderbird is practically a celebrity in its own right. Given its plethora of film and TV appearances-including a feature at John F. The only thing that can help a Ford Thunderbird hit home again, is an absolute spin, a total revamp of almost everything they did wrong with the newer models like 2002 or 2003 Retro Ford Thunderbird.The Ford Thunderbird is one of the most iconic nameplates from the muscle car era. However, the resurrection attempt proved to be futile because of a range of factors like ridiculous prices, copy-pasted designs, un-innovative interiors, poor performance, weaker engine, small size, etc. Ford was mistaken that people would lap it up just for nostalgia. Unfortunately, when they did (bring Thunderbird back) in 2002, they could not manage to deliver. Interestingly, Ford also said that if they ever bring it back again, it would have to make sound business sense. Sales started slowing down! Ford announced that it would take down the Tbird away after 43 fun years, as the NY Times reported on March 18, 1997. The lineup used to sell like hot cakes till the early 1990s when buyers gradually started shifting away from soft riding cars to SUVs, minivans, and trucks.

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