22 Facts About Ford Thunderbird

Ford Thunderbird is a personal luxury car produced by Ford from model years 1955 until 1997 and 2002 until 2005 across 11 distinct generations.

Ford Thunderbird entered production for the 1955 model year as a sporty two-seat convertible.

Production of a revived two-seat Ford Thunderbird was launched for the 2002 model year and continued through the 2005 model year.

The Ford Thunderbird was similar in concept, but was more American in style, more luxurious, and less sport-oriented.

Ford Designer William P Boyer was the lead stylist on the original 1955 two-seater Thunderbird and had input in the following series of Thunderbirds that included the 30th Anniversary Edition.

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Walker promptly telephoned Ford Thunderbird's HQ in Dearborn and told designer Frank Hershey about the conversation with Crusoe.

Ford Thunderbird was introduced in February 1953 as a response to Chevrolet's new sports car, the Corvette, which was publicly unveiled in prototype form just a month before.

Ford Thunderbird was revised for 1957 with a reshaped front bumper, a larger grille and tailfins, and larger tail lamps.

The new Ford Thunderbird was considerably larger than the previous generation, with a longer 113.

Ford Thunderbird was redesigned for 1961 with styling that gave the car a unique bullet-like body side appearance.

Vinyl-roofed Landau option with simulated S-bars was added to the Ford Thunderbird for 1962 as was a Sports Roadster package for convertible models.

New Ford Thunderbird was no longer unibody, but a body-on-frame construction with rubber mountings between the body and frame to reduce noise and vibration.

In contrast to the previous generation of the Ford Thunderbird was the discontinuation of a convertible model and the addition of a four-door sedan body style.

Semon "Bunkie" Knudsen, a former GM executive now president of Ford Thunderbird, is said to be responsible for this dramatic change.

The 1971 Thunderbird was mostly a carry-over from the 1970 model as Ford prepared to release a new, larger Thunderbird for 1972.

In 1978, Ford offered the "Diamond Jubilee Edition" Thunderbird to commemorate the company's 75th year as an auto manufacturer.

Squarish styling seen in the previous generation of the Ford Thunderbird was favored for the new model, but now using a smaller car platform.

The new Thunderbird was developed on Ford's MN12 platform, which had been in development since 1984.

In 1993, the 1994 model year Ford Thunderbird received a substantial refresh, including stylistic changes inside and out and mechanical enhancements.

In 1995, Ford did little to commemorate the Thunderbird's 40th anniversary.

The SVE Thunderbird would have been based around a supercharged version of Ford's DOHC 4.

The sole engine of the Ford Thunderbird was a Jaguar-designed AJ-30 3.