The Sports Roadster tonneau featured two inverted U shaped headrests known as 'nacelles'. The 1962 Thunderbird Sports Roadster of which just 1,427 were produced, had a factory fitted tonneau that hid the rear seats and gave the appearance of the original 1955 2 seater. This third series of Thunderbird shared many common traits with the ’61 Lincoln Continental including its cowl structure, headlights and the full length fender ridge.įor 1962, the Ford Thunderbird offered a mild facelift of the ’61 T-Bird with a total of 78,011 of the ‘62s being built. The sleek fuselage-like styling of the 1961-1963 Thunderbird series inspired the nick name ‘Bullet Bird’. Marketing tag lines for the new ‘61 T-bird declared “Unique in all the world” and “The new adventure in elegance”. The third generation of the T-bird was released in 1961 with all new styling inspired by the space age. 1955 production of the first 2 seat was 16,155 while 1960 production, the final year of the ‘square bird’ 4 seat, was 92,843. To succeed it would need style and performance like never before…and succeed it did. It was to transform from a ‘sports car’ to a larger ‘personal luxury’ 4 seat car that would attract a larger customer base. 1959 Ford Thunderbird brochure pageġ958 saw the release of a new and different Thunderbird. The 2 seat market in the US was limited and Ford senior management did not see a bright future for their stylish ‘Baby Bird’, so a 4 seat version was contemplated. Its name was derived from the Native American legend of the ‘Thunderbird’ which spoke of beauty, power and light. ![]() ![]() Like the Corvette, the ’55 Thunderbird was also a 2 seater. ![]() The first Ford Thunderbird was released in the USA in 1955 as a competitor to Chevrolet’s 1953 Corvette 2 seat sports car.
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