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Ford Thunderbird Archive
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Vintage Car And Driver Comparison: 1967 Ford Thunderbird And Cadillac Eldorado – A New Contender Enters The Personal Luxury Car Wars
Posted on July 16, 2023 | 43 CommentsIt’s November ’66 and Car And Driver tests two new models in the burgeoning Personal Luxury Car market. ‘It seems appropriate to compare the Thunderbird and Cadillac… the T-Bird is […] -
Top 10 Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Ford Edition, Part II
Posted on December 14, 2021 | 40 Comments(first posted 12/14/2015) With such a rich history and a comprehensive lineup, Ford was bound to have an assortment of special editions and limited-run models. In Part II of the […] -
Top 10 Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Ford Edition, Part I
Posted on December 7, 2021 | 59 Comments(first posted 12/7/2015) Today, the Blue Oval brand gets its turn in the Special Edition and Limited-Run Model spotlight. Fair warning: you will not find any Mustangs here and you […] -
Curbside Classic: 1977-79 Mercury Cougar XR-7 – Grandest Torino
Posted on August 24, 2021 | 74 Comments(first posted 8/24/2015) I get it. I understand why personal luxury coupes were so darn popular in 1970s America. The days of high-performance were an increasingly distant memory, with rising […] -
Bodyshop Classic: 2005 Ford Thunderbird – Has Parts, Needs Labor
Posted on October 16, 2019 | 52 CommentsCount me as one who likes the styling of the newest Thunderbird. I’m okay but not in love with the first generation, not a fan of the second, absolutely adore […] -
CC Cinema: 1962 Lincoln Continental and Ford Thunderbird Wixom Assembly Line
Posted on June 23, 2019 | 16 CommentsThe artificial intelligence at YouTube is getting to know me pretty well, because it keeps feeding me cool videos like this gem. It is a vintage film shot by Ford […] -
Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford Thunderbird Landau Sedan – Are Four Doors Really Better?
Posted on April 30, 2019 | 141 Comments(First published 1/8/2014) I was going through my photo stream and found pictures I took of this Ford Thunderbird four-door early last spring. I completely forgot I took these, but […] -
CC Outtake: Classic Fords of Red Hook
Posted on August 14, 2015 | 38 CommentsI’ve only been to Red Hook a handful of times, but this Brooklyn neighborhood has a somewhat ethereal quality. It feels like no other place in New York City: detached […] -
Curbside Road Trips: LA to San Francisco via the Pacific Coast Highway
Posted on March 31, 2015 | 41 CommentsEver since I left the US in July 2014 when my visa could not be renewed, I still had the America bug and I had been hankering to go back. […] -
Curbside Roadtrip: Route 66, Winslow, Arizona – Standin’ on THAT Corner
Posted on June 1, 2013 | 31 CommentsI know that CC has already run a few articles on Route 66 , most notably here and here. By pure coincidence, I had my own Route 66 pilgrimage planned in late […] -
What If: Cars Without Wheels
Posted on February 1, 2013 | 46 CommentsRenaud Marion’s Air Drive imagining of car designs without their wheels has been making the rounds in the last few days. I found it very interesting to see how each […] -
Bird Sematary, East Texas Style: 1959 Thunderbird
Posted on May 5, 2012 | 27 CommentsWhen I saw Tom’s article on the ’74 Thunderbird I was reminded of why I quit liking Thunderbirds in general, and of the last one that I really did like. […]
![Vintage Car And Driver Comparison: 1967 Ford Thunderbird And Cadillac Eldorado – A New Contender Enters The Personal Luxury Car Wars It’s November ’66 and Car And Driver tests two new models in the burgeoning Personal Luxury Car market. ‘It seems appropriate to compare the Thunderbird and Cadillac… the T-Bird is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Untitled-12.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Top 10 Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Ford Edition, Part II (first posted 12/14/2015) With such a rich history and a comprehensive lineup, Ford was bound to have an assortment of special editions and limited-run models. In Part II of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/84-ford-thunderbird-fila-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Top 10 Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Ford Edition, Part I (first posted 12/7/2015) Today, the Blue Oval brand gets its turn in the Special Edition and Limited-Run Model spotlight. Fair warning: you will not find any Mustangs here and you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/opihjnh.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1977-79 Mercury Cougar XR-7 – Grandest Torino (first posted 8/24/2015) I get it. I understand why personal luxury coupes were so darn popular in 1970s America. The days of high-performance were an increasingly distant memory, with rising […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Mercury-1977-XR-7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Bodyshop Classic: 2005 Ford Thunderbird – Has Parts, Needs Labor Count me as one who likes the styling of the newest Thunderbird. I’m okay but not in love with the first generation, not a fan of the second, absolutely adore […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_4308.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Cinema: 1962 Lincoln Continental and Ford Thunderbird Wixom Assembly Line The artificial intelligence at YouTube is getting to know me pretty well, because it keeps feeding me cool videos like this gem. It is a vintage film shot by Ford […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/computer.gif?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1967 Ford Thunderbird Landau Sedan – Are Four Doors Really Better? (First published 1/8/2014) I was going through my photo stream and found pictures I took of this Ford Thunderbird four-door early last spring. I completely forgot I took these, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/IMG_1514.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Outtake: Classic Fords of Red Hook I’ve only been to Red Hook a handful of times, but this Brooklyn neighborhood has a somewhat ethereal quality. It feels like no other place in New York City: detached […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ford-ltd-country-squire-red-hook-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Road Trips: LA to San Francisco via the Pacific Coast Highway Ever since I left the US in July 2014 when my visa could not be renewed, I still had the America bug and I had been hankering to go back. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ford-e-series-hollywood-tour-photo-courtesy-of-LA-Tourist.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Roadtrip: Route 66, Winslow, Arizona – Standin’ on THAT Corner I know that CC has already run a few articles on Route 66 , most notably here and here. By pure coincidence, I had my own Route 66 pilgrimage planned in late […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Winslow-header.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![What If: Cars Without Wheels Renaud Marion’s Air Drive imagining of car designs without their wheels has been making the rounds in the last few days. I found it very interesting to see how each […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/1962-Ford-Thunderbird-red-convertible-no-wheels-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Bird Sematary, East Texas Style: 1959 Thunderbird When I saw Tom’s article on the ’74 Thunderbird I was reminded of why I quit liking Thunderbirds in general, and of the last one that I really did like. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Tbird10.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


