Led by 20 February 1954 at the Detroit Auto Show Henry Ford ii, the company, designed to combat the influx of a double England V-8 roadster, Ford Thunderbird with the launch of the inside out. German and Italian sports cars, as well as six-cylinder Chevrolet Corvette trying to spoil. For the first time, the Ford division two there was a line of cars to be sold.
1955 Thunderbird, padded instrument trays, deep dish steering wheel, shatter-resistant mirrors, Electric seats the vehicle speed and automatically increase the volume of the radio as a technology leader, which made a call as he was handsome. In a short time, larger 312-cubic-inch V-8, and as a result $ 500 on a supercharger option for more than one carburetor.
Original Thunderbird Roadster only 53.166 1955-57 cars, sold in two weeks or Ford F-150 consisted of the number. After that, Thunderbird in 1958, Square, Bird, Bird Chromium the 1960s, 1970s, big bird, and a four-door variant, including one of the wildest rides in the industry went on. The awful Awful Square bird Square Bird in the early 1980s. The Aero bird which was released in 1983, designer, Jack telnack and Thunderbird Winston Cup made a star in the map, especially built from 1989 to 1995, the super has put the coupe version. Thunderbird in the last three years, Mia; Slower sales of the coupe.
And then, the first exit after 45 years the original Thunderbird, Ford design boss J Mays, January 3, 1999, the new Thunderbird to the world's automotive press in yellow pastel, negative, and all of them showed. The original, have the same look and feel and taste the same proportions as a powertrain and chassis that hides and in 1955 she had yellow paint. Detroit, the ramp from the ground in the center of Como, received a standing ovation, and Ford production promised. For 2001 as a flagship for the Ford division new and much needed. The buzz hasn't stopped since.
Neiman Marcus flagship store at a special Black-Silver Thunderbird Christmas catalog when it is shown that only 200 people a Ford special toll-free telephone number, which will be sold through the official cover for the production of Thunderbird Thunderbird Thunderbird production for the lifter that you have one of the first on 25 September, and be willing to pay a premium for the privilege.
Ford predicted over the next two days will be silent for a while after the car finished the 200 Neiman Marcus, and then the car in 2001 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the entire production were thrown with a surprise or two colors maybe it will reappear (in a 1962 Ford already prop up the head and the face lift model the car nasellesli a sport-roadster version in the works).
Ford marketing executives, the company starting in the spring, said she would be so happy to produce approximately 25,000 in the first year Thunderbird. All to be sold in North America, none of them will not be exported.
Two previous Mays that has a sense of the auto show, the VW concept one (New Beetle) and the Audi TT that wants to understand this car is not retro.
On the contrary, the mood is equally upbeat at the beginning of the 21st century optimistic Eisenhower 1950s of re-creation. He said, "the extreme of a Japanese crotch rocket leaning forward, as opposed to winged sport Harley-Davidson you ride as" a comfortable sportiness, "he says.
Ford Thunderbird began with six different new design. Mays, "Mixed visual messages were there. What I'm trying to do," Thunderbird "and in a manner that is not clearly understood, he had been serving as an editor to edit: some of them were too technical, some are very fashionable, and some are very German, like the others. Very Italian, some retro to a fault, and some will clearly often .. We, America, Brave, confident, and we ended up with a free design. There are only two lines and sloping towards the back of the vehicle, relaxing and friendly, la-z-boy chair is very minimalist .. like cars in many ways. "
From design The design took off from the noise, "says colleague Mark Conforzi: Mays, chief designer Doug Gaffka and Conforzi team led by, surfaces, bumpers, grill, tissues, hood scoops, front Fender" vents ", modified wheel openings , And taillamp, Roadster was inspired not later than the 1961 model.
Lincoln LS based on planned instrumentation into the high-tech led to the decommissioning of interiors. Conforzi, "there wasn't the romance of the originals that we put into the studio with us, we continued to look for them with doors and end door panels and corrugated wing shapes we found," he said. - Tone dash, seat style and original metal sconces on the real line. "Original touches, includes turquoise accents turquoise black and white accented hood ornaments and tools. 1955 is very similar to the colors palette.
Thunderbird chassis, regular cold medicine 107.2-inch wheelbase, 7.3 inches shorter than the total length of the counter Jag S type 186.3 inches, five inches shorter tan imported sedan. The car only 52.1 inches long and 72.0 inches wide, 60.5-inch front-way measure and 60.2-inch rear track, the Jaguar's is more narrow than a few ticks. Jag 3900 pounds than the sedan, and cloth from the top of the door is less that two Thunderbird, up to about 3600 pounds level.
Independent sub-frames, front and rear fully independent suspension and all-disc antilock brakes chassis with the Lincoln Ls and Jaguar S-type was awarded under. T-bird team, variable-ratio power rack-and-opinion behind the wheel of a completely new geometry settings and a low driving bushing kit and this iteration is 115 percent anti-dive scored.
Ford officials, Ford VP of product development Richard parry-Jones and Lady obtained regarding the final stages of set up and the weight of the chassis by drawing attention to t-bird for a new management promises to balance steering and braking sensitivity 50 / 50. 17-inch Aluminum Alloy Wheels and tall, fleshy a P235 / 50VR-17's not 18's or 19's because the tire I will use, Z-is not valued. This isn't a car on Nov.
Powertrain as we have seen previously. Essentially a more sporty exhaust system, and a handful of internal improvement with the Lincoln LS (252 horsepower and 267 pounds feet of torque at 4300 rpm 3.600 rpm) 3.9 litre-alloy Aluminum-alloy V-8 engine, actually. Thunderbird will give future customers more horsepower and torque. As a result, because it shows a significantly better performance Lincoln Thunderbird, plastic sheet moulding compound tragedies, the hood, fenders, skirts and detachable top seems to be hundreds of pounds lighter because of it. Area quite a distance from the Corvette-put seven seconds in the interval 0 to 60 times, but the new T-bird he doesn't act like a sports car.
The Lincoln LS comes with a five-speed automatic transmission that is used in just. At least in the first year of production LS V-6 as presented in a manual transmission.
Standard hardware the Fantastic Four airbags on the driver's side six-way adjustable leather seats have strong, sound system, 15 inch leather wrap with redundant controls for cruise and four-wheel Steering, AM / FM Radio, Six disc CD changer, speed-sensitive wipers, and Ford's SecuriLock passive anti-theft systems. Short list of options: chrome wheels instead of painted rims, removable top and trailer cover with interior upgrade package All-speed traction control.
In the eyes of Ford's Thunderbird, Audi TT Quattro, BMW Z3, Porsche Boxster and Mercedes SLK, the new improved V-6 Roadster with 40,000 USD, including the German team will compete in all the style and price plus. The Group's only V-8 engine and definitely makes up for it with certainly it does not compete with the Corvette. Ford, of the heart of the market among men and women around age 45 50 / 50 blend and the 25 back, well-crafted dot.blank generation expects to change to rich nesutter commer over the age of 65.
In the long term? J Mays seems to think so. "The enthusiasm for this car, for all of the hustle and bustle" will be on a clipboard that doesn't fit That it's not a toy, it's not a cartoon that's supposed to be a classic car. "
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