Featured here is a great looking 1957 Ford Thunderbird. The 1957 T-Bird was the most powerful and refined of the first-generation models. The year 1957 was not only the last year of the original Thunderbird two seaters, but it was also the model year that many people thought was the best.
The Thunderbird Follows the Introduction of the Chevy Corvette
When the Chevrolet Corvette, the first American sportscar, was introduced, plans for the Ford Thunderbird were already on the drawing board.
Corvette was an answer to the European sportcars entering the U.S. market and the Thunderbird was a direct answer to Chevrolet’s new American sportscar
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