~ sportier cars in The Thunderbirds' Story of Style -Video ~
to compete withrecently introduced corvette;to appeal toreturning giswere exposed to smaller. ~ Rare films and commercials show the development of an American classic: the Ford Thunderbird. ~ Ford introduced the Thunderbird in 1954, a two-seater with luxury touches, to compete with the recently introduced Corvette, and to appeal to the returning GIs who were exposed to smaller, sportier cars in Europe. ~ Later, a more profitable four-seat car was introduced, which would be Ford's luxury standard bearer for decades, even selling in huge numbers during the gas shortages in the 1970s. ~ Color, 60 min. ~ sportier cars in; to compete withrecently introduced corvette;to appeal toreturning giswere exposed to smaller; a two-seaterluxury touches; rare filmscommercials showdevelopment of an american classic:ford thunderbird. ~ ford introducedthunderbird in 1954;