Ford Thunderbird Trivia

Ford Thunderbird Trivia

The Luxurious Sports Car

 

1.      Ford introduced the Thunderbird in this year.

2.      All the first T-Birds were convertibles, yes or no?

3.      T-Birds outsold Corvettes 5-1 their first year, yes or no?

4.      The spare tire on the 1956 T-Bird was mounted outside on the rear of the car.  What was that “Kit”called?

5.      Which 1950’s T-Bird had a porthole for a rear window?

6.      This year T-Bird was the first U.S. car to have a sunroof.

7.      Ford offered the “Landau Edition” in this year.

8.      In 1963, the Sports Roadster was offered.  What made it different from the other T-Birds of that year?

9.      Sequential turn signals were first offered this year.

10.  Suicide doors were first offered in this year.

11.  T-bird said good-bye to a four-door model in this year.

12.  Neiman Marcus offered "his and hers" Thunderbirds in its catalog in this year.

13.  When equipped with a 460, this model weighed the most of any T-Bird.

14.  In this year, Thunderbird outsold what GM model to become America's top selling personal luxury sedan?

15.  Ford celebrated 75 years of making cars by releasing this model T-Bird in what year?

16.  In this year, Ford offered a turbocharged 2.3 LOHC 4-cylinder engine.

17.  In 1989, Thunderbird no longer offered this option.

18.  Ford stopped making the T-Bird for 7-years starting in what year?

19.  What year did Ford re-introduce the T-Bird?

20.  The last T-Bird rolled off the assembly line in this year?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Answers below

1.      1955.

2.      Yes.

3.      Yes.

4.      Continental Kit

5.      1957.

6.      1960.

7.      1962.

8.      It had a fiberglass tonneau cover fitted over the rear seats, chrome-plated wire wheels and no rear skirts.

9.      1965.

10.  1970.

11.  1971.

12.  1971.  They had phones, tape recorders and other stuff.  Price per pair was $25,000.00.

13.  1972.  Over 4800 pounds.

14.  Oldsmobile Cutlass.

15.  “Diamond Jubilee Edition”.  1978.

16.  1983 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe.

17.  V8 engine.

18.  September 4^th, 1997.

19.  2002.

20.  July 1, 2005 to be exact.

All in all there were 11 generations of T-Bird.  Most sold way better than Ford ever expected.

Credit must be given to: Edmunds.com, Wikipedia and my brain