The first Ford Thunderbird, a 1955 model, comes off the production line at Ford Motor Co.'s Dearborn, Mich., assembly plant on Sept. 9, 1954. It was the creation of two men: Louis D. Crusoe, general ...

According to Ford Motor Company, the initial guidelines for the Thunderbird included that it would be a two-passenger, canvas-topped open car weighing 2,525 pounds, with an Interceptor V-8 engine and ...

The T-Bird was born in 1955 out of Ford's desire to compete against the Corvette, though if you ask me, the luxurious touch made it a more exquisite model whose success wasn't by any means surprising.

Ford Motor Co.`s Thunderbird–which turned 30 in November–has had 9 facelifts since it came to life in 1954 as a two-seater sports car now considered a classic. The T-Bird grew from its original sport ...

Ford Motor Co. will end production of the Thunderbird in July, and put the nameplate back on hiatus after a five-year run. Since the Thunderbird was relaunched in 2001, Ford sold 54,360 units through ...

Ford Motor Company's first-ever production Thunderbird model, a 1955 Raven Black example, will go on the auction block at the 38th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car event in Scottsdale, Arizona ...