Imported to the UK in 2002 and road registered as ‘JAS 821’, this decidedly rare ‘Square Bird’ is described by the vendor as being in ‘good’ condition with regard to its engine, automatic gearbox, electrical equipment, interior trim, bodywork and paintwork. Finished in Palm Springs Rose with Black upholstery, the T-Bird is notable for being 1 of only 2,536 1960-model year to feature a factory sunroof. Facelifted for 1960, the Ford gained a revised grille, six taillights and the option, for the first time, of a factory-fitted sunroof.īuilt at Ford’s Wixom Assembly Plant in Michigan, chassis 0Y71Y149423 was fitted with a 352 cu in (5.8 litre) V8 engine allied to automatic transmission. A true four-seater with a ‘jet age’ interior, glitzy styling and lazy V8 power, it comfortably outsold the ‘Vette. The inaugural winner of Trend magazine’s ‘Car of the Year’ award, the so-called ‘Square Bird’ was only in production from 1958-1960.
Having struggled to make its mark against the sportier Chevrolet Corvette, the Ford Thunderbird was reinvented for its second generation as a ‘personal luxury car’.
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