Well, in 1968, FoMoCo hired away Semon S. You’d think only red muscle cars were on the roads in the United States in the 1960s and early 1970s, to judge from the quality of show entries.
But man, I sure see a hell of a lot of them. Over, and over, again and again! Do I hate these cars? Heck no. I get so sick of seeing the same Boomer dream cars, CamaroMustVettes in red with American Racing or Crager or Keystone wheels on them. I would love to see a “No F’ing Camaros, Mustangs or Corvettes” car show. And really, when was the last time you’ve seen a 1967-71 T-Bird, let alone the scarce four-door sedan?Īs a matter of fact, if I may digress for a moment (I like to digress, dammit!). But I like the more eclectic, lesser seen stuff, myself. After all, there was no convertible, and they weren’t quite as special as the 1957-66 models, right? Well, perhaps, if you’re one of those folks who follow the common crowd, interested only in the most obvious collectibles, 1955-57 T-Birds, 1955-57 Chevies, 1965-66 Mustangs, and the ever-present 1969 Resale Red Camaros with LS1s and ugly-ass Foose wheels. So much so, that most of the 1967-71 Thunderbirds had the bark beaten off of them and were unceremoniously crushed before the ’80s dawned. While these cars weren’t quite as flashy and sporty as the earlier T-Birds, they were still distinctive in their way, and great to drive. The Thunderbird sedan was a kind of sportier junior Continental, right down to the center-opening doors. Plus, this was no ordinary Custom 300 pillared rent-a-car. And if you purchased a pillarless coupe, you had most of the style of the convertible in a less demanding package. You could now keep cool without folding and unfolding a fabric top, and no more worries about leaks and drafts. Well, why not? Convertibles in general had dropped in desirability with the advent of factory air conditioning. But what to replace it with? The answer was - believe it or not - a four-door sedan.
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Indeed, by the early ’70s nearly all the topless cars built in the Land of the Free were gone, or on borrowed time. Well, the writing had been on the wall for some time, with topless T-Bird sales dropping across several previous years.
Sure, it was still flashy and typically loaded with power gadgets, but one thing was missing for the first time since the first T-Birds appeared: A convertible top. What started out as a two-seat convertible had, by the time the fifth-generation Thunderbird debuted in the autumn of 1966, become a much different automobile. The Ford Thunderbird underwent multiple personality changes throughout its life.
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