The History of Ford Thunderbird | All Generations

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In this video, we take a look at the history of the Ford Thunderbird, from its beginnings in the 1950s to its current incarnation as a luxury car. We explore the different generations of the Thunderbird, from the original sports car to the iconic classic design of the 1970s and 1980s.

If you're interested in the history of American luxury cars, then be sure to watch this video! We'll cover the history of the Ford Thunderbird from its origins in the 1950s to its current incarnation as a luxurious car. We discuss the different generations of the Thunderbird and how they have shaped the car's iconic design.

Thanks for watching!

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00:00 - Intro
02:14 - The first generation 1955-1957
04:12 - The second generation 1958-1960
06:01 - The third generation 1961-1963
07:00 - The fourth generation 1964-1966
08:55 - The fifth generation 1967-1971
09:47 - The sixth generation 1972-1976
10:43 - The seventh generation 1977-1979
11:27 - The eighth generation 1980-1982
11:50 - The ninth generation 1983-1988
13:04 - The tenth generation 1989-1997
14:36 - The eleventh generation 2002-2005
16:00 - Final

[stevenwolff]

The most magical name ever from Ford. They need to find a way to bring it back somehow

[williammaceri]

Being a Ford total man I have always had an appreciation for the Thunderbird. I even owned a 1970 2 door fastback with the 428 cubic inch engine V8 engine. I loved the looks and features it had. It was comfortable and elegant, especially the interior. The dash and rear seats were like no other car on the road. Problem was, it was the early 70s and we were living in the middle of the first oil embargo. A strictly political move by the oil producing countries. My Thunderbird would consistently get 8 miles per gallon no matter how I drove it. It was not the car to own during an oil crisis, so I had to let it go. I still love my Thunderbird and always will. I wish I still had it, but as every car collector knows, there comes a time when you just flat out run out of space to properly house them so disisions have to be made. Hard disisions because it was never a matter of not loving our cars, but we have to make responsible disisions, and some have got to go. With 8 cars and a motor home that point came long before I actually did anything about it. My Thunderbird was the first to go. Then a couple of 90s Town Cars went and things were OK. But I still every one of them.

[rockandroll]

i love everything Ford! the Thunderbird has always been gorgeous! please bring it back Ford!

[davzinzan]

It's time for a thunderbird revival (again)

[jamesford]

Another Video just SLAPPED together. I love how there talking about the 55 Thunderbird but the Video there Showing is a 1957 Tbird. All most ppl care about is the like button. Let’s not worry about the Context of the video, Most of the older ppl who knew about these car are long gone. And we are slowly leaving but here is 1 that is still around. It’s Sickening on how much you got wrong on 1 of the MOST Beloved Automotive Nameplates that ever existed.

[joshuas]

55-57 Thunderbird is the most gorgeous Ford of all time. Followed by the 61-63. The 56-60 and 64-66 are nice too. I don’t like anything after 67

[gmck]

This isn’t just an A.I. voice, the verbal content itself, i.e., the “text”, is itself also an obvious A.I. product. It sounds like what one would get by asking Chat GPT “What is the history of the Ford Thunderbird?” There’s a “stilted” quality to the presentation, or “layout”, of the information that betrays its non-human source.

[dj]

FM radios were first introduced in 1963. The radio shown is not from a Thunderbird.

[fabzzi]

Ford Thunderbird 1959 is the best of the best in terms of design!

[billheckel]

Not a fan of the AI voice or editing but great cars

[BlackTownie]

Ninth generation started in 1983 before the ford taurus came out in 1986, production started in 1985…the influence was the other way around.

[gregt]

I would not really say that the T-bird and Mustang were competitors to each other... nor do they look similar. Totally different cars and different classic cars and the T-bird was twice as much

[jimlubinski]

I've always been a huge fan of the Thunderbird. While there are some inaccuracies in this video (such as showing some Mercury Cougars as examples of Thunderbirds in the 10th generations), it's better than many I have seen. It just needs a bit more research and fact verification. I currently own examples from the 4th, 8th, 10th and 11th generations. While I agree that the 8th generation was not very successful, I disagree on the reason. I did not find the styling boring or unattractive then, and I still don't Much of the reason for the sales decline lies in the recession in the United States during those years. Interest rates on new cars were in the range of 20%, which certainly limited sales. Styling is subjective. You call the 9th generation (Aerobird) magnificent. I found it very unappealing, so much so, in fact, that I gave up Thunderbirds and bought Firebirds until the 10th generation, which, to me, was beautiful and certainly very well made. The main reason for limited sales of the 11th generation was the unconscionable markups by the dealer network. The premium version of the car (at least in 2004) was around $43k, but many dealers charged "premiums" of up to $30k. Another issue, at least for me, was the Jaguar derived powerplant. Although Jaguars are certainly styling successes, they never had a favorable reputation for reliability. The Retrobird is also plagued by mechanical gremlins. I have spent quite a bit of money maintaining mine. Ford could have solved this issue by using their 4.6L V-8. Anyway, it was great to see another video on what I consider an iconic nameplate. While I would love to see it return, I can only hope it wouldn't come back as yet another tarted up commercial vehicle (SUV), like the current Mustang Mach-E. While I think the Mach-E may be a great effort, it certainly tarnishes the image of the Mustang as a sporty coupe/convertible.

[michaelnowak]

Drop the Metric Speak, we don't talk kilometers here

[drimrankhansofficialyoutub]

❤mashaallah ❤let's join Digital Islam ❤...

[jameswalkenhorst]

Agreed with jamesford.. terrible representation

[svenskaboi]

As a Thunderbird fan, I could not watch this. The AI trend has gotten unbearable. Down voted and didn't subscribe for that reason.