1955 Thunderbird Immediately Became a Classic.

The Ford Thunderbird was conceived in 1955 as a response to a large postwar demand.  1955 Thunderbird Ford Thunderbird 50 year history includes the classic two seat that started it all and a variety of models ever since then that have become so popular with collectors. With the 1955 T-bird, however, Ford introduced the notion of a sporty personal luxury car a close coupled two seater with V8 power, a cushy ride and elegant styling.  The 57 was thus the last two seat T-Bird and arguably the best.  Ford also built 208 supercharged Ford T-Birds with 300/340 courtesy of Paxton McCullough blowers, mainly for racing.  The raven black 1965 Ford Thunderbird with special order red interior is bound to draw attention at this weekend’s Friends of Coal Auto Fair.