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15/01/2023 9:10 pm
'60 or '61 Thunderbird?
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John Bono
North Jersey
15/01/2023 9:25 pm
The beautiful styling of the 61 wins easily.
15/01/2023 11:28 pm
I wish I could capture in print, my wife's reaction to the '61. Let's just say, I thought she was going to vomit. I mean it was immediate! She, like me, is NOT a fan even a little bit of the horribly odd, distorted styling of the '61.
The incredible beauty of the '60 "Square-Bird" went completely south for '61. I was appalled when it was new and still am today.
I hope you read this as being my vote FOR THE 1960!!!
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
16/01/2023 12:37 am
I choose the '61 although my fav is the '63 because of the revamped side styling.
Steve
16/01/2023 1:06 am
I choose the '61 although my fav is the '63 because of the revamped side styling.
Steve
Me too Steve!
John Bono and Steve Jacobs reacted
16/01/2023 10:20 am
I liked the Square Birds. But the '61 Bird and its counterpart, the '61 Continental, set the styling standard for the sixties. It was understated classic elegance. Every line complements the other starting from the sleek bullet nose, that character line running along the shoulder of the car all the way to the back taillights running parallel to the accent just above the rocker panels. It lengthens the car and adds to the illusion of a finely honed instrument designed to cleave the air smoothly. There's just enough of a hood bulge with two sleek creases at each side to connote power as the shut line-free hood sweeps down smoothly into the grille with the contours mimicked at the side view. Standing on the sidewalk, watching one go by, was like seeing a rocketship cleaving the air and watching the afterburners fade into the distance. Car design went from huge and ostentatious in the late fifties to smooth and elegant, starting in 1961 and led by the T-Bird and the Continental. Ford took the rocketship themes of the fifties, refined them, and put good taste on display for the world to see.
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
16/01/2023 11:24 am
Never cared for the 61s styling always thought it looked like a pudgy dart, the Squarebird on the other hand looked much more elegant..
John Bono and Steve Jacobs reacted
16/01/2023 11:37 am
@jkuvakas Wow JK. After reading your description I went out to the garage and saw my 63 in a whole different light. While I like the square birds, they remind me of a pudgy dart that ran into a stationary object. 61 for me.
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