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31/07/2021 7:34 pm
'57 or '58 Thunderbird?
Be sure to make your selection. Of course, please “Reply” to share your comments.
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John Bono
North Jersey
Ed Glorius and Ed Glorius reacted
31/07/2021 10:01 pm
This one was easy for me. The '58 NO-CONTEST! Just never been a fan of little cars.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
01/08/2021 7:20 am
Like both and have owned both in 1/1 scale. At my age now I clearly pick the 58 for the ease of entry and exit. I still own my 61 Corvette and so I don't need another hard to get into car. A few years ago I traded my 55 Bird for a 1955 Imperial for the same reason. 1958
01/08/2021 9:27 am
The 55-57 Thunderbird is iconic and love to see them, but in '58 Ford did what was needed to make the car a long term asset in their lineup.
I love the style of the Square Birds and it only gets better with the 61-63.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
01/08/2021 11:29 am
This fella puts the '55-57 Birds as landmark automotive styling, up there with the XKE, Bentley SI/ RR SCI, split-window 'Vette, MKI and MKII Continentals, '63 and '66 Buick Rivieras, Ferrari 250 GTL "Lusso", and '90s Bentley Continental R.
And, like mileage, your opinions will vary!
01/08/2021 2:43 pm
The 55-57 Thunderbird is iconic and love to see them, but in '58 Ford did what was needed to make the car a long term asset in their lineup.
I love the style of the Square Birds and it only gets better with the 61-63.
Agree that the 61 to 63 T-birds were particularly gorgeous. Sadly the styling declined after that year IMHO.
01/08/2021 4:34 pm
I think the 64-66 Birds were very nice too, not as good as the previous years, but still very pretty. The '67 is good, but after that they got a bit bloated and then even more so. I've owned 4 Thunderbirds, and for the most part they were decent cars, easy to drive. I had a '72, '77, '83 & a '96.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
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