The World of Thunderbird
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Back in the 'Bird
Ron Colerick won a 1963 Ford Thunderbird Sports Roadster on national TV after competing in a slot car race contest. Bob Beers is an avid slot car hobbyist, specializing in Aurora HO cars. His passion eventually led him to purchase the same T-Bird won by Colerick in 1963, who hadn't seen the car in more than 40 years. In 2009, Beers reunited the car and former pint-sized racer.
Read More >> T-Birds’ Racing Past
After 43 model runs and 4.3 million cars, Dearborn's long-running Thunderbird legacy came to an end on Thursday, September 4, 1997. That Dearborn officials seemingly shed nary a tear had nothing to do with heartlessness; they already were looking ahead to a new beginning. A reborn two-seat Thunderbird re-appeared as a 2002 model.
Read More >> A Reborn ’Bird
While Ford mostly played down the two-seat T-bird's sporting nature early on, hot-blooded owners couldn't overlook the performance potential of such a little car fitted with such a big, powerful V-8. As early as February 1955, Thunderbirds started showing up at sports car racing events like the 12-hour endurance classic at Sebring, Fla., where one finished 37th.
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