Ultimately this niche became known as the personal luxury car segment. Wish I had that 1/1 version now, but guess this will have to fulfill that wish for now.įord saw good sales with original 2-seat T-bird, but for 1958 decided to broaden its appeal by restyling it completely into a four-seater, both hardtop and convertible. One of my dad’s co-workers had one of these and as a 5-year-old I was mighty impressed. That’s why I’m happy to see NEO’s fine 1/43 scale model of the 1960 model in convertible trim. Long before Ford’s Thunderbird grew into a full-size luxury coupe with long hood and monstrous dimensions, it was a cool sportster, first a two-seater, then a four-seater.įrom its launch as a 1955 through the end of its second generation model, 1960, the T-bird was a styling home run. 1960 Thunderbird convertible still stylish after all these years …
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