Store
Thunderbird! An Illustrated History of the Ford T-Bird (The Ford Road Series, Vol. 4)
Ray Miller
- List Price: $49.95
- Used Price: $15.79
- Publisher: The Evergreen Press
- Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 Stars
Product Details
Book Description: The Thunderbird was originally designed to be small and racy with a unique look and personality that would set it apart from its contemporaries. Although never intended to be a sports car, it was only 52.1" high and its 102 wheelbase was an inch and a half shorter than that of the Model A!
Luxurious enough for the most discriminating buyer, the 1955 model offered plush vinyl upholstery, "Astra Dial" control panel, adjustable steering wheel, tachometer and clock, all standard. Yet with its 292 cubic inch V-8 engine (rated at 198 horsepower), four barrel carburetor and dual exhausts, it was high-spirited enough for any enthusiast. The car was recognized immediately as a breakthrough in automotive engineering and design and soon developed a dedicate owner body. Although the original two-seated Thunderbird was manufactured for only three years, it was so advanced in concept that its influence in the automobile industry is still being felt today as the Ford Motor Company again presents its descendents.
Despite many changes through the forty years leading to its demise in the mid-nineties and re-birth on 2001 Thunderbird retained its individuality and has earned its soubriquet "Unique in all the World". In these page one can revisit and enjoy another look at the unique world which is....
THUNDERBIRD!
- Hardcover: 304 pages
- Publisher: The Evergreen Press
- ISBN: 0913056049
- Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.6 x 1 inches
- Weight: 2.7 pounds
- View the complete item listing at Amazon.com
Customers who shopped for this item also bought:
- Catalog of Thunderbird Id Numbers 1955-93 (Cars & Parts Magazine Matching Numbers Series)
- Thunderbird Milestones (Enthusiast Color)
- Thunderbird Fifty Years
- Thunderbird Restoration Guide, 1958-1966 (Motorbooks Workshop)
- Standard Catalog of Thunderbird, 1955-2004 (Standard Catalog)
Customer Reviews
- Black and White Bliss!
- Avg. Customer Rating: 4 Stars
- For a T-Bird restoration enthusiast, this book is an amazing resource. The pictures are mostly in black and white. Color would've made it '5-stars'. Nontheless, without a shadow of doubt the book itself is truly a T-Bird lover's collector item. There is a great lot of detail on the A-40 (1954-1957) models. Since I'm doing a 1957, it truly works for me.
- The book is a collector's piece in itself
- Avg. Customer Rating: 5 Stars
- I have owned this book for about 16 or 17 years. It is a fine reference piece, but it should not be compared to current Thunderbird books. There are scores of close-up photographs that show the finer points of Thunderbirds, from the Volumatic Radio to the SwingAway Steering Wheel. The black and white photos do not in any way detract from the history or technological correctness of everything that is presented. If you need color photographs then look elsewhere. If you want well-researched data and wonderful close-ups, then this is the book for you. The book itself is a collector's item because of its period correctness and the fact that when it was published there was no other book that could come close to it in lavishness or completeness. I think that still holds true today.
- Thunderbird!
- Avg. Customer Rating: 5 Stars
- This book has a lot of good information on 1955 thru 1966 Thunderbirds. Although not complete with respect to information on every aspect of a concours restoration, and hindered by mostly black and white photos of the details of each year, it is still an excellent resource for anyone restoring a 1966 or older Thunderbird. It is especially good for those interrested in the two seaters from 55 - 57. This is a good book for the Tbird owner as well as those who just plain love what is probably the most innovative and trend setting car of the post war era. A must have for any Thunderbird lover.
- Good background and pictorial of Classic and Vintage T-Birds
- Avg. Customer Rating: 4 Stars
- This book provides an in-depth review of the development of the original Classic T-Bird and also dispels certain myths surrounding the Early Birds. It also provides excellent detail photographs for the restorer or enthusiast to use as reference in putting their Bird in order. A must have addition to the Early Bird enthusiast's book shelf.
