The car stood out to me because of a variety of reasons: I wonder if the car sold? I’m sure it must have. The seller wanted £50,000, which yes is a lot of money, but compared to the £1.65 million Joe Macari wanted for a Ferrari Enzo or £5 million Aston Martin wanted for the Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato Continuation, the T-Bird was excellent value.Īlas after careful consideration and factoring in I have a deposit in on an AC Cobra, and fearing the wrath of my wife if I bought two cars, I decided better to dream than to purchase. When admiring the beautiful 1955 T-Bird at the LCCS I began calculating the numbers in my head trying to establish if I worked 100 hours a week, sold a kidney and looked under the sofa for spare coins I may just be able to buy this car. The T-Bird marked the first step toward the evolution of the personal luxury car as a mass market segment in the United States. Largely inspired by the vehicles of the 1930s the Thunderbird was unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show in February 1954. The Thunderbird was released in 1955, being Ford’s answer to the Chevrolet Corvette, launched to appeal to the growing market of rich young Americans who wanted a sleek sporting car. When we walked around the London Classic Car Show at lot of cars grabbed our attention, but the one which caught my eye the most from a value for money, and I was tempted to buy was a beautiful 1955 Ford Thunderbird finished in an iconic and obviously eye-catching red.
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