1955-1957 Ford (USA) Thunderbird
Switch between the Vehicle Index and the Average Values
Show Auction Data From
The Low Down
Based on a February 1954 show car, Ford’s two-seater Thunderbird was introduced on 22 October that autumn and crowned what would be a very successful year for the marque. Ford sold 1,451,157 cars in the model year, the se...
Subscribe to see more
Simon Says
“Classic American marketing programme produces the world’s first ‘personal luxury car’. Don Draper would be proud”
Information
| Years built: | 1955-1957 |
| Make: | Ford (USA) |
| Model: | Thunderbird |
| Coachbuilder: | Factory |
| Body: | Convertible/ Roadster |
| Engine Size: | 292/312 cubic-inch OHV V8 |
| Bhp: | 193-300 |
| 0-60 secs: | 9.3 secs |
| Top Speed Mph: | 110 mph |
| Category: | Popular Classic |
| Event Eligibility: |
Did You Know?
An example of Thunderbird iconography can be seen in George Lucas’s evocative high school comedy, the 1971 film ‘American Graffiti’. In it, unattainable blonde Suzanne Somers drif...
Subscribe to see more