Just two seats, a V8 up front and a bit of style about the package makes for an idyllic cruiser. That’s what Ford was aiming for with the release of the first-generation Thunderbird.
As we noted in a story on another ‘Babybird’: “This many decades later, it’s easy to forget just how significant the first Thunderbird series – aka the Babybird – was in Ford’s history. It did, after all, launch the company into the sports two-seater market. And it was to last just a few years.”
“In its first year, the Thunderbird sold some 16,155 units – well beyond Ford’s expectation of 10,000.
The car was updated yearly in its brief production life and several model variants were offered, including performance versions.
“However the default spec for most first-year examples was a 292ci (4.8lt) V8 with automatic transmission.”
The seller of this car lists a substantial amount of recent mechanical work on the car.
Located in Adelaide, it’s on the market at $95,000.