The seller adds that it has been driven just 900 miles since. This ’57 Thunderbird looks like an exceptionally nice example, restored well enough to earn a Gold Medallion from the Classic Thunderbird Club International with a score of 295.5 out of 300 in 2006, according to the private seller in Wichita, Kansas, advertising the car on. While the up-size revamp was widely criticized by roadster fans, the bigger Birds produced a strong sales bump for Ford. Much acclaimed for their iconic styling, the Thunderbird roadsters had a three-year run before they were replaced in 1958 by a larger 4-seat model in coupe and convertible versions, which resulted in the originals being called Baby Birds. The optional porthole top was introduced for 1956. The T’bird was restyled for 1957, with changes to the grille, bumpers, rear lights and tail fins, which became slimmer and more pronounced, among the revisions. The Pick of the Day is a spectacular-looking 1957 Ford Thunderbird, an E-Code model restored in Gunmetal Gray with a white interior and a white hardtop with those signature portholes. The optional feature further set the sporty cruiser apart from the crowd, including arch-rival Corvette.Īnd just remember how gorgeous Suzanne Somers looked driving a white ’56 Thunderbird with a porthole top in American Graffiti. Ford stylists hit a home run when they added a large porthole to the removable hardtop of the Thunderbird roadster.
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