It’s hardly a wreck and the seller claims it to have a good, solid body, something expected of a California car, for the most part anyway. Ford’s instincts around the first-gen ‘Bird were ultimately spot-on as they reaped much better sales success with 1958’s back-seat equipped Square-Bird (’58-’60).Īny way you cut it, this Thunderbird is rough. With or without this unusual feature, the Baby-Bird always captures one’s imagination it was sorta similar to the competing Chevrolet Corvette but uniquely its own car at the same time. I keep looking for one of those but have never encountered an actual example with this rare, dealer-installed option. Thanks to MattR for this tip!Įvery time I encounter a ’55-’57 “Baby Bird”, I think of the Fabulous Thunderbird’s 1982 release “ T-Bird Rhythm” and the cover’s ’57 T-Bird replete with a “Bird’s Nest” rumble seat. It is located in Santa Fe Springs, California, and is available here on craigslist for $12,500. There’s not a lot of detail with the listing but let’s look this first year Thunderbird over and see what we can learn. Questions will abound around this T-Bird’s original owner, its whereabouts all these years, what work has and has not been performed the usual inquiries. But it has a barn find genuineness about it that makes it an attractive discovery, especially when documented via its 1972 California black plates. Well, an Amos Minter restored 1955 Thunderbird this isn’t.
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