![]() ![]() When you look at the 62 Thunderbird, you see a styling change that actually has a fin along the side which starts at the front of the car, goes along above the door line and ends in the rear of the car. ![]() Lee Iacocca, Ford’s president at the time, knew that there were no limits to what some people could and would pay for prestige and the T-Bird gained a reputation of being above the general Ford line. The Thunderbird hopefully would bring in new buyers who were not really willing to admit they would drive a Ford. The Thunderbird would not cannibalize other Ford offerings. In other words, there were Ford automobile and Thunderbird automobiles. The oil embargo of the early 1970’s was almost a decade away and designers had no reason to think that size and fuel efficiency would become a buyer priority.įord’s plan was to have the Thunderbird stand alone to a large degree. Remember, at this point in time there was not a priority in fuel economy and size. The third generation T-Birds seemed to say bigger was better. The 62 Thunderbirds and others of the third generation picked up the reputation of being well engineered with a steel unibody and beautifully styled. When you look at this automobile you are looking at an aerodynamic form that was easily twenty years ahead of its time. These new Thunderbird models appeared with new and much sleeker styling. This particular model is of the third generation (61-63). Mustang story in as much as the Thunderbird became a luxury sports car with more creature comforts and then turned into a four seater. The Thunderbird however was not a Camaro vs. No question that the Thunderbird was initially Ford’s answer to the Chevy Corvette. Featured is a beautiful 1962 Ford Thunderbird Sports Roadster. ![]()
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