The first Ford Thunderbird, a 1955 model, comes off the production line at Ford Motor Co.'s Dearborn, Mich., assembly plant on Sept. 9, 1954. It was the creation of two men: Louis D. Crusoe, general ...

According to Ford Motor Company, the initial guidelines for the Thunderbird included that it would be a two-passenger, canvas-topped open car weighing 2,525 pounds, with an Interceptor V-8 engine and ...

The most surprising thing about the 1955 Thunderbird wasn’t its two seats, large engine, or handsome appearance. It was that the Ford Motor Company was able to sell as many as it did. For much of the ...

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