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50th Anniversary
Limited Edition
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Job 1 for this edition was scheduled for Jan 3, 2005 1500 were scheduled to be built. It started showing up at dealers - late January & customer homes by mid- February  
Hardtop ------------------Softtop HallMark Ornaments debuted late October, 2005 commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Thunderbird. Includes a red 55 and the 2005 Special Edition |
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"the commemorative 50th Anniversary - Thunderbird features - a gorgeous Cashmere tri-coat metallic paint with matching removable top and Medium Light Stone cloth convertible top and soft boot. - 16-spoke, 17-inch wheels with- Cashmere
- New coordinated Cashmere, Stone and Soft
* no badge was put on but "50th Anniversary" printed below the Thunderbird script - see photo at right. |
Color:
Cashmere -- a cross between white and beige Interior:
"50th" is imprinted on the seats below the Thunderbird
emblem.
Limited to 1500
------------------------------------------------- Finally got to see one up close. Color is more beige than white;
flake type paint as picture below right shows.
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| I apolgize for the sales look of this page and others but I just want to show you what these cars are like and keep a record for future use. I take the pictures where I can get them or from other photographers and sometimes that's at a Ford dealer's lot - the first place these cars come in to and I prefer to get them while they're still fresh and haven't been sitting around on the lot. | ||
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contents in interior - owners manual with case (in glove box) and ashtray/coin
cup |
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Scoop Bezel is Chrome! First time since the Neiman Marcus Edition |
Hardtop cart Hardtop cover beige floor mats license plate bracket Mylar tape kit |
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at Wixom |
at Wixom |
Click above photo to see how heavy the "metallic" flake
is in this color. It picks up color from the surrounding colors.
NOTE: blade is actually chrome, not bronze color - just light reflection |
In Florida |
Map pocket on seat back. |
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50th Anniversary embossment on Seats |
in Florida |
in Florida |
in Florida |
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Why Marilyn Monroe on this page? There
was a good rumor in 2003 that Ford would have a Marilyn Monroe special
edition. The 05 Cashmere edition is the end result and I left this
page background as is.
In 2005, an auction was held of many of her possessions including this entry: 162 MARILYN MONROE AUTOMOBILE CORRESP. A group of five typed documents between various lawyers acting on behalf of Marilyn Monroe and her production company, Marilyn Monroe Productions, Inc., dated January 1962 to March 1962 outlining an agreement the star had with John Strasberg and Paula Strasberg to transfer her 1956 Ford Thunderbird car, and all registrations and insurances associated with it, to them. Typical of MM's generosity, she often gave away expensive possessions to close friends, this being a fine example. 8 ½ X 11 inches Correspondence About 1956 Ford Thunderbird - items sold for $780.00 On another website, there's information about another Thunderbird that was thought to be destined for Marilyn. Diescasts have been made of Marilyn with a black 56, a pink 56 and a silver 57. |
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