2005 Ford Thunderbird 50th anniversary limited edition

Limited Editions:

Neiman Marcus 2002 Ford T-bird
James Bond 2003 Ford Thunderbird
Pacific Coast Roadster 2004

2005 Ford Thunderbird
Owners 05 Rides
2005 colors

Ford Motor Company thunderbird 50th anniversary pin

50th Anniversary Limited Edition
of the 2005 Ford Thunderbird.

This Special Edition 2005 Ford Thunderbird debuted at the Miami Auto Show on November 5, 2004.
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

Here's a scan of the "Hero Card" describing the car for the salesman and his customer
Front

and
back

Click on photos for larger views

--- quoted from Ford's website:
"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
accented hub ring match the Cashmere paint.

- New coordinated Cashmere, Stone and Soft
Gold interior packages include full leather Cashmere seats, and Cashmere trimmed lower
instrument panel, floor console and door armrests.
- ~~An understated Soft Gold tinted 50th Anniversary~~
~~badge will be placed on the instrument panel~~*, and 50th Anniversary insignias are embossed on the seatbacks.
- The scuff plates also are tinted Soft Gold.
- Each vehicle will feature a numbered
commemorative plaque mounted on the inside of the glove box.
- The steering wheel and shift knob will be
trimmed with high gloss Cashmere accents.
- Stone colored carpets with matching floor matscomplete the interior."
- msrp - $43,535 total 44,140
- Body code P69
- Order code 210A
- Color Code G4
- Trim Code P1
Includes Medium stone convertible top, soft boot and Cashmere Hard top"

* 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:
Stone -- in glove soft leather

"50th" is imprinted on the seats below the Thunderbird emblem.

Limited to 1500

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Finally got to see one up close. Color is more beige than white; flake type paint as picture below right shows.
Aluminum door trim has all over pattern made from logo of the T-bird.
Interior has 3 shades - a brown on the dash and upper door trim with a cream on lower part of dash and a brownish beige on the lower sides of seats and floor.
The leather on the seats is really soft, close to the leather on our Chrysler TC by Maserati.
The hardtop is lined with beige fabric as is the hardtop shelf.
The only left over color (black ink) from other T-birds are the knobs and buttons and the ashtray cup.
The floor mats are beige, matching the carpeting.

serial #0002
Indoor shots of the Limited edtion "cashmere" T-bird taken at the Wixom plant on the day of it's unveiling.
Ford's news report

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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.
		Loose contents in interior - owners manual with case (in glove box) and ashtray/coin cup

Scoop Bezel is Chrome! First time since the Neiman Marcus Edition	Loose contents of trunk: Hardtop cart Hardtop cover beige floor mats license plate bracket Mylar tape kit
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.	. 50th Anniversary embossment on Seats
in Florida	in Florida	in Florida

**Reminiscent of Marilyn Monroe according to source.**
	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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bkg from DVD cover & old Marilyn photo