photo by John Clare		photo by John Clare

It's about time for me to include this concept - The show car  was introduced to the public in late December 2002  but program had been scratched  at Ford at about the same time - short time frame for this concept.  The test model above still exists.  It's now in the care of a  private collection and does get brought out for special club events on the East Coast. There will be more info coming with photos.  Let's just say for now that it contains an engine and transmission from a Jaguar, and modified to fit and work with the Thunderbird's electronics.

Update Nov 2008: James Youngs, Thunderbird Project manager, retired,  has documented the above car with a personal, very limited edition book that is titled From the Scrap Heap to the Concours d'Elegance.  The book covers his personal expericence working with the project, the demise of the program, and the rescue of the car for the future plus documentation of what it took to build the car to make it work.  You will not find the book on the retail market.

The following are  Photos of the Concept  -- as Ford advertised it and showed it on the Auto Show circuit for a very short time. This model did get scrapped.  OOPS! Update 2010.  The Concept still exists!. It came to my attention this July (2010) that RM Auctions will be auctioning off this very Concept of the Supercharged Thunderbird on August 12, 2010.  You'll find it at this link for awhile.

Photo by Martin Brugmans	Promo Photo of the Concept Show Car	At the LA Auto Show Jan 03	Photo by Martin Brugmans
Interior of the Concept			Show Placard