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*stock:
as the car came equipped from the Ford ffactory. Note - the Ford
dealer was there to please the customer so some items were put on the cars
when new, at the request of the new owner not at the request of
FoMoCo. |
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There
is no such thing as a 1954 Thunderbird: contrary
to what you may have been reading lately in some magazines.
The Thunderbird was introduced to the public at the Detroit Auto Show,
February 20 of 1954, Future Car. The 1955 Thunderbird was first
released for sale along with the fall line-up of 1955 Fords in October
of 1954. The first Thunderbirds through the assembly line were completed
in September of 1954. Magazines were publishing articles & pictures
on the Thunderbird in early 1954, in anticipation of the Fall release
from Ford. The first production Thunderbirds had some minor differences
in them that FoMoCo changed very early in production. Those cars
are still 1955 Thunderbirds and are registered & titled as such. |
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Note
on Portholes: All hardtops on the 55 thru 57 models are removeable
hard tops. No '55 came stock with the portholes in the hardtops.
Portholes were added to the hardtops with the production of the 1956 models.
Many hardtops for '55 were converted to porthole tops. The stock '55 hardtop
had a Ford Crest emblem on both sides. A non-porthole '56 top had
no emblems placed on the top. The 1957 T-bird hardtop was also available
with or without portholes. The '57 non-porthole hardtop had the new
Thunderbird emblem in a small disk; the same emblem that is on the steering
wheel of the '57. |
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