These tail lights remind the writer of an almost “owl like” appearance but don't ask me why! A somewhat squared off roofline with a nearly vertical rear glass, and the 4 faux vents on the back of the door add to the look of the square bird. This fin angled perfectly to the outside is above the dual round tail lights, wrapped below by the rechromed bumper and floating in a field of square chromed eggcrate. On the doors begins the arrow styled bump-out which will eventually grow to become the rear fin. This fronts some very clean front wrap around glass swept clean by stainless wipers. On the hood, a small scoop is in the center and is a homage to the first-generation Thunderbirds. A single gunsight oval adorns the tops off the front fenders which frame wide whites wrapping steel wheels and their turbine style wheel covers, all in sexy polished chrome form. Now dual headlights are protected by an upper “visor” and float above the big open egg crate chromed smiling grille, all neatly inserted within the rechromed bumper. This beauty with straight rust-free panels minding their gaps very well, is all bathed in a respray of Regatta Blue that is looking very special. This was the best looking Thunderbird by far, and everyone was complaining about the back seat, but it did not matter. Stylish yet contemporary, it would fit into any driveway today and look nearly modern. Passed from the original owner's wife to her daughter, then to our consignor's husband in 1985, you'll hear and see the word original a lot in the following description, so don't ignore it, as I'm trying to be, well….original! It has had a respray of the original Regatta paint, and the interior is just immaculate, and it has verified low miles to boot (58,175).

This one has been under the care of the original owner, and the original owner's family since new. It is all immaterial because it misses the point: Despite its deviation from the original concept, the first four-seat Thunderbird was simply a masterpiece of design.įor consignment, the timeless design of the 1958 Squarebird, deviating from the original concept with a back seat…Gadzooks and stone the crows! Yes, it has a back bench in addition to those front buckets. Lay aside everything you've heard in condemnation of the four-seat 1958-1960 Ford Thunderbird - all that stuff about forsaking the sports car, substituting glitz for function, adding the hated back seat.

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