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1964 Thunderbirds have the best upholstrey of any Tbird ever..

2:28 Those bumpers are about as fake as the replica Elenors

I've always loved the air of class and sophistication that the Thunderbird has. They're definitely the kind of car that you'd drive to some fancy gala.

Hey, it's my first car! I had a 91 Topaz GS, it wasn't stellar, but it was mine. Looking back, it wasn't the greatest car, but for its time, it was economical. Cash for Clunkers destroyed these time capsules

That 62 Sports Roadster grabbed me as a small boy and never let go

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I owned one never knew it was called a fox body

I loved the Mustang II I had a neighbor who had several. He collected cars. Also had a buddy who had a Mac 1

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Tempo sure did deliver on value for the dollar. My mom had an 89 and i owned four of them over the years. The automatic transmission one’s ate tie rod ends and muffler systems at an above average rate. But neither of those parts were actually expensive. The air conditioning was super powerful and the fuel injected ones gave adequate performance. Overall I cannot say that I had any serious issues with any of them. I did my own maintenance and oil changes, they were easy to service and the diesel version was phenomenal on fuel if you were willing to live with the slow acceleration in city driving. On the freeway the diesel was great. Many people hated them, but I think they were very good and enjoyed my experience with them.

Did you forget the 1960 sunroof option, very rare but I did get to see one at the 2024 Detroit Autorama. The car was pretty much an original car. I do enjoy your videos. All of us forget something Jim E

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Perhaps a “reverse hybrid” - where the engine serves chiefly as a range extender???

Bought it, they work fine.

I'm a proud owner of a 1994 Probe GT. Getting spare parts here at México City is an authentic pain but it pays off when people stares at your car and... It's even better when you love your car that much that you have to turn your head at it when you park it.

IMO, what killed the original Bird was the Mustang on the low end and the Galaxy 500 on the high end during the '60s. The Bird should have gone back to a 2 seater or canceled after '71..

If I had to pick a favorite between those 3 in styling, I'd pick the second gen. It's much more elegant, royal, and classy than the third and fourth gens, which have a more economical, elderly exterior, other than the 1962 Sports Roadster. The fifth gen I like much more than the second, third, and fourth. It had the perfect styling to make it a cross between personal luxury and muscular and attract a wide variety of buyers.

Nice looking car, too bad it had that stupid automatic seatbelt crap.

Just bought a 65 a month ago that I will start restoring this winter. While I like the 4th Gen, nothing beats the 3rd Gen Roadster!

Thanks so much for this comprehensive retrospective on the Falcon. My very first car was a 1963 Falcon Wagon. A 4-door (or more precisely, a 5 -door) model, that carried the 170 cu. in. inline 6 cyl, automatic transmission, and featured a power rear window in the tailgate! I drove this for a couple years and, in hindsight, didn't give this car the 'love' it deserved. It was good on gas, and didn't have too many issues, despite my lack of maintenance applied to it. Would love to have that car today...

Can't you just put it back in for an emissions test, then remove it again? And by the way did it throw any codes

I was 10 when they came out with the LTD, I always thought it stood for Limited

Shelby did not call it a Super Snake, that was a name first used by the author of an article in the August 1967 edition of Drag Strip magazine. Also, Shelby American in fact built three 1967 GT500s with 427 side oilers, so besides No 544 as featured here, there are also Nos. 289 and 1947 (which was known by Shelby American as the “factory drag unit” … I’ve seen the original paperwork). All this can be verified by consulting the Shelby American Automobile Club’s registry for 1967 Shelby Mustangs. The factory drag unit is also featured in an online Motor Trend article which can be easily found.

A dark blue 1985 first gen was the first new car I ever bought, for my now ex-wife. I liked the looks 1000x times better than the 2nd gen. We liked it, drove it all over. It had adequate power, rode well, and since we were over ten years away from having kids, it had great space for our luggage and our beagle. We drove it all over the US. We had the five speed, and one of the things I really liked was it had an on/off button in the top of the gearshift for the AC, so you could click it off while accelerating, and quick it back on once you were up to speed without having to reach for the dash controls. I think the only issue we ever had with it was a bad / too low temp thermostat (which I replaced myself). Drove it for about ten years and traded it in on a beautiful red 1995 Probe, which we had for about 18 years until someone pulled out in front of my daughter and totaled it - she wasn't hurt.

I got my drivers license at 16 driving my Uncles '63 Landau. Later while in my 20's I owned two '63s a '61 and a '66. They were wonderful cars.

The 58s weren't bad, but the 61s looked like bloated pigs and after that young people dismissed them as power assisted old mans or a woman's car.

The SalesMen & Mechanics at the Ford dealer I was a service Porter at in my Senior year of H.S. Would refer to the Tempo & Topaz as baby Sable&Taurus when they wanted me to go out back & bring one in for new car delivery prep

61 -66 still the best looking

If the rivalry between Thunderbird and Corvette had continued we would still have BOTH!

I had a 59 and a 71, both of them 4 doors. We never got the convertible, two door or wagon models in Australia. i

There was a very large recall on the early models of Granada pertaining to the steering.

I only remember it as my grandparent's car.

Great cars, imagine if they were not strangled with emission controls.

A great overview of these wonderful and "unique in all the world" cars.

I knew a 1971 LTD I loved it

I was born in 1962 so I was well aware of all of these beauties. Being a Car guy I am embarrassed to say I had NO idea Ford sold so many LTD’s during the late 60’s and early 70’s. Those numbers are amazing and yet they still had financial troubles.

LTD = Limited

I was born into Ford life Dad started working for Ford at seventeen my second car was a convertible Tbird with the roadster option in 1974 I had all the great Ford's 😊

I remember fondly, riding in this car, both my aunt and late uncle owned Ford Elites, 1976 models bought new. His was brown with brown vinyl interior, hers was a pink or red, with red vinyl interior. They were enjoyable to ride in, and we went on some nice road trips when I was a kid in the late 70s and early 80s.

A buddy of mine had a 66 & another had the 57 & I got to spend a little time in them & liked them fine but neither really gave me that "I'd like to have one of these" feelings but I loved the big Fords & of course got to own a few different T-Birds but those comments will be for the next generation video. 🇺🇸

Still driving my two 03 and 05 Ozzy Barra Falcons. DOHC 4 valves per cyl 4L I6. About 240 hp. standard.

4th Gen will always be my favorite. The interiors in the 4th gen could possibly be the most beautiful interior of all time. I’m not a Ford guy. And I’m not really a classic car guy but Ford knocked it out of the park, over the wall and onto the roof of the house a block away from the ballpark with that car. The 1st gen has always been “meh”… the 2nd gen was too bloated. 3rd and 4th were their best efforts.

Great presentation. We have a 66 t bird

I love them all!

I do like these 2nd gens, but I’m looking forward to the 67’s. I did own a couple of them. A 2 door and a 4 door. Sadly, I was young and didn’t have the money to get them on the road. One of the biggest regrets of my youth.

1964 is ok.

I’m not a big fan of 1st gen birds, but I love the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. The convertible versions are among the most beautiful cars ever made. It really is a shame Ford didn’t build a convertible 5th gen. There is probably a custom job out there somewhere. Great video.

My Mom's daily driver growing up was a 1964 Tbird convert.