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| 1955 |
Thunderbird - Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad with the information that when you become an owner of a new Thunderbird, you will want to spend as much time as possible in it. There is a drawing of an early morning where a man is slowly pulling his Black Thunderbird down the driveway past the milk man who is walking up the driveway. The headline calls this moment "6 a.m. Thunderbird time" and the text talks about several things that will make your ride amazing. The Thunderbird has seats that are "nearly five feet wide", an adjustable steering wheel along with a removeable hard top or fabric top. There is a picture of the Thunderbird Special Y-block V-8 too plus this car comes in 5 colors. |
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| 1956 |
Thunderbird - Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad that calls attention to the latest version of America's most exciting car: Ford Thunderbird for '56. The ad has a drawing of a field where Thunderbirds come to meet. In the ad we see a Blue Open T-Bird with a couple looking over at a family that has just gotten out of a Black Soft Top while in the background is a Red Hard Top and a Pink Hard Top. The text glosses over the amazing features of these cars, even to the point of talking about "the unique flair of its new spare-tire mounting". It talks about the 225-h.p. Y-8 engine, describes more about the top options and mentions the "added protection of Ford's exclusive Lifeguard design.". There is a drawing at the bottom right of the picture that shows how the location of the spare tire allows you to have more room for luggage in the trunk. |
November 21, 1955 Life magazine & December 1955 Fortune |
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| 1958 |
Ford Thunderbird - Full color 9 3/4" x 13 1/2" ad that introduces the 1958 Ford Thunderbird. This ad is very strong about "Thunderbird" since that is the first word in the ad, the headline, if you will. Drawn into the ad is a Black 1958 Ford Thunderbird that is parked on the dock right next to a sailing boat. There are two people sitting in the back seat of this car and there are two more standing outside of the car looking in. The second headline tells us that the "New Ford Thunderbird seats four - now it's twice the fun to own one!". It then says that "Even the most gregarious man can now be a Thunderbird man. Family? Friends? Take 'em along! Take them in style - Thunderbird style! The new T-Bird has four of the most comfortable, most luxurious fill-sized fine-car seats you can imagine. Plenty of room all around. Head room. Leg room. Shoulder room. And more than 20 cubic feet of luggage room...far more than ever before! Enough to take care of the full luggage requirements of four fortunate people on a cross-country trip. All this comfort, all this room, in a car that's compact as a charm. And in spirit, in power, in performance, this jewel of a car is all Thunderbird, all the way! As always, the new Thunderbird handles deftly and parks easily. It maneuvers and corners like a sports car! Stands to reason - only a Thunderbird is built to provide full fine-car luxury and comfort, yet is uniquely sized to outperform the big, bulky cars. Your Ford Dealer invites you to see and drive this excitingly different car at your earliest opportunity. He'll tell you the most startling news of all; You can own the new 4-passenger Thunderbird for far less that you would pay for other luxury cars!" |
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| 1959 |
Thunderbird - white | 1959 Life | 0 |
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| 1959 |
Ford Thunderbird - Full color Two-Page 9 1/4" x 9 3/4" ad with a picture of a white Thunderbird parked on a snow-covered mountaintop as a couple who have been skiing stand behind the car and enjoy the view, and each other. The ad headline brings your attention to "Some remarkable thints about the Thunderbird '59" which are listed in the ad. |
March 1959 National Geographic |
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| 1959 |
Ford Thunderbird - Full color Two-Page 9 1/2" x 9 1/2" ad with a photo of a White Thunderbird Convertible with the top down to show off it's Blue interior parked overlooking a hazy ocean scene. There is a happy couple leaning on the car enjoying the view. The ad headline calls the '59 Thunderbird "This year's outstanding success, too". |
May 1959 National Geographic |
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| 1960 |
Ford Thunderbird - Full color 18" x 13" two-page ad that introduces the Sliding Sun Roof. The ad has an overhead photo of this car taking part in a flag ceremony at the U.S. Marine Corps barracks in Washington D.C. where a lady in a mink coat is standing up through the open sun roof of a White Ford Thunderbird and taking pictures of her own. The text talks about this sliding sun roof being an all-steel panel and claims that keeping it part way open in the winter will actually improve the efficiency of your heater. It also mentions that, with or without this option, the Ford Thunderbird will cost you less than any other luxury car. |
February 1960 Holiday magazine |
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| 1960 |
Ford Thunderbird - Full color 20" x 13 1/2" two-page ad for the fact that "A Thunderbird is a promise...". The headline continues with a handful of qualities that only a good car can provide. The car pictured is a Red Thunderbird parked on shore as a rowboat has left an anchored schooner and a man is coming toward a waving woman. The text goes through the steps of experiencing a Thunderbird. First open the door while viewing what is inside. Then you step in and get a close look at all that comes with this car. Then you drive it. It mentions a few of the options but, whatever you choose, the ride and performance will be amazing. |
May 1960 Holiday |
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| 1961 |
Ford Thunderbird - Two page full color ad measuring 10" x 13" shows a white T-Bird parked next to a pool while decorations for a party are being hung. | December 1960 National Geographic |
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| 1961 |
Ford Thunderbird convertible - This is a two page ad that measures 10" x 14". It shows a Red 1961 Ford Thunderbird Convertible with the top down, parked on the beach as the two couples who drove out, tightly, are standing on a slight hill watching the sun setting. The ad headline calls it "Thunderbird Weather" and claims that it "comes with the car. Thunderbird owners live in a special country where skies are brighter, horizons are closer and every road is an invitation". It then says that "It happens this way only in Thunderbird Country. The enchantment starts when you touch the new optimal Swing-Away Steering Wheel - and it moves over to welcome you in. Distance disappears as though by magic, for every Thunderbird comes equipped with the wonder-working new Thunderbird 390 Special V-8. Corners are straighter and roads are flatter than they ever were before. This is Thunderbird - the luxury car that's never forgotten it's sports-car heritage. Automatic transmission, power steering and power brakes are standard - of course. Interiors are Thunderbird comfort and luxury in their purest form. Enginneering throughout is carefully calculated to maintain Thunderbird's reputation for timelessness. As you would expect, year after year the trend-setting Thunderbird has led all other luxury cars in resale value. Visit your Ford Dealer to discuss this and other pleasant financial facts of Thunderbird Country". | May 1961 National Geographic |
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| 1961 |
Ford Thunderbird - Very simple, two-page ad, front and back pages of the magazine. This ad is 10" x 14" and the one scene is of a man, dressed for a party, working on making some last minute additions to the scenery around his pool. His White 1961 Ford Thunderbird is parked right next to his pool, right next to the ladder he is standing on as he is on the top step working on putting up the last light. The only two words on this page are Unmistakably Thunderbird". The other page says "Unmistakably New..." over a sequence of photos that show a steering wheel moving out of the driver's way. The bottom words in this ad claims that this is "so new the steering wheel moves over to welcome you in". | November 14, 1960 Life magazine |
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| 1962 |
Ford Thunderbird Landau - Full color 6 1/4" x 9 1/2" ad with a photo of a Black Landau parked next to the choppy waters of a small tree-lined lake. The couple that drove up in the car are standing under a group of trees enjoying what the ad headline calls a "Thunderbird Interlude". |
June 1962 National Geographic |
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| 1962 |
Ford Thunderbird Sports Roadster - Full color 10" x 13" for this "missile". It says that "the altimeter is an optional extra" as it shows five various pictures of this car in action. We see a picture of a White T-Bird parked on a flying field as a man lands in his parachute, a picture of this man climbing into the back of the car after the landing, another picture of several parachutists preparing to take off, another picture of the car watching the plane taking off with the chutists and a last picture of the plane being overhead with the woman waving wildly at it. This ad is for the Sports Roadster which it says is that "It's a 2-seater with the tonneau cover on,,,a 4-seater with it off". |
July 3, 1962 Look magazine |
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| 1963 |
Ford Thunderbird Line - Full color Two-Page 19 1/2" x 13" ad that shows the Four models being sold this year to an admiring public. In this picture all four models, each done in a majestic shade of white, are parked in a Southern yard surrounded by aged trees covered with Spanish Moss with a lady in a white dress standing under a white gazebo. The headline says "This is Thunderbird for 1963: unique in all the world!" and the picture shows, starting in the foreground a Thunderbird Convertible, a Sports Roadster, a Landau and a Hardtop. The text indicates us that the four models are just basic choices, that other options can be chosen to make the car really appeal to you. It also claims that "Thunderbird costs less than any other true luxury car". |
November 1962 Holiday |
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| 1963 |
Ford Thunderbird Sports Roadster - Full color 9 3/4" x 13 1/2" ad that features a photo, from the rear, of a White Sports Roadster with the top down driving on a tree covered road. The ad also has a photo of a Red Falcon convertible parked in a field. The ad headline calls these two cars "Variations on a top-down theme" and the ad gives details about what was available on both cars. |
October 9, 1962 Life magazine |
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| 1963 |
Ford Thunderbird - Full color 6 1/2" x 9 1/2" ad has a photo of a White Thunderbird parked on a very small island in the middle of the ocean. The island has one palm tree and a formally dressed couple standing by the front of the car. The ad headline would have you know that owning a 1963 Thunderbird is "How to get away from them all". |
April 1963 National Geographic |
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| 1964 |
Ford Thunderbird - Full color 20" x 13" Two-Page ad with a picture of two different Thunderbirds parked in a field. The ad has a Maroon Two-Door parked below a Maroon Convertible parked with the top down at the top of a small hill. The ad headline introduces "Thunderbird for 1964. So different...so beautifully different!". The ad also has several smaller photos of interior features. Each page of this ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
October 11, 1963 Life magazine |
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| 1964 |
Ford Thunderbird - Full color Two Page 13" x 9 1/2" ad that has a photo of a Maroon Thunderbird Convertible with the top down parked at a slightly higher level of the ground than a Maroon Hardtop that is also parked while the owners stand and stare at the scenery. There are also five other photos that show various parts of the comfortable interior. The ad headline describes it as "Thunderbird for 1964. So different...so beautifully different!" |
November 1963 National Geographic |
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| 1964 |
Ford Thunderbird Convertible - Full color 6 1/4" x 9 3/4" ad has a photo of a White Convertible with the top down that has stopped on a quiet city street. The male driver, wearing a white tux, is standing next to the passenger side holding his orchestra instrument, and saying goodbye to his female passenger. The ad headline warns us that "People who Thunderbird have a talent for setting trends". |
June 1964 National Geographic |
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| 1965 |
Ford Thunderbird - Full color 6 1/2" x 9 3/4" ad that is intended to show you just how luxurious "The Private World of Thunderbird" really is. The photograph is taken through the open driver side door and shows the beauty of the interior and the beautiful and stylish women that will want to sit in your car. |
December 1964 National Geographic |
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| 1965 |
Ford Thunderbird - Full color 6 1/4" x 9 3/4" ad that concentrates on what it feels is important to the female of the species. The ad has a blue-tinted picture of the interior that has pleased the female passenger. The ad headline introduces "The Private World of Thunderbird". |
April 1965 National Geographic |
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| 1966 |
Ford Thunderbird Town Landau - Full color 7 1/2" x 10 1/2" ad with a photo of this car from the rear parked in front of a purple cloud scene with a vague steering wheel seen in the mist. The ad headline introduces a new feature by mentioning "The Thunderbird Touch: A speed control conveniently located on the steering wheel". |
December 20, 1965 Sports Illustrated |
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| 1966 |
Ford Thunderbird Town Landau - Full color 6 1/4" x 9 1/2" ad has a picture, from behind, of a a Maroon Thunderbird. Above this car is seen a pair of white, gloved female hands holding a Thunderbird steering wheel while surrounded by a lavender mist. The ad headline calls this "The Thunderbird Touch: A speed control conveniently located on the steering wheel." |
February 1966 National Geographic |
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| 1966 |
Ford Thunderbird Town Landau - Full color 6" x 9 1/2" ad has a picture, inside and out, of a Blue Thunderbird being driven by a smiling man in an Airline Pilot's uniform. The ad headline, which is describing the item the driver is reaching for, states "The Thunderbird Touch: An overhead Safety Convenience Panel". |
April 1966 National Geographic |
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| 1966 |
Thunderbird Town Landau - Full color 7 1/4" x 10 1/2" ad for this stylish car. The ad has a picture. from the side, of a blue Thunderbird being driven by an airline pilot and another picture, from the back seat, that has this pilot pressing buttons in the ceiling of the car. The ad headline calls this "The Thunderbird Touch: An overhead Safety Convenience Panel". |
April 1, 1966 Time magazine |
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| 1967 |
Ford Thunderbird - Full color 6 1/4" x 9 3/4" ad with a picture of a Brown Two-Door parked high on a rocky roadway. The ad headline calls it "Something long and cool on the rocks" and mentions this is the first year for the Four-Door model. |
November 1966 National Geographic |
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| 1967 |
Ford Thunderbird - Full color 6 1/2" x 9 3/4" ad has a photo of a Copper-Colored Four-Door parked in front of, what looks like, a castle. The ad headline calls this a "Beautiful new way to make an entrance...first 4-door Thunderbird". |
February 1967 National Geographic |
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| 1968 |
Ford Thunderbird - Full color 6 1/4" x 9 1/2" ad that introduces the new 4-Door. The ad has a photo from the front of a Green 2-Door and from behind of a Brown 4-Door. The ad headline calls it "Thunder for sale: 2 doors or 4". |
May 1968 National Geographic |
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| 1969 |
Ford Thunderbird 2-Door Landau - Full color two-page 13" wide by 9 1/2" tall ad with a picture of a Red Thunderbird with the sun roof open so the lady inside can stand and talk to the man outside of the car. The ad headline introduces the "3-Door and 5-Door Birds for 1969" and the ad mentions several other items that are standard this year. |
November 1968 National Geographic |
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| 1976 |
Ford Thunderbird - Full color 6 1/2" x 9 3/4" ad has a photo of a Reddish T-Bird with the optional Bordeaux Luxury Group parked next to a lake as the sun is setting for the couple standing next to the car. The ad headline asks "The 1976 Thunderbird. Could it be the best luxury car buy in the world?" |
March 1976 National Geographic |
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| 1977 |
Ford Thunderbird - Full color 7 3/4" x 10 1/2" ad shows a White 1977 Ford T-Bird with the headline that says "Thunderbird for 1977. At $5,434, it's hard to believe." The ad then says "Thunderbird. Leaner, cleaner and 10 inches trimmer in size. Its refined suspension system and wide stance mean you can expect agility and sureness to compliment Thunderbird's legendary quality and comfort. So it's almost unbelievable that the Thunderbird shown below, equipped just as you see it, is just $5,434. Skeptical? Visit your Ford dealer - test drive a '77 Thunderbird". The ad then contains a box with a list of "No Charge" options that were available on this car. | January 24, 1977 Time magazine |
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| 1978 |
Ford Thunderbird - Full color 14 page Dealer Brochure. This 10 3/4" x 10 3/4" item gives the options available and shows several different styles, colors and models. This brochure is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the item will not be visible in the scanned view. |
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