This is a 1978 Sales video designed to demonstrate the new features and models of the Thunderbird line in 1978. It features all 3 models and has some cool 1970s disco era looks.
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@jameswillett71864 жыл бұрын
In 1986 I accompanied my friend to a used car lot. He bought a 1978 Ford Thunderbird. Almost 34 years later he still has the same car!
@brianferrell19603 жыл бұрын
Does he smoke weed bychance?
@michaeldickens74933 жыл бұрын
Thats so cool my mom had a 78 thunderbird its was beautiful I wish I still had it we had the the 5.8 litter diamond jubilee
@patricksaxon39833 жыл бұрын
I don't blaim him, I still want one of these Ford Thunderbird, awsome design!
@1999Shortstuff2 жыл бұрын
In May 1979, I purchased a brand new Ford Thunderbird. I was only 19 years old when I bought the car paying $6,600. I drove it for three years then parked it in my parents garage (as I was transfered to another state). My parents have passed but I still have their house and my 79 T-Bird which only has 33K original miles. The car is light metallic jade with a dark green vinyl top and green interior and best of all,, it's near mint.
@carle55382 жыл бұрын
Sounds like me I still have a car from 1981
@cartertinnerman10914 жыл бұрын
I’m 16 and I bought a diamond jubilee for my first car. Bought it for 1500 and I’ve been driving it for six months and has had no problems.
@watermangroup13 жыл бұрын
I’m Sooooooo Jealous
@Broncort12 жыл бұрын
Bet the AC still works…mine was a beast!
@Broncort12 жыл бұрын
Put heavy duty springs in the back. It will raise the ass end just enough to look pretty cool 😎
@christopherhale54452 жыл бұрын
Do you still have it.....I hope so ...
@ImperialDiecast5 жыл бұрын
Back in the day, the length of the hood was your airbag!
@1524mike5 жыл бұрын
Midsized. Lol. You could launch aircraft off the front hood. Absolutely love it.
@mrman70845 жыл бұрын
@Keith Willis Yeah these were some of the largest and longest "chuckle" "midsize" cars ever.....Marketing, marketing...lol. Not much separated them from many "full" size cars of the time!
@ctuan134 жыл бұрын
Well things like the Continental and Marquis would be considered full size. For the time it made sense, but yeah today it seems pretty crazy.
@Progrocker704 жыл бұрын
The 76's were even bigger! And those were still called mid size!
@brentb53034 жыл бұрын
This was our family vehicle growing up. The doors are absolutely massive as well. No problem accessing the rear seats.
@antd82593 жыл бұрын
Love these old car ads. Cars seemed so elegant back in the day. They also took more time to advertise and to "sell" the car to the buyer.
@chris922824 жыл бұрын
Wow...this takes me way back!! My mom had a one of these when I was a little kid and I thought it was the coolest car ! Whenever we would go somewhere at night I would hop out and watch the folding light covers close. I though that was the coolest thing.
@patricksaxon39833 жыл бұрын
It was my dream car in high school, and I love the design!
@wildchild14272 жыл бұрын
Right! My Gramz had a White 75 Cougar I believe! lol Her's had a 8 Track Player inside😁
@MikulFSU4 жыл бұрын
My grandmother had an orange ‘78 Diamond Jubilee Edition with the name plate “Made especially for Elizabeth Griffin”. That car was huge but very luxurious back in the day. Wish I had that car now. Was beautiful.
@wildchild14272 жыл бұрын
My Gramz was with the shyts too!!! 75 White Cougar with an 8 track player inside!😁
@dennisbowers40355 жыл бұрын
I have 2 1979 Thunderbird Heritages with the 8 track Quadrasonic tape players that sound like your actually there when it was recorded! I couldn’t ask for anything 40 years old to sound any better ! And still WORK!!!!!!
@larryhawkins32945 жыл бұрын
By offering editions like the Diamond Jubilee Edition and Heritage was Ford's attempt to hold on to the upper end of the personal luxury field which it largely abandoned with the 77 downsizing.
@calebproductions59704 жыл бұрын
After 1976 the power on a Thunderbird went way down.but to me they looked sleeker with that badass hood design.
@rickloera94684 жыл бұрын
My boss had a 1977 Mark V with the Quadrasonic Stereo and tape player. It was a nice sounding Stereo for a 1977
@stevearmstrong45612 жыл бұрын
Really great cars that were beautiful and well built! You do not see this quality today..
@craigmartin16424 жыл бұрын
I grew up as a kid with my Mom having a black 79 with red leather interior. It was great!
@brianhdueck33722 жыл бұрын
I had a 78 thunderbird. Navy with grey vinyl top and grey interior. Buckets and consul. A superb car. Always started and ran perfectly. But a couple of kids and more doors were needed. I traded it for a Buick LeSabre Limited. I went from 2 doors and zero problems to 5 years of nothing but trouble. Which made the T-bird just that much better.
@postmodernrecycler2 жыл бұрын
They always loved showing these cars down by the marina. Land yachts!
@robertortiz85403 жыл бұрын
I was 18 years old in 1978 these commercials bring back memories.
@dennisbowers40354 жыл бұрын
Wished Ford would come back with a Thunderbird similar to that style Thunderbird
@RNSTOTTE4 жыл бұрын
Dennis Bowers Really? Imagine a mustang powered SUV like mitsubishi did with the eclipse, definitely there is no market for a car like this dont you think? And its a shame!
@patricksaxon39833 жыл бұрын
Sadly, Ford and other autobile manufactures no longer makes personal luxury cars any more, all designed to be sports cars.
@jasonhsu47113 жыл бұрын
Sorry, that ship has sailed. SUVs, minivans, 4-door pickup trucks, and large crossovers have replaced full-sized cars, which were popular among people born in the 1920s and earlier.
@wilchambers14012 жыл бұрын
@@jasonhsu4711 in 20 years there won't be gas powered motors.
@jcrowellz2000 Жыл бұрын
We had the white base model, early in the video, with the 351 motor back in the early 2000's. Still road like a boat and turn the steering wheel with your pinky. Miss driving it
@stever32912 жыл бұрын
I had a Burgundy '78 T-Bird (400 CID). I loved that car. I even kept it in the garage when I could. In the early 90s the metal underneath the battery was rusting & the headlight covers had a vacuum leak, they would open as soon as you shut the car off. But I really didn't mind. That was one sweet ride. I had owned it for 20 + years!
@rwj7772 жыл бұрын
I was never really a fan of Ford, but this Thunderbird body style 77, 78, 79 wins my heart. 👌🏾🔥🔥🔥 I have such fond childhood memories of riding in these back in the day. 🤗
@calebproductions59704 жыл бұрын
Brings back memories like an old gf.my grandmother had one brand new.white interior w blue paint.and white vinyl top.she told me I could have it.then backed out.i was mad as hell.i loved that car.later my dumb cousin wrecked it.im still pissed even today.grandmas been dead 5 years now. I'll get over it probably in 5 years.
@janivarsrvaag51373 жыл бұрын
it has the look and beatiful styling
@michaeltutty1540 Жыл бұрын
I have had a pair of 78 and a pair of 79 Thunderbirds. I miss them. Both 78s had the Interior Decor Group, Exterior Decor Group, vinyl top, and climate control with the optional 351M under the hoods backed by the FMX 3 speed autobox. The 79s were very low option, 302 cars. Reliable, comfortable, and economical once you learned how to get gas mileage out of them. The near thing is that the gas mileage gsins were accompanied by performance gains. Better breathing hrlps both.
@alanolson69132 жыл бұрын
I graduated from college in 1976, and thought the Thunderbird in that era was so good looking. I lived in Newport Beach at the time and saw any number of them in and around Southern California.
@cliff86693 жыл бұрын
I had the 78 Dimond Jubilee Edition T-Bird. What a ride it was. Only thing I did not like was filling the huge gas tank. On the open Interstate...gliding along in cruise control...sweet ride.
@michaeltutty1540 Жыл бұрын
Gas mileage is easy to improve. My brother had a 79 that, by the time he was done, was matching the fuel consumption of an 89 Honda Civic. If he had the extended range tank he would have been able to do 1,000 miles on a tank with some left over.
@mrgreen71523 жыл бұрын
My mom bought one new in 1978, I spent my earliest days in the back seat. She traded it in 1984 for a Turbo Coupe with a five speed which was just light years beyond this one. These were basically re-badged Torinos, having been downsized in ‘77. Nevertheless they were the best selling of all the Thunderbirds and remain popular with enthusiasts.
@tonychavez20833 жыл бұрын
There was nothing like it before or after, my in laws had a 78 T-bird, not fast but ultra luxurious and quiet, love those.
@joeslais55973 жыл бұрын
Awesomely built with the powerful high performance pizza cutter tires with 8track player the hood longer than a 379 peterbilt.
@bertram462 жыл бұрын
I was in high school then. I had a 78 grand prix lj. I was a fortunate kid. Always thought that was a blue collar Lincoln.
@mikeandrews95514 жыл бұрын
It had me at ‘electric clock’.
@atomicorang3 жыл бұрын
Love that 8 track player/ Citizens Band radio option.
@krojones92703 жыл бұрын
My old man has one man it was an awesome ride then he put a 450 engine in it we flew by man I'm glad I was the 1st and last grandson to ride with him
@maryrafuse38513 жыл бұрын
Still a beautiful car. With today's engines this car would not have needed downsizing. It's very rare to see these cars in Nova Scotia. In the day they were a big seller in Canada. Lee Iacocca hit the nail on the head with this design and concept. A luxury car for the common man/woman. What a concept.
@JackieontheTrunk2 жыл бұрын
The industrial disco music takes me back!
@theconciergerecommends39813 жыл бұрын
Love how this was filmed in my childhood neighborhood of Point Loma in San Diego. I drove my parents new '78 to Point Loma High School at the time. White as shown in the vid with red roof and interior... Lol
@jasonhsu47113 жыл бұрын
Wow, I do not recognize this as Point Loma. The scenery seems too rural. There's almost NO traffic in the highway scene at the beginning or in any other scene. Even the in-town scenes look like they were shot in a small rural town rather than in a city or suburb. The parking lots are so empty.
@theconciergerecommends39812 жыл бұрын
@@jasonhsu4711 not the rural scenes, but the marina scenes towards the end of the vid. :)
@expgretaillegacy3 жыл бұрын
Now the '78 ford thunderbird diamond jubilee is my dream car
@jrussellcase3 жыл бұрын
My mother had one back in 1979. She LOVED that car. It was a sweet ride. Emerald Metallic Green, sporty rims, huge V8. She still misses it. But some idiot hit her back in 1984 and even after they fixed it, the car wasn't the same.
@joegrahe3958 Жыл бұрын
Family had a silver 78 with the blue vinyl top.
@normanplummerjr54784 жыл бұрын
My mom had one 78 or 79 Thunder Bird color mint money green and white leather seats and green carpet in side.White leather half top.⭐💰👑💯Super Clean On God Lord.
@billmadison2032 Жыл бұрын
1st car was a 79 t bird 302 engine. Man that thing was tough as nails.
@Porsche996driver4 жыл бұрын
Wow those colors of the Diamond Jubilee are really very tasteful - who knew?! It’s like when McMurphy discovered Chief can talk! 🤣
@bmt3364 жыл бұрын
Yes, that was the main color choice, they also offered it in a coppery color called "Ember" metallic and then you could get the Diamond blue trim with white paint and the Ember trim in pastel tan. They offered the regualar Thunderbirds in like 18 colors and 6 interior trim colors so people could really tailor them they way they wanted and you would most likely never see one just like yours on the road.
@theconciergerecommends39814 жыл бұрын
I drove a brand new white w/ red leather '78 Tbird to high school... man I was spoiled!!! My new car is a 2020 white Volvo s60... funny how its drive reminds me of the Tbird... lol
@jimdayton8837 Жыл бұрын
I've never seen the "Sports Decor Group" model before. Looks amazing! Very similar to the rare Mercury Cougar "Midnight Chamois" edition.
@supersportus3 жыл бұрын
@3:48 door alignment off almost an inch LOL. My buddy had a Diamond Jubilee edition one of these, very nice back in the day.
@chuckselvage31573 жыл бұрын
The features are common today but it was probably a big deal back then.
@historicalwarfilms42033 жыл бұрын
I have a 30k mile diamond jubilee that I want to get back on the road this year. I bought it from original owner. It sat for 15 years.
@McRocket3 жыл бұрын
4:16 - 8-tracks. I bought an old car with one installed. The best possible system if all you want is to hear part of your favorite tunes on demand.
@jimdayton8837 Жыл бұрын
Those Ford 8-Track players were pretty cool, especially the "Quadrasonic" model.
@timtim8468 Жыл бұрын
And a beauty in the mirror!
@1999Shortstuff2 жыл бұрын
I recently found a 1977 Ford Thunderbird in a local wreckers yard. They tried to sell the car for $1,400 but no takers. Sad because by the time I found out about this car, they had already transferred it to the yard where it was being picked apart. . BTW, I found out the car only had 84K original miles on it with 302 engine. It was silver with a red vinyl top and a perfect red interior. The car had no dents and only a little surface rust on the top part of the chrome bumpers. I would have paid the $1,400 they wanted if I knew about the car while it was still in one piece. Sad!
@JFPickus4 жыл бұрын
Pretty car.
@SArtisto15 жыл бұрын
I have a 79 Landau. It's like your floating over the ground lol
@SS-ps6mg2 жыл бұрын
How crazy this was considered only a mid-size car. Yowza!
@galiffrey15 жыл бұрын
Awesome video, love these old cars. I forgot what poor picture quality VCR's had! Lol
@LearnAboutFlow4 жыл бұрын
Love the molding misalignment @3:48 min
@seand27115 жыл бұрын
I want that sport edition or the Diamond Jubilee edition.
@stardemonspacecat4 жыл бұрын
"Electric Clock" is standard... Wow !!! :):):)
@rickloera94684 жыл бұрын
Don't forget that AM radio is standard, but can be deleted at the discretion of the owner.
@daveinstlouis4 жыл бұрын
The T-Top option was available starting in 78 as well and carried over into 79.
@cudaus13 жыл бұрын
I had a new 78 T-Bird. Nice car, but nothing like the 76 I had.
@Trump-jv8xf2 жыл бұрын
Good lord this year model is hideous yet, there is an allure to it. Too bad I am out of garage and drive room, I would get one or a mustang two, lol. Great video, Merica 🇺🇸
@ProctorsGamble2 жыл бұрын
Twin of the Ford 2 door LTD I really miss velour interiors Great cars
@jimdayton8837 Жыл бұрын
No, these Thunderbirds were on the LTD II platform, which was the former Torino platform.
@FerrariCarr5 жыл бұрын
Very 80’s sounding music for 1978 in the beginning...
@jimdayton8837 Жыл бұрын
Was thinking the same.
@arri2755554 жыл бұрын
I was born that year. Lol
@krisone52532 жыл бұрын
Wow! Standard am radio & power steering! Back in the day, power steering & brakes were optional. Auto trans standard. Overdrive option.
@johnriggle53362 жыл бұрын
1978 Bobby Allison won Daytona 500 in the Bud Moore #15 T-bird
@rightlanehog31513 жыл бұрын
1978 where have you gone? How many matching leisure suits came with the Diamond Jubilee edition? In all seriousness, I L-U-V the customization available in those days. Back in '78 I was too young to drive a Thunderbird but I was old enough to admire them.😁
@georgewilson11844 жыл бұрын
I feel sorry for those who choose to own it I like the aero birds that came out in 83 and the luxury version that rode on the Lincoln chassis from 72-76 the sadest T birds were 80-82 on the fairmont chassis They got back to their heritage in 2002-2005 is what they were really suppose to be about
@Cheezwizzz3 жыл бұрын
Love it, and a cb built in? Elegant velour interior, love the sales chatter
@landyachtfan795 жыл бұрын
4:13..........YES!!!!!! "Hotel California" probably sounded SO AWESOME in this car!!!!! 7:31..........those are Cadillac chimes, not Ford chimes.
@1983jblack5 жыл бұрын
The chimes were introduced in '78 for the Diamond Jubilee Bird and Mark V and became a regular feature in '79 for some other models
@SArtisto15 жыл бұрын
Can confirm, Hotel California does sound good in these cars lol. But they could use an upgrade imo. 40 year old speakers and radio don't have the same oomph that modern tech can provide.
@jimdayton8837 Жыл бұрын
I saw that too! :)
@JackieontheTrunk2 жыл бұрын
I love at 9:40, the highlighting of the side trim and pin stripe. Note the body side molding (door trim) did not line up in typical 1970s crappy manufacturing / design fashion. I wonder if anyone still has this trim/color version anywhere - esp. the trunk straps. And of course an 8-Track of the Eagles.
@nickk14064 жыл бұрын
Couple years later they destroyed it with bad redesign 😭
@tenfourproductionsllc4 жыл бұрын
And then sold a gillion of them when they made that Fox frame t-bird aerodynamic in 1983.
@LearnAboutFlow4 жыл бұрын
The aerodynamic look was a foretelling of Ford's greatest triumph of the era - the Taurus/Sable
@wilchambers14013 жыл бұрын
Funny Ford destroyed the thunderbird sales in 1980 redesign and then did the same thing to taurus in 1996.
@rexspangler46413 жыл бұрын
back in the day options were endless, today it"s take it or leave it. car buying used to be a personal thing but now you can have carvana deliver your vehicle to your home. going to the dealership I thought was whole lot more fun. people today have gotten spoiled and lazy!
@JayFreely3 жыл бұрын
Ease up man. You're taking it way to personally 😂
@rexspangler46413 жыл бұрын
@@JayFreely I"m not taking it to "personally" I"m just telling you how it used to be. I"m 58 yrs old and apparently you"re a lot younger or else you would understand where I"m coming from; "I hope you dont take this PERSONALLY"
@displayfireworks4 жыл бұрын
2:53 How is the biggest engine Mandatory in California? Was California not allowed to have the smaller engines? What was that about?
@bmt3364 жыл бұрын
It all had to do with emissions. The 400 was probably the only one that met the requirement without heavy mods and retaining some level of performance.
@ontarioobserver12873 жыл бұрын
My first new car was a 78 Thunderbird Maroon in colour with the 302....Sharp looking car however the folding headlights were garbage in the snow and cold (I live in Ontario Canada) and the 302 V8 with all the emissions on it make my wifes current 2016 Honda Civic 2 lt 4 seem like a race engine...The 302 back then was very unresponsive..
@ElCid483 жыл бұрын
California's government is BIPOLAR.
@beck88803 жыл бұрын
@@ontarioobserver1287 yeah but you still get the noise from the V8. Thats more fun than power for me 😊
@snodgresswilim48173 жыл бұрын
California makes a killing off gasoline taxes. They hide behind emission requirements but are mostly looking at their revenue.
@MissouriJones6 ай бұрын
I had a 79 T-Bird and the 302 engine crapped out at just over 100,000 miles.
@jlh4jc2 жыл бұрын
I'll take the Town Landau please.
@1983jblack5 жыл бұрын
A "trim" 114 in. wheelbase
@chrislemaster26955 жыл бұрын
I would drive this any day over this new plastic over engineered junk that will break in five years. At least a 1978 Ford Thunderbird was not meant to be disposable when in a crash. No expensive sensors computers or ABS and air bags to fail.
@bohemialite63715 жыл бұрын
Love the 302 kick ass eng with sport package tight ride good gas mileage and quick for its day.😎
@1983jblack5 жыл бұрын
The 302 2 bbl had no guts in '78 - The 400 2 bbl was the only one with any type of power (165 hp 320 ft lbs torque approx.). Even the 460 in the Lincolns were bad that year (202 hp 350 ft lbs torque)
@SArtisto15 жыл бұрын
@@1983jblack yeah, gotta love the smog engines these had. Got a 351m in mine. Rated at 150hp and 270lb.ft torque I believe. I'm getting 11mpg atm LMAO
@lapdog654 жыл бұрын
@@1983jblack I had the 78, with the 351M It put out a blazing 144 BHP Looking at the specs, the 302 had 134 BHP,. and the 400 wasn't much better with 166 BHP, all the new emission controls (in the 70's) killed those engines
@socalltd4 жыл бұрын
would like to add that 77-79 engines were at a dismal 7.89:1 ratio and backed up with a lazy 2.5:1 in the rear end
@rickloera94684 жыл бұрын
@@lapdog65 Don't feel bad I had a 1977 Mercury Cougar XR-7 with the 400. Bought it brand new on 07/08/1977. As beautiful as it was, it was nothing to write home about performance wise. My 1972 Mercury Montego MX with a 351 could eat that Cougars lunch. The funny thing about these cars is each car we bought was much slower then the last. Our 62 Chrysler Newport was a dragster compared to the Montego and Cougar. The Montego had the smoothest quietest ride of any car I've ever driven. Always thought the speedometer was off, because at 65 MPH it felt more like 40. Had it tested and it was accurate.
@rickberglund2134 Жыл бұрын
0:45 Yes, it had far more sales than the 1976 Thunderbird because it was in no way the same car. The 1976 model ended an era; the car was a much higher quality car. The Thunderbird of 1976 was a thinly disguised Lincoln Mark IV, which was the pinnacle of what a luxury car should be.
@WALTERBROADDUS2 ай бұрын
Nothing screams, "Sports" more than a CB radio and Landau roof. 😂
@asd36f2 жыл бұрын
1:12 - "Unique" styling - that's one way of describing it lOL
@mustangmike85152 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite thunderbird generation, not even the first original 55 classic (which looked too generic to me, like a Corvette wannabe).
@McRocket3 жыл бұрын
Back then? I thought this thing was just 'okay' looking. But now that I am SO SICK of the jelly bean look? I actually find it refreshingly angular.
@EnriqueLopez-hb5jn2 жыл бұрын
Nice car,spacious, a lot 9f convenieces
@cheryldahl91923 жыл бұрын
Was that an 8 Track?
@jimdayton8837 Жыл бұрын
Yep :) The Eagles Hotel California album was shown.
@styldsteel12 жыл бұрын
And today folks. Our cars come in two non colors. Simply Silver and Compliant gray. Our interiors come in 133 shades of black. And..AND!!! if you con't like Gray, you can also get your new compliant car in Silver!
@Mike14G3 жыл бұрын
Wood grain Appli-kay. Code word for wood grain stickers.
@jedk95232 жыл бұрын
my truck has a steering wheel from one of these
@McRocket3 жыл бұрын
0:43 - In other words? 'Good luck you saps that own a '76 T-Bird, trying to sell that beached whale.'
@darringraham26132 жыл бұрын
My 1st car was a 77 T bird and the money I was spending for gas for the 351m 400 engine I was able to get a brand new 94 Pontiac grand am 4 door and still had money left over 🤣⛽
@douglasb.12032 жыл бұрын
Applique
@wilchambers14013 жыл бұрын
They had no fm radio in 1978?
@bmt3363 жыл бұрын
CTUALLY THEY HAD SEVERAL. tHE BASE AM/FM WAS MONOAUREL WITH ONLY ONE DASH SPEAKER. tHEN THERE WAS AM/FM STEREO, AM/FM SIGNAL SEEKING STEREO, AND 2 AM/FM UNITS EACH WITH AN 8 TRACK TAPE UNIT. oNE WAS REGUALAR 4 SPEAKER STEREO AND ONE WAS QUADRASONIC STEREO. Sorry for all those caps due to caps lock, but I am not going back to re-type.
@jasonhsu47113 жыл бұрын
My father's 1977 Chevrolet Impala had an AM-only radio.
@wilchambers14013 жыл бұрын
@@jasonhsu4711 Well it was during the disco era so he wasn't missing nothing.
@pl56244 жыл бұрын
Gutless 351m/400 engines.at least Cordoba still had a 400 4 barrel with 195 hp
@rickymack26112 жыл бұрын
That model with the fake trunk straps was a bit tacky.
@mjdworld66312 жыл бұрын
This lincoln mark V looking suspicious to me
@rcaive08752 жыл бұрын
"Diamond Jubilee"? More like "Blind Spot Jubilee"!
@uhill743 жыл бұрын
I SO hate how American designers were Europeanized
@joeMama-ls5km3 жыл бұрын
Is ronald Reagan narrating this lol?
@nilsberger49873 жыл бұрын
Was für ein Eisenhaufen.
@talonsx4945 жыл бұрын
Why did people like these?
@bmt3365 жыл бұрын
Because it was a time in which people still liked to be different than everyone else and these cars were all unique, you very nearly never saw one the same as another. The US had come through the late 60s and early 70s surviving the troubling war in VietNam, assasinations, strife, Watergate, riots and "stagflation". The late 70s was the time of disco and people wanted to gave a good time. As well these cars were lower base price by about 2000 dollars than the 74, 75 and 76 Thunderbirds with less base equipment and more ways you could have the optional equipment you wanted. Finally they were solid cars and held up. My Mom and Dad bought a 78 off the lots and for 4 years it was the family car as well as towing a 24 foot travel trailer all over the eastern US and into Canada without a problem. It was handed down to me with 65000 miles and I drove it another 10 years and finally sold it with 165000 trouble free miles on it. Worst material possession decision I ever made. They were just the right car at the right time, 900000 built in 3 years, almost as good as the 64 to 66 Mustang, but the Thunderbird was a better car.
@socalltd4 жыл бұрын
I would say. . To ask why is, to drive any big ford from this era. . They have a very floating soft ride with conformable interiors and are very quiet. As bmtl336 said. A lower price, a slimmed down sleeker T Bird that is just below it's Lincoln Mark V cousin in luxury. The 77 was a new clean sheet of paper in its design and sold very well esp over 350,000 in 1978 alone.
@copperhammer4 жыл бұрын
Have you ever drove one ? You would understand !
@counterstrike894 жыл бұрын
@@bmt336 Yes my grandmother had a 78 Thunderbird, were still driving it today, its not breaking down, the engine runs like new.
@dennisbowers40354 жыл бұрын
My question to you is why wouldn’t you like them? Beautiful , reliable and over a million produce in 1977- 1979! Best looking Thunderbirds made
@michael90523 жыл бұрын
Dad bought mom a new '77 Town Landau, black w/red velour, red pinstripes everywhere & a 400 engine. It was her favorite car.
@kennethsouthard60424 жыл бұрын
California mandated the 400CI which was the biggest engine. I'm surprised they didn't mandate a Briggs and Stratton.
@midcenturymodern93302 жыл бұрын
2021 - Ford no longer makes quality sedans that people actually want 😟
@mr.chronograph9022 Жыл бұрын
Yes they were not fuel efficient but there is just something charming about these "Malaise Era" autos you just can't find in a Corolla.