Ford Thunderbird 1961 - Unique in All the World
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When the American soldiers returned from Europe at the end of the Second World War, they had only one wish: to invest the money they had saved in a car. The factories built what they could. They didn't even have to bother designing new models, as the pre-war models sold well enough. It was not until 1951 that the first thirst was quenched and sales figures fell. Detroit had to come up with something new. So they came up with something for 1961 and success returned.
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- The calculation with the GI's works out
- A new design: only flying is better
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Ford presented the Thunderbird at the 1953 Detroit Motor Show. With success: the "Thunderbird" immediately outperformed its competitor, the Chevrolet Corvette. When the American soldiers returned from Europe at the end of the Second World War, they had only one wish: to invest the money they had saved in a car. The factories built what they could. They didn't even have to bother designing new models, as the pre-war models sold well enough. It was not until 1951 that the first thirst was quenched and sales figures fell. Detroit had to come up with something again. The two Ford engineers Lewis Crusoe and George Walker came up with plans for a sports car. Since the GI's had come to know and appreciate the open-top speedsters in Europe, such cars were also easy to sell in the USA. The imported MG and Jaguar proved this.
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