1956 Ford Thunderbird

This was one of the cars on display at the Footman James Classic Car Show Manchester at EventCity in September 2018.

It's a Ford Thunderbird First Generation, a car which was produced between 1955 and 1957, and you can tell that this is a 1956 model because the spare wheel is mounted on the back of the car and it has the air vents in the body in front of the doors. The 1957 car had further modifications to the front bumper, the grille and the tailfins. The Ford Thunderbird was produced not as a sports car but as a 'personal luxury car'.

American Fords

On !0 April 2017 I showed photographs of the British Fords that I'd taken at the Footman James Classic Car Show at EventCity, Manchester in September 2016, and here are the photographs that I took of the American Fords at that event.

First Generation 1967 Ford Mustang

A Ford Mustang Fifth Generation GT300

1964 Ford Thunderbird Fourth Generation

1971 Ford LTD

1972 Ford Ranchero GT Pickup

Ford Thunderbird

This is a photograph I took at the Northern Classic Car Show at G-Mex, Manchester in August 1989.

It's a Ford Thunderbird First Generation, a car which was produced between 1955 and 1957, and you can tell that this is a 1956 model because the spare wheel is mounted on the back of the car and it has the air vents in the body in front of the doors. The 1957 car had further modifications to the front bumper, the grille and the tailfins. The Ford Thunderbird was produced not as a sports car, but as a 'personal luxury car' and as such the pink colour suits it.