As the TV show The Wonder Years grew up with its audience, so did the Thunderbird. The trim, stylish dude with a pack of cigs in his sleeve who bought a ’55 could stroll right back in to the Ford showroom sixteen years later in a bowling shirt covered in mustard and still find his […]
Impress your friends with this 1970 Ford Torino GT 429SCJ here on eBay bidding for $13,500 reserve-not-met with auction ending on Thursday.
The Mercury Cyclone started life as a performance version of the compact Falcon based Mercury Comet, but by 1970 it was its own model built on the mid-sized Fairlane platform. It was a huge hunk of 2-door metal available with a giant 429 cubic inch V8 and today is surprisingly cheap for what you get. […]
The Torino was restyled for the 1970 year with a sleek coke bottle shape ostensibly designed with aerodynamics in mind, but the only thing the Torino had in common with a B-58 Hustler is that they were both relics from another era destined for extinction. Find this 1970 Ford Torino GT here on eBay bidding […]
The New Horizon’s probe, originally launched in 2006, has completed its flyby of the hunk of rock known as Pluto (apparently Pluto lost its membership in the Planet Club after showing up to the annual awards dinner completely drunk and without pants…never change Pluto, never change) and has moved on to exploring other giant celestial […]
Ford introduced the 5th generation of Thunderbird luxury coupe in 1967, with what can only be described as the vehicular equivalent of fat Elvis. Gone was the slim figure, chiseled good looks, and agile hips — but the booming voice was still there — hidden behind giant sunglasses and a cape — but still there. […]
This next feature comes from DT regular Andy L who writes: Here is a car that seems to occupy an unusual niche. It is a real live big block muscle car with a 4-speed that has not been restored, molested or otherwise permanently devalued and falls well within the DT $20K limit. While it is […]
Numbers mean a lot of things, but sometimes in the car world we get obsessed with 0-60 stats, 1/4 mile speeds, and skid pad g-levels. Perhaps instead we should focus on the numbers that generate those measurable stats, such as engine size, rear-end ratio, and tire width. We’d still be vintage car geeks, but at […]
The 5th generation Ford Thunderbird was introduced in 1967 as the second major revision to the original Thunderbird. What was once a lithe sports car that competed with the Corvette was now an enormous personal luxury car that competed with first class rail transport. Find this 1971 Ford Thunderbird Sportback 429 offered for $1,500 in […]
The Torino name was originally applied to an upscale version of the intermediate Fairlane sedan, but eventually the Torino name took the lead from Fairlane. The Torino was available in sedan, coupe, convertible and wagon trim, but none was as cool as the fastback (aka Sportsroof), plus it was available with the giant fuel guzzling […]