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well they found the grill for it in an office building bathroom light fixture... and the wheels needed to be about 6ft closer to the bumpers on both ends...
 
i think ford hit the mark on what they were shooting for with the "retro" thunderbird...and that was the car that was outselling the original vette.
 
TGO said:
i think ford hit the mark on what they were shooting for with the "retro" thunderbird...and that was the car that was outselling the original vette.
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Well that had alot to do with the fact that the original T-bird had the V8 and the Corvette didn't get the V8 until 55' and once the 56' Vette along, well, like they say, the rest was history. I don't know what they were thinking over there at Ford in 58' when the car went to a four seater and much larger, thank God the Corvette didn't do that but then again, they new the car's identity whereas Ford I guess didn't know that I guess.
 
Historically when ford is given the option they decide to make cars bigger and add passenger space rather than build a sports car. look what they did with the original cougar concept. somehow that turned from a v nose sport coup into the giant electric shaver offspring of what seems to have been a Buick Riviera and a 60's Mustang...
 
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