Ford Thunderbird News

The year was 1964. The U.S. Surgeon General declared that cigarette smoking was hazardous for your health, the Beatles were all the rage in America and Ford renovated its Galaxie 500 XL to attract the customer who desired both luxury and power in one automobile.

Former Ford President Robert McNamara passed away in his sleep yesterday at the age of 93.

The year 1996 had a lot of Mustang enthusiasts scratching their heads. The body of their beloved ponycar looked the same, but under the hood was something quite unfamiliar.

Celebrating the Fourth of July usually includes fireworks, cookouts, baseball games--and for the lucky few, going to the beach.

Would the Duke of Edinburgh ever buy a bright orange pair of trousers? Would your 14-year-old daughter wear a calf-length tweed skirt and a hand-knitted cardigan? Can you imagine Sir Ranulph Fiennes in a mankini? The fact is this.

Last week's What Is It? photo of a front fender fooled no one, but it did dredge up a page full of memories.

The two-passenger Ford Thunderbird arrived in 1955 in response to Chevrolet's Corvette and the increasingly popular imported sports cars.

This 1961 Plymouth Fury convertible sold for $17,600 at the Old Car Heaven auction.

This 1932 Ford B owned by Leo Martin of Foreston was just one of 25 cars, trucks, vans and a tractor at the Wheels, Gears and Motors show Sunday, June 14 at Rec Park, which is part of Milaca's Gateway to the Northland Festival.

I've just had a few days in the new Shelby GT500 . It's a pretty impressive piece -- fast, loud, and blessed with the best steering ever in an American car.

A fundraiser for the Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology, the 22nd annual EyesOnDesign event features more than 200 vehicles, including 20 motorcycles.

First Impressions: The Ford Taurus SHO returns with an impressive twin-turbo 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 engine, faithfully following the same formula for a sleeper performance sedan that gave the original SHO its cult status.

Crews were loading cars to be prepped for the auction. Jody Potter 1965 Chrysler 300L ready for bidders.

You can let Mother Nature do her work by winding down the window, but only at speeds of less than 55mph Leo Hickman guardian.co.uk , Friday 12 June 2009 14.11 BST Thelma and Louise used natural climate control to keep cool in their Ford Thunderbird Convertible.

It'll take more than the worst financial recession since the Great Depression to dim the hopes of a true car guy.

The other day I was reading the newspaper and saw a list of auto dealerships being closed.

A 1978 Corvette pace car with 7.8 miles on the odometer and a 1911 Model T light delivery truck "known as Mr.

To get from his home in Laurel Springs, N.J., to the parking lot at Bethpage Black, Ed Cybulski drives north on the New Jersey Turnpike, crosses the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge into Brooklyn and then cuts through the heart of Long Island.

He might have had to wait until he was 70 years-old, but Portager Rusty Rutherford now owns a 1959 Ford Thunderbird and he invited you to come see it at the Vintage Cruiser Car Club show on June 13.

This weekend Carlisle Fairgrounds will be all about Ford, Lincoln and Mercury at the Carlisle All-Ford Nationals with displays of Mustangs and a walk-through of the 2010 Ford models.