![]() Finished in Fiesta Red with a Colonial White porthole hardtop and two-tone red and white interior, it is amply equipped with Swift Sure power brakes, fender skirts, a Continental kit, full-size wheel covers over wide whitewall tires, heater and defroster and an upgrade to Pioneer AM/FM sound. This sharp 1956 Thunderbird convertible was optioned with the P-Code 312 CI V-8 fitted with a single Holley 4-barrel carburetor and finned Thunderbird script valve covers, and it's backed by an automatic transmission. Even in the recessionary year that was 1956, the second-year Ford Thunderbird sold well and found wide appeal with its smooth driving character, graceful styling and more power with a new 312/215 HP V-8 engine. This more powerful model was met with great. Ford debuted the all-new Thunderbird “personal automobile” for model year 1955 as its answer to the Chevrolet Corvette, going all-in on the fledgling American two-seat sports car theme with steel unibody construction instead of fiberglass, roll-up windows in place of the Corvette’s ungainly side curtains, a choice of one or both soft and hard tops and-in yet another contrast to Chevrolet’s inline-6-292 CI of V-8 power. In 1957 Ford modified the Thunderbird with new front and rear ends as well as a more powerful V8 engine. As Ford Authority reported back in January 2021, Ford Motor Company filed to trademark Thunderbird with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) last year, which seemed to indicate that there was at least a chance the iconic model which has lived through 11 generations thus far could be making a return to The Blue Oval’s lineup.
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