![]() ![]() My second favorite goes to the 1970, and 71. My number one favorite Thunderbird goes to the 1957 model year. The Ford Thunderbird is one of my all time favorites. ![]() Do you think this is an overlooked classic that flies under the radar? Or are they in their proper place being “uncommon” today? I prefer the 4-door cars but wouldn’t pass on either of the 2-door designs. We’re given no insight into its running condition but the seller tells us the engine and transmission are “in good condition.”Ī glamour bird is on my bucket list of cars. behemoth is a 360 HP 429 cubic-inch engine that sends power to the rear wheels from a column-shifted automatic transmission. I find the symmetrical dash layout and woodgrain insets visually appealing. Several driving comfort options were standard, like power steering, power front disc brakes, and the SelectShift Cruise-O-Matic transmission. Seating surfaces, dash, and door panels are all in good condition. 12,223 of the 1971 two-door Landaus were equipped with a bench seat like this one. Inside you’ll find even more green, with bench seating up front. The seller notes corrosion “under the doors.” I’m a fan of the full-width tail lights with sequential turn signals. The paint is original and looks ok but rust is visible in the rocker panels and rear quarters. The original dark green paint and matching dark green vinyl top have this Thunderbird looking a lot like one of the 1971 promo cars. This is my favorite styling of all 11 generations of Thunderbird and this one is in good driver-quality condition. The 1967-1971 Thunderbirds were known as the “Glamour Bird.” The nickname was, at the least, fitting for the image Ford intended for them to project. The 2-door Landau, like the car featured here, was the most popular choice with 20,356 having been built. There were 3 distinct Thunderbird body styles available in 1971 - a 2-door hardtop, a 2-door Landau (as seen here), and a 4-door hardtop. A seemingly stale design at this point, sales dropped nearly 30% from 1970 with total production coming in at 36,055 units. I found this example here on Craigslist in Herndon VA for $8,500.ġ971 was the 5th and final model year of the 5th generation Thunderbird. The last time we featured a 1971 Thunderbird of any kind was more than 4 years ago and you haven’t seen a two-door Landau featured since 2015. Lastly, the cruisers on offer are the Thunderbird Storm and Thunderbird LT along with the massive Rocket III Roadster.Ford’s brochure for the 1971 Thunderbird stated “Thunderbird people have one thing in common - they’re uncommon.” I can’t say which definition of “uncommon” was their intent here, but I do know definition #1 does apply to the frequency of 1971 Ford Thunderbird write-ups here on BarnFinds. Triumph’s super-sports bike range includes the Daytona 675 and the Daytona R and the adventure-tourer series features the Tiger in 800cc or 1200cc form. Model line-up for Triumph India varies from modern classics such as the Bonneville, the Thruxton and the Street Twin to streetfighters like the legendary Street Triple and the Speed Triple. With a wide range of products, Triumph remains one of the upcoming premium motorcycle manufacturers in India. They have a CKD assembly facility in Haryana which currently produces their lower capacity motorcycles while the bigger motorcycles continued to be imported as CBUs. Triumph Motorcycles India is a subsidiary of the iconic British marque was launched in late 2013 and caters to Indian customers via exclusive dealerships across various cities. In 1898 Triumph decided to extend production at Coventry to include motorcycles, and by 1902 the company had produced its first motorcycle - a bicycle fitted with a 2.2hp Minerva engine christened as the No.1. Triumph is also a very accomplished and respected name in the world of motorsports with their bikes participating and winning various competitions and setting land-speed records.įounded in 1883 by German Siegfried Bettmann, Triumph originally started by producing bicycles in Coventry, England. From a streetfighter to a cruiser and a litre-class superbike to an adventure tourer, Triumph makes them all. Triumph is one of the few manufacturers whose products span a wide category of motorcycles. Established in 1984, businessman John Bloor bought the rights to the original Triumph Engineering brand and started production in a brand new facility at Hinckley, Leicestershire. Triumph Motorcycles Limited is the largest British motorcycle manufacturer. ![]()
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