Vehicle Description
1955 Ford Thunderbird 2dr Convertible 8-cyl. 292cid/198hp 4bbl.
Includes both tops which are white. Superior body, interior, and
mechanical condition.Ford's original two-seat Thunderbird, inspired
by Chevrolet's Corvette, went into production on September 9, 1954.
Like Chevy's fiberglass sports car, the steel-bodied 1955 T-bird
rolled on a 102-inch wheelbase, but the similarities ended there.
Save for some early applications, a removable fiberglass hardtop
was standard, as were roll-up windows and V-8 power, all features
unavailable to Corvette customers early on. The Thunderbird V-8 was
a 292 cubic-inch Y-block topped by a single four-barrel carburetor.
Output was 193 horsepower with the standard 3-speed manual, and 198
horses when the Ford-O-Matic automatic was installed.