"Newest Version of America's Most Exciting Car-- '56 Ford Thunderbird"
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company introduced the Thunderbird, its two-seat "personal car," for 1955. The next year's model shared the same body, but the spare tire was moved outside to make more room in the trunk. The 1956 Thunderbird's 292-cubic-inch base V-8 produced 200 horsepower, and the car's factory price started at $3,151. Total Thunderbird production for the year was 15,631 units.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Trade catalog
Date Made
1956
Subject Date
1956
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made for the Ford Motor Company, Detroit, Michigan.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.175.40
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 5.625 in
Width: 12 in
Inscriptions
Printed on front cover: Newest version of America's most exciting car / '56 FORD THUNDERBIRD
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