Ford Thunderbird Rear Exhaust Pipe, 1955

Ford Motor Company introduced the Thunderbird, a two-seat "personal car," for 1955. Its 392-cubic-inch V-8 engine was rated at 193 horsepower on manual-transmission cars, but a higher compression ratio boosted that rating to 198 for automatics. Dual exhaust pipes were routed through ports in the rear fascia, located on each side of the license plate and attached to the rear bumper.