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1968 FORD THUNDERBIRD LANDAU SUICIDE DOORS WITH A 429, 360 HP THUNDER JET. Automatic transmission, power windows, power seats,WORKING AIR CONDITIONING. POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, LOW MILES, ORIGINAL PAINT, ORIGINAL INTERIOR, NICE CHROME, GOOD GLASS, NO RUST, THIS CAR RUNS AND DRIVES LIKE NEW. VERY HARD TO FIND THEM LIKE THIS ONE. 10k original MILES WOMAN TEACHER OWNED. Even the dash sticker is still on the car and the chalk marks in the engine compartment. For 1967 the Thunderbird would be a larger car, moving it closer to Lincoln as the company chose to emphasize the luxury part of the personal luxury car designation. Ford chose to abandon the Thunderbird's traditional unibody construction for this larger car, turning to a body-on-frame method with sophisticated rubber mountings between the two to reduce vibration and noise. The convertible, increasingly a slow seller, was dropped. Instead, the company introduced a four-door model. The rear doors were hinged on the edge to the rear of the vehicle (suicide doors), as on the 1960s Lincoln Continental. The four-door would remain available through 1971, but never generated substantial sales. The new 1969 Lincoln Continental Mark III was based on the four-door Thunderbird chassis, and from that point until the late Nineties, Thunderbirds and Continental Marks were generally related cars, the Thunderbird following the Mark's growth in popularity in the 1972 model year. The Mercury Cougar also often shared components. The 1967 design was radically different from what came before. Ford's stylists delivered a radical shape that in many ways anticipated the styling trends of the next five years. A gaping wide fishmouth front grille that incorporated hidden headlights was the most obvious new feature. The look was clearly influenced by the intakes on jet fighters such as the F-100 Super Sabre, and was enhanced by the flush-fitting front bumper incorporating the bottom lip of the mouth. The sides were the barrel-like fuselage style that was very popular during this period. The belt line kicked up coke-bottle style after the rear windows, again a styling trait that would prove ubiquitous. Large C-pillars (and a small formal rear window on the 4-door) meant poor rear visibility but were the fashion of the time. The taillights spanned the full width of the car, and featured, as in previous Thunderbird models, sequential turn signals. The 1968 Thunderbird saw the introduction of the new 385 series big-block 429 cu in (7.0 L) V8 engines. Like most Ford motors of the time, they were underrated at 360 hp (268 kW) for insurance reasons. The Thunderbird motors also got special treatment with wedge style heads, making a significant power increase over their conventional headed brothers. These motors made the cars some of the quickest and fastest ever produced, despite their larger size and heavier body on frame construction. 1968 and 1969 m

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Make:	Ford
Model:	Thunderbird
Year:	1968
Miles:	10201
Status:	USADO
Contact phone:
Place:	By Appointment Only, Sunnyvale, TX 75182
Colour:	GR
Type:	Auto
Body:	sedan
Doors:	5
Engine:	8-Cylinder
Published:	24-Nov-2011

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