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The creme da la creme of 50's classic American motoring has many competitors, you have the likes of the first generation Corvette proving performance and the Cadillac's bringing luxury and class to post-war America. What if you wanted the best of both worlds? The 50s legend we have today blends classic performance and iconic 50s luxury and looks like this 1957 Ford Thunderbird. With a reported 77,429 miles on the clock, this American beauty hails from the golden era of American car manufacturing and can be yours to drive and treasure.
The first generation Thunderbird was made to dazzle, and Ford perfectly captured the golden 50s while ensuring its design will be forever timeless. Looking at this 1957 Ford Thunderbird, you are treated to all the factory design cues thanks to the exterior being in great shape, with the current owner reporting a complete restoration. The bright red exterior stand out, and your driving experience is elevated when you have the color-matched hardtop of the car off. In keeping with its classic design, this American classic sits on a set of wheels with hubcaps, wrapped with timeless whitewall tires. Like the exterior, the interior of this 1957 Ford Thunderbird sports a host of factory components and stays original. Step into the black leather interior, and you are instantly transported to the 50s with the steering wheel and other factory components still in place. Blending in well with the interior is a vintage air conditioning unit that ensures the interior cabin is cooled down on a hot summer's drive.
Matching its timeless looks is an engine bay fit for magazine covers. Pop open the hood, and you will find a color-coordinated engine bay that sports a host of aesthetic upgrades like redesigned valve covers and refreshed chrome components. Once you are done admiring the engine bay, it's time to get down to the technicalities of it all. Powering this 1957 Ford Thunderbird is a 312 ci (5.1L) V8 powertrain capable of living up to its personal luxury car agenda and providing performance if needed. Power is channeled to the car's rear wheels through a Ford-O-Matic 3 speed automatic transmission, and drives are made effortless with a reported power steering in place. You also get four-wheel disc brakes to ensure efficient stopping power at all times.
In the ʼ00s, Ford decided to honor its timeless Thunderbird personal luxury car with a retro-modern eleventh generation. Produced for just three short years, this eleventh-generation T-Bird saw over 60,000 units made. Heavily inspired by the first generation from the 1950s, this new T-Bird sat on a modern platform, and used a V8 from Jaguar, of all places. Today, we’ve got a 2003 Ford Thunderbird for those who are intrigued by this pastiche of ʼ50s styling and ʼ00s mechanicals and creature comforts. The car has done only 8,312 miles, making it a real rare find, and a definitive future classic.
In 1955, the Ford Thunderbird entered the American luxury car market and shook it up. Aimed at bringing Americans a taste of the European Grand Touring experience, the Thunderbird was called the Personal Luxury Car. It was a powerful two-seater with a suitably spacious trunk and all the creature comforts of the day. Aimed at covering hundreds of miles with ease, the T-Bird quickly became a cult classic. Ford made ten generations until 1997, but they had a brief change of heart in 2002. Hence, a retro-modern eleventh generation was released, and made until 2005. Just 60,000 were sold, making this generation relatively rare in comparison with the early ones from the Fifties and Sixties. So, if you’ve wanted to try out one of these curios, check out this 4,475-mile 2002 Ford Thunderbird that’s for sale right now with us.
Ford’s Thunderbird is responsible for creating the Personal Luxury Car segment in the United States, a segment that the famous, wealthy and powerful flocked to like moths to a flame in the fifties through eighties. Personal Luxury Cars were modeled on Europe’s Grand Tourers, aimed at providing smooth, swift and serene transportation across great distances while offering all the luxury niceties and creature comforts that were cutting-edge at the time. Introduced in 1955, the first-gen Thunderbird would run for a mere three model years before the second generation came about. With a mere 53,166 made, it’s not so easy to find a great example these days. However, we at Exotic Car Trader have developed somewhat of a knack for finding and offering great examples of iconic cars. This 1957 Ford Thunderbird is no exception. We’re told that the car was fully restored around 15 years ago, which explains why it still looks in great order.
This 2024 Ford Mustang Shelby Super Snake is the ultimate fusion of classic American muscle and modern performance engineering. Representing the pinnacle of Shelby’s high-performance line up, the Super Snake is an exclusive and thrilling offering from the legendary tuning house, geared towards collectors and drivers alike. With ferocious styling, brutal power and track-ready handling, this Mustang is destined to be a future legend of the muscle car genre.
The fourth-generation Mustang, known as the SN95, made its debut in 1994 with a rounded, more aerodynamic design that divided opinions. However, the 1999 facelift—dubbed the "New Edge"—brought sharper lines and a more aggressive stance, making these later models highly sought after. If you’re after a New Edge Mustang with serious performance, this 2000 Ford Mustang GT delivers in spades. Featuring a turbocharged V8, a slew of aftermarket upgrades, and just 42,468 miles on the clock, this beast is now up for grabs in Alabama, waiting for a new owner to unleash its full potential.
To truly understand the significance of the Ford Bronco, we need to take a step back and look at the pre-1970s Bronco models. The mid-1960s Bronco was undoubtedly groundbreaking, and for the new decade, they underwent significant refinement, including improved handling, enhanced suspension systems, and a more powerful engine lineup. These improvements turned the Bronco from a conventional off-road vehicle into a competent and adaptable SUV that could handle a variety of terrains with ease. By the year 1970, the Ford Bronco was a highly renowned name and was considered a vehicle ahead of its time. What we have here is a 1970 Ford Bronco Restoration with just 12,925 miles on its clock and a lively V8 under its hood. Located in Los Angeles, California, this beauty is all set up to accompany you on your off-roading journeys.
Late 50s Chevys and mid 60s Cadillacs have always been popular candidates for restomod projects. However, not all of them are tastefully done like this fully restored 1965 Cadillac de Ville convertible restomod. 1965 was the first model year for the 3rd generation De Ville. It retained the same wheelbase as its predecessor, but the frame was a new perimeter frame (rather than the old X frame). The horizontal headlamp arrangement that had been standard since the late 50s was dropped in favor of a vertical arrangement, which also resulted in a wider grille. Gone were the softer lines of the old car, replaced by a sharper, more boxy design. The tailfins that had started shrinking since 1960 were now lower and slanted slightly downwards rather than slightly upwards. The new straight lines in its design make this car just as good looking with the top down as it does with the top up.
What do you get when you imbue an Eighties car with Twenties (no not Twenty Twenties, but Nineteen Twenties) styling? That’s precisely what Excalibur aimed to do. This Milwaukee-based outfit was the work of Clifford Brooks Stevens, who initially designed the cars for Studebaker. Stevens subsequently formed a company to create them by himself. Sadly, the project wasn’t as successful as all involved would have expected, and after several failures, Excalibur folded in 1990. Of course, that hasn’t stopped others from creating replicas, such as this 1989 Excalibur Series V Replica. Built on a 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis GS chassis, this 17,688-mile automobile awaits its new owner in Williston, Vermont. It is often said that imitation is the best form of flattery, so the fact that someone built a replica of the Excalibur means that the car is worth checking out. If you’re the kind of person who lusts after the quirky and isn’t afraid to push the boundaries of what many consider a ‘classic’ or ‘modern classic’, why not buy this car and become its custodian?
The Chevy Nova, or Chevy II as it was also known, was the Bowtie’s contender in the compact car space between 1962 and 1979. It was quite a departure from Chevy’s other offerings that included full-size and midsize cars, plus sports, muscle and pony cars. Nevertheless, the Nova was a best-seller throughout much of the Sixties, since it represented affordable motoring for the masses who didn’t want a land yacht of epic proportions and eye-watering price. Now, the Nova is a great classic car, as well as a fine restomod platform. This particular 1966 Chevrolet Nova SS Restomod is a great example of the latter category, as it’s undergone a full restoration and has just 400 miles on its stonking new motor.
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