Devil Doc
When Death smiles, Corpsmen smile back
On this day in 1954 the Ford Thunderbird was born in prototype form. It wouldn't be released to the market on a wide scale until the fall of 1954, the beginning of the 1955 model year. The T- Bird was a scaled-down Ford built for two. It came with a removable fiberglass hard top and a convertible canvas roof for sunny days. Armed with a V-8 and sporty looks, the T-Bird was an image car. For $2,944 :0 a driver could drop the top, turn the radio dial, and enter a more promising world. General Motors (GM) had created the Corvette two years earlier to meet the needs of the G.I. who had developed a taste for European sports cars.
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