Not exactly a practical car, the Sports Roadster records very limited production numbers but is maintained on Ford’s catalogue. Two thousand copies of a “Principality of Monaco” special edition Thunderbird based on the Landau coupe are sold this year. All T-Birds receive an AM radio as standard equipment this year.
Ford Thunderbird
● Introduction: November 1960. Construction: unibody. Engine: water-cooled V-8, 6.4-litre, 300 hp, mounted at the front. Optional engine: V-8, 6.4-litre, 340 hp. Transmission: to the rear wheels through a three-speed automatic gearbox. Suspension: independent at the front, rigid axle at the rear. Brakes: hydraulic, to drums on all four wheels, with servo. Length: 521 cm. Top speed: 200 to 210 kph. Range: two-door hardtop coupe, two-door “Landau” hardtop coupe, two-door “Principality of Monaco” hardtop coupe, two-door “Sports Roadster” convertible coupe, two-door convertible coupe.
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Ford Thunderbird
● Introduction: November 1960. Construction: unibody. Engine: water-cooled V-8, 6.4-litre, 300 hp, mounted at the front. Optional engine: V-8, 6.4-litre, 340 hp. Transmission: to the rear wheels through a three-speed automatic gearbox. Suspension: independent at the front, rigid axle at the rear. Brakes: hydraulic, to drums on all four wheels, with servo. Length: 521 cm. Top speed: 200 to 210 kph. Range: two-door hardtop coupe, two-door “Landau” hardtop coupe, two-door “Principality of Monaco” hardtop coupe, two-door “Sports Roadster” convertible coupe, two-door convertible coupe.
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