There’s plenty of 21st century technology under the Thunderbird’s svelte bodywork too. But there is a nice and welcomed heated glass backlight. There is no windblocker but our driver’s didn’t feel it was much of an issue, as wind buffeting is minimal.
It requires nothing more than the flip of a latch and the push of a switch to release it from the chrome-trimmed header and put you in the wind. And at the rear, the large round tailights stir up memories of the ‘‘fighter jet’’ school of design, a look that was popular with many cars throughout the ‘50’s.Īnother tip of the hat to ‘‘the good ol’ days’’ can be found in the optional 83 pound removable hard top, complete with its nostalgia-feeding T-Bird porthole windows.īut the smooth operation of the fully lined electric soft top instantly propels the T-Bird back to the 21st century. A distinctive but subtle nonfunctional scoop graces the hoodwhile the also nonfunctioning chrome louvers set high in the front fenders also embrace early T-Bird roadsters. The most obvious heritage-inspired details include the chromed egg crate grille that’s topped by the classic long-winged Thunderbird emblem. Thunderbird designers did a masterful job of blending styling cues borrowed from long hood-short deck T- birds of the 50s and 60s into a thoroughly modern driving machine that is instantly recognizable as a Thunderbird. From every angle, it was indeed love a first flight. The new T-Bird’s looks alone were enough to make us a bit light headed. Well, it didn’t take us long to realize that this new 2002 Ford Thunderbird flys pretty high indeed. Well now we have! So pull up your driver’s seat and lets see just how high the T-bird flies! But due to limited time with the car, we weren’t able to give it our full MotorWeek workout. Now we brought you a preview test of the new 2002 T-bird a couple of months ago, and we were duly impressed. And this year, the car in most demand is the reborn Ford Thunderbird.
Nowhere is the law of supply and demand more in force than in the auto industry.
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