Motorized headlamp covers provided curb appeal at the front end, and power came from a 302cid Windsor V8 that channeled 133 horsepower to the rear wheels by way of a 3-speed automatic. And the marketplace loved it.īy 1977, the Thunderbird was in its 7 th generation and had adopted a wide, fixed B-pillar that did away with the previous hardtop roofline. Instead of asserting itself as a sports car, the Thunderbird identified as a “personal luxury” car. “Nothing needs to be done but get in and drive.”įirst launching for 1955 in two-door convertible form, the Thunderbird model went after the newly debuted Corvette but took a different approach. “The car looks like it never spent a night outside,” the seller states. Finished in a paint color called Chamois Glow, it has logged only 69,000-miles since new. This T’Bird reportedly came from the estate of its original owner. The cassette, incidentally, lagged far behind at $449 million that same year.Įight tracks offered a continuous-play listening experience, as opposed to cassettes which needed to be flipped from side to side. In fact, according to data from The Recording Industry Association of America, 8-track sales peaked in 1978, accounting for $948 million in revenue.
Joining a long list of now-defunct sound recording technologies, the 8-track tape was in its heyday when this Thunderbird was new. This Thunderbird has all the right ingredients for a fully immersive 1977 experience, including soft brown velour seating, a landau roof and that all-important 8-track stereo head unit. Welcome aboard today’s Pick of the Day, a 1977 Ford Thunderbird listed by a private seller in Colonial Heights, Virginia, on. Maybe pull out the 8-track tape of Abba’s “Dancing Queen” and turn up the volume to complete the mood. For the listing by series see List of 2023 Hot Wheels (by Series).Rewind the clock to the late 1970s, put on a pair of bell-bottom jeans and a bead necklace, and hop in the driver’s seat of a new Ford Thunderbird coupe. Treasure Hunts and store exclusives are numbered. For 2023, the Hot Wheels mainline is numbered 1 through 250 with color variations not receiving a new number.
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