1958 Ford Thunderbird Sport Coupe originally from Arizona

Used

1958 Ford Thunderbird Sport Coupe originally from Arizona in Niagara Falls, ON

$20,000

Seller note:

We have a 1958 Thunder Bird originally from Arizona,
In amazing condition.
Powder blue. All Original...
Power steering and brakes New radial whitewall tires, New brakes and exhaust, 352-V8.
Runs and drives great.
Let's make a deal!!!!
Only 63,000 ORIGINAL Miles...
Car is worth way over $20,000.
May consider trades... No Junk Please.
Only Serious offers please, the rest will be ignored.
I'm Not into games.
Cash Trade, what do you have to offer?
Comes with all the paperwork from Arizonan,
Now registered In Canada. Call [removed phone].

The first-generation Thunderbird was a hit for Ford and a style icon still prized by collectors. But adding a backseat and a few hundred pounds made it sell better back in 1958.

The original Thunderbird made its debut in 1955 as a two-seater that learned from http://www.motorauthority.com/make/chevrolet,new mistakes with the 1953 Corvette. The Thunderbird leaned more towards the http://www.motorauthority.com/category/luxury,new side of the equation, with niceties such as roll-up windows and outside door handles that the '55 Corvette lacked, which may be why the T-Bird outsold the Corvette handily. While the http://www.motorauthority.com/make/chevrolet,new advertising was heavily skewed to speed and power, the Ford ads were more likely to feature a doorman tipping his cap to the Arrow-collared captain of Industry as he was ready to alight in his "Personal Car of Distinction."

While it was a sales success, Ford management thought it could be more of one. Market research told them that more room would equal more sales. Thus in 1958 came a new Thunderbird: one that could seat a foursome "in lap-of-luxury comfort!"

For the first time a fixed-hardtop model was available, with a formal roofline. George Walker's styling seemed to mirror the doubled seating. Up front, new and newly-legal quad headlights were stylishly eyebrowed over a large chromed combination bumper/grill. In the rear, the last years single tail-lights were twinned and fitted into pods on either side of the chromed and inset license plate frame. A chrome bumper with bullets and tasteful fins completed the space-age look. It was a broader, more muscular-looking car that merited the sobriquet "Squarebird."