1957 Ford Thunderbird Reviews, Pricing & Specs

My Father is now in posession of the car... Decided it was his, when I ran out of money for parts... he finished paying for the parts, and bough the car from me. There is nothing better than driving down the freeway at 65+ mph with the ragtop off, the wind blowing through your hair, and the sound of the long block 312 roaring through the two straight exhaust pipes. With the Silicone rear main replacement, the car does not leak a drip. Extremely easy to work on. Presently working on the disk brake conversion kit. I recommend this car to anyone who loves cars. 10 mpg city / 15 highway (hey it is a '57 what do you expect)Jul 02, 2008

Liked the looks and bought one, all Black, with removable top, ride was ok for a so called sports car. Lacked sway bars for the curves. Power plant was great for weight ratio. I believe you can get about 110 miles per hour out of it back then. Why I gave a low rating, two weeks after owning it, steering failed and ended in a lake. But it looked good, wish I had one today.Jan 12, 2007

our family,being in the automobile business,often specializing in the sales of tbirds and cadillacs,offered a young man many options of that 50s and 60s time period.Having driven practically all examples offered on the american road,I appreciatively settled on the three top offering of the incredible 57bird!The romantic looks and design features captured your heart..And more than likely the heart also of your favorite date!She was totally under your spell(and your bird's),while she noticed the soft moon centered on yourside porthole during those cold snowy,winter nites.....or while picnicking near the river with the tonneau cover in place,accentuating the breathless clean design of the deroofed version..or possibly snuggling close to u as u just finsihed swiftly,swinging the soft top up for the surprising Jan 03, 2007