Here is a series of caches that celebrates one of the coolest models of cars ever built, the Ford Thunderbird. I've never owned one, but one day I'd love to buy and old classic example. I'd cruise from cache to cache with the top down! Man, that would be the life.
Shared platform with new mid-sized Ford LTD II
Town Landau model
reintroduced mid-year
Brushed aluminum wrap-over roof applique on
Town Landau models
Die cast hood ornament with color-keyed acrylic insert
on Town Landau models
Styled Road Wheels introduced
Turbine Cast Aluminum Wheels introduced
Chrome wrap-over roof moldings
Beveled glass Opera Windows in B-pillars
Illuminated Entry System introduced
Quartz Day-Date Clock introduced
Leather Wrapped Sports Steering Wheel introduced
First year Bucket Seats/Console offered since 1973
First year floor shift available since 1957 (optional)
Engine temperature gauge made standard again
Introducing a completely new Thunderbird for 1977. At $5,434, it's hard to believe.
The new Thunderbird was 10 inches shorter and 900 pounds lighter than its predecessor, and 1977 would be the best year for sales year to date, far exceeding the 1960 production numbers..
Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977, and "The Love Boat" debuted on television. Inflation hit 11%, and unemployment dropped to 7%; Imported cars set a new record for sales with 1.5 million sold. The album "Rumors" by Fleetwood Mac won Album of the Year at the Grammys; "Star Wars" was the top money maker at the movies, earning $460,987,469.