My uncle was a manager at the Ford casting plant in Cleveland-he always had cool cars-I remember seeing his new '67 4 door T-bird. I thought it was the most amazing car I had ever seen-the "clam shell" doors and the beautiful interior blew me away! Thanks, guys!
I second that. Initial impression was quirky, not that quirky is bad, but he is very intelligent and passionate about his T-Bird. Wonderful presentation
Glad to see Marc back!! He gives a designer's perspective but delivers it in such a relatable way - the contrast to some well intentioned but completely unschooled youtubers is night and day. That was a really nice explanation of the 67, hopefully people will have a little more appreciation of them going forward. I'd love to see a part two with interior critique. The 67-71 (especially the Bunkie beack 70-71) 'birds exist in kind of a collector trough; people have even started collecting the Mark IV models, passing these by.
The '67 T-Bird is a wonderful blast from my past. My Uncle Bob owned one and I always thought they looked so cool with the hideaway front lights and the sequential back turn signal lights. These things impress you when you are a kid. I want to say that his T-Bird had a 390 but I wouldn't swear to that claim. The power of nostalgia still moves me all these decades later.
My dad bought a new 69 2 dr T-Bird. Similar look and colour , landau top to the '67 Engine was 429 as opposed to preferred 428, C6 and an 8 -track (ooh aah) It was nice cruiser, head on collision in 72 concluded that.
Again, you and Mark have a great design "conversation". Your presentation styles compliment each well. Mark sees and points out design subtleties I don't notice but are a big part of the overall final package.
Mark is so witty and insightful. He's great and Adam is brilliant in setting him up to get the best out of him. Really enjoyable and informative conversations
I was 10 years old when the 1967 Thunderbird was released. We lived near a small Ford/Mercury dealership and they had a dark blue 2 door Landau on the showroom floor at introduction. That was a very exciting time in my life each fall when the new models were released. Nowadays, ho hum.
This era of Thunderbird has been a favorite of mine since it was released. As a kid I watched the next door neighbor , an elderly man, wash his recently acquired Gulfstream aqua four door T Bird. It was such a dramatic design and the Lincoln style reverse opening rear doors were just the frosting on the cake.
I remember being thrilled every time I’d see those sequential tail lights as a kid. Cougar had them too. Now my RS6 has them front and rear and I still think they’re cool.
@@rogerhinman5427 I will eventually be putting Raxiom's kit on my 02, just can't decide whether to have them do it faster or slower (there's an option).
In 1972, my second car purchased right after high school was a used ‘67 Mercury Cougar XR7. It was light green metallic with a black vinyl top and white letter tires. Loved the sequential turn signals and especially loved the XR7 instrument panel and center console which was decidedly “European” in character. I’ve owned many cars through the years but I think that Cougar just might be the best-looking of them all.
These are two cars I used to really not like, but today I drool over them. Marc's Thunderbird is a drool worthy nod to the "future" and Adam's Mark III looks like it is fresh off the showroom floor. Adam, you have really created a fantastic UA-cam channel. You really should be proud of its content and your collection.
Tears in my eyes. I miss being 12 and admiring the '67 T-Birds. My favorite thing about ALL Fords was the flower-pot steering wheel. Don't know why, I just loved it.
Marc is a fabulous guest. He has a great depth of design knowledge and it sounds like he loves talking about it. Thanks for another great video Adam! P.S. My first car was a 1962 Thunderbird that I acquired around 1972.
The 67-69 Thunderbird is the most beautiful and classy TBird design ever. The 4 door sedans were especially unique. Fantastic 69 ad “For the Open Road and the Open Sky”😍
There’s hope for humanity now that at least 3 people love these cars. I’m the third. Remember sitting in the barrel back seat of the showroom T-Bird at Malasky Ford in Hudson NY while my dads 63 XL was in for service. Years later got a ride in a rich uncle’s bird. He showed me how the sequential lights worked. From what I remember there was a distributor looking device in the trunk under where a rear defogger would be. Great video and thank you.
My twin brother and I were born in 1967. My parents owned a 1966 T-bird Town Landau, which they traded for another T-bird TL in 1969. I remember the 1969....it was a stunning deep metallic green with black vinyl landau top and white leather interior. The car was traded in 1972 for a 1973 Ford LTD Country Squire. My mom said the main reason for the trade was the interior door handles were so accessible that we 4 year-old boys loved to grab the handle, opening the door while the car was in motion.
We used to live in New Orleans, and in late 1966, my father traded in a 66 Thunderbird Town Hardtop at Metairie Ford for a new 1967 Thunderbird 2dr Landau in Sauterne with gold interior. I remember the hubcaps had blue spinners in the center with T-Bird logo. It was my mom's car for local driving although we took a trip to Colorado in it once. It was traded in 3 years later on a 1970 Buick Electra Custom.
Very informative. This dude knows his stuff. My first Hot Wheels was an aqua 1967 Thunderbird, and I've loved the car ever since. I never realized how much thought and effort was put into the design. Very cool.
Another absolutely, thoroughly enjoyable video! Who needs TV. These cars are from my childhood and young adulthood. Thank you so much! - Greg in California
My uncle bought his wife (my aunt) a new T Bird every 3 years since 1958. When he bought her this one it was as usual the full package. Solid black (they all were ) and I as a teenager occasionally was allowed to drive it. WOW and WOW again. Never forget any of those birds but the 67/68 was my favorite.
This video was a pleasant surprise ! Other than the color of the Lincoln, these are the exact 2 cars my best friend and I owned in high school in 1978 ! Brought back some memories. Thank you 😊
My father was a T-Bird guy and growing up hé had a '64, '67 and'72. The 1967 was always my favorite. White exterior with a red interior, no vinyl roof. Beautiful!
The 1969 Thunderbird 4-door Landau is the car that started my obsession with this era of Thunderbirds, and with cars in general. I was 7 years old when my Aunt Janie drove up in front of our house with her new 69 in Indian Fire Metallic with black top and fancy black cloth and vinyl interior. It was a dazzling car to me as a child. I would always have my aunt show me how the steering wheel would spring up and over when she opened the door. And I'd watch the gorgeous taillamps as she drove away, sometimes seeing the turn signals do their thing if she remembered to use them as I had begged her to do. I was such an obsessed kid with that car. The Thunderbird was loaded with power everything, lights overhead and a stereo that to my young ears sounded like nothing I had ever heard before. The way the rear doors opened fascinated me. I would call my aunt to come over so I could wash her car, and so often that would end with me in trouble for running the battery down by having the doors open while cleaning on it. 7 bulbs illuminated the interior every time a door was opened, so it didn't take long.
This has always been my favorite generation of the thunderbird. I just love the styling of it, and Ford's ad campaigns for the T-Bird lineup during this generation were so beautifully shot.
Again a favorite car I have owned! I had a 67 suicide door Tbird the same color as Marc's. If you put your turn signal on and push the emergency flasher, both sides will blink in sequence. Thank you both for this memory.
Beautiful T-Bird, and as many have remarked, I never fully appreciated the artful but subtle body lines and how difficult it must have been to stamp. As a bit of a T-Bird purest, I was never a fan of the 4-door versions. I always thought the stretch looked like an afterthought. I felt the same way when Datsun stretched the 260Z to add a rear seat. I hope you post Part 2 quickly… my mouth is watering for the engine and interior discussion! Thank you, Adam and Marc! 👍👍👍
The 1967 Ford Thunderbird coup has always been one of my all time favorite car's !' The standard 390 engine was a good engine . I also like it with out the vinyl roof , and with the regular hubcaps . Over all it's a Real Nice Car !!'
Keep waiting for your take on the 1960 Thunderbird. Such a work of art. Have a brief home video of grandma pulling up in her baby blue one. I even bought taillights and rigged them with lights and other iconic parts displayed in my home
A wonderful episode with two iconic and handsome luxury cars from an era in American automobile history that will never be repeated. Marc is a fountain of styling information and his in-depth styling comments were a joy to hear and see!
My uncle had a new 70 Thunderbird four door in navy blue with a black vinyl top. The back seat was like a couch. Liked the steering wheel moving up and over as you got out. It was a fast car.
Marc is great! I grew up in a '68 T-Bird coupe landau. Gold with a black interior. Even for being so young, I recognized it was a cool car. Trips to the shore etc. Great memories in a great cruiser. Love the old Fords/Mercs/Lincolns. Love your channel. Ford masterfully gave cars their own character at the time. Agree, Marc's T-Bird is more low slung, close to "cigarette pack", more smooth and cool than maybe sporty. Your Mark III more formal, emphasizing lines, luxury - all the things you would expect from a Lincoln. Dig your way down, lots of shared parts. Such beautiful designs. Complicated stampings. Each unique with their own personalities. Such attention to detail and finish. Just a remarkable time. Likely unaffordable today. Glad I caught the tail end of this era.
I was in junior high when the '67 came out and a friend's parents bought the four door. It was such a fun car and so different from my parents' Bonneville! Always enjoy seeing Marc.
You are really making me miss having my '68 T-Bird so much. I was 17 years old when I bought mine in 1981 (I was the second owner). I traded a 1970 Cadillac and a 1975 Honda Civic CVCC for it in Delaware. I absolutlely loved it. I still look for them For Sale to this day. I am torn as to which of my past cars I would like to have today. The T-Bird or the '79 Corvette (again, I was 17 when I bought the vette). Unfortunately, when I joined the Army I had to sell the Vette and ended up selling the T-Bird when I deployed to Germany. A low rank in the Army did not make enough to afford both if not one back then. Reflecting back though, both of those cars would have been a blast on the Autobahn.
I enjoyed this video and the one posted today about the interior. I owned a '67 Thunderbird four door. I loved this car and of all the cars I've owned, this is my all time favorite and have had dreams about it. Mine was yellow with blk vinyl top. It had the 428 engine and I traded it for a new '74 Honda Civic when the oil embargo hit. I was young and kick myself for letting the 'Bird go. Thanks for the memories.
I had the pleasure of doing an engine overhaul on one of these many years ago. It was the 390 with four barrel carb. Very heavy engine but a good performer and highly reliable.
Hi from Sydney, Australia. I have always loved the 5 years of 1967 to 1971 Thunderbirds with the '67 & '69 as my favorite 2 year models. In late 1968 when I saw the first MK3 Conti' it was parked directly ahead of a local '67 T'bird both in the same maroon enamel & with black vinyl roof. Looking from the opposite side of the street to a 13yr old 1st form high school student it was immediately apparent that someone at Ford had "glued-on " a fake Rolls Royce face and an old '56 Lincoln back onto a beautiful Thunderbird, wrecking it. I went over the street and looked carefully at it and knew what they had done as it was a clear rip off of the beautiful Thunderbird, as a 13 yr old you could see they had just used the bulk of the T'bird roof & A pillars then punched out new body skins. When the MK4 Conti' was released what an improvement against the blocky stumpy ugly looking MK3. The 72 Mk4 looked beautiful everything that was lacking in the MK3 had been addressed with the MK4 it looked like a true escapee from a styling studio and I was determined to have one as an adult and did so an Aussie RHD "flat-pack" CKD Kit as Ford Aust needed to do much re-engineering on the MK4 for it to be a RHD car. Mine was a Silver Luxury version in the alternate color if you hated silver silver all over. Mine, Cranberry Firemist with deep cream padded vinyl roof & deep blood plum leather seats, beautiful. To this day an example of a '67 to '71 Thunderbird is the ONLY American designed car that I have wanted to own, but however the right example has not presented itself. I would prefer the 4 door version I feel these are one of the most elegant sedan designs released ever by any motor manufacturer in any decade. The pure elegance of the rearwards opening carriage doors and discrete blanked out privacy panels on the doors plus I love the fantastic mudguard pressings up front on the first 1967's, the Landau interior with its brushed alloy surfacing, the terrific aeronautic style internal door handles and the 1967 armrests on doors are of a better quality than the later 4 years where armrests seem to shrivel, distort and shrink, looking ghastly. I also really like the mid year '69's with their new diecast grille and the intricate and unusual tail-light design which also fitted with a Thunderbirds centre bootlid panel depression. I bought every 1/43 scale die cast model I could find of these Thunderbirds, 3 toymakers made them years ago all were the 3 '60's versions a '67. '68 & '69 , sadly no toy company made a '70 or '71.
i could listen to Mark talk all day long. Hes very interesting and reminds me of that shop teacher that you really liked and were sad to leave at the end of the school year. Thanks Mark for your input
Both of these two vehicules were very iconic and thus they represented the epitomy of luxury, style and design, during the glorious heydays of Fords most productive years, in terms of car manufacturing sales, back in the 1960s. Hence! like the old saying use to go: " Ford! where the better ideas are". Lol! Thank you! so much for this magnificent! presentation, on the UA-cam channel and have yourself a great Summer out in Detroit, Michigan, Adam! Johnny Montréal Québec ❤️👍
Those two cars together look absolutely fantastic! Love the Thunderbird harmonica grille as I call it and the MKIII is as close to a custom car as you could get.
Great video gentlemen! I’m not much of a Ford fan but the 67 Thunderbird is a magnificent design. The explanation by Mark makes me want one more than before.
This was my FAVORITE of your videos so far Adam!!! As the very proud owner of both a 67 Landau coupe and a 70 Mark lll I know these cars all too well. I’ve owned then since 1989 and 1985 respectively. While the Mark lll has a vault like build to it the 67 Tbird is even more solid and very little plastic on the interior. The ONE YEAR ONLY 1967 Tbird interior is awesome as well. It still retains that sport jet inspired theme in a very tasteful way. Starting 1968 the Tbirds interiors became more mark like and each year more and more plastic and less and less sporty. By 1969 the Tbird interiors were more luxurious then sporty IMO. BOTH are superb vehicles and I’d dare say the high water mark for both Lincoln and Tbird from a build quality and over all ride experience.
as a pre-driving age teen, I fawned over the 2 page 1967 Thunderbird ad introducing the 4 door, with the long cool woman in the backseat dressed in the floor length dress... then I stated noticing the later T-birds were not so glamourous... it took me a while to realize ALL the differences in the interior. :)
I’m might be one of the few who appreciates the beauty of the 67-69 Ford Thunderbird. My landlord owns a blue 69 that I have really fallen in love with. It’s really a very pretty car! Very elegant looking
Love the 67 Tbird video and what a pleasant surprise to see you referenced our 67 slick top a few minutes into the video. Love it and the entire video was very informative. Thanks.
Both classics are fabulous automotive eye candy. Never knew the '67 Thunderbird and '69 Mark III shared the same platform, and had so many similarities.
I love how you take us to the days of my childhood. My brother had a 2 door 67 T Bird. It was in around 1970. I was only around 10 or so. But I loved it. It was the first car in the family that had FM radio . It looked a lot better than the 1966 model in my opinion.
Strenuously disagree ! The 1966 Thunderbird exterior design was incredibly more appealing front to back. Covered headlights are fun to watch operate but they contribute to the sameness that became prevalent of American car manufacturers during the late sixties and early seventies. Hence, the '66 model is infinitely more valuable as a collectible today. 🚘🔍
I'm with you, dmandman9! My very first car was a 64 Thunderbird, and I've had two, a 66 Town Landau and a 69 4-door Landau. Loved them all, but the 67-69 Birds are my absolute favorite. Beautiful and wonderful driving cars.
I had the opportunity once to drive a freinds '67 Tbird 2 door & I enjoyed the experience. The car looked cool & I loved the dashboard design of these cars. The engine was a 390 & was more than capable of handling the job.
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When American cars were rolling pieces of art, truly beautiful sculping lines!
The Thunderbird is beautiful and we're very lucky to have an informed explanation of its design from Mark. I love the color as well.
Yes, the color goes well with the top.
Mark has an art theory/history vernacular that is very informative, takes me back to my school days.
Possibly the classiest T-Bird of all time. Beautiful from every angle.
My uncle was a manager at the Ford casting plant in Cleveland-he always had cool cars-I remember seeing his new '67 4 door T-bird. I thought it was the most amazing car I had ever seen-the "clam shell" doors and the beautiful interior blew me away! Thanks, guys!
Marc is great! Please have him on the channel more often.
Agreed
I second that. Initial impression was quirky, not that quirky is bad, but he is very intelligent and passionate about his T-Bird. Wonderful presentation
Your guest made a great explanation of the Thunderbird’s exterior design. I will now always see this car as sculptured art and not a vehicle.
I'm the same way, great job.
Vacuum cleaner.
@@sharksport01 Hate to be a nay-sayer but my uncle a Ford man would say "crocodile" for that T-bird.
Adam Marc is AWESOME, please feature him more, you are AWESOME too. :) Great Info...... Loved it. !!!!
The Lincoln Mark III is the best looking luxury coupe of the Century !
GM man knows his stuff.
Love the way he talks about die making.
My Dad bought a 68 T bird in 1970....white, dark blue interior, 429....nice rig!
My parents had a ‘67 four-door Thunderbird. It was loaded, and was built like a tank. My family loved that car!
Love this gen of Thunderbirds.
I love it when you guys geek out on the styling. Both the Mark III and T-bird are stunning cars!
I still recall the enthralling slogan atop the print ads for the 1967 cars: New Thunder. From the Bird.
Glad to see Marc back!! He gives a designer's perspective but delivers it in such a relatable way - the contrast to some well intentioned but completely unschooled youtubers is night and day. That was a really nice explanation of the 67, hopefully people will have a little more appreciation of them going forward. I'd love to see a part two with interior critique. The 67-71 (especially the Bunkie beack 70-71) 'birds exist in kind of a collector trough; people have even started collecting the Mark IV models, passing these by.
The '67 T-Bird is a wonderful blast from my past. My Uncle Bob owned one and I always thought they looked so cool with the hideaway front lights and the sequential back turn signal lights. These things impress you when you are a kid. I want to say that his T-Bird had a 390 but I wouldn't swear to that claim. The power of nostalgia still moves me all these decades later.
It likely was a 390, the 428 was optional but somewhat rare.
"The power of nostalgia still moves me all these decades later." Amen Brother!
Yes, I owned a '67 Bird with a 390. Passed everything except a gas station. Gas was cheaper when I owned mine, only used Sunoco 260. Loved that car!
@@mikestirn8216 I owned the Hot Wheels version!
My dad bought a new 69 2 dr T-Bird. Similar look and colour , landau top to the '67
Engine was 429 as opposed to preferred 428, C6 and an 8 -track (ooh aah)
It was nice cruiser, head on collision in 72 concluded that.
Again, you and Mark have a great design "conversation". Your presentation styles compliment each well. Mark sees and points out design subtleties I don't notice but are a big part of the overall final package.
I’m still wishing that Adam & Mark start there own Late Night Talk Show!!! These Automobile Comparisons are getting Better & Better! 👍👍👍
That wild man added a drop of silver to the color! Marc was living on the EDGE! lol, he's a character.
Mark is so witty and insightful. He's great and Adam is brilliant in setting him up to get the best out of him. Really enjoyable and informative conversations
I was 10 years old when the 1967 Thunderbird was released. We lived near a small Ford/Mercury dealership and they had a dark blue 2 door Landau on the showroom floor at introduction. That was a very exciting time in my life each fall when the new models were released. Nowadays, ho hum.
This era of Thunderbird has been a favorite of mine since it was released. As a kid I watched the next door neighbor , an elderly man, wash his recently acquired Gulfstream aqua four door T Bird. It was such a dramatic design and the Lincoln style reverse opening rear doors were just the frosting on the cake.
I learned a lot from this design analysis!
I remember being thrilled every time I’d see those sequential tail lights as a kid. Cougar had them too. Now my RS6 has them front and rear and I still think they’re cool.
I had a cousin with a '67 or '68 Cougar which had them. I loved it. So much I bought a kit to convert the taillights on my '01 Mustang to sequential.
@@rogerhinman5427 I will eventually be putting Raxiom's kit on my 02, just can't decide whether to have them do it faster or slower (there's an option).
@@HAL-dm1eh I went with the modified flasher which slows them down. A bit of a pain to get at under the dash, but I thought it was worth it.
In 1972, my second car purchased right after high school was a used ‘67 Mercury Cougar XR7. It was light green metallic with a black vinyl top and white letter tires. Loved the sequential turn signals and especially loved the XR7 instrument panel and center console which was decidedly “European” in character. I’ve owned many cars through the years but I think that Cougar just might be the best-looking of them all.
I bought a conversion kit for my 2008 Mustang so I could have sequential taillights. Love them!
These are two cars I used to really not like, but today I drool over them. Marc's Thunderbird is a drool worthy nod to the "future" and Adam's Mark III looks like it is fresh off the showroom floor. Adam, you have really created a fantastic UA-cam channel. You really should be proud of its content and your collection.
Thx!
That T-bird is gorgeous.
Tears in my eyes. I miss being 12 and admiring the '67 T-Birds. My favorite thing about ALL Fords was the flower-pot steering wheel. Don't know why, I just loved it.
Marc is a fabulous guest. He has a great depth of design knowledge and it sounds like he loves talking about it. Thanks for another great video Adam! P.S. My first car was a 1962 Thunderbird that I acquired around 1972.
Had an uncle that bought a thunderbird back in 67. Was a dream car to me. You guys do a great job!
The 67-69 Thunderbird is the most beautiful and classy TBird design ever. The 4 door sedans were especially unique. Fantastic 69 ad “For the Open Road and the Open Sky”😍
There’s hope for humanity now that at least 3 people love these cars. I’m the third. Remember sitting in the barrel back seat of the showroom T-Bird at Malasky Ford in Hudson
NY while my dads 63 XL was in for service. Years later got a ride in a rich uncle’s bird. He showed me how the sequential lights worked. From what I remember there was a distributor looking device in the trunk under where a rear defogger would be. Great video and thank you.
Loved this Video Mark knows his cars
Enjoyed his explanation of all the subtleties of the Lincoln and the Thunderbird. Bring him back
Congrats Adam on being so CLOSE to 100K Subscribers in such a short amount of time. Seriously. Good for you. 🎉
My twin brother and I were born in 1967. My parents owned a 1966 T-bird Town Landau, which they traded for another T-bird TL in 1969. I remember the 1969....it was a stunning deep metallic green with black vinyl landau top and white leather interior. The car was traded in 1972 for a 1973 Ford LTD Country Squire. My mom said the main reason for the trade was the interior door handles were so accessible that we 4 year-old boys loved to grab the handle, opening the door while the car was in motion.
If only your parents had waited another year! Along with marker lights, the feds required more childproof interior latches in 1968.
We used to live in New Orleans, and in late 1966, my father traded in a 66 Thunderbird Town Hardtop at Metairie Ford for a new 1967 Thunderbird 2dr Landau in Sauterne with gold interior. I remember the hubcaps had blue spinners in the center with T-Bird logo. It was my mom's car for local driving although we took a trip to Colorado in it once. It was traded in 3 years later on a 1970 Buick Electra Custom.
Nice flight 🛫
It is very refreshing to have two youngish men speaking about anything intelligently and articulately with good vocabularies. Great channel.
Adam, Marc is always welcome. It is reassuring to see you are putting the long weekend to good use. 😉
Very informative. This dude knows his stuff. My first Hot Wheels was an aqua 1967 Thunderbird, and I've loved the car ever since. I never realized how much thought and effort was put into the design. Very cool.
Another absolutely, thoroughly enjoyable video! Who needs TV. These cars are from my childhood and young adulthood. Thank you so much! - Greg in California
I love Mark's descriptive vocabulary, easy to tell he has an extensive design background/education
My uncle bought his wife (my aunt) a new T Bird every 3 years since 1958. When he bought her this one it was as usual the full package. Solid black (they all were ) and I as a teenager occasionally was allowed to drive it. WOW and WOW again. Never forget any of those birds but the 67/68 was my favorite.
Adam, thank you so much for featuring this beautiful 1967 Thunderbird.
Yes finally a '67 'bird my favorite. Thanks for bringing this one Mark. Great video.
We love Marc!!
This video was a pleasant surprise ! Other than the color of the Lincoln, these are the exact 2 cars my best friend and I owned in high school in 1978 ! Brought back some memories. Thank you 😊
My father was a T-Bird guy and growing up hé had a '64, '67 and'72.
The 1967 was always my favorite. White exterior with a red interior, no vinyl roof. Beautiful!
The 1969 Thunderbird 4-door Landau is the car that started my obsession with this era of Thunderbirds, and with cars in general.
I was 7 years old when my Aunt Janie drove up in front of our house with her new 69 in Indian Fire Metallic with black top and fancy black cloth and vinyl interior. It was a dazzling car to me as a child. I would always have my aunt show me how the steering wheel would spring up and over when she opened the door. And I'd watch the gorgeous taillamps as she drove away, sometimes seeing the turn signals do their thing if she remembered to use them as I had begged her to do. I was such an obsessed kid with that car. The Thunderbird was loaded with power everything, lights overhead and a stereo that to my young ears sounded like nothing I had ever heard before. The way the rear doors opened fascinated me. I would call my aunt to come over so I could wash her car, and so often that would end with me in trouble for running the battery down by having the doors open while cleaning on it. 7 bulbs illuminated the interior every time a door was opened, so it didn't take long.
This has always been my favorite generation of the thunderbird. I just love the styling of it, and Ford's ad campaigns for the T-Bird lineup during this generation were so beautifully shot.
Again a favorite car I have owned! I had a 67 suicide door Tbird the same color as Marc's. If you put your turn signal on and push the emergency flasher, both sides will blink in sequence. Thank you both for this memory.
Beautiful T-Bird, and as many have remarked, I never fully appreciated the artful but subtle body lines and how difficult it must have been to stamp. As a bit of a T-Bird purest, I was never a fan of the 4-door versions. I always thought the stretch looked like an afterthought. I felt the same way when Datsun stretched the 260Z to add a rear seat. I hope you post Part 2 quickly… my mouth is watering for the engine and interior discussion! Thank you, Adam and Marc! 👍👍👍
Damn the front fender and the grill is just beautiful😮
Nice to see Marc again. Two very beautiful vehicles and you present them with incredible detailed knowledge. Thank you guys!
His knowledge is next level, almost autistic. Of course I mean that as he has car knowledge super powers, not an insult in any way.
Beautiful, elegant, superb quality classics.
The 1967 Ford Thunderbird coup has always been one of my all time favorite car's !' The standard 390 engine was a good engine . I also like it with out the vinyl roof ,
and with the regular hubcaps . Over all it's a Real Nice Car !!'
I'm a ford guy who loves 60's Tbirds so thank you for this!
Keep waiting for your take on the 1960 Thunderbird. Such a work of art. Have a brief home video of grandma pulling up in her baby blue one. I even bought taillights and rigged them with lights and other iconic parts displayed in my home
Love this generation of T-birds! 👍 thanks for posting.
Marc 5 sure knows his English and his vehicles. Bring him back please. The colors of both of these are so beautiful. I want them both.
Yay-Mark is back!! And he owns a great T-Bird.
Thank Adam. Thank you for bringing your designer friend Mark back explaining the styling details. It is interesting to learn what is being conveyed.
Thank you guys for sharing your cars with us.
Thank you for the expert design analysis on these two wonderful FOMOCOs from the era when Detroit was at its peak.
A wonderful episode with two iconic and handsome luxury cars from an era in American automobile history that will never be repeated. Marc is a fountain of styling information and his in-depth styling comments were a joy to hear and see!
The 67 Thunderbird is a great looking car. I remember my 1st grade teacher (in 1974) drove a triple black 4dr Thunderbird and I loved them ever since.
Wow two great automobiles, love them both but the T bird has an edge. Thanks guys😊
Seeing this new video this morning made my day.
You guys describe these cars so well with words, it seems you guys were stylists as well historians. So fun to watch your vidoes....and informative.
My uncle had a new 70 Thunderbird four door in navy blue with a black vinyl top. The back seat was like a couch. Liked the steering wheel moving up and over as you got out. It was a fast car.
Marc is great! I grew up in a '68 T-Bird coupe landau. Gold with a black interior. Even for being so young, I recognized it was a cool car. Trips to the shore etc. Great memories in a great cruiser. Love the old Fords/Mercs/Lincolns. Love your channel.
Ford masterfully gave cars their own character at the time. Agree, Marc's T-Bird is more low slung, close to "cigarette pack", more smooth and cool than maybe sporty. Your Mark III more formal, emphasizing lines, luxury - all the things you would expect from a Lincoln. Dig your way down, lots of shared parts. Such beautiful designs. Complicated stampings. Each unique with their own personalities. Such attention to detail and finish. Just a remarkable time. Likely unaffordable today. Glad I caught the tail end of this era.
I was in junior high when the '67 came out and a friend's parents bought the four door. It was such a fun car and so different from my parents' Bonneville! Always enjoy seeing Marc.
Great video. My favorite cars are the mid-60s Thunderbirds (with Lincoln a close second). Can't wait to see part 2.
You are really making me miss having my '68 T-Bird so much. I was 17 years old when I bought mine in 1981 (I was the second owner). I traded a 1970 Cadillac and a 1975 Honda Civic CVCC for it in Delaware. I absolutlely loved it. I still look for them For Sale to this day. I am torn as to which of my past cars I would like to have today. The T-Bird or the '79 Corvette (again, I was 17 when I bought the vette). Unfortunately, when I joined the Army I had to sell the Vette and ended up selling the T-Bird when I deployed to Germany. A low rank in the Army did not make enough to afford both if not one back then. Reflecting back though, both of those cars would have been a blast on the Autobahn.
Never liked these as a kid. But Mark is so darn interesting that I know so much about it that I now like it. Mark is amazing.
I sat through this in one viewing, very informative and entertaining thank you gentlemen.
I enjoyed this video and the one posted today about the interior. I owned a '67 Thunderbird four door. I loved this car and of all the cars I've owned, this is my all time favorite and have had dreams about it. Mine was yellow with blk vinyl top. It had the 428 engine and I traded it for a new '74 Honda Civic when the oil embargo hit. I was young and kick myself for letting the 'Bird go. Thanks for the memories.
I had the pleasure of doing an engine overhaul on one of these many years ago. It was the 390 with four barrel carb. Very heavy engine but a good performer and highly reliable.
Hi from Sydney, Australia. I have always loved the 5 years of 1967 to 1971 Thunderbirds with the '67 & '69 as my favorite 2 year models. In late 1968 when I saw the first MK3 Conti' it was parked directly ahead of a local '67 T'bird both in the same maroon enamel & with black vinyl roof. Looking from the opposite side of the street to a 13yr old 1st form high school student it was immediately apparent that someone at Ford had "glued-on " a fake Rolls Royce face and an old '56 Lincoln back onto a beautiful Thunderbird, wrecking it. I went over the street and looked carefully at it and knew what they had done as it was a clear rip off of the beautiful Thunderbird, as a 13 yr old you could see they had just used the bulk of the T'bird roof & A pillars then punched out new body skins. When the MK4 Conti' was released what an improvement against the blocky stumpy ugly looking MK3. The 72 Mk4 looked beautiful everything that was lacking in the MK3 had been addressed with the MK4 it looked like a true escapee from a styling studio and I was determined to have one as an adult and did so an Aussie RHD "flat-pack" CKD Kit as Ford Aust needed to do much re-engineering on the MK4 for it to be a RHD car. Mine was a Silver Luxury version in the alternate color if you hated silver silver all over. Mine, Cranberry Firemist with deep cream padded vinyl roof & deep blood plum leather seats, beautiful.
To this day an example of a '67 to '71 Thunderbird is the ONLY American designed car that I have wanted to own, but however the right example has not presented itself. I would prefer the 4 door version I feel these are one of the most elegant sedan designs released ever by any motor manufacturer in any decade. The pure elegance of the rearwards opening carriage doors and discrete blanked out privacy panels on the doors plus I love the fantastic mudguard pressings up front on the first 1967's, the Landau interior with its brushed alloy surfacing, the terrific aeronautic style internal door handles and the 1967 armrests on doors are of a better quality than the later 4 years where armrests seem to shrivel, distort and shrink, looking ghastly. I also really like the mid year '69's with their new diecast grille and the intricate and unusual tail-light design which also fitted with a Thunderbirds centre bootlid panel depression. I bought every 1/43 scale die cast model I could find of these Thunderbirds, 3 toymakers made them years ago all were the 3 '60's versions a '67. '68 & '69 , sadly no toy company made a '70 or '71.
You guys have a great chemistry together. Nice video to watch!
i could listen to Mark talk all day long. Hes very interesting and reminds me of that shop teacher that you really liked and were sad to leave at the end of the school year. Thanks Mark for your input
This guy knows his cars!
Both of these two vehicules were very iconic and thus they represented the epitomy of luxury, style and design, during the glorious heydays of Fords most productive years, in terms of car manufacturing sales, back in the 1960s. Hence! like the old saying use to go: " Ford! where the better ideas are". Lol!
Thank you! so much for this magnificent! presentation, on the UA-cam channel and have yourself a great Summer out in Detroit, Michigan, Adam!
Johnny Montréal Québec ❤️👍
Gr8 to see Marc again, Adam and a Fantastic Comparison, Guys. 😊🙌
Those two cars together look absolutely fantastic! Love the Thunderbird harmonica grille as I call it and the MKIII is as close to a custom car as you could get.
You can tell they are close friends by the little jabs they take at each other! Both cars are beautiful.
Great video gentlemen! I’m not much of a Ford fan but the 67 Thunderbird is a magnificent design. The explanation by Mark makes me want one more than before.
This was my FAVORITE of your videos so far Adam!!! As the very proud owner of both a 67 Landau coupe and a 70 Mark lll I know these cars all too well. I’ve owned then since 1989 and 1985 respectively. While the Mark lll has a vault like build to it the 67 Tbird is even more solid and very little plastic on the interior. The ONE YEAR ONLY 1967 Tbird interior is awesome as well. It still retains that sport jet inspired theme in a very tasteful way. Starting 1968 the Tbirds interiors became more mark like and each year more and more plastic and less and less sporty. By 1969 the Tbird interiors were more luxurious then sporty IMO. BOTH are superb vehicles and I’d dare say the high water mark for both Lincoln and Tbird from a build quality and over all ride experience.
as a pre-driving age teen, I fawned over the 2 page 1967 Thunderbird ad introducing the 4 door, with the long cool woman in the backseat dressed in the floor length dress... then I stated noticing the later T-birds were not so glamourous... it took me a while to realize ALL the differences in the interior. :)
Yes the interior is a work of art on the 67 as well as the exterior. I think these are so under appreciated it’s sad
As the owner of a '67 myself, I totally love this design walk-around. I am looking at my car with fresh eyes.
Love it when Marc walks through all the design details.
I’m might be one of the few who appreciates the beauty of the 67-69 Ford Thunderbird. My landlord owns a blue 69 that I have really fallen in love with. It’s really a very pretty car! Very elegant looking
Marc!!!!❤maestro de Lingo!!!
Those "Glamour Bird" Thunderbirds are great looking. Very interesting as always to get Marc's take on this and other designs.
I feel so brilliant after listening to Mark! Fantastic video, Adam!
Love the 67 Tbird video and what a pleasant surprise to see you referenced our 67 slick top a few minutes into the video. Love it and the entire video was very informative. Thanks.
Both classics are fabulous automotive eye candy. Never knew the '67 Thunderbird and '69 Mark III shared the same platform, and had so many similarities.
I love how you take us to the days of my childhood. My brother had a 2 door 67 T Bird. It was in around 1970. I was only around 10 or so. But I loved it. It was the first car in the family that had FM radio . It looked a lot better than the 1966 model in my opinion.
Strenuously disagree ! The 1966 Thunderbird exterior design was incredibly more appealing front to back. Covered headlights are fun to watch operate but they contribute to the sameness that became prevalent of American car manufacturers during the late sixties and early seventies. Hence, the '66 model is infinitely more valuable as a collectible today. 🚘🔍
I'm with you, dmandman9! My very first car was a 64 Thunderbird, and I've had two, a 66 Town Landau and a 69 4-door Landau. Loved them all, but the 67-69 Birds are my absolute favorite. Beautiful and wonderful driving cars.
I had the opportunity once to drive a freinds '67 Tbird 2 door & I enjoyed the experience. The car looked cool & I loved the dashboard design of these cars. The engine was a 390 & was more than capable of handling the job.
Great to see Marc and the Mark again. 😁
Two beautiful examples of the end of an era. Pre-smog and pre 5 mph bumpers; the T-bird is absolutely gorgeous.
Adam, you deserve an award of some kind. I don’t know where it would come from, but there must be organization out there that can get it done.
Society of Automotive Loan Officers.
Frequent loaner miles.