Can't wait for the New 2021 Cruisemobile Crossover to come out and still look the exact same in 2027. I'm really going to miss 2/4 door sedans and convertibles.
1:27 I always thought those pedastile seats were a great idea, freeing up more legroom without having to make the car bigger. The 1983 Renault Alliance also had them. I don't know why they haven't caught on across the industry.
Every one of the luxury car commercials shows a country club, gold course or a couple arriving/departing a formal dinner. I guess that is what luxury buyers aspired to at the time I think it would have been quite a scandal to have put a person of color in one of these commercials at the time
I doubt it would have been a problem if they had the same clothes and mannerisms as the other characters. A mixed couple would have been off limits, though; Chrysler even threatened to pull out from a TV special because Petula Clark and Harry Belefonti were singing a little too close together. They were afraid of boycotts.
@@edpoe4622 I have never heard a white person called a person of color...EVER Can you link an example where I can see that it was ever used in that context?
Much of what you saw highlighted in this video would've been classified as optional equipment. What was considered standard equipment back then was a lot less than what we think of now. Of course, what used to be luxuries at that time have become standards due to popular purchasing by the consumer.
@@dalehall2067 Bad management, starting when Studebaker's President Albert Erskine made the decision to continue paying dividends when the country was sliding into the Depression. That ate up all of Studebaker's cash reserves and put the company into receivership. If he hadn't done that the company would have come out of the Depression in much better shape and the big three might have been Ford, GM and Studebaker.
Studebaker did a wonderful job with the Hawk. Started out as a Studebaker Starliner in 1953 and ended with the Hawk in 1964 all the while tweaking the same 11 year old design.
Wow! Completely disagree! This year was my all time favorite Thunderbird. Actually, this whole generation is magnificent in my opinion. I reallyt loved those rear lights!
I know when I go golfing I like to drive right onto the green 😂😂
If you have a 64 Thunderbird.
Who's the goober that gave this awesome video a thumbs down...
A diehard Chevy lover, that's who...
Those were beautiful cars. Especially the convertible.
Oh to be in America in that era
wow, I would buy one. this is much better looking than the shit they sell today.
Can't wait for the New 2021 Cruisemobile Crossover to come out and still look the exact same in 2027.
I'm really going to miss 2/4 door sedans and convertibles.
That’s always been my favorite American car. Beautiful.
Mine too. 55-66 but I also like the 67-71 bodies too. ✌️🇨🇦
@@OutOnTheTiles Dad had a 1972, it was a fun comfy T-Bird to grow up in!
Built like a rock... chrome under the dash in places you could not even see... a classic for the ages!!!
I can't wait for the 1960s to get here!
I think it was for the Ford salesmen only. Not for public viewing.
I was 8yrs old and these were on the road and even as a little kid I was enthralled by them. 😍👍
Very nice ! Love that car 😊
This and the larger 62 Starfire. Hard to beat in personal luxury.
Great! Too bad the entire video was not provided.....
I was 13… found them absolutely gorgeous… still do.. the best year for the T-birds
Anyone can have a Mustang.....
It's when you Thunderbird....that's when you are achieving true classic luxury motoring...
JFK era Jet Age Style
They look especially beautiful in white.
I bought one love it, will they go up in value I wonder ?
Ahh 1964!...Thunderbird!...crooked LBJ, the Kennedy assassination conspiracy, Vietnam War on the horizon...good times! 😅
Even with all those troubles the times still had a lot of bright spots in life.... which is more than I can say about the country now.
1:27 I always thought those pedastile seats were a great idea, freeing up more legroom without having to make the car bigger. The 1983 Renault Alliance also had them. I don't know why they haven't caught on across the industry.
Does anyone know where this would have been shown back in the day?
I think it was shown to the Ford sales people. Not for public viewing.
Every one of the luxury car commercials shows a country club, gold course or a couple arriving/departing a formal dinner. I guess that is what luxury buyers aspired to at the time
I think it would have been quite a scandal to have put a person of color in one of these commercials at the time
I doubt it would have been a problem if they had the same clothes and mannerisms as the other characters. A mixed couple would have been off limits, though; Chrysler even threatened to pull out from a TV special because Petula Clark and Harry Belefonti were singing a little too close together. They were afraid of boycotts.
There are people of color here. White is a color.
@@edpoe4622 I have never heard a white person called a person of color...EVER
Can you link an example where I can see that it was ever used in that context?
Beautiful
We dont have such features in our '64 Thunderbird
Much of what you saw highlighted in this video would've been classified as optional equipment. What was considered standard equipment back then was a lot less than what we think of now. Of course, what used to be luxuries at that time have become standards due to popular purchasing by the consumer.
I had all of those features, except for the reclining seats, in my '64 Thunderbird.
I have a Red 64 Convertible with White interior and top. I have every option shown except the reclining seat.
Nice cars, but I'd much rather have a Studebaker GT Hawk.
Never understood why Studebaker then surpass all of the cars. Their styling and engineering was great
@@dalehall2067 Bad management, starting when Studebaker's President Albert Erskine made the decision to continue paying dividends when the country was sliding into the Depression. That ate up all of Studebaker's cash reserves and put the company into receivership. If he hadn't done that the company would have come out of the Depression in much better shape and the big three might have been Ford, GM and Studebaker.
@@JeffDeWitt Wish it hadn’t happened that way. Is a beautiful car far a head of time
Studebaker did a wonderful job with the Hawk.
Started out as a Studebaker Starliner in 1953 and ended with the Hawk in 1964 all the while tweaking the same 11 year old design.
Land yacht
The original thunderbirds were beautiful- this design is the beginning of the end of smart styling- ugly rear lights and front is nothing special.
Wow! Completely disagree! This year was my all time favorite Thunderbird. Actually, this whole generation is magnificent in my opinion. I reallyt loved those rear lights!
Shelby used the rear lights from the 65 bird on my 69 Shelby GT 350.
Had to be 5’9” or shorter to comfortably drive a 1955-57 T-bird with the top on.