Black Beauty

Ford decided to expand their market share by taking the Thunderbird from a 2 seat sports car to a 4 passenger personal luxury car. It was a huge success! The first year…”Square Bird” saw production of 37 892 vehicles built, however only 2,134 convertibles were produced, making this black beauty quite rare!

[@gregsayles9253]

My dad had one! (in white with the 352)--He was a Ford engineer back in the day...Many happy memories as a kid sitting on the "hump" in the rear seat between my older brother & sister!!

[@frankgiaquinto1571]

Beautiful '58 T - Bird, rarely seen '58 soft top.It appears to have top notch restoration work.I like that the Continental kit has that small bumper extension that's just large enough to accommodate the wheel, rather than the giant full width tray found on many other cars with Continental kits.Most younger people ( I'm 70) don't seem to realize that most equipment found on newer cars that is standard equipment today was optional at extra cost back then.For example, outside mirrors,power windows and seats,A/C, automatic transmission,etc.It was not at all common to see new cars in 1958 with factory AC, especially in the Northern states.Please note that the original equipment brakes on T- Birds of that era are not very good by today's standards.Anyway, it's a beautiful automobile - Enjoy it to the fullest!

[@markeversonclassiccars]

Thank you Frank! You are right...and this one is much more basic...but fun to drive!

[@lonwaslien104]

I’m a fan of these…58 was not my fav

[@markeversonclassiccars]

Thanks for sharing your opinion. What year do you like?