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| Ford Thunderbird Third Generation | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company |
| Production | 1961–1963 |
| Assembly | United States: Wixom Assembly Plant, Wixom, Michigan |
| Designer | Bill Boyer |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Personal luxury car |
| Body style |
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| Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
| Chassis | unibody |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 390 cu in (6.4 L) FE V8[1] 406 cu in (6.7 L) FE V8[1] 427 cu in (7.0 L) FE V8[1] |
| Transmission | 3-speed Cruise-O Matic MX automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 113.2 in (2,875 mm)[2] |
| Length | 205 in (5,207 mm) |
| Width | 75.9 in (1,928 mm)[2] |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Ford Thunderbird (second generation) |
| Successor | Ford Thunderbird (fourth generation) |
The third generation of the Ford Thunderbird is a personal luxury car produced by Ford for the 1961 to 1963 model years. It featured new and much sleeker styling (done by Bill Boyer)[3] than the second generation models. Sales were strong, if not quite up to record-breaking 1960, at 73,051 including 10,516 convertibles. A new, larger 390 cu in (6.4 L) FE-series V8 was the only engine available (in 1961). The Thunderbird was 1961's Indianapolis 500 pace car,[4] and featured prominently in US President John F. Kennedy's inaugural parade, probably aided by the appointment of Ford executive Robert McNamara as Secretary of Defense.[5]
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- ^ "Howstuffworks "1961, 1962, 1963 Ford Thunderbird"". Archived from the original on 2008-05-17.
- ^ "1961 Ford Thunderbird Indy Pace Car". Hagerty Insider. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ^ "These Are The Cars That JFK Owned As President". HotCars. 2021-05-01. Retrieved 2021-08-26.