![]() ![]() The 4-door Thunderbirds featured quite narrow rear 'suicide' doors. New for 1969, the Continental Mark III coupe was built on the same four-door chassis. It remained in the lineup through 1971 but never generated substantial sales. The convertible, increasingly a slow seller, was dropped in favor of a four-door model that was 2.5 in (6.3 cm) stretched, featuring suicide doors, a signature feature of the Lincoln Continental four-door sedans of that era. The listed retail price of the two-door Landau coupe was US$4,704 ($41,284 in 2022 dollars ). An overhead console (that first appeared on the previous years Town Landau) containing illuminated indicators for emergency flasher use, low-fuel warning, door-ajar and seat-belt reminder light returned in a revised format. Ford decided to abandon the Thunderbird's typical unibody construction for this larger car, turning to a body-on-frame method with sophisticated rubber mountings between the two to improve noise/vibration characteristics and reduce weight by a small margin. History 1968 Ford Thunderbird interiorįor 1967 the Thunderbird would be a larger car, moving it closer to Lincoln as the company chose to emphasize the " luxury" part of the "personal luxury car" designation. They would share commonality again later from 1984–1998. In fact, for 1969 the Continental Mark III was launched as a two-door only personal luxury coupé, that was based directly on the four-door, 117 in (2.97 m) wheelbase Thunderbird chassis, and from that point until the end of 1976, Ford Thunderbirds and Continental Marks were related cars. The debut of the Ford Mustang in early 1964, and subsequent introduction of the larger, more upmarket Mercury Cougar, to compete with the similarly larger Dodge Charger – Chrysler's more upscale answer to Ford and G.M.'s pony cars – began to erode the Thunderbird sales and drove it to still get larger, with Ford even introducing four-door Thunderbird Landaus. The Thunderbird had fundamentally remained the same in concept through 1966, although the design had been revised twice. This fifth generation saw the second major change of direction for the Thunderbird. Wilwood 4 piston calipers with 14”drilled and slotted rear rotorsĪluminum performance 3-piece wheels 20×12.The fifth generation Ford Thunderbird is a large personal luxury car series, produced by Ford for the 1967–1971 model years. Wilwood 6 piston calipers with 14” drilled and slotted front rotors ![]() Ididit tilt steering column/keyless ignitionĭSE tubular upper and lower control arms with 2 ½” dropĭSE rear Quadra Link suspension with adjustable coilovers and 3” drop Vintage Air Sure Fit climate control system Bullseye Power 62 mm extended tip turbos with polished race coversĬustom air to air intercooler with aluminum charge tubingĬustom air hat with retro-Pontiac six pack designĬustom design full leather interior with dual stitchingĬustom Budnik split-grip sport wheel anodized black TURBO SYSTEM – Custom All Speed Performance TwinĢ ea. Custom Twin Turbo PontiacĬrank – 4.00″ stroke crank – Scat 4340 forged steel This latest 1970 Firebird stretches its 1200hp wings with the help of Brian Moat/All Speed Customs, based in Muskegon Heights, Michigan – where the muscle car has the proper pedigree for a build of this nature.ĮNGINE: 475 Cu. Nearly 2 decades ago, owner Tom Cronkright’s first car as a juvenile was a 1970 Pontiac Firebird, but his spirited youth combined with a heavy right foot shortened that relationship. Although this Machine of muscle might appear to be a garage happy show car, it has lots of wear and tear with both street and track miles. Plus there is an enormous amount of black. The body modifications provide a contemporary yet bold look and will increase performance by managing and directing airflow. Built as a high-performance daily driver, this Firebird needed to include many luxuries and appointments found in late model sports cars such as a tuned suspension, fuel injected adjustable twin-turbos, climate control, power windows with a state-of-the art stereo and multimedia electronics.” “When I set out to build my dream car the vision was to tastefully integrate modern styling and technology into the classic 1970 Pontiac Formula Firebird body. Owner: Tom Conkright | Build: All Speed Customs | Photos: McGaffin ![]()
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