![]() ![]() Several standard features, such as power steering and power brakes, back up lights, and bucket seats, were costly options on most other automobiles of the time. ![]() Other innovations include a floating rear view mirror, directly attached to the inside of the windshield. To prevent accidents, this disabled the gear selector until the steering wheel was returned to the center position. With the steering column installed transmission gear selector in the park position the steering wheel would slide approximately 18 inches (460 mm) to the right allowing the driver to exit the vehicle easily. The most distinctive feature of the 1961 to 1963 Thunderbirds was the highly touted 'Swing Away' steering wheel. ![]() The Thunderbird for 1961 introduced several firsts for the automotive market. 1961 1961 Ford Thunderbird interior with "Swing-Away" steering wheel Kennedy's inaugural parade, probably aided by the appointment of Ford executive Robert McNamara as Secretary of Defense. The Thunderbird was 1961's Indianapolis 500 pace car, and featured prominently in US President John F. A new, larger 390 cu in (6.4 L) FE-series V8 was the only engine available (in 1961). Sales were strong, if not quite up to record-breaking 1960, at 73,051 including 10,516 convertibles. ![]() It featured new and much sleeker styling (done by Bill Boyer) than the second generation models. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.The third generation of the Ford Thunderbird is a personal luxury car produced by Ford for the 1961 to 1963 model years. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. CC BY-SA 3.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 true true This licensing tag was added to this file as part of the GFDL licensing update. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work.This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. GFDL GNU Free Documentation License true true A copy of the license is included in the section entitled GNU Free Documentation License. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. Photo by User:Morven at the Fabulous Fords Forever show at Knotts Berry Farm, Buena Park, California, USA on April 17, 2005. Sports Roadster features included the rear seat tonneau cover (making the Bird look like a two-seater), Kelsey-Hayes wire wheels, a passenger grab bar, and the Sports Roadster badges on the front fenders and on the tonneau cover. 1963 Ford Thunderbird Sports Roadster in Corinthian White (code M) with Medium Turquoise Metallic interior (code 57). ![]()
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