In 1954, Ernest Breech, a Thunderbird Member and chairman of Ford Motor Company was deeply involved in the creation of a new sports car to compete with the recently released Chevrolet Corvette. Breech needed a name to match the new model’s sleek and sporty design and asked the Club’s permission to name the car The Thunderbird.
1954
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1955
In October 1955 the first Ford Thunderbird rolled off the assembly line and was presented to the club.
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