And the marketplace loved it.īy 1977, the Thunderbird was in its 7 th generation and had adopted a wide, fixed B-pillar that did away with the previous hardtop roofline. Instead of asserting itself as a sports car, the Thunderbird identified as a “personal luxury” car. “Nothing needs to be done but get in and drive.”įirst launching for 1955 in two-door convertible form, the Thunderbird model went after the newly debuted Corvette but took a different approach. “The car looks like it never spent a night outside,” the seller states. Finished in a paint color called Chamois Glow, it has logged only 69,000-miles since new.

This T’Bird reportedly came from the estate of its original owner.

The cassette, incidentally, lagged far behind at $449 million that same year.Įight tracks offered a continuous-play listening experience, as opposed to cassettes which needed to be flipped from side to side.

In fact, according to data from The Recording Industry Association of America, 8-track sales peaked in 1978, accounting for $948 million in revenue. Joining a long list of now-defunct sound recording technologies, the 8-track tape was in its heyday when this Thunderbird was new. This Thunderbird has all the right ingredients for a fully immersive 1977 experience, including soft brown velour seating, a landau roof and that all-important 8-track stereo head unit. Welcome aboard today’s Pick of the Day, a 1977 Ford Thunderbird listed by a private seller in Colonial Heights, Virginia, on. Maybe pull out the 8-track tape of Abba’s “Dancing Queen” and turn up the volume to complete the mood. Rewind the clock to the late 1970s, put on a pair of bell-bottom jeans and a bead necklace, and hop in the driver’s seat of a new Ford Thunderbird coupe.

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