Shortly after the introduction of the first-gen Chevrolet Corvette in 1953, Ford decided it needed a rival to its likes. Thus, they set out to work, and one year later they launched the original ...

The Ford Thunderbird launched in 1955, only two years after the Chevrolet Corvette. Wanting to avoid direct competition with ...

Ford's first regular production overhead-cam V8 engine proved to be a rousing success for the company. As the times were changing heading into '90s while technology evolved at a fever pitch, Ford had ...

The first Ford Thunderbird, a 1955 model, comes off the production line at Ford Motor Co.'s Dearborn, Mich., assembly plant on Sept. 9, 1954. It was the creation of two men: Louis D. Crusoe, general ...

1.4L I-4 gasoline direct injection, DOHC, variable valve control, intercooled turbo, regular unleaded, engine with 147HP (1) 1.4L I-4 gasoline direct injection, DOHC, variable valve control, ...