Nothing screams, "Sports" more than a CB radio and Landau roof. 😂

As an owner of a '79 Heritage and '78 Town Landau, these cars were distinctive, not like today's bubbles w/ wheels. Back then you could 'personalize' your car, almost all options were individual.

I had a 79 T-Bird and the 302 engine crapped out at just over 100,000 miles.

I have had a pair of 78 and a pair of 79 Thunderbirds. I miss them. Both 78s had the Interior Decor Group, Exterior Decor Group, vinyl top, and climate control with the optional 351M under the hoods backed by the FMX 3 speed autobox. The 79s were very low option, 302 cars. Reliable, comfortable, and economical once you learned how to get gas mileage out of them. The near thing is that the gas mileage gsins were accompanied by performance gains. Better breathing hrlps both.

Yes they were not fuel efficient but there is just something charming about these "Malaise Era" autos you just can't find in a Corolla.

Family had a silver 78 with the blue vinyl top.

0:45 Yes, it had far more sales than the 1976 Thunderbird because it was in no way the same car. The 1976 model ended an era; the car was a much higher quality car. The Thunderbird of 1976 was a thinly disguised Lincoln Mark IV, which was the pinnacle of what a luxury car should be.

And a beauty in the mirror!

I've never seen the "Sports Decor Group" model before. Looks amazing! Very similar to the rare Mercury Cougar "Midnight Chamois" edition.

We had the white base model, early in the video, with the 351 motor back in the early 2000's. Still road like a boat and turn the steering wheel with your pinky. Miss driving it

1st car was a 79 t bird 302 engine. Man that thing was tough as nails.

stock?

Interior please.

That’s one clean Chevy, Dig the tilt wheel, remote side mirror and rally wheels. Didn’t catch the power seat in the first few seconds. What’s under the hood?

That model with the fake trunk straps was a bit tacky.

I had a Burgundy '78 T-Bird (400 CID). I loved that car. I even kept it in the garage when I could. In the early 90s the metal underneath the battery was rusting & the headlight covers had a vacuum leak, they would open as soon as you shut the car off. But I really didn't mind. That was one sweet ride. I had owned it for 20 + years!

Equipped with a six way power seat and Comfort-Tilt steering wheel, but no air conditioning. I wonder what the order history is??

I had a 78 thunderbird. Navy with grey vinyl top and grey interior. Buckets and consul. A superb car. Always started and ran perfectly. But a couple of kids and more doors were needed. I traded it for a Buick LeSabre Limited. I went from 2 doors and zero problems to 5 years of nothing but trouble. Which made the T-bird just that much better.

1:12 - "Unique" styling - that's one way of describing it lOL

And today folks. Our cars come in two non colors. Simply Silver and Compliant gray. Our interiors come in 133 shades of black. And..AND!!! if you con't like Gray, you can also get your new compliant car in Silver!

my truck has a steering wheel from one of these

Good lord this year model is hideous yet, there is an allure to it. Too bad I am out of garage and drive room, I would get one or a mustang two, lol. Great video, Merica 🇺🇸

I was never really a fan of Ford, but this Thunderbird body style 77, 78, 79 wins my heart. 👌🏾🔥🔥🔥 I have such fond childhood memories of riding in these back in the day. 🤗

Wow. 114 inch wheelbase is a "midsize" car (boat).

I love at 9:40, the highlighting of the side trim and pin stripe. Note the body side molding (door trim) did not line up in typical 1970s crappy manufacturing / design fashion. I wonder if anyone still has this trim/color version anywhere - esp. the trunk straps. And of course an 8-Track of the Eagles.

The industrial disco music takes me back!

Really great cars that were beautiful and well built! You do not see this quality today..

This is my favorite thunderbird generation, not even the first original 55 classic (which looked too generic to me, like a Corvette wannabe).

Twin of the Ford 2 door LTD I really miss velour interiors Great cars

This lincoln mark V looking suspicious to me

Wow! Standard am radio & power steering! Back in the day, power steering & brakes were optional. Auto trans standard. Overdrive option.

1978 Bobby Allison won Daytona 500 in the Bud Moore #15 T-bird

I'll take the Town Landau please.

My 1st car was a 77 T bird and the money I was spending for gas for the 351m 400 engine I was able to get a brand new 94 Pontiac grand am 4 door and still had money left over 🤣⛽

Nice car,spacious, a lot 9f convenieces

How crazy this was considered only a mid-size car. Yowza!

"Diamond Jubilee"? More like "Blind Spot Jubilee"!

I graduated from college in 1976, and thought the Thunderbird in that era was so good looking. I lived in Newport Beach at the time and saw any number of them in and around Southern California.

I was in high school then. I had a 78 grand prix lj. I was a fortunate kid. Always thought that was a blue collar Lincoln.

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They always loved showing these cars down by the marina. Land yachts!

I recently found a 1977 Ford Thunderbird in a local wreckers yard. They tried to sell the car for $1,400 but no takers. Sad because by the time I found out about this car, they had already transferred it to the yard where it was being picked apart. . BTW, I found out the car only had 84K original miles on it with 302 engine. It was silver with a red vinyl top and a perfect red interior. The car had no dents and only a little surface rust on the top part of the chrome bumpers. I would have paid the $1,400 they wanted if I knew about the car while it was still in one piece. Sad!

Nice car.

2021 - Ford no longer makes quality sedans that people actually want 😟

There was nothing like it before or after, my in laws had a 78 T-bird, not fast but ultra luxurious and quiet, love those.

Is ronald Reagan narrating this lol?

I was 18 years old in 1978 these commercials bring back memories.

My mother had one back in 1979. She LOVED that car. It was a sweet ride. Emerald Metallic Green, sporty rims, huge V8. She still misses it. But some idiot hit her back in 1984 and even after they fixed it, the car wasn't the same.

Love how this was filmed in my childhood neighborhood of Point Loma in San Diego. I drove my parents new '78 to Point Loma High School at the time. White as shown in the vid with red roof and interior... Lol

4:16 - 8-tracks. I bought an old car with one installed. The best possible system if all you want is to hear part of your favorite tunes on demand.