The interior is coordinated to match the car's exterior motif, with full-leather Cashmere-color seats, Cashmere-color lower instrument panel trim, floor console and door armrests. The special T-Bird features an understated soft gold-tinted 50th Anniversary badge on its instrument panel, as well as 50th Anniversary insignias embossed on the seatbacks. What's more, each vehicle will feature a numbered commemorative plaque mounted inside the glove box.
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| The 50th Anniversary edition will be designated a 2005 model to coincide with the 1955 model year Thunderbird that initiated the car's 50 year run. (Photo: Ford Motor Company of Canada) |
Despite being available as late as the spring of 2005, the 50th Anniversary edition will be designated a 2005 model to coincide with the 1955 model year Thunderbird that initiated the car's 50 year run. To be clear, the T-Bird wasn't produced every year since its introduction, having been discontinued temporarily in 1997 prior to the current model run. It also wasn't always a roadster. After the 1955 2-seater ran its course, the 1958 model grew in size and power, with the 1961 'Bird growing even larger. The bigger is better trend continued through the '60s and '70s, only ending with the smaller, sportier 1984 Thunderbird improved in 1989.
While some of the coupe models are still collectible, the early 2-door roadsters fetch the highest prices. It's entirely possible, due to the current model's slow sales and sporty driving dynamics, that it could become collectible some time in the future as well. The 50th Anniversary Edition could be the most collectible T-Bird in years.