1955 Ford Thunderbird Roadster Start Up, Exhaust, and In Depth Tour
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- Hello and welcome to Saabkyle04! TH-cam's largest collection of automotive variety! In today's video, we'll take an up close and personal, in depth look at the 1955 Ford Thunderbird Roadster. During this presentation, we will take a 1st person look at what the vehicle is all about beginning with the start up, performance data, fuel economy, the occasional track data, and build quality. Also, I will teach you how to use most of the interior and exterior features in a detailed fashion, that before, you could only get from going to a dealership yourself! Throughout the video, I will highlight key styling and unique differences about the vehicle, any available options, and of course it would not be an enthusiast car video without the good ole engine portion with rev and exhaust note with interior and exterior perspectives. A thorough tour/review of this car designed to give others a greater overall appreciation of the vehicle.
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One of the best looking and most tasteful american cars imo. The styling was not overdone like many other cars of that era, the whole car is just art from every perspective and the amount of details everywhere is astounding. It has a certain european touch to it, which maybe is why I'm liking it so much.
swordfish1986 it kind of looks like a Mercedes
Pastel colors were quite popular in the mid to late 50s.
we should bring em back
Yeah in my grandma's house they'res a light yellow themed bathroom, and a light pink bathroom. In my house I have a pastel blue bathroom
About 1952-1965 roughly
That window is pretty quick lmao
Jon Muchwano huh?
The average salary around this periods of the 1950s was about $5000. The average nice home was about $5000.
A loaf of bread would have cost no more than 20 cent and a bag of potatoes about 5 cent. No wonder it was called the American dream with cars and purchasing power like that.
Even a working class person felt like European upper middle class.
Your figures are off on salaries as well as home prices.
And then the boomer generation who grew up in the 60s fucked the country up for future generations.
@@metelicgunz146 How did they screw up the country?
This was wayyyyy ahead of its time..
How
Pretty typical 50’s characteristics
Directly from the GOLDEN AGE of America, a proud survivor!
What I mostly miss in the United States, currently, is that common though of "sky is the limit for happiness and achievement" people used to feed in 50s.
I hope Golden Pride returns one day. Sincerely.
If there was to be a TV series set in the mid '50s, about an Australian immigrant (played by me, being an Australian in real life of course), starting a new life in America, this would be the car he'd drive in that series, in light blue base colour, with a white roof. Arguably, the greatest thing to come out of Detroit in the mid '50s.
Good job affording it! They were affordable, but maybe spring for a Sears Allstate or a Plymouth Savoy
This is the most beautiful car I've ever seen in my entire life. Incredible. Cherish it forever.
Mafia 2 brought me here.
I'm in love, this thing is such a beaut'. One of the most iconic, classic cars ever made by in the USA. The good ole days.
I'm British, so bear that in mind when I say that I am in LOVE with this American car...this is unusual for Europeans, to like US cars... :P
I miss the 50’s
@@fluffymacaw933 yeah a great time. Unfortunately there were some issues with segregation, but it was pretty much in the south, up in the north most people didn't care. My great uncle was a hot rodder back then
The Thunderbird is awesome. Me and my dad are fixing up his '64. Thanks for the review.
Hope that goes well for you have fun. I’m fixing up a 91 Thunderbird super coupe
I love the way he says interior
Damn those are some fast power windows!
3 transmissions: Three speed manual. Three speed manual with electric overdrive. And the Ford-o-matic which was a THREE speed in the 50s (in the 60s it was a two speed). The Ford-o-matic started out in 2nd gear under normal driving. If you went WOT it would kick down to low from a standing start .Or you could manually select low, then manually select drive. If you then went back into low, it would lock into 2nd gear until you selected drive again.
The 3spd.Cruisematic was offered until 1962. A more budget all aluminum 2spd. automatic was offered in 59.
what a beauty
this car is almost 60 years old and it has power windows!!!
sweet ride to cruise around in
As far as reliability is concerned, of course some things on modern cars are more reliable, but older cars were cheaper and easier to fix. I don't think cars being built today would hold up for 50+ years. About the 5 digit odometers, well you have to understand most people back then would buy a new car every 1 to 2 years.
Every year?? Bullsh...
You can keep your Lexus, your Mercedes and your BMW, I want this. Truly a gorgeous machine.
Wow those wipers are state of the art.
A great resource for classic car lovers
Actually the name came from a ford employee who got the name from a coffee mug image
Beatiful car
Meu «velho» tinha
um 1955 mesma cor trocou por um
Apto em Santana
Sp. em 1962.
,E ficou duas noites
sem dormir pensando no carro
Ford. Estava na
Frente do tempo .
I have a 56,,,,love the little Birds
God I love that color my 57 Chevy has that color body paint with a white roof. Had her since my parents died
Thats your opinion. Each generation is unique in their own ways.
i never knew that vehicles had power windows and seat controls back then.
that's a sweet looking machine for sure!
mmmm this car parked infront of the typicals 1950 coffee shops mmm nice. the gold era of cars....
Saabkyle04 why don't you put the tops up on convertibles and show the process?
I'd love to still have cars like this today but with all the environmental and safety regulations it's hard to actually make something as nice as this T-Bird and all the awesome cars from the golden ages.
They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. in this case everyone's a beholder!
That car has beauty right there :DDDD
It is a beauty till you go to the gas pump several times...
Lovely car! True American classic
This is my dream car.
One of the most beautiful cars ever made...
damn those are the fastest power windows ive ever seen
That's one beautiful car.
He states it has a "fiberglass body" (at about 4:04)....? Better check your facts, it's an all steel body
Correct and there wasn't a four speed but overdrive when added to the standard three-speed, the fiberglass would have been the optional non- porthole top.
Dude chill he has to remember so many facts for each car.
@@natebrock7352 Well, that was a pretty major mistake since he had the car right in front of him. The feel of a steel body vs fiberglass is pretty significant. Even opening and closing the doors would have given him a hint.
@saabkyle04 Please make a 1957 Chrysler In depth tour :D
Gorgeous ford and there used to be a plant up in Mahwah NJ that assembled these cars until closure in the 1980s.
The 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner had an electric retractable hard top. There's a video of it here on YT.
Mr Angelo? Mr. Salieri sends his regards.
Pretty car, very cool never seen one of these . All those thunderbirds even into the 60s had some cool mechanical stuff always going on ...
why at 1:42 when he turn on the engine the screenwiper started to move?
maaan! my 1993 car doesn't have power windows, and this '55 ford has it! haha
I knew a girl who had one of these, she had a lot of fun with it but she kept lying about where she was going to to her dad, (she would always say that she was going to them library) when her dad found out he took her keys away.
Ha. That song was actually written about my mom, Linda "Leadfoot" Liguori. Grampa sold the car out from under her, but she bought another one several years back for the nostalgia.
Sounds like a song or something from American graffiti, but that was a 57 TBird.
haha its funny because that "thin sheet metal that dents so easily" is what saves people lives today...
That... is such a beautiful car. Oh my god, I'm so jealous.
Man I love these old cars. The engine compartment is nice and clean. Sparks, engine, radiator and that's basically it. No other wires. Good video
Streetside Classics, the retirement home for classic cars :D
It looks like a palace car honestly. But isn't that how things were made in the 1950's? It's good that they had the style they did then. Modernity is nothing in comparison to the chrome streamlined style of the 1950's. Frigidaire Unimatic washing machines of that era looked just as spectacular. I myself own a 50's washing machine (1959 Hoovermatic 3174) which is very nice, and it does have it's fair share of steamlined 1950's architecture... not quite as much as American machines however because Hoover were Welsh and the UK didn't always make things quite as rich-looking as Americans did. Certainly not with appliances except for really my Hoovermatic, for it competes in a way that it does have a bit of rich 1950's streamlined achitecture on it.
At the moment my washing machine is in pieces undergoing repairs to be able to wash again with minimal if any leakages.
I think I now want a Thunderbird honestly in addition to a Model T. Especially in Turquoise and it must be one from 54 - 57.
Stunning architectural design all the way around! Bring back more of the 1950's streamlining people!
Those power windows don't fuck around lol.
What a beautiful car!
Saabkyle you make the best car review's.
Converted to 12 volt system with the 6 volt motors left in place are why they moved so quickly.
Such a great beutifal car! I'm sitting in my dad's 1965 convertible mustang while watching this
Nice My Grandpa Had A White Square Bird 1958 In Late 70's But That Was Not My Time Born In Late 80's I Would Still Like To See That Black Thunderbird Kyle.
FYI the Cruiseamatic was'nt introduced until 1958, allowing first gear take-off from a stop.
Smith Thunderbolt (Mafia 2) FTW!!!
The best looking of American car 🥰
I wish modern cars windows and seats could move so fast, I see its not a problem of difficulty, there should be motors fast enough today, because siting in a luxurious 7 series BMW and moving so so slowly...
This is the car that got me interested in cars
that is the best design for a car ever
As the owner of a similar '55, there is a lot of incorrect information in this presentation.
Transmissions: There was one automatic, which is not a two-speed, and is not a Cruise-o-matic. It was called a Fordomatic here, and it is a Borg-Warner-designed three-speed with second gear start. It was air-cooled in '55, water-cooled in '56. It starts in second gear, unless you floor the throttle, or shift it manually to "Lo". There was a manual three-speed, with non-synchro first gear, and you could get the three-speed manual with an overdrive. There was no two-speed automatic, nor was there a four-speed manual.
Tops: The hardtop was not standard. No top at all was standard. The car could be purchased with no top, a hardtop, a soft top, or both tops. If the car was ordered with a soft top, there is an extra seal along the rear top curtain that is missing on no-top or hardtop cars.
This car has been converted to 12 volt electricals. It was originally 6 volt in '55; Ford switched to 12 volt systems in '56. The owner didn't change the window or seat motors, which is why they move too fast. You mentioned reversing lights, but this car doesn't have them...they were optional. They do sit above the taillamps. On cars without them, there is a little ribbed fill panel in place of the lenses, which this car has.
The vacuum wipers should not require more than a couple of seconds to build vacuum; the wiper motor on this car is obviously in terrible shape. Vacuum wipers were lousy because you can lose the wiping action if you go to heavy throttle, causing the vacuum to drop. There was an optional pump that was part of the fuel pump, that generated additional vacuum so there was always a supply available. Even under the best of conditions, these things were terrible, but they were cheap, which is why they used them.
That style of wraparound windshield is called a "dogleg windshield". It is not beveled glass.
Finally, a small beef, but the power steering was called "Master Guide", not "Master Glide"..it's right there on the steering wheel hub.
classic
WHERE CAN I GET THIS HEAVEN???
It is nice I think Bonnie is Going to buy it
Cancer
I love '50s cars. My favorite detail about them are the back headlights that resemble fins or wings.
Good looking car. My only pet peeve with it is the color.
I want that car.
love this TODAY
Wow. Such a beautiful car.
This was when they built cars to last!
If a new car today hit one of these older cars the older car would only have a scratch and the newer would be totaled
What a beautiful car.
MR ANGELO MR SALIERI SENDS HIS REGARDS BANG!
Another excellent review. Appreciate your attention to detail. The '55 T-Bird was a beautiful car but it is amazing how primitive these cars were compared to modern vehicles.
Just one question. Which one would you rather be in in a case of an accident: this, or a brand new Ford Mustang Convertible? Death or life?
gotta love your fords!!!
THANKS FOR THE AWESOME VIDS AND LOL NO ONE IS BEING A BABY AND SAYING "O IM 1ST" ABOUT TIME IT STOPPED
The 3-speed Cruise-O-Matic wasn't available until 1958. Interesting fact about the two-speed Ford-O-Matic: It was, in fact, a 3-speed transmission, only it lacked the clutch-pack to engage the lowest gear automatically. If you started from a dead stop, with the gear-selector in "L", it would be in the lowest possible gear-ratio that it had. Stomp on the gas-pedal, and when it nears red-line, pop it into "D", then back into "L", and it'll shift into the middle gear (a.k.a. passing gear or second gear). Then when it reaches red-line again, put it in "D" and you'll be in the 1:1 gear (a.k.a. high-gear or third gear). That's three distinct gear ratios! If you start off with the gear-selector in "D", it would begin in 2nd gear (a.k.a. passing gear) and would then switch to the 1:1 ratio 3rd gear (a.k.a. high gear) -- it would never automatically engage the lowest gear-ratio when the gear-selector lever was in "D". That was fixed in the Cruise-O-Matic in 1958 -- it was capable of using all three gear ratios of the planetary gearset automatically, and you could manually select any of the three gear-ratios also (hence the reason Ford called it a "Select-Shift Cruise-O-Matic).
You know your stuff, he didn't.
Why did the wiper start easing up when you first started it up and revved it?!
omgitsBenjamin Most cars made before the 70's had vacuum wipers, they would run on compressed air, the air compressor started when he turned the engine on. They were terrible to, if you revved the engine too high they wouldn't work well, they wouldn't work well if at all while going up hill and at interstate speeds.
It ran on a vacuum.
Vacuum pressure, old car........
always wanted to know wheres the the top go
thats the fastest power windows I've ever seen....
LOVE your videos man! just a shame you never answered a coment...
Gotta trust your ford
GORGEOUS car
Love how the exhaust is in the bumpers
These bodies were cobbled together from the regular Sunliner, as the rear ends are unique to Skyliner and thunderbirds
Great review! I'm happy to see this one!
it's meant to dent easy.... so in case of an accident it absorbs some of the impact ...
Now THAT is a T-Bird
They all over heated. was just a bad fault so to remedy that but put vents on the side 56 or 7 I can't remember
a dream garage
Beautiful Car! Great video.
The reason the power windows are so quick is probably someone put in a 12 volt battery. The windows are meant for a 6 volt system.
The engine sounds nice
You need to grease the trunk hinges..beautiful car
2K tons of CO2 went in the air and 4k gallons of fuel are gone! But I still love this car!
beautiful machine :)
Some interesting observations - 1. How come the power windows are so fast? I want my car to have power windows that fast! 2. You said "...running on leaded gas..." - Is the car still running on leaded gas or was it converted to unleaded, and you just quoted the factory mpg with original fuel system? 3. Why is the spare wheel without a tire? :)))