![]() Its retro styling is unchanged, but it has more power, interior upgrades, new exterior colors and more standard features. Moreover, the 2003 Thunderbird is improved. Thunderbird buyers should get a better deal this year because such things as a slow economy have caused sales of the car to slide in the first four months to 5,700 units from about 7,400 in the same year-ago period. It followed the four-seat Chrysler Sebring and Ford Mustang to become the third best-selling convertible last year, with sales of 19,356 cars. The Thunderbird generally is selling decently, despite the usual limited market for American two-seaters. Ford does say "special edition'' T-Birds will be coming. Rare high-performance versions of the 1950s model are worth $48,000 to a whopping $124,000-and here's betting Ford will offer a few high-performance T-Birds before the car is discontinued. The 1950s Thunderbird two-seater is valued at $32,750 to $45,000 if in top shape (most rusted out). ![]() Sexy, low-volume cars with legendary nameplates almost always are financial gems at resale time. It was introduced for 2002, so it will last just one year longer than the iconic 1950s two-seater. The original, highly collectible 1955-57 Thunderbird lasted only three model years, and Ford Motor says the current T-Bird will be dropped after 2005. It thus might give buyers a shot at what probably will become a collector's item. ![]() The Ford Thunderbird two-seater will have almost the same short, happy flight of the original 1950s two-seat model.
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