1957 Ford Thunderbird in Breathless

It has been awhile since I saw this classic 80's gem.  But one thing I did remember about Breathless was the nice rotation of cars that Richard Gere drove.  He stole them, for the most part.  Towards the end of the movie, he was riding around in a red Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz, a very rare car.  Before that, he stole a sky blue 1957 Ford Thunderbird from some poor woman.

Both cars were great and I'll likely post about the Cadillac sometime in the future.  But the '57 T-Bird was rich in history.  First of all, it was a very popular, two seater 'personal' car that was introduced by Ford to counter the Corvettes.  21,380 Thunderbirds were made in 1957 to the Corvette's 9,168.  More than a 2:1 ratio.  However, this was the last year 2-seater Thunderbirds were made despite its popularity. It wasn't until 2002 when 2-seater models came back as part of Ford's attempt to revive their Thunderbird brand.


Here is a video of a 1957 Ford Thunderbird that was sold, but not after it received a Rotisserie Restoration. Beautiful car indeed.

Photos of 1957 Ford Thunderbird

The 1957 Ford Thunderbirds had six engine package option.  The lowest tier was a 6-cylinder option (code A).  The next 5 were V-8s increasing in strength (code B, C, D, E, and F).  Power windows and white sidewall tires were also part of the options.

See my post on the 1957 Ford T-Bird used by Dwight in Sin City.