![]() So for a brief moment in history there was Thunder on the Speedway. When Ford Motor Company decided to put a 430 ci Lincoln engine in their popular “Square Bird” they had their eyes on NASCAR competition. The 1959 Ford Thunderbird Special 430 Convertible comes from Ford Motor Company’s early success in NASCAR. ![]() ![]() Born out of Ford Motor Company’s desire to dominate NASCAR in the late 1950’s, the “square bodied” second generation Thunderbird was once considered a performance sports car. A 1959 Ford Thunderbird Special 430 Convertible is one of those rare 1950’s cars that bring with them the provenance of the postwar period.
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