1960 Ford Thunderbird

The 1960 Ford Thunderbird marked the final flight of the second-generation "Square Bird," the four-seat personal luxury car that transformed the Thunderbird from a sporty two-seater into a full-scale American success story. Ford produced 92,843 Thunderbirds for 1960, but big-engine convertibles represented only a small slice of that total. This factory triple-black J-code convertible is reported to be one of just 250 examples built in its configuration. Under that broad black hood sits the top-dog powerplant for 1960, a 430ci Lincoln MEL V8 rated at 350 horsepower and a pavement-wrinkling 490 lb-ft of torque. A Carter-style four-barrel feeds the big-inch mill, while the Lincoln Merc-O-Matic MX automatic and highway-friendly 2.