The 1999 Black Thunderbird Concept July 2000

[5bird7]

There is a classic car dealer next door to the museum. It has the concept on their web site still listed for the same $195,000 that we'd seen before. Think it even shares the same address.

I know the car can not be registered and all the knobs etc were dummies, but did the engine function? Was the concept drivable?

On the black, it functioned enough to drive it but the caretakers limited driving to 5 mph and not much distance. Same with the yellow concept. Mostly because the bodies were all fiberglass and more subject to wear and tear than a production car. The caretakers of the yellow car wouldn't even lift the hood to show the engine, probably because it did not have the correct engine in it.

[snowbird]

Someone asked about the supercharged . This was the supercharged concept back in 2003 at the Ford 100th celebration .




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[snowbird]

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Information poster in front of supercharged Bird . Checked for a VIN but there was 'nt any .