1968 Ford Thunderbird

The fifth generation of the Ford Thunderbird is a large personal luxury car that was produced by Ford for the 1967 to 1971 model years. This fifth generation saw the second major change of direction for the Thunderbird. The Thunderbird had fundamentally remained the same in concept through 1966, even though the styling had been updated twice. Over several years, debuts of the Ford Mustang, Mercury Cougar and Dodge Charger began to erode Thunderbird sales and pushed Ford to make larger versions of the "T-Bird", including four-door models.

The 1968 Thunderbird saw the introduction of the new 385 series big-block "Thunder Jet" V-8 engines - one of five engine choices. The new engine made the cars some of the quickest and fastest Thunderbirds ever produced, despite their larger size and increased curb weight. Both the 1968 and 1969 model years saw only minor trim changes.

429 cubic-inch V-8 engine

360 horsepower

3-speed Cruise-O-Matic automatic transmission

115-inch wheelbase

Price new was $4,925