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ThunderBird Sky is Automotive Art from VivaChas – Click the Pix to Shop for a Print ~;0)

ThunderBird Sky Spotted New Year’s Eve coming to ground somewhere in the Texas Hill Country from one of VivaChas Hot Rod Stories! ~;0) U can Click Here or Click the Pix to Order a Print or Gift Featuring this Classic T-Bird!

ThunderBird Sky Has Arrived in 2016! That’s Right! – Thunderbird Sky is a New Digital Painting from VivaChas! The Art Work demonstrates that using the Techniques pioneered by the “Old Masters” of the Renaissance and Beyond still produce valid and exciting art today! The subject matter in this “Hot Rod” print is a real favorite of mine. In the Mind of Ol’ VivaChas – The SquareBird – as it’s aﬀectionately known in automotive circles – is the ’58, ’59 and ’60 Ford Thunderbird. The name stuck when T-Bird lovers reacted to the radical update to the former two-

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seater ’55-’57 Personal Luxury Car from Ford Motor Company.

The T-Bird Genesis In the Beginning – the Ford T-Bird was smaller than the Second Generation SquareBird depicted in ThunderBird Sky. “The Ford Thunderbird is an automobile that was manufactured by Ford in the United States over eleven model generations from 1955 through 2005. The Thunderbird created a market niche that eventually became known as the personal luxury car. – The Thunderbird entered production for the 1955 model year as a sporty two-seat convertible. Unlike the Chevrolet Corvette, it was not marketed as a sports car. Ford positioned the Thunderbird as an upscale model and is credited in developing a new market segment, the personal luxury car. In 1958, the Thunderbird gained a second row of

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seats. Succeeding generations became larger until the line was downsized in 1977, again in 1980, and once again in 1983. Sales were good until the 1990s, when large

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2-door coupes became unpopular; production ceased at the end of 1997. In 2002 production of the Thunderbird started again, a revived 2-seat model was launched, which was available through the end of the 2005 model year. From its introduction in 57 T-Bird – like Thunderbird Sky Opened New Ground in the Automotive World for Personal Luxury ~:0) VivaChas!

1955 to its phaseout in 2005, Ford produced over 4.4 million Thunderbirds.” – And that is a Bunch of Birds!!! Source: Wiki T-Bird

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Naturally since the inception of the T-Bird line in 1955 the Two-Seat Series has warmed the cockles of many of those who – had arrived – in their own minds! While I’m not married to the Thunderbird line – there have been T-Birds that have caught my artistic and rodding admiration. – Yet! – With the advent of the Four-Seater SquareBirds like that in ThunderBird Sky I came to realize that new roads had opened up in the Big-Birds! – Now with four seats there was room to grow. Naturally those with kiddies could include them in the Road-Adventures opened up Easy Rollo Mommy’s in Trouble – 58 T-Bird Pinup from VivaChas – addresses adding friends to Ur ThunderBird Sky

with the Second Generation T-Birds. – And – The Luxury Ride theme became enhanced in the ’58-’60 models. – I remember Double-Dates in the four-seat Birds. And – with the addition to the back seats of a protective covering – the ever-present Man’s-Best-Friend from the animal kingdom could be included in Road Trips and

weekend Cruises! The T-Bird had come of age!! – – – A VivaChas Moment – – – “A smaller two-seater sports roadster was created at the behest of Henry Ford II in 1953 called the Vega. The completed one-oﬀ generated interest at the time, but had meager power, European looks, and a correspondingly high cost, so it never proceeded to production. The Thunderbird was similar in concept, but would be more American in style, more luxurious, and less sport-oriented.” – And the Rest is Automotive History! ~;0) Quote Source:

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Thunderbird Advertising! Let’s have a look at some of the advertising from FoMoCo that focused on the SquareBird! – With the complete rework of the T-Bird came Ads focused even more on the Personal Luxury aspect of the Birds like our ThunderBird Sky image! The T-Bird had arrived just as the American Dream had grown to fruition for Thunderbird owners. Nothing said, “The Sky’s the Limit” more aptly than the Second Gen T-Birds! – Ad Source:

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ThunderBird Sky – Where the Action Is! This ad from the Old Car Advertising website is typical of the advertising for T-Bird in 1958. Men and Women seen in the right places driving just the right car for the occasion! Ford and its T-Bird were flying high! Times were Good! The Thunderbird was a goal and status achievable by anyone who set-their-cap for it and income increased! America was making rides that were Top-of-the-Mark! – These rides were all about aﬄuence and having a Good Time. It was a time of ThunderBird Sky! – Ad Source: Old Car Advertising

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ThunderBird Sky 1958 Style Advertising from our friends at Old Car Advertising

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The 1959 T-Bird – Everyone Wished they Owned One! Life was ThunderBird Sky! – Old Car Advertising

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TV Advertising for the T-Bird! Newspapers – Magazines and Television were awash in advertising for what is arguably the Best of the Birds! The 1960 T-Bird was the last of this Second Generation but with the promise of more and better Birds to come, the new auto-year met with growing

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excitement! – If U were Somebody! – If U were Young or Young-at-Heart the ’60 Thunderbird promised elegance and sporty comfort for U and Ur Pals. – I remember an atmosphere of anticipation and exhilaration as the new model year approached! What would Ford oﬀer for 1960? – Let’s have a look at some Ads on the Telly! ~;0)

1960 Thunderbird Commercials!

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“This ad from 1960 is really great, the music, the car, the filming and cinematography. It all really works. This is the last year for. the “Squarebird” T-birds. Voice over by Ken Nordines” Video Source: OsbornTramain

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Funny Thing Is… U know the funny thing about these Second Generation Thunderbirds – they reflected then, something still true today! – It’s just that some have forgotten what made it all work. It’s like the Internationally Recognized Opinionist JuJuni here at the Clubhouse so often says. “You can do what you want to do!” – I can hear the whining out there from here. – – – Fact is – – – We’ve Seen the “American Dream” transposed on the cultures and social advancement of countries one would have never imagined back-in-the-day. We’ve seen China, for example, develop from a land of bicycles to an economy that supports a growing automobile industry. Bet U didn’t know that a number of auto-makers have outsourced to Chinese Makers. – And the Quality is rising on these rides! – We’ve seen the same happen decades earlier with Japan and Korea. – Look to the East! – They’ve Caught what had been the American Dream. – – – Maybe U’ve forgotten that U can achieve anything U set Ur mind to. Quit blaming others for what might be lazy and stinking thinking on Ur part. – Stop Complaining! – Get Up and Get to Work! – – – And – – – I mean that in the nicest possible way! – Only U can change U – But – U can gain inspiration from others! – Subscribe to the VivaChas Newsletter. U’ll get Hot Rod Stories in Ur eMail box about once a week. – Get Inspired! – Do Some Good! ~;0) VivaChas Hot Rod Stories!

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