Originally purchased in Washington, this 352 cubic inches 300-hp V8 Thunderbird Convertible was responsibly owned by three more people and shows its major reconditioning being performed by a previous owner of a Ford dealership in the mid-80s. 2,536 cars were produced with this option. The most significant change for 1960 was the addition of a manually-operated sunroof available on the coupe. The 430 cubic inches (7.0 liters) 350-hp V8 was again an option available only with automatic transmission. The Thunderbird script, unique to 1960, appeared on the door. Three taillights were used per side, instead of two, as in previous years. The grille pattern was duplicated behind the taillights. The grille was the same pattern of small squares used in 1957 and was located behind a large horizontal chrome bar. The 1960 Thunderbird used the same two body versions (2-door hardtop Coupe and 2-door soft top Convertible, both four seaters) as the previous two years, with minor design changes and with only trim updating.
This trend of growing the size of the Thunderbird continued and the model became much larger for several generations until 1977 as the market had changed and demanded more of a smaller sized vehicle. By 1958 they had extended the model and added a second row of seats which became even more popular due to the convenience of space. The Thunderbird began production in 1955 and only started with two seats and with a convertible top.
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