By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN
During the 1990s, a certain type of American car that had existed for decades became virtually extinct. Big, inefficient, not very practical but strikingly showy and handsome, they still evoke a certain period of over-the-top American style. These were cars like the Chrysler Cordoba with its “Corinthian leather” seats – roll those Rs like Ricardo Montalbán in the ads – the Buick Riviera, the Cadillac Eldorado and the Oldsmobile Toronado.
Enter the Thunderbird Two-door cars have existed for about as long as cars have had doors but Rabold credits the real upsurge in “personal luxury” styling to the Ford Thunderbird. Introduced in 1955 as somewhat of a competitor to the Chevrolet Corvette. The Thunderbird soon went in a different direction. While the Corvette evolved into a serious sports car, Ford designers added back seats and turned the Thunderbird into a comfortable cruiser. The style quickly caught on.
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