V8 Speed & Resto Shop is building this 1957 Ford Thunderbird for a lucky customer at their company in Red Bud, Illinois. The project starts with a custom chassis featuring adjustable coilovers, upgraded sway bars, and Wilwood disc brakes. They are installing a 5.0 L Coyote V8 producing 430 horsepower and 400 lb-ft of torque … Read more
This 1962 Ford Thunderbird is for sale in Oregon City, Oregon with a current bid of $4,050 and reserve not met. Under the hood sits a 5.7 L LS1 V8 and 4L60E automatic transmission from a 2002 Pontiac Firebird. The factory ECU was reflashed to match new gears and remove VATS. Power travels to the … Read more
The 1978 Ford Thunderbird came from the factory with either a 302 ci V8, 351 ci V8, or a 400 ci V8 which only produced 166 horsepower. Someone decided that his Thunderbird needed a Ford V8 that produced some serious power. Under the hood you will find some serious Ford power coming from a 545 … Read more
Hemmings posted an ad for a very nice 1957 Ford Thunderbird with a classic Pontiac 389ci V8. The story goes back in the ’50s a drag racer wanted this Thunderbird to be faster than anything else on the street so he went to Bill Frick Motors to preform the engine swap. They were known for … Read more