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FORD THUNDERBIRD

HARD TOP

Ford Thunderbird Hard Top - 214S

page last updated: 06 November 2011

The 1959 Ford Thunderbird hard top gets the 'S' treatment and gains seats and suspension. Clever old Corgi are getting another few years out of an old war-horse. However the '62 model Thunderbirds which you could get in Husky Toys made this old boxy shape look very out of date with it's aggressive shark-nose styling.

This is one of those slots in the collection I've been trying to fill for a long time and have bought one here which is perhaps a bit more battered than I would have liked.

CORGI TOYS

SPRING SUSPENSION

SEATS AND

STEERING WHEEL

The revised Thunderbird hard top (214s) was released in June 1962 and remained in the range a further two years being deleted in 1964. It is always metallic dark grey with a red roof and a yellow interior. It is a popular and sought-after model with quite high values. There  are no listed variations although the dark grey metallic colour is sometimes referred to as black.