Our ‘E’ Bird has a factory three-speed manual transmission with overdrive. There were only 1,363 ‘E’ code T-Birds built in total making them significantly more valuable, as one of Ford’s most rarest models. As seen here, this beautiful 1957 Thunderbird E is finished in Inca Gold with Colonial White interior.  This car has numerous factory options including a Wonderbar radio, heater, factory hardtop, power steering and brakes and power windows as well as full wheel covers and rear fender skirts.

To keep pace with the demand for sports cars and the two-seater performance cars of Europe, Ford introduced the Thunderbird. It needed to be competitive right here at home with counterparts like GM’s Corvette. Gaining popularity at this size, the T-Bird’s unique style and proportions coupled with sporty performance made it an instant American success. In 1955, it outsold Corvette by nearly twenty-four to one.

They were built in four engine choices beginning with the stock 292 c.i.d. V-8 with a two-barrel carburetor, a 312 c.i.d. V-8 with a single four-barrel carburetor, the ‘E’ code version with more performance added by (2) four-barrel carbs to the 312 V-8 and finally the ‘F’ bird sporting the very rare and potent 312 V-8 supercharged variant in very limited production of only 194 units.