The Pontiac-esque look was most certainly intentional, considering that Semon “Bunkie” Knudsen, the soon-to-be-departed FoMoCo president and son of former GM President William “Big Bill” Knudsen, had come to Ford from Pontiac Motor Division. Its success in that role would be debatable, but for now a very Continental-like T-Bird sedan was available to buyers so inclined.īy 1970, T-Birds wore Bunkie-mandated rhinoplasty that left them looking rather Pontiac-like up front. Convertible sales for that year had dwindled to a mere 5,049 units, and Ford hoped that a new sedan model would prove to be a satisfactory replacement for the drop top. The four-door ‘Bird was designed to fill the gap left by the departure of the last Flair Bird convertible, in 1966. So here it is: The Fabulous Bunkie Brougham ‘Bird. It was posted to the Cohort by whitewall buick, who’s known around these here parts as GG.
( first posted ) Since we’ve been talking a lot about oddball Cougars and T-Birds lately- Fairmont Birds, Cougar station wagons, and all sorts of other automotive marketing craziness-I just have to share this four-door ’71 T-Bird Landau sedan.
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