The diet plan included the drivetrain, as the big 460 CID V8 was replaced by a buyer’s choice of small-block V8s: 302, 351, and 400 cubic inches. This one, based on the Ford LTD II (formely Torino) platform, rolled on a 6.4-inch shorter wheelbase of 114 inches, was eight inches shorter, and at 3907 lbs, weighed 900 lbs less than the old Mark IV-based ‘Bird. For 1977, the Dearborn product planners shuffled the deck agan in response to federal fuel economy standards and a changing consumer climate, introducing a significantly downsized T-Bird. For 1977, the Ford product planners in Dearborn reshuffled the deck, introducing a significantly smaller and more affordable Thunderbird, and sales took off.Ī litle while back at Mac’s Motor City Garage, we shared the story of the premium-size ’72-’76 Thunderbrd, a close corporate cousin to the equally massive Lincoln Continental Mark IV (see our feature here).
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