Hopefully it will update this little pearler of a show, and avoid being the next Lost in Space debacle. It is so quaint - hey, these days the idea of five men in the early 20s sharing an island with one young woman (Tin Tin), and constantly being involved in dangerous rescues - well, there would be fighting and drugs, nervous breakdowns, sex and rebellion. Though the basic body shell remained intact, the 1966 Thunderbird was extensively restyled with a new, tight egg-crate pattern grille, and the two taillights were now connected into one massive. But aren't all TV shows stupid and simplitic (think Buffy, think Star Trek, think Soapies!). Well, d'oh! And there is some really stupid technical stuff (same episode where the Empire State building collapses - but it topples over rather than collapses down on itself as we now know skyscrapers do). And sure it is riddled with errors as well - like that they must protect their identities and keep the island base top secret, but Jeff Tracy gives out his name in one episode to the US navy. If you actually watch them all, you're never actually told, say, that John is frustrated that he doesn't go on enough missions, but it is stated as fact in all the books and the websites. Hell, the characters took second fiddle to the machines and the accidents, but there was just enough given away so the audience could extrapolate whatever they liked (like Garbo's face). So cool (well the 60s have come back in fashion several times since).
66 THUNDERBIRD PLUS
Plus the jet engine soundtrack and the crazy fashions (those Tracy boys wearing their button down shirts and jackets even though they live on a private island and they complain about it being a warm day). 3-Owner T-Bird Convertible Concours Winner. The colours are phenomenal - you know that 60's TV colour - pastels and grey and stuff. 1958 Ford Thunderbird-Highly Awarded 3-Owner Car from new, previous owner owned. The convincing explosions are still so exciting.
It ain't just nostalgia for my youth motivating me - I still love the models of the planes, spaceships, satelittes, sea ships, nuclear power stations, etc, which are brillantly done. All specifications, performance and fuel economy data of Ford Thunderbird Hardtop 428 V-8 Cruise-O-Matic (257 kW / 350 PS / 345 hp), edition of the year 1966 since September 1965 for North America U.S., including acceleration times 0-60 mph, 0-100 mph, 0-100 km/h, 0-200 km/h, quarter mile time, top speed, mileage and fuel economy, power-to-weight ratio, dimensions, drag coefficient, etc.
Recently, I came across one of the videos in the library and have been slowly rewatching them since. When I was a kid I used to get up at 5am to watch this show (pre-video recorder days) with with the volume turned down low so I wouldn't wake my family.
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