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Nearly two years after Ford pulled the plug on the legendary Thunderbird, it is about to make a comeback.
Ford premiered a new concept of the classic coupe at the Detroit Motor show this year.
It incorporates the memorable port-hole windows, rounded headlights, distinctive oval egg-crate grill and a generous strips of chrome on the body to maintain the link with the earlier model that became an American automotive and popular culture icon.
"The new car is an indication of where we are headed with the Thunderbird when it goes back into production," said Ford chief executive, Mr Jac Nasser. The new version will cost up to pounds 24,000. It will be a two-seater with a removable hard-top ands poked aluminum wheels. The interior is covered in black and yellow leather and the instrument panel gauges are white with turquoise dial pointers. Ford will offer...