Through the Seventies, Thunderbird gradually drifted away from the personal-luxury-car segment it established  single-handedly with the 1958 4-seater version.  But the 1980 25th-anniversary model was supposed to recapture lost ground.   Ford again downsized the Thunderbird for 1980 buy making it essentially a plush, rather over-styled two-door Fairmont. Smaller and lighter, with a body design 18% … Continue reading 1980 Ford Thunderbird Test Drive