The Bird In Sheep's Clothing

The car pictured above is a 1995 Ford Thunderbird Supercoupe. With such flat and plain styling you'd probably just skip over the this car with just a cursory glance. Gone is the abundance of chrome from the Thunderbirds of old. This one also doesn't have humongous rabbit ear fins to make it stand out in a crowd. Such a boxy shape might just flat out bore you.

But looks aren't everything. There is something about this car that makes it the ultimate sleeper car. A sleeper is a fast car that doesn't go out of the way to advertise how fast it is. The only way you find out is by trying to keep up with one. That something in particular is a supercharged 3.8 V-6 motor. Granted, it is a V-6 but as you can imagine the supercharger makes it quite a bit more thirsty for fuel.

There is also another factor. You can't rightly expect to see what the outside of your car looks like while behind the wheel. You have a very different view than the people outside the car. That driverseat perspective is enough to make people rethink this vehicle. The interior is lavishly appointed for a 90's GM vehicle. Leather seats, woodgrain trim on the dash and a level of fit and finish not usually seen in vehicles of that era. My friend has a 1990 model. Same styling and interior. The exterior of the car is silver while the seats inside are a deep maroon. It gives a nice contrast and only improves the driving experience.

Maybe the car still would not interest the casual fan. But that's ok. It stands up and makes you take notice. Once you hear that supercharger whine and see a late model Thunderbird go flying by you down the highway you can't help but take notice.