1956 Ford Thunderbird

What is your favourite car of all time?

Mechanical changes were perhaps more significant than styling revisions for Thunderbird's second season. The most obvious difference was a standard "Continental" exterior-mount spare tyre, which opened up more cargo room in the trunk. Inside, a padded dash and dished steering wheel reflected Ford's efforts on the safety front, together with newly optional seatbelts. Detroit was still engages in a "horsepower war" so the 292 V-8 returned for '56 with 202 bhp, though it now coupled only to the standard three-speed manual transmission, with stick overdrive or Ford-O-Matic you got a new 312-cid Thunderbird special engine offering 215 or 225 horsepower.

If you would like to find out more about the classic 1956 Ford Thunderbird art featured in this guide please click here.

Thank you for reading my guide and I hope you found it interesting!

1982 Chevrolet Corvette 350 V8 Collector Edition

350 V8 Collector Edition

What is your favourite sports car of all time?

The 1982 Collector Edition was the last of the fifth-generation Corvettes and was very much a Grand Tourer rather than an out-and-out sports car. The 350cid (5.7 litre) engine delivered only 200bhp and the car weighed in at over 3400lbs, giving a power-to-weight ratio of only 128bhp/tonne; still very respectable but a long way from the road rocket of the past. 1982 was the first year Cross-Fire injection was used and all cars that year were fitted with automatic transmission. Luxurious, but access to the luggage area was still only via the passenger compartment.

If you would like to find out more about the classic Chevrolet Corvette art featured in this guide please click here.

Thank you for reading my guide and I hope you found it interesting!