Gateway Classic Cars of Chicago is proud to present this beautiful 1955 Ford Thunderbird. An icon for everything from a sports car to a luxury coupe, and even as a forced-fed, muscle-bound stoplight warrior and NASCAR champion in the 80's and '90s. Most consider the purest form of the Ford Thunderbird to be its first generation, which ran from the 1955 through 1957 model years. At that time, it was neck-and-neck with the Corvette in the fight for American sports car excellence. The Ford Thunderb