The retro-look 2002 Thunderbird is crossing the Atlantic to London#;s Design Museum this summer, together with a classic 1950s version, for ‘Ford Thunderbirds#;, an exhibition in the contemporary design gallery from 5 July to 8 September.
Ford vice president of design J Mays will speak at the museum on Tuesday, 22 August during the exhibition as part of the Design Museum/Financial Times talks programme for the summer.
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Tickets for this event have already sold out but a question and answer session featuring Mays and Design Museum director Alice Rawsthorn will be uploaded onto the museum’s website www.designmuseum.org when the exhibition opens.
A pale yellow Thunderbird was made available for journalists to drive at last week#;s annual SMMT test day at the Millbrook proving ground in Bedfordshire.
Although the Thunderbird has also featured in some UK car magazines, Ford UK says officially it has no plans to sell the car.
However, it is available through independent importers for about £44,000.
