2003 Ford Thunderbird: More Power and a 007 Edition

This record's own dek states plainly that variable cam timing lifted the 3.9 V-8 to 280 hp for 2003, and that the Coral 007 edition was built in 700 copies; this record's own overview repeats that Wikipedia says the 3.9 rose to 280 hp and 286 lb-ft, the gauges were revised, and a Select Shift automatic became optional, and this record's own coverage field is marked partial rather than complete for the year.¹

This record's own overview also states that PortholeAuthority gives 14,678 built between November 18, 2002 and June 27, 2003, broken down by colour: Torch Red 3,516, Mountain Shadow Grey 3,165, Evening Black 3,093, Whisper White 2,460, Desert Sky Blue 1,744 and 700 Coral 007 editions built December 2002 to March 2003; this record's own production section carries that same total with a note that the enthusiast site's colour counts sum exactly to it.²

This record's own production section also carries a separate row for the James Bond 007 edition at 700 units, cross-sourced to both the enthusiast site's Coral colour row and Wikipedia's own 007 paragraph, and a third row for 18,100 calendar-year US Thunderbird sales in 2003, its own note stating plainly that this is calendar-year sales of all model years together, not model-year production, kept apart from the 14,678 model-year build total.^2,3

This record's own prices section carries a single entry, $43,995 MSRP for the 007 edition, sourced to Wikipedia's own 007 paragraph rather than to the enthusiast site; this record's own text records no price for the regular 2003 Thunderbird, only for the special edition, a gap this record's own prices array leaves entirely unfilled for the standard Deluxe and Premium trims.¹

This record's own engines section carries a single entry, the 3.9-liter DOHC V-8 with variable cam timing at 280 hp and 286 lb-ft, standard equipment on every 2003 Thunderbird, with its own standard field stating plainly that the rating basis is not stated by the source; this record's own transmissions section carries the five-speed automatic as standard, its own name noting the Select Shift option directly within the same entry rather than listing it as a separate row of its own.¹

This record's own paint table repeats the five standard colours from the overview by name, each with its own production subtotal, alongside the Coral 007 colour and its own 700-unit count, all six sourced to the same enthusiast site; this record's own production notes again state that these colour counts come from one enthusiast site that does not name its own Ford source, and that although they partition the stated total exactly, they remain marked "reported" rather than confirmed.²

This record's own keyFacts, options, interiors, specifications, performance, identification, conflicts and unpublished-leads sections are all empty for the year, leaving overview, production, prices, engines, transmissions and paint as this record's own sources for 2003. No wheelbase, colour code, curb weight, transmission code or option price is recorded anywhere in this record beyond the paint colour names and the single engine and transmission entries.¹