2005 Ford Thunderbird: The Retro Roadster's Last Year

This record's own dek states that 2005 was the final retro Thunderbird year, with a 1,500-car Cashmere 50th Anniversary edition, and that the last car left Wixom on July 1, 2005; this record's own overview repeats that the Associated Press reported in March 2005 the model year would be the last for the retro Thunderbird, with production ending in July, and that Ford said it had sold 54,360 of the new-generation cars since 2001.¹

This record's own overview also states that PortholeAuthority gives 9,295 built from July 19, 2004 to July 1, 2005, broken down by colour: Torch Red 1,846, Evening Black 1,713, Cashmere 1,500, Medium Steel Blue 1,463, Bronze 1,396, Platinum Silver 1,295 and Inca Gold 82; 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 overview also states that all 2005 Thunderbirds wore a 50th Anniversary badge, and that the Cashmere 50th Anniversary edition was limited to 1,500 cars, with Job 1 on January 3, 2005, order code 210A, paint G4 and trim P1; this record's own production section carries a separate row for that same 1,500-unit edition, cross-sourced to both the enthusiast site's own Cashmere colour row and Wikipedia's own 2005 paragraph.^3,2

This record's own production section also carries two calendar-year sales rows kept apart from the model-year build total: 9,548 sold in calendar 2005 and 469 sold in calendar 2006, the second row's own note stating plainly that these were sold after production ended with the 2005 model year, so the car continued selling for months after Wixom stopped building it.^4,5

This record's own prices section gives the 50th Anniversary edition an MSRP of $43,535 with a note that the enthusiast site's own total figure is $44,140, and a separate March 2005 MSRP range of $38,210 to $44,140 for the regular lineup, this record's own text carrying the low end of that range as its own entered figure; this record's own options section carries the 50th Anniversary Limited Edition itself by order code 210A, with no price given for the package separate from the edition's own MSRP.²

This record's own engines section carries a single entry, the 3.9-liter DOHC V-8 at 280 hp and 286 lb-ft, standard equipment, with its own standard field stating plainly that the rating basis is not stated by the source; this record's own transmissions section is entirely empty for the year, leaving the five-speed automatic named only in the production section's own scope field rather than as a dedicated transmissions entry.³

This record's own paint table repeats all seven colours from the overview by code and name, each with its own production subtotal sourced to the same enthusiast site; this record's own interiors section carries a single entry, code P1, described as the 50th Anniversary Cashmere leather trim, matching the same trim code the overview names for that edition. This record's own identification section adds a single body code, P69, sourced to the 50th Anniversary edition's own specification page rather than to a general 2005 catalog.²

This record's own production notes state that the 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; this record's own keyFacts, specifications, performance and conflicts sections are all empty for the year, closing out this subject's Thunderbird records with the 50th Anniversary edition as the model's final documented special trim.²