and terminal speed but it would be interesting to determine the relative difference between the new body and the old. Aerodynamics hardly play a part in this car's e.t. That the new 'Bird improves on such performance is most likely because of the different tire size (8:15-15 low profiles) and apparent attention on the part of the engineering staff to reduction of operating friction. quarter-mile time, attaining 72 mph at the quarter marker.
Regular readers will recall it returned an 18.7 sec. less and had exactly the same engine /transmission / rear axle equipment, although it was mounted on 8.00-14 wheels. Save for the brakes, there have been no significant mechanical changes between '64 and '65, either-or for that matter since the '62. has satisfied itself with only a slight re-arrangement of decorative bright work to serve as the visual indicator of the new model year. That test car, a convertible with the then-available fiberglass tonneau cover and wire wheels, has been superseded by the newly-dressed 'Bird which displayed its angular lines for the first time last fall. A case in point is the Thunderbird, which Car Life editors last reported on in the July 1962 issue. ONE THING ABOUT a stable car design: There's not much point in putting one of the models through road test procedures every year or so.
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