by A Ford Thunderbird of the eleventh generation was spotted on our roads, which you rarely see even in its homeland, America. In Ukraine, such cars can be counted on one hand, and seeing one on the road is unreal.
Nevertheless, a modern neo-retro car was recently seen in Odessa. Interestingly, it is registered in the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.
However, for Odessa, this is not uncommon when it comes to Transnistrian cars. They are quite often seen there, which is explained by the proximity of the unrecognized state. For Odessa residents, such cars are similar to ‘euro plates’ in Transcarpathia.
Notably, the Ford Thunderbird (also known as T-Bird, ‘Ti-Bird’) was produced from 1955 to 2005 (with a break in 1998—2001), and the total production during these years reached 4.4 million. As for the 11th generation model, it was produced from 2002 to 2005, with a total circulation of only 67,518 cars, most of which were and are in the USA.
Remember, there is one old Thunderbird in Ukraine, and once we even managed to test a 1955 Ford Thunderbird:
