Ford also built 208 supercharged "F-Birds" with 300/340 bhp courtesy of Paxton-McCulloch blowers, mainly for racing.Īnd race the early T-Birds did, though with limited success. Stickshift models still had a 292, but uprated to 212 bhp, and there was now a trio of 312s offering 245, 270, or 285 bhp, the last being a twin-four-barrel version with 10.0:1 compression. A handsome facelift brought a prominent bumper/grille and a longer deck (again enclosing the spare) wearing modest bladelike tailfins. The '57 was thus the last two-seat T-Bird - and arguably the best. So for 1958 and beyond, that's what the T-Bird would be. Also, market surveys indicated much greater demand for a four-seater. McNamara, who'd replaced Crusoe as head of Ford Division, wanted much higher volume. Production eased to 15,631, but was still five times Corvette's. Porthole hardtops heavily outsold the nonporthole kind in 1956, and virtually all '57 Thunderbirds had them. Changes were limited to a larger 312 V-8 option with 215/225 bhp (nonoverdrive stickshift cars retained the 292, now up to 202 bhp), plus exterior-mounted spare (answering cries for more trunk space), softer suspension (for a smoother ride), and no-cost portholes for the hardtop (a Boyer idea inspired by vintage coachwork). You don't mess with success in Detroit, and Ford didn't with the '56 T-Bird. It whipped the rival Chevy in 1955 production by nearly 24-to-1 - 16,155 for the model year. With European style and American comfort, convenience, and go, the Thunderbird proved well-nigh irresistible at just under $3000 without options. Styling, conceived by Walker lieutenant Hershey and executed by a young Bill Boyer, couldn't have been better: simple and smooth yet clearly Ford, with rakish long-hood/short-deck proportions recalling the classic early-'40s Lincoln Continental. Next up for the Trojans in the Pac-10 Championships, April 23-25, in Eugene, Ore.Bill Burnett supervised the engineering, which relied heavily on passenger-Ford components. He had three birdies for the second straight day. Senior Jordan Nasser tied for 55th after his third-round 76 gave him a 222 (+6). Glissmeyer was 2-under through 10 holes, but fell back a bit toward the end of his round. Sophomore Tom Glissmeyer started and finished the day tied for 30th after his 1-over 73 gave him a 217 (+1). Lovemark had three birdies on the day, Wooding four. For Lovemark, it marked his ninth top 20 finish of the season while Wooding finished among the top 25 for the sixth time in the last eight starts. Senior Joshua Wooding and freshman Jamie Lovemark tied for 17th at 214 (-2) after each finishing with a round of 72. Hie's finish was his second best this season (behind only his title-winning performance at the USC Collegiate).įreshman Ryan Linton, entered in the draw as an individual whose results do not count toward USC's team totals, posted a career-best tie for 14th after his final round 70 gave him a 213 (-3). During the 54-hole invitational, Hie was no worse than par - was 8-under overall - on the back 9. New Mexico's Charlie Beljan won the title with a 201 (-15), passing Oregon's Derek Sipe (204) on the final day.Īs he did in the first round, Hie carded par or better throughout the final 18 holes, birdying three holes in the process. Hie followed his first-round 67 and second-round 69 with another 69 for a three-day 215 (-11) to tie for third with San Diego State's Aaron Goldberg. USC sliced a couple strokes off the Ducks lead with a final round 286. in Tempe, Ariz.įor the ninth time in 10 outings, the Trojans finished among the top five, this time alone in third with a three-day 849 (-15), five shots back of winner Oregon (844). 5 USC men's golf team finished third at the 2007 ASU Thunderbird Invitational on Sunday (April 15) at the Karsten G.C. Freshman Rory Hie tied for third and three other Trojans finished among the top 20 as the No.
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