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1966 Thunderbird
America's Personal Luxury Car The Overhead Safety Panel lets you know at a glance when you're ready for takeoff. Mounted overhead on Town models, it contains warning lights for Low Fuel, Flasher, Door Ajar, and Seat Belt. |
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Town Hardtop and Town Landau models featured unique Overhead Safety Panel
as standard. Lights warn of "door ajar," "low fuel,"
"seat belts." The pilot in the photo is about to activate the
Emergency Flashers. Pressing on the light lens turns the flashers on or
off, and the light on overhead console flashes with exterior warning lights.
Simulated woodgrain embellishes the Town Landau panel, and textured black
appears on the Town Hardtop panel, to match the lower console appearance.
The Automatic Door Lock control, also standard on both Town models, is
located on console.
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315 Horsepower Thunderbird Special V-8
Engine New for '66 Cruise-O-Matic Drive Double-Sided Door/Ignition and Trunk/Glove Box Keys Keyless Door Locking Individually-Adjustable Shell Contour Front Seats Retractable Front Seat Belts with Automatic Reminder Light Color-Keyed Rear Seat Belts New for '66 Rear Center Folding Arm Rest Front Center Arm Rest Padded Instrument Panel and Sun Visors Crank-Adjusted Vent Windows Floating Day/Night Inside Rear View Mirror Remote Control Left Exterior Mirror Automatic Parking Brake Release Swing-Away Steering Wheel Integral-Type Power Steering Overhead Safety Panel (Town models only) New for '66 Silent-Flo Ventilation System (Hardtop and Town models only) Power Front Disc Brakes All-Transistor AM Pushbutton Radio with Antenna MagicAire Heater-Defroster Electric Clock Courtesy Lights Safety-Courtesy Door Lights Glove Box Light Lighted Ignition Switch Roof Bow Light (Convertible only) Trunk Light Backup Lights Emergency Flasher System New for '66 Sequential Turn Signals Dual Exhaust with Aluminized/Stainless Steel Mufflers Shielded Alternator Variable-Speed Windshield Wipers and Electric Washers Complete Underbody Soundcoating Full Wheel Covers Fully Lined Luggage Compartment |
 A new C6 3-Speed Dual Range Automatic Transmission would replace the dated Cruise-O-Matic early in production. |
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 Silent-Flo Ventilation utilized the low pressure area just behind the rear window of a moving vehicle to pull air from inside out. Bleed valve in vacuum supply line between the vent itself and the Rear Vent control allowed vent to close automatically after engine was shut off. |
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 Thunderbird's Power Front Disc Brakes were among the best in the industry when introduced as standard equipment in 1965. The T-Bird's competitors plodded on with drum brakes for 1966, still a few years away from realizing the value of safe brakes. |
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 How many people bought a Thunderbird in 1966 just for the rear turn signals? Sequential Turn Signals are set in full-width taillights for 1966, clearly indicating the direction of your turn with a distinctive flow of light. |
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 The Swing-Away Steering Wheel would make its last appearance in 1966. Padded instrument panel was a standard safety feature. Town Landau interior shown above in White with Emberglo appointments. |
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