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Ford Thunderbird kitchen appliances remind us why American cars are cool
In the wake of the White House's Detroit bailout, we needed a reminder of why we should have any good thoughts about American automakers. Well, we got it in the form of these awesome kitchen appliances by Radi Design, made to resemble the exterior of a beautiful 1954 Ford Thunderbird. They're a few years old, but these sleek retro toys are still cool — just look at the analog dials on that blender! Personally, though, I want the grill (above). This bailout is still tragic, but at least from these designs you can see there was some point in history when U.S. carmakers were innovative and took pride in their work. Let's hope that day comes again.
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By Stone at 6:33 PM ON 12/19/08
Wow. I'll take the grill in bad black!
By nick tadd at 6:12 AM ON 12/20/08
I can see by the cheap and nasty finish that these "objects" are very much like their cars. Cool no crap yes ... Americans are not cool ... just in denial.
By tasveer at 11:30 AM ON 12/20/08
Wasn't the t-bird introduced in 1955?
By Gadget Sleuth at 1:09 PM ON 12/20/08
Looks cool, but its one of those useless overpriced sort of things only a select audience would be interested in. (Yes, it was 1955 that the T-Bird came out).
By firecatt at 7:45 PM ON 12/20/08
Too retro,let us move forwards not back.
By tbird fan at 8:57 PM ON 12/22/08
...as a family who owns four vintage Thunderbirds, the appliance line rocks!!!
By Dave at 4:40 PM ON 12/23/08
RE: "Too retro, let us move forwards not back."
How exactly do you accomplish that when your stated objective is to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the client's product? Huh? Huh?
By pontiac_andy at 7:40 PM ON 03/11/09
would love to know the price?
By CPU64 at 10:20 PM ON 04/05/09
Nick Tadd, why don't you just take yourself and whatever you drive, back to its country of origin then?
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