1957 Ford Thunderbird

1957 Ford Thunderbird
Debut Series	1-75
Produced	1982-2017 (Original) 2020-Present (Retool)
Number	MB042
Scale	1:63

Model History[edit | edit source]

In 2020 the casting was retooled for easier assembly. The body, interior and base were reworked. It has retained its original number.

Versions[edit | edit source]

The '57 Ford Thunderbird has been issued in the following versions:

Col #	Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy Number(s)	Country	Notes / Variations
MB42	1982 (Core) 1984 (USA)	1-75	Red ^[1]	None	Gray / Metal	Clear	White			England
MB42	1983 (Core) 1984 (Core) 1985 (Core)	1-75	Cream ^[1]	Thunder Bird, Red lower half	Light Gray / Metal	Orange Tint	Red			Macau
MB42	1986 (USA)	1-75	Black ^[1]	None	Gray / Metal	Orange Tint	Red			China
N/A	1996	Premiere World Class Series 06: Classic Muscle 2/6	Black	Detailed trim	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Red		34362	China
N/A	1996	Premiere World Class Series 06: Classic Muscle 2/6	Candy Red	Detailed trim	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	White & Red		34365	China
N/A	1996	Promotional	Red	Celebrating Patsy Cline	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	White			China	1 of 10,000, Code 2/3
N/A	1997	5-Pack: American Street Machines	White	None	Chrome / Plastic	Amber	Red			China
N/A	1997	Premiere Select Class Series 3	Red	Detailed trim	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Red		34368	China
N/A	1997	Premiere World Class Series 11: Hot Rod	Blue	Yellow & Orange flames	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	White		34314	China
N/A	1998	Premiere World Class Series 17: Classic Muscle 2/6	Yellow	Headlights, signals, taillights and plate	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Black & White		34321	China
N/A	1998	Premiere World Class Series 20: Street Machines	Metalflake Silver	Detailed trim, Blue stripe/bird design	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Blue		33987	China
MB16	2000	1-75: Great Drivers 1/5	Canary Yellow	Silver headlights, Red taillights	Gray / Plastic	Clear	Gray		96089	China	USA only
N/A	2002	Across America: United States of America 54/54	White	United States of America, fireworks	Gray / Plastic	Blue Tint	Red		91953	China
N/A	2003	5-Pack: Convertibles	Sky Blue	Hero City Sports, baseball tampos	Gray / Plastic	Smoke	Red		C1887	China
N/A	2004	5-Pack: Blue's Clues	Orange	Magenta (character and text)	Pink / Plastic	Amber	Pink		B4494	China
N/A	2004	Around the World: Las Vegas 27/45	Yellow	Las Vegas, Nevada, playing cards, dice	Turquoise / Plastic	Smoke	Red		C0763	China
N/A	2005	5-Pack: Burger Zone	Candy Red	None	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	White		H3384	China Thailand
N/A	2005	Blue's Clues	Metalflake Purple	Magenta (character and text)	Hot Pink / Plastic	Yellow Tint	Hot Pink		C0240	China
SF1	2005	Superfast	Light Pink	Silver headlights, Red taillights	Chrome / Plastic	Light Green Tint	White		H7734	China	USA edit
SF1	2005	Superfast	Light Blue Metallic	Silver headlights, Red taillights	Chrome / Plastic	Light Green Tint	White		H7734	China	ROW edit
SF1	2005	Superfast Collector Tin	Purple Pink	Silver headlights, Red taillights, trim details	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	White	White Wall	J2276	Thailand
SF1	2006	Superfast	White	Silver headlights, Red taillights, trim details	Chrome / Plastic	Faded Green Tint	Gray		J6550	Thailand
N/A	2006	5-Pack: Vintage Classics	Black	Cream sides	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	White		J4677	Thailand
MB27	2007	1-100: MBX Metal	Yellow	White headlights	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	White		K9483 (USA) L0930 (INT)	Thailand
N/A	2007	5-Pack: US Classics	Blue	White headlights	Chrome / Plastic	Smoke	White		K9625	Thailand
N/A	2008	10-Pack	Sky Blue	Detailed tampo	Chrome / Plastic	Smoke	White		M6400	Thailand	Base code(s):
N/A	2009	5-Pack: Nickelodeon	Light Green	The Fairly OddParents graphics on sides	Gray / Plastic	Clear	Light Pink		N9930	Thailand	Base code(s): B38
N/A	2010	5-Pack: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse	Light Teal	Mickey Mouse, Camping with friends is fun	Gray / Plastic	Clear	White		R0615	Thailand	Base code(s): C27, C51
N/A	2017	5-Pack: Open Road-sters	Dark Blue	Detailed trim	Gray / Plastic	Smoke	Beige		DVL89	Thailand	Base code(s): K24, K29, K31, K38, K45, L02
Modified Model
MB14	2020	1-100: MBX City	Metalflake Rose Red	Detailed trim	Chrome / Plastic	Smoke	Beige		GKK44 (USA) GKL72 (ROW)	Thailand	Base code(s): M38, M40, M41