Introduced as a 2-seater and later celebrated in song, it was Motor Trend’s car of the year in 1958, 1987, 1989 & 2002? (2012, Mustang)

[camaro69]

Us old folks know it's the Tbird.

[charlygal]

I don't know the official brand name and I haven't checked google. What it the "little duece coupe?"

[WyoNewk]

I don't know which was MT's Car of the Year in '58, but I'm going to guess it was the Corvette. The song I'm thinking of was something like "My Little Red Corvette." The T-Bird was also introduced as a 2-seater (55-57), but I can't recall a song about it.

Google time....

[WyoNewk]

Originally Posted by charlygal

I don't know the official brand name and I haven't checked google. What it the "little duece coupe?"

That was, I believe, a '32 Ford coupe.

[Sonorio]

Annette, who knew the Beach Boys and recorded with them, had a T-Bird and a strict Italian Daddy.

[oberon_1]

The question is misleading because:
T-Birds came in 2 AND 4 seat versions
Production was interrupted twice
Last model year was 2005 and is not produced anymore.
Who the hell knows what was Motor Trend car of the year in 1958? (They must be kidding)

[Deez Nuttz]

Without looking at Google, I am going to guess the T bird also.

Originally Posted by WyoNewk

The T-Bird was also introduced as a 2-seater (55-57), but I can't recall a song about it.

There was a song titled "Thunderbird", by the hair rock band Quiet Riot, though I don't know if it is about the car or something else.

[exhdo1]

Originally Posted by Deez Nuttz

Without looking at Google, I am going to guess the T bird also.



There was a song titled "Thunderbird", by the hair rock band Quiet Riot, though I don't know if it is about the car or something else.

I'm pretty sure that the folks on Jeopardy were looking for the song Fun, Fun, Fun by the Beach Boys.

[Retriever]

Originally Posted by camaro69

Us old folks know it's the Tbird.

I guess that I must be older than you, because the first (and only) make that came to mind when I was watching the show last night was, "Oldsmobile". Naturally, the, "distractors", offered by the OP did not exist on the TV show.

Ransom Olds' first successful model, the 1901 "Curved Dash" Oldsmobile, was indeed a 2-seater, and it was celebrated in the popular song, "In My Merry Oldsmobile".

However, I had no recollection of which cars won the Motor Trend award in '58, '87, '89, & '02. I actually doubted that Olds had won that title on multiple occasions (and especially as late as '02), but its 2-seat origin & a song that was very popular at the time had me thinking only of Oldsmobile.

Originally Posted by oberon_1

The question is misleading because:
T-Birds came in 2 AND 4 seat versions

Actually, it is not misleading in the way that you think it is.
When the T-Bird was introduced, in 1955, it came ONLY in a 2-seat version.
That continued through the '57 model year.

In 1958, Ford introduced the 4-seater T-Bird, which was nicknamed, The Square Bird, due to its shape & proportions. Once the 4-seater T-Birds were introduced, the 2-seaters were no longer manufactured--until the last (brief) iteration of the model.

[stan4]

So...what's the answer?