My brother had the 1958 Thunderbird.....he got it from his employer.....in 1969 or so.
It was involved in an accident and the driver's door couldn't be opened....and then for some reason the hood was removed.....so it was only driven in emergencies.
There was a road out of town that was very narrow with drop offs on both sides. Our friends had bought a fancy GOLD 1970 Chrysler 300......and as the wife drove it for the first time, she saw me coming toward her on the narrow road....as I drove the hoodless 1958 Thunderbird.....
She later described her terror to me.....