Funny my son has a '79 Thunderbird with a 5.8ℓ engine which sounds great... but I can smoke it in a drag race with my Honda Fit.
Quiz: when did the t-bird turn into a t-turd?
Ans. 1958 and yet again in 1969:
https://zicmoto.com/history-of-the-ford-thunderbird/?gad_sou...
In contrast, here's a true sports car: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MG_T-type#/media/File:MG_TA_si...