The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) has released a Hot Wheels Classics report on yet another automotive icon, the Ford Thunderbird. The findings show that, as with other classic cars, the Thunderbird has attracted considerable attention over the years, especially from the criminal element.
When reviewing theft information contained in the National Crime Information Center's (NCIC) database, the NICB found that Thunderbird owners have experienced their share of heartache. In fact, nearly 180,000 Thunderbirds have been reported stolen in the United States and Puerto Rico since 1981.
Although theft records specific to the model date back to 1955—the Thunderbird first went on sale on Oct. 22, 1954—the NICB analyzed only those incidents logged between 1981 and 2011. That's because 1981 marked the year when the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) standardized vehicle identification numbers (VIN).
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