{"id":1979005,"date":"2026-10-27T12:33:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T16:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allcollectorcars.com\/classic-car-auctions\/vehicles\/1997-ford-thunderbird-lx-2\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T15:16:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T19:16:00","slug":"1997-ford-thunderbird-lx-2","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.allcollectorcars.com\/classic-car-auctions\/vehicles\/1997-ford-thunderbird-lx-2\/","title":{"rendered":"1997 Ford Thunderbird LX"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"font-semibold pb-1 text-2xl leading-[52px] [&amp;:not(:first-child)]:pt-[30px] [&amp;_.underline]:underline-offset-[6px] [&amp;_a]:underline-offset-[6px]\">1997 Ford Thunderbird LX: One-Owner Original California Car<\/h1>\n<p class=\"mb-3 text-sm last:mb-0\">This 1997 Ford Thunderbird LX is a clean, documented example from the final year of the tenth-generation Thunderbird, the last model year before the nameplate went on hiatus until 2002. 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