Jim Ferrell Archives

How did Bunkie Knudsen influence the 1972 Ford Thunderbird?

August 12, 2022 Steve 4

One lingering question I have about Semon “Bunkie” Knudsen’s short tenure as Ford Motor Company president is what influence he had on the 1972 Ford Thunderbird’s design. Jim and Cheryl Farrell (2022) have written that […]

Honest passion for Bunkie’s beak?

October 20, 2014 Steve 2

The October issue of Collectible Automobile has a wide-ranging profile of Ford design chief Eugene Bordinat. Writers Jim and Cheryl Farrell (2014) include a number of provocative details about Ford President Semon “Bunkie” Knudsen’s role in […]