Ummm...yeah, I suppose so, T-Man. IF, that is, your point is that the '50s era Thunderbirds(a la Brando's bike in "The Wild One") were styled by Mr. Turner to look slightly more, say, "Deco Styled", and in order to appeal more to the American market.

(...is THAT what ya mean?)

Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)