<P> The following morning , Thelma leaves J.D. in her motel room while she meets Louise downstairs for breakfast and , when they return , they discover J.D. has stolen Louise 's life savings and fled . Louise is distraught , so a guilty Thelma takes charge and later robs a nearby convenience store using the tactics she learned from listening to J.D. Meanwhile , the FBI are getting closer to catching the fugitives after witnesses at the bar saw Louise 's 1966 Ford Thunderbird convertible speeding out of the parking lot the night of the shooting . Their whereabouts are also questioned by the owner of the fishing cabin after the women failed to arrive for the weekend . Arkansas State Police Investigator Hal Slocumb leads the investigation and questions both J.D. and Jimmy , and taps into the phone line at Darryl 's house . He discovers that Louise had been raped years earlier in Texas , so sympathizes with her situation and understands why they did n't report Harlan 's murder to the authorities . During a couple of brief phone conversations with Louise , he expresses his sympathy , but is unsuccessful in his attempts to persuade her to surrender . </P>
<P> The following morning , Thelma leaves J.D. in her motel room while she meets Louise downstairs for breakfast and , when they return , they discover J.D. has stolen Louise 's life savings and fled . Louise is distraught , so a guilty Thelma takes charge and later robs a nearby convenience store using the tactics she learned from listening to J.D. Meanwhile , the FBI are getting closer to catching the fugitives after witnesses at the bar saw Louise 's 1966 Ford Thunderbird convertible speeding out of the parking lot the night of the shooting . Their whereabouts are also questioned by the owner of the fishing cabin after the women failed to arrive for the weekend . Arkansas State Police Investigator Hal Slocumb leads the investigation and questions both J.D. and Jimmy , and taps into the phone line at Darryl 's house . He discovers that Louise had been raped years earlier in Texas , so sympathizes with her situation and understands why they did n't report Harlan 's murder to the authorities . During a couple of brief phone conversations with Louise , he expresses his sympathy , but is unsuccessful in his attempts to persuade her to surrender . </P>
what year was the thunderbird in the movie thelma and louise
what year was the thunderbird in the movie thelma and louise
1966
1966