He know it was a Chrysler, but I think he was referring to the underlying car (was it based on a Ford model?).

That said, the Chrysler wing does look somewhat similar to the Ford Thunderbird wing:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:BulletBirdTail.jpg

and from a distance, I can see why the confusion may arise, especially with the newer model:
http://www.familycar.com/RoadTests/Thunderbird/
No, sir, I don't like it. </mr horse>