WHAT’S NEW IN BIRDLAND? · WHAT’S NEW IN BIRDLAND? VOLUME 60, ISSUE 8 AUGUST 2018 Hot Danville...

WHAT’SNEWINBIRDLAND?VOLUME60,ISSUE8 AUGUST2018

BATOC Club Monthly meeting is on the second Sat of each month at:

The Buttercup Grill & Bar 660 Ygnacio Valley Road

Walnut Creek CA 10am - noon $20 for breakfast

Spare Change for Charity Don’t forget to bring your spare change

to all meetings and outings.

Facebook Group Page: Bay Area Thunderbird Owners Club

Website: batoc.org

BayAreaThunderbirdOwners’Club(BATOC)

Event Date

MonthlyMeetingAugust Sat.August11

CTCIConventionKnoxvilleTN Wed–SunAugust15-19

ProgressiveDinner Sat.August18

HotDanvilleSundaysCarShow Sun.August19

UpcomingEvents

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CoppolaWineryTourandTasting

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8Tbirdsand27clubmembersattendedtheevent.OurTbirdsattractedalotofattentionatthewinery.Weallhadawonderfulexperiencethere.ThememorabiliafromDirectorCoppolawassointeresting.TheGodfatherdeskwasondisplayalongwithaTuckerautomobile,Oscars,andpropsfromthemovies.Weallgatheredatthebarinthewineryforlibations.ThenwecaravannedtoRailroadSquareinSantaRosa,whereweroamedonourownforlunchandbrowsingatthelocalshopsandtherailroadhistorymuseum.

Thankstoourhosts,NickandJudyVerhoek



HotDanvilleSundaysCarShow

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ItwasalovelySundayinDanvilleJuly22,forthenewlyrevisedHotSummerSundaysinDanvilleCarShow.Wehadagreatturnout,asusual.Thankstoorganizer,DavidMiller,theFordThunderbirdswerefrontandcenteronthemaindragoftheshow.WehadalovelylunchattheTowerGrille,andsatbyourcarsintheshadeandenjoyedvisiting.WewillgearupforarepeateventAugust19.

GOODMORNINGTOALL

Sundaymorningwithlotstodoandnotenoughhoursintheday,week,month,etc.SomuchtodobeforeSusangetshomeandfindsthemess…OMG.It’sbeenaquietmonthclub-wise.Justmuchplanningforourvariousmajortripscomingupinthenextcoupleofmonths.ObviouslyRoute66hasbeenthetopicofmostdiscussionandplanning,HOWEVER,therearestillmanythingsonthecalendarforthoseofuswhoareNOTgoingdowntheMotherRoad.Andyes,youheardmeright….forthoseofUS–includingme–whoarenotgoing.VERYsadlyforme,Iwillnotbeabletoclearmydesksufficientlytomakethe2weekjourney.Icannottellyouhowmuchthathurts.ForthosewhoAREgoing,wewillbeputtingtogetherafinal-stages“trekkers”meetingtoorganizethecars,parts,emergencyplans,safetyissues,chasevehicle,shipping,etc,etc,etc.Inshort,wehavetoorganizewhoiscarryingwhatparts,dowehaveallthethingsweneedlikejacks,sparetires,parts,fireextinguishers,CBradiosandthelike.ThiswillbeaSaturdaygettogetherandwillberequiredofALLpeoplewhoaregoing.ForthosewhoareNOTgoing,let’snotforgettheothergreatoutingsthatareonthecalendarincludingIronstoneonSeptember22andBirdsontheWharfonSeptember29.Thesearegreatoutingsandwearelookingforalargeturn-outforbothevents.Pleaseemailmeifyouareinterestedineitheroftheseoutingsandlet’shaveablast.Also,onthecalendarisourProgressiveDinneronSaturday,Aug.18th.Wehadagreattimelastyearandwillrepeatthejoyagainthisyear.Thisyear’seventstartsatGreggCannella’shomeforappetizers,followedbydinneratEd&DonnaBenson’sandendingatLisa&EranNadler’shomefordessert.Ifyouwouldstillliketoattendthisfunday,pleaseRSVPIMMEDIATELYtoMaryCumminsatmarymac1234@gmail.comWeneedafinalheadcountlikeNOW.Iamofftodaytolookatagaragefindcollectionof6,1961-63T-Birdsthathavebeenstoredfor20+yearsthattheestatewantstoappraiseandsell.Letmeknowifyoumightbeinterestedinoneofthese.I’llhavemoredetailsandpictureslater.Haveagreatweekandseeyouallsoon.Dave

PRESSAYS

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MeetingMinutesJuly14,201843Attendees(ARecord)

Wehaveanewmemberheretoday,EricWamsley,whoownsa2002Tealwithonly11,000milesonit.WelcomeEric!BillbroughthisnephewAndrewwithhimtoday;theyareworkingtogethertorestorehis'57car,andhadquestionsaboutre-chromingthebumpers.PatrickRiggssonofSkipRiggshasofficiallyjoinedtheclub,reallyhe'sbeenamembersincethebeginningofthisclub,buthasrejoinedofficiallynow.WelcomePatrick!Themembershiprosteriscompleteandafewcopiesareherethathavebeenprinted.Davehasinformationonquiteafewcarsforsaleifanybodyislookingtoaddtotheircollection.Nextweekend,Sat.July21,isthetourtoCoppolawinery,hostedbytheVerhoek’s.Thereare14carssignedupwith28memberssofar.Soundslikeitwillbeaveryfunday.Ifyou’reinterestedletNickknow.We'llmeetattheButtercupat9am.We'retryingtocoordinatefortheDanvillehotsummerdayscarshowssothatallthecarswillbeparkedtogetherinfrontofElliot’s.Therearetwodatesfortheshows.Youhavetobethereby8amintheparkinglotNickshowedusabookheorderedfromCTCIthatcoversmanytecharticlesthathadbeenpublishedintheEarlybirdmagazines.Itruns$22,andhewantedtoshowittous.Hethoughtitwasveryinformativefortheprice,andwillletusknowhowtoorderit.

Sept2isacarshowattheMenloCircusCountryClub.Detailstofollow.TheProgressiveDinnerwillbeAug18th.StartsatGregCanella'shomeat5pm.DinnerattheBenson'sat6pm.DessertatLisaandEran’sat7:30pm.Thecostis$35apiece.LetEdBensonknowifyou’reinterestedinjoiningin.CTCIconventioninKnoxvilleTennessee.TheLloyd'saregoing.Gil'salsogoingandafewfromtheSacramentoclubandtheSantaClaraclub.IronstoneinMurphy's22nd.SomeleaveonFridayandmeetattheBlackBearinTracy.MoststayattheBestWesterninAngel'sCamp.SueandJackarehostingtheirBBQonSaturdaynightaftertheshowattheirtimesharecondo.Bird'sontheWharfisSept29.JeanfoundonAmazonaRoute66mapthatisverycool,there'sadifferentmapforeachstatewithturntoturninstructionssoyoucanstayontheroute.NickalsoshowedusaRoute66mapthathelocatedattheAAAoffice.Therewasdiscussionaboutthetransportcompanythattheywillbeusing.BudsuggestedwegowithMecumTransport,asitisaveryreputablecompany.Itisalittlemoreexpensive,butworthit.MarianneGrechhasvolunteeredtotakeovertheSecretarypositioninJanuary.ThankyouMarianne!

RespectfullySubmittedbyKimDixon,Secretary



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BATOCClassifieds


Item Seller PriceCherrypicker DaveAdams

415-269-0055$100

EngineStand DaveAdams415-269-0055

$100

NewHeadlinerkit DaveAdams415-269-0055

$50

NewHardtopFrontClampP/N50508‘57T-bird

BudRiley925-373-0403

$49

RightAngleSpeedometerDrive55-56T-bird


$45

CastIronGeneratorBracket55-57T-bird


$30

DashInstrumentStructure57T-bird


$50

Aftermarketchromeaircleaner57T-bird


$15

SteeringGearwithpittedGears–worksoruseitforacore55-57T-bird


$295

6BladeHighFlowFan55-57T-bird


$35

Standard/NonPowerSteeringDragLink&IdlerArm55-57T-bird


$75

Throttle&AutomaticTransmissionBellcrank55-56T-bird


$50

AutomaticTailgateLiftforFordEdge/LincolnMKX


$100

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Saturday, August 18th - $35/person

RSVP – [email protected]

DINNER (the sequel)

BAY AREA THUNDERBIRD OWNERS CLUB

Join your BATOC friends for another funPROGRESSIVE Dinner Party

1st Stop: 5pm - Appetizers at the Cannella house1420 Huston Rd., Walnut Creek

2nd Stop: 6pm - Dinner at the Benson house1289 Crown Ct., Walnut Creek

3rd Stop: 7:30 - Dessert at the Nadler house1972 Montclair Cir., Walnut Creek

DanvilleHotSummerSundaysCarShows


August19,2018EventTime10:00am–4:00pmStreetClosureTime–7:00am–5:30pmPre-registeredVehiclePriority7:00am–8:00amDayofEventRegistrationBeginsat8:00amNoCarsAdmittedafter10:00am

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IronstoneConcoursSeptember22,2018

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

2 1 S T A N N U A L

PROCEEDS BENEFIT PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN

SAVE THE DATE!

THUNDERBIRDS ON THE SANTA CRUZ MUNICIPAL WHARF

ENTRY AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: montereybaytbirds.com • PRE-REGISTRATION: $40 / $50 ON-SITE

MONTEREY BAY CLASSIC THUNDERBIRD CLUB PRESENTS

CLASSIC 1955-’57 • VINTAGE 1958-’66 • RETRO 2002-’05

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Route66TripinOctober

TentativeScheduleOct5,6Amarillo Oct12GCanyon/WilliamsOct7,8SantaFe Oct13KingmanOct9Albuquerque Oct14BarstowOct10Gallup Oct15SantaMonicaOct11Winslow Oct16SanLuisObispo


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Bay Area Thunderbird Owners Club2018 Calendar of Events

Winter – Meetings Jan 13 / Feb 10January 14 – President’s Mystery Tour (Adams)February 4 - Super Bowl Party, Livermore (Guthrie)

Spring – Meetings Mar 10 / Apr 14 / May 12March 10 - Group Outing: Bowling (Guthrie)April 21 – Mel’s Diner (Cummins)April 29 - Cruise (Benson)May 26 – BBQ (Cummins)

Summer – Meetings Jun 9 / Jul14 / Aug 11June 24 – 60th Anniversary @ Mare Island (Haffner, Nadler, Verhoek)

July 22 – Hot Danville Sundays Car Show #1 (Adams)July 21 – Coppola Winery (Verhoek)Aug 19 – Hot Danville Sundays Car Show #2 (Adams)August 15 – CTCI International Conference, Knoxville, TNAugust 18 – Progressive Dinner Party (Cannella, Benson, Nadler)

Autumn – Meetings Sept 8 / Oct 13 / Nov 10Sept 22 – Ironstone, Murphys, CA (Canfield)Sept 29 - Birds on the Wharf, Santa Cruz (TBD)Oct 5 – 17 – Route 66 TripNov XX – ??

Winter – Meeting Dec 8Dec 14 – BATOC Holiday Party @ Zio Fredo’s (Jenkins and Lloyd)

Events in Planning

Proposed Ideas / Hosts NeededAugust Car Show - NilesDelta Cruise (Haffner)

Travis Airforce Base – (Baumgarter)Veterans Parade

Updated 7/27/18

Ready to plan an event?Let us know! [email protected]

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