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HOOSIER VINTAGE THUNDERBIRD CLUB, INC. NEWS Indiana's Most Active Thunderbird Club February. 2010 Dear Club Members, Our first event of the season was our annual "After The Holiday's" Party hosted by Doug and Karen McConnell at their home near Leo, Indiana. The weather outside was frightful with temperatures a crisp 9 degrees. We were all snug inside filling our tummy's with good food and drink of many varieties. Joining us were Lowell and Carroll Leper, Ric Echler, Dick and Gerry Gervais, Bud and Freda Gibson, Paul Karris and Barb DeFord, Jim McCann and Sandy, Greg, Amy, and Brianna Minnich, Bob and Pam Prater, Clyde and Helen Stevens, Windell and Rita Stevens, Rob and Velen Webb, Darrell and Sue Will, our hosts, Doug and Karen McConnell, and myself. It was our first time meeting Rob and Velen Webb who drove up all the way from Noblesville. They seemed to fit right in with our Thunderbird family and we hope to see more of them at future events. We again played a car trivia game and managed to get through it without any fights breaking out. It ended abruptly when the smell of food overtook our ability to think clearly and it was time to eat. To my surprise, we had not one, but two samples of my favorite, Pineapple Upside-down cake. Thanks Helen and Sue! We never did get back to the game when talk of Thunderbirds and our upcoming Convention ruled the night. Our thanks to Doug and Karen for inviting us back into their home. Event Cooridinator Darrell Will has been very busy laying the ground work in making plans for our upcoming Convention. He and I met with The Fort Wayne Visitor's Bureau recently and are finding them to be very useful in helping plan our event. We are looking closely for a date and it looks as if the first to mid-August may be our best bet. We were aiming for Mid July and have found the basketball tournements/clinics/camps at Spiece Field House are filling our hotels during that time. We will of course have to coordinate that with VTCI Officials. We are also exploring hotels that would be able to accommodate our needs. Much more will be needed to plan this event, but we are getting an early start and it will take many meetings to hone out the final details. We will be meeting this Saturday, February 13th at 9:00 AM (8:00 AM if you want to include breakfast) at The Holiday Inn, 4111 Paul Shafer Drive, at Coliseum Blvd. in Fort Wayne to meet with hotel manegement and to tour the facillities. They are eager to have our business and have been extreemly helpful with our planning process. We hope you can join us. March 20th will be our Kick-Off Planning Breakfast where we decide our events for the calendar year. The time is 9:00 AM at the Waynewood Inn, 8421 Bluffton Road in Fort Wayne. (Just North of The Airport Expressway.) We will meet in their private dining room at the rear of the restaurant. Please be thinking of fun things to do for the year. Try to have the date of an event that you would like to include. Also we will be holding an election of officers for the new year. If you would like to be considered for any of our positions, just let us know. Our club dues are now due. If you haven't yet paid for them, please send a check to our club treasurer, Ric Echler. Make the check out to HVTC, Inc. They are also payable at any of our upcoming events. They are still $20.00 and include your spouse or one other person. See you Feb. 13th at The Holiday Inn or at our Kick-Off Breakfast on March 20th. We would like to have an idea of who will be joining us at the hotel, so if you are planning on attending, please let me know. Thanks. Best regards, Roger Noll, President HVTC ______________________________________________________________________ THUNDERBIRD/PARTS FOR SALE: For Sale: set of 4-1965 Thunderbird spinner hubcaps, good condition. Asking $200.00. Contact Bill Neice at: Home: 574 533 4812 or Cell: 574 370 2563. For Sale: 1957 Thunderbird, Colonial White, 302 V-8, automatic, both tops, runs great. New seats, new convertible top, new front suspension, white wall tires. Asking $19,900. Contact Gary Ward, 260 625 3469 or
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For Sale: One set (4) 1977-1979 Thunderbird Hubcaps, Excellent Condition. Asking $120.00 for the set. Contact:
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or Phone: 262 679 0316. For Sale: 1964 Thunderbird, light blue, 390 cu. in engine, automatic transmission, air conditioned (it works) , low mileage. Asking $7500.00 Contact Dusty at 419 649 3019. Car is located in Lima, Ohio. For Sale: 1956 Thunderbird, Fiesta Red, 312 Engine, Automatic, Air Cond. Power Steering, Power Brakes, T&C Radio, White Hardtop and Soft top. Same owner last 10 years, beautiful! Contact: Stan at 316 207 8200 or
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$36,000.00 ________________________________________________________________________ For Sale: 2002 Retro Thunderbird. Whisper White with charcoal and red leather interior. Premieum model. Has hardtop, boot, top cart. Excellent condition, only 13,000 miles. Car is located in Woodburn, In. Contact Thomas Saylor cell: 260 615 2522 Home: 260 632 4182. Asking $24,000. ________________________________________________________________________ WANTED: Good working 64 AM-FM radio. Contact club member Bill Neice at:
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__________________________________________________________________________________ FOR SALE: 1960 Thunderbird Hardtop. Same owner for 41 years! This rare T-Bird has a three speed manual transmission (column shift), manual brakes, manual steering, AM radio. It is equiped with FACTORY AIR! The engine is the 352 cu. in. Intercepter with a Holly Four barrel producing 300 h.p. It has only 68,000 original miles. The color is Acapulco Blue. Asking $12,000.00. Contact club member Dick Gervais at 260 637 3935 or
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_________________________________________________________________________ FOR SALE: 1978 Thunderbird Diamond Jubilee Edition. Professionally rebuilt 351 M engine, new oversized radiator, complete brake job including new rotors, calipers and new shoes on rear. New belts, hoses, new A/C compressor. New PW motor on drivers side. Drive anywhere. Car is loaded with options. It was awarded 1st Place in Drivers Division at VTCI Regional Convention in Kansas City and was a cover car on 'The Scoop' Magazine in Oct. 07. It has some faded paint, minor rust under vinyl roof at windshield and pass. side C pillar. Asking $2850.00 OBO. (New Price) Contact Roger Noll at 260 456 3623 or
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_________________________________________________________________________ For Sale 4, 1964 Thunderbird Hubcaps, near mint condition, non spinner type. $80.00. Also 4, 1963 Thunderbird Hubcaps, fair condition, non spinner type $40.00. Contact Roger Noll at 260 456 3623 or
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For Sale: 1964 Thunderbird Owner's Manual, very good condition.__$20.00 Contact Roger Noll at 260 456 3623 or
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____________________________________________________________________ FOR SALE: 1960 Thunderbird Parts: Patch panel, left lower rear of front fender, new, $75.00. Tongue cover for convertible, new still in box. $650.00 Vent window & frame, passenger side, used. $10.00. Tail Light Lens, used $5.00. Gas Tank Straps, new, $10.00. T-Bird Script doors used. $10.00. Outside Mirror, pitted, $10.00. Bird nose emblem $15.00. Contact: Bob Tucker at 574 269 1897 or cell 574 453 1779 or email:
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He has a 1960 Coupe that he is parting out as well. _________________________________________________________________________ FOR INFORMATION ON THE 2010 VTCI INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION, CLICK ON 'READ MORE.' |
