Getting to Know You

Wayne Settlemeyer

• Classic Cars you own(ed)
  • 1965 & 1966 Thuderbird convertibles. Previously owned a 1970 Cougar XR-7 and a 1970 LIncoln Continental Mark III
• Where are you from?
  • Wildwood, MO in summer and Clermont, FL in winter
• Year you joined HVTC
  • 2018 or 2019
• What made you want a Thunderbird?
  • Style, made by Ford and not a Mustang
• What was your first car?
  • 1952 Ford Victoria
• If you could meet anyone from the past or present, who would it be and why?
  • Carroll Shelby - His contributions to the vehicles we enjoy today is

    beyond comprehension
• If you could only drive one car for the rest of your life, what would it be and why?
  • Lincoln MK II
• Do you have a name for your current car or previous cars?  What is the story behind them?
  • Not really. Depends if they are running properly or not.
• If you could eliminate one car from having ever been produced, what model would you pick?
  • The slant 6 Dodge from the 60's. Had one and it was terrible!!!!!!!
• If you could have any one person as a chauffeur, who would you hire for the job?
  • Jay Leno
• If you could invent a vehicle that could run on any substance as an alternative fuel, no matter how crazy, what would that fuel be?
  • Either fall leaves or rhubarb - hate both of them!