July, 2017 Volume 37 Issue 7

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1 July, 2017 Volume 37 Issue 7 UPCOMING EVENT WWTC Annual Picnic July 16 th at 2:00pm Hines Park (Merriman Hallow) Other Events 2017 Rolling Sculpture car Show. Friday July 14 th 2 pm to 10 pm July 28 th Chelsea Car Show 3pm to 8pm July 30 th Southern Ontario T-bird Regional Car Show August 5 th Milan Backstreet Cruisers Car Show Aug. 29 th Sept 3 rd ITC Convention, Fort Wayne, IN Thank you Larry and Nancy Seyfarth for obtaining an invitation for our members to visit a collection of luxury cars including Packard s, Duesenberg s, Thunderbirds, Boats, Carriages and a Motor Cycle with side car just to name a few of the beauties in the collection. Then a great lunch at C. J. Mahoney s. The Club s annual Picnic is Sunday July 16 beginning at 2:00 at Merriman Hollow in Hines Park. Enter off Merriman Road and if the barricades are up due to Bike Day in the Park drive around the barricades to the picnic area. The Club will provide Chicken, Hot Dogs with Chili, Pop and Water. JoAnn Rodriguez joannbill801@comcast.net or call/text with your dish to pass. The annual Dream Cruise is fast approaching. Our annual Pre-Dream Cruise up Woodward Ave, will gather at 4:00, Woodward Ave, Royal Oak, cruising up Woodward at 4:30 to the Moose Preserve, Woodward, Bloomfield Hills for an early dinner. As usual we will need your RSVP to ensure the restaurant has sufficient staff. An error has been found on the ATD Registration Form. The zip code should be If you have forms please change the zip code from to The form on page 5 of this newsletter has the correct zip code. There is still time to submit nominations for an officer s position on the WWTC Board of Directors for the term. Positions are President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. Please submit nominations to JoAnn Rodriguez, 1517 Farmington Rd., Garden City, MI Enjoy your summer and have a relaxing and fun filled 4 th of July. JoAnn Rodriguez President

2 WWTC Board Members P.O. Box 2597 Taylor, MI JoAnn Rodriguez, President 1517 Farmington Rd. Garden City, MI George Roscoe, Vice President Hannan Rd. New Boston, MI Nancy Seyfarth, Secretary 4717 Maddie Lane Dearborn, MI Ed Sikora, Treasurer 9854 Laurence Allen Park, MI Jim & Marie Brucker, Membership 191 Liddy Dr. Brighton, MI Dave Lau, Tech Advisor 6870 N. Territorial Rd. Plymouth, MI Weekly Car Shows Monday Great Lakes Family Restaurant Fun Time Cruzers S Side of Lakeside Mall Sterling Heights 5 pm 8:30 pm Tuesday Limelight Bar & Grill Van Dyke Across from GM Tech Center Warren 5 pm -?? Wednesday The Gathering Place 3589 John R Troy 4 pm -?? Thursday Big Boys John R Madison Heights 5pm 8 pm Friday Wild Woody s Mound Rd Shelby Twp. Saturday Berkley A & W W. 12 Mile Rd Berkley 6 pm - close Advisor: Larry Seyfarth Bob Smillie Sunday Dooley Gratiot S. of 14 Mile Roseville 2 pm 8 pm Car Show etiquette: Judge not, that ye may not be judges. We re here for the fun of it.

3 Welcome New Members Rick Charniga from Romulus, MI, is the original owner of a 1955 Red Thunderbird. Tom and Marianne Watson are from Canton, MI, with their lovely sage green 1956 Thunderbird. CLASSIFIED AD Ad Rates WWTC Members 3 months free Non-members 2 months $5.00 For Sale: 2003 Ford Thunderbird. 3.9L V8 A/T, P/S, P/B, A/C, P/W, AM/FM/CD, adj. stg wheel, leather seats. Torch Red ext. red and black interior, black conv, and red detachable hardtop. 16,471 miles, always garaged and stored winters. Mint condition $22,000 please contact Brian For Sale: 2004 Ford Thunderbird, exterior is Monterey Mist with ash two tone seats. It has an Ash metallic removable top and also a light Ash powered convertible top. 3.9l V8, 5 speed automatic transmission, P/S, P/B, P/W, A/C, with a 6 CD changer and is 29 out of 1000 Pacific Roadster. It has 57,000 miles which is mostly highway miles and was a Florida car. A beautiful car inside and out, mint condition. Asking $18,225. If interested please contact Len H or C For Sale: 2003 White Ford Thunderbird with Black interior is in mint condition. Has 6,600 miles and includes a hardtop cart & hoist lift, Tonneau (boot) cover, car cover book on Thunderbird history by Michael Lamm. If interested please contact Don or by dssarna@comcast.net

4 1956 FORD & THUNDERBIRD CENTER HUBCAPS {Original Ford} Set of 4. Very nice usable condition. Measure 10 ½ inch diameter. There are a few minor scratches on the caps and a couple of very small dents on 2 caps. The photos are exactly of what is for sale. Retaining bands are in good condition. There is a little rust on some of the inner center chrome rings. There is also some superficial rust on the inside as is pictured. Price $ $35.00 shipping. Inquiries may be submitted to the following vizugonesailing2@gmail.com June 2017 Event collection of luxury cars including Packard s, Duesenberg s, Thunderbirds, Boats, Carriages and a Motor Cycle with side car Richard Austin & Veto Nemanis John Jacob Astor owed this who Jack & Gale Brown This Duesenberg won the 1925 reportedly died on the Titanic Indianapolis 500 Photos & information provided by Marie Brucker

5 ALL T-BIRD DAY REGISTRATION FORM September 17, 2017 Date Received Name Spouse Address City State/Providence Zip Code Home/Cell Phone EVENT FEES CARS: Members: $10.00 per car preregistration Non-members & day of event: $15.00 per car Year Body Style* Color Year Body Style* Color *Open = Convertible; Closed = Hardtop VENDOR: I wish to reserve a Vendor space - $15.00 per space CAR CORRAL: I wish to reserve spaces in the Corral -$15.00 ea. Total Enclosed (Cash Check # ) Questions: Please mail check or money order to (WWTC) with registration form to arrive No later than Monday September 11, 2017 to: Water Wonderland Thunderbird Club P.O. Box 2597, Taylor, MI Date Rec d Check # Amount

6 Save the Date 2017 January 21 st Michigan Firehouse Museum, lunch to follow at the Side Track Bar, Ypsilanti February 11 th Antique Restorations Specialist for tech talk session lunch at the Box Bar, Plymouth March 18th Ed Meurer Collection followed by lunch at Moe s on 10 April 22nd Bathe City Bistro, Mt. Clemens Feather Bowling May 20th Cruise to Wamplers Lake (Jerry s Pub) June 10 th private car collection and lunch at C.J. Mahoney s July 16 th WWTC Annual Picnic Edward Hines Park Don t miss the dozens of cars, great friends and fabulous food! Less than a month away to great camaraderie. August 13 th Pre-dream Cruise T-bird caravan cruising up Woodward the Sunday before the crowd. Sweet! We will end up at the Moose Preserve where we can admire all the T-birds in the parking lot! September 17 th All T-bird Day October 7 th Kensington Metro Park Boat Tour October 22nd Edward Hines Fall Color tour Dinner to follow at Courthouse Grill, Plymouth November 11 th Planning Session for 2018 events and chili pot luck December 3 rd WWTC Annual Christmas Party Water Wonderland Thunderbird Club P. O. Box 2597 Taylor, MI Newsletter Editor: Denise Sikora