Volume 23 Number 5 March / April 2014

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Every Friday night - Elizabeth Street Shops, Acacia Ridge.

Every Saturday night - Kosmos Kitchen, Browns Plains Rd, Browns Plains, Opposite Grand Plaza shopping centre.

Every Saturday night - Ferry Rd Diner Southport

Every Friday night - Petrie Country Markets Historic Village.

March 7th

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Committee and Social evening Friday night. Bill & Helen McGregor’s place. From 7.30pm, bring nibbles. Club Run: Sunday. Picnic at The Spit, Southport. Meet at Yatala Pies, Gold Coast Hwy, Yatala at 9.30 for10.00, or meet you there.

April 6th

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Annual General Meeting Sunday. BYO Barbeque at Dennis and Merron’s, from 10am. Club Run: Touring Run to Mount Tamborine. Lunch at Rotary Lookout. BYO Picnic. Meet BP Service Centre 3484 Mt Lindsay Hwy Regents Park 9.30am for 10.00am take service road under Middle Rd overpass on Mt Lindsey Hwy sign post on left. Run Coordinator Bill Flanagan.

May 2nd

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Committee and Social evening Friday night. Bill & Lyn Flanigan’s place From 7.30pm, bring nibbles. Club Run: Rick’s Garage and Diner Palmwoods. On Sunshine Coast. Meet Shell Nudgee 9.00am for 9.30am departure. 10.00am BP Moray-field. Rick’s has adequate parking and facilities, plus a Burger style menu.

June 6th

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Committee and Social evening Friday night. Max & Carol Herbert’s place. From 7.30pm, bring nibbles. Cooly Rocks On: Morning tea meet up at Twin Towns 10.00am Club Run: Hinze Dam, Gold Coast Details to be confirmed at next meeting. Run Coordinator Terry Street

Club Calendar

Cruise Ins

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Gotta get me to the next event real fast !

Designated Events March 2nd

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Logan Car Show, 7 Jacaranda ave Woodridge Northern Districts Rodders Swap Meet, Redcliffe Showgrounds, Scarborough Rd. Info: Don 0402094786 or Peter 0423 031630. Gold Coast Swap, Show & Shine, Carrara Sports Complex, Nerang Broadbeach rd. Info: 0449 997149. Ormiston Swap, Ormiston State School, Info: baysideclub.org.au

April 6th

Qld Autospectacular, Willowbank Raceway, car and bike show and swap meet, 1/4 mile Test'n'Tune, sound off, dyno, rocker cover racing, free public car park, great food, more than 1000 vehicles on display, contact 07 5461 5418 or visit www.queenslandautospectacular.com.au

May 2nd - 4th

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Garter Belts & Gasoline Nostalgia Festival, Mount Tambourine Showground. http://www.garterbeltsandgasoline.com.au/eventdetails.html or call 0428 887522 David Hack Classic Meet, Toowoomba Airfield. Warbird, Classic and vintage aircraft along with vintage and classic vehi-cles. http://www.rotarydavidhack.org/classicmeet.php Ingham show and Swap Meet, Ingham Show Grounds. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bent-Rods-Car-Club-Inc/420214941360434

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President’s Report

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Editor’s Report

New Members

Hey !! Didn’t we just do this last week, or was it tha week before ? Wow time is just zippin’ by, and its Mag time again . Let’s see if I can get this one out in some timely fashion. You know, I have friends in the USA whom have told me that there is a society that is looking into the fact that “time” is getting shorter or is compressing ,not that it shows on any type of clock but we can no-tice the difference, or is it because technology is speeding up and I’m getting old? Barry! Leave it alone! Any way, I am all for technology, I can see myself cruisin in my Thunderbird with no wheels or gas guzzling big block but some kind of ultra magnetic motors that have me hovering down the highway! Hey! do they come with white walls ?? If you have seen the movie 5th Element you’d know what I mean. Anyhow, back at ground zero check out Johnny’s Corner and our “back page girl” this issue, I’m sure “Vincent Price” would approve. KRUISIN. Ed.

Adrian Hanington 1966 Convertible

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Bill’s Breaky Bash

Bellbird Grove - Mt Nebo

Bills Breaky Bash, headed to Bellbird Grove on Mt Nebo again this year. What a beautiful

bush setting away from the hussle and bussle of city life. The run was treated to a beautiful, sunny summer’s morning. It was heading for quite a hot day but there was a nice breeze blowing through the picnic shelter that kept everyone cool and out of the direct sun. Barry cooking up a another storm this year took out best dressed and certainly most colourful. Barry always adds a bit of cheerfulness that sets the day up for a few laughs. It was an enjoy-able cruise with lots of great conver-sations going on.

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After many months of hard work, Doug and Sandra had their 63 Thunderbird Landau along on their first club run. They thoroughly en-joying having their classic Thunder-bird on the road. Craig and Karin Roberts were along with their young Grandson Nate. He loves classics, especially the ones with the horse on the front, he reckons those ones are good, and loves to travel with poppy. Must be a budding Mustang man!!

Craig’s clever installation of the child seat restraining bolts with interior colour matched co-vers looked as if they were an original Thunderbird option. The football got a kick around, and the Frisbee a toss or three… With the smell of eggs and bacon cooking in the background and a temptation of a cup of coffee with one of Libby’s awesome cupcakes, what could be better? They went down a treat. It is always great to see Tony and Jay out in their sweet Sahara Rose 1960 Thun-derbird. We certainly have to get all the Square Birds together one day as we have a great collec-tion in the club. Thanks to everyone for coming along, and making it another good reason to cruise those classics on a lazy summer’s morning… keep those classics on the road.. Kieran

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As requested we have compiled a list of repair or service shops who have been

found to be of great help in the restoration of our Classic Cars, this is not a

commercial ad nor do the “Thunderbirds of QLD Inc.” take

any responsibility for workmanship or service! However if

you have found a good shop that has provided what you re-

quire then let us know and we shall list them for others to try

out. BHSS TBS, Capalaba: Brakes & Power Steering.

RACE Exhausts, Capalaba: Exhaust Specialists.

ANNVID, Capalaba: Auto Upholsterers

COL ROBINSON & CO, Kedron: Power Steering Box Rebuilds

FAST EDDIE’S, Tamborine: Tilt Tray Service 07 55436262

ACCESS TOWING, Parkridge: Tilt Tray Service 0418 721987

GLEN HENDERSON, Parkridge: Parts & Advice Anything Thunderbird. 07 3297 5342

EXHAUST INNOVATIONS, 5/33 Steel St Capalaba.

KEITH FOR WHEELS , 11 Smallwood St Underwood, 3841 6244. Whitewalls, Wheels,

and quality Alignments

INNOVATIVE AUTO DEZIGN, Lapis St, Underwood,3290 2177 / 0411 311473,

Specializing in compliancing of American & European Classic Cars.

CHEVRON AUTO Labrador – Paul Immermann 55290422 General Auto Mechanic

Parts and Service

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For Sale

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www.tbirdregistry.com

The Thunderbird Registry exists as a tool for us to further our

appreciation for The World’s Most Wanted Car …. The car every-

one would love to own! This is the World’s largest on-line data-

base for Ford Thunderbirds.

International Thunderbird Club www.intl-tbirdclub.com

Thunderbird Registry www.tbirdregistry.com

LOVEfords www.lovefords.org

Thunderbird Headquarters www.tbirdhq.com

Bird Nest www.tbirdparts.com/main.htm

Thunderbird Ranch www.tbirdranch.com/

Home of the Thunderbird Italien & XM400

Mercury Concept Car www.tbirdsquare.com/

Squarebirds.org www.squarebirds.org/

Automotive Mileposts Thunderbird http://automotivemileposts.com/

Jim Wulf's Tbird Garage www.tbirdgarage.com/Site_2/Welcome.html

All American Auto Parts Ballarat www.allamericanautoparts.com.au/

Jim Osbourne Reproductions www.osborn-reproduction.com/

The Old Car Manual Project www.tocmp.com/

Vintage Ford Publications http://mustangtek.com/Litterature.html

Auto Colour Library http://www.tcpglobal.com/autocolorlibrary/

Historic Video Archive www.historicvideoarchives.com/

Plan 59 - Museum of Mid Century

Illustration www.plan59.com/

Original Auto Interiors www.originalauto.com

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