volume 46, issue 9 september 2017 the birdwatcher

VOLUME 46, ISSUE 9 SEPTEMBER 2017

The BirdWatcherRose City Thunderbirds, Portland, Oregon

CTCI Chapter 51Oregon’s Premier Classic Thunderbird Club Newsletter

Gold Medal Winner 2012

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Club PurposeSection 1. The purpose of the organization shall be to serve as a medium of exchange of ideas, information and parts for admirers of the two passenger Ford Thunderbird and to aid them in their efforts to restore and preserve the car in its original condition.

Section 2. To unite in a central organization all owners of the Ford Thunderbird who are interested in restoring and maintaining the automobile in a manner to attract prestige and respect within the community. It shall further be the purpose of this club to help those owners become better acquainted, encourage and maintain among its members the spirit of good fellowship and fair play through sponsored activities involving family participation and the enjoyment of the two passenger Ford Thunderbird.

Section 3. To promote driving safety.

Contact the Editor: Becky Jensen at [email protected]

Inside This Issue

President & Club Officers 2September Event 3October Tech Session 4Picnic Pictures 5-6Pop Up Pictures 7New Members & Question from Roger 8 Birthdays & Anniversaries 9Yellow Pages 10Thank You 11Classified Ads 12

September 16 Car rally

and lunch

Picnic Pictures

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2017 Club Officers

President: Cliff Colvin 503-407-3125 [email protected]

Vice President: Al Hillier 503-723-9479 [email protected]

Sectetary: Laura McDermott 503-941-6964 [email protected]

Treasurer: Doug Johnson [email protected]

Membership: Jim Sweet [email protected]

Editor: Becky Jensen [email protected]

CTCI rep: Roger Kelley [email protected]

Calling Committee

Donna Wagnild 360-887-4029

Marcena Monroe 503-694-8265Diane Clark 503-631-8582

Martha Brunelle 503-771-4295Betti Mathews 360-521-1310

Hospitality

Diane Clark 503-631-8582

Web Page

John Sailors 503-648-7250www.rosecitythunderbirds.org

Whippany is were the CTCI Region 1 Convention was going to be held. When we made our reservations for the Marriott Hotel in Whippany. Marriott did not even know they had a hotel there. We had to help them. We gave them their address! We left on the 20th July and were gone for 32 days and around trip of 7347 miles. Our T-Bird ran great used only one quart of oil. The highest gas price paid, you guess it was Oregon $3.26 for premium. The lowest was Laramie $2.35. Our first stop was the Henry Ford Museum.We found the museum to be very interesting to say the least. Amazing person, the insight he had was incredible. Next we went on a Factory Tour, we walked on a cat walk around and above the assembly plant. We could watch the people below assemble Ford F-150. Next went to the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. There are 6 floors, we spent 4 hours just on the first floor. We were there all day, a beautiful place. We went down the road to the Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. The history of the game and players was very interesting to us which are fans of the game. We had not planned this, we went to Mansfield, Ohio. The movie Shawshank Redemption was filmed. An old Ohio State boys Reformatory build in 1886 closed in 1990. The East Cell Block remains the largest free standing steel cell block in the world at 6 tiers high. Great View! ha ha On to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania toured the battlefields by horse back. Having horses ourselves we really enjoyed the sights. Of course, we had to stop at Hershey's Chocolate World in Hershey, Pennsylvania. We had to have at least one Chocolate Kiss. Milton S. Hershey was another great inventor like Edison and Ford. We finally arrived in Whippany for the T-Bird convention. We were told there was over 100 cars participating. It was truly a good turn out. We were glad we came. Our T-Bird was parked under some trees. We had a lot of rain and wind ,cause a tree limb to break off and come down on the trunk lid. It's fixable relax!! The planned bus trip into New York City was fantastic. The guide we had did a wonderful job showing us the sights. We went up the of Rockefeller Center. Which is called the Top of the Rock. Also, is the best observation sight to view the Big Apple, Freedom Tower and Empire State Building. Next we went to the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. The exhibits for some people could be over overwhelming for them but tells the real story. We cannot forget!! The next day we cruised around the entire island of Manhattan. Another beautiful day we could see the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and Brooklyn Bridge just great. The trip home went very smooth. Glad to be back, TOP DOWN of course!!! I want to welcome new members to the club:

Michael and Carol Ransom of Portland, 1956 T-Bird. Dan and Cindy Penn, 1957 T-Bird.

Remember The Beaches on Sept 13th. Remember Road Rally on Sept 16th.

What's the good word THUNDERBIRD???Cliff Colvin




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September 16th Car rally and

lunch

We will meet at BJ’s Coffee Shop

in Forest Grove at 9:30 am.

Park in the Safeway parking lot closest to the Dollar Store.

This is a rally, so we will receive clues to guide us to the next place.

We will get instructions and hopefully have lunch together

if we don’t get lost.

Cliff Colvin and Marliyn Kirkland are our leaders.


October Tech Session atthe290LocalPlumbersUnionHall

20210SWTetonAve.

DuringoutOctoberTechSessionJohnSailorswillbeleadingaclassroomtypediscussionon Thunderbirdbrakes, igniHonsystems andgroundingproblemsuniqueto’55and’56 Thunderbirdfrontturnsignals.

HewillhavePowerPointpresentaHonsforallthreeareas.

ComepreparedwithyourthinkingcaponandyourquesHonsready. We will end the day at a local restaurant yet to

be determined.

Beaches Cruise In at PIRSeptember 13thAny Questions

Call Betti Mathews 360-892-0283


August 19th Bar B Que Picnic 2pm at the Wagnild’s

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Thanksforhos+ngusinyourlovelyhomeDonnaandLoren,,

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POP-UP Pop Up Cruise

It was a wonderful summer evening for cruising. Tricia and Davy Crockett joined Marilyn and Al Hillier at Abby's Pizza in Gresham.

The pizza was good and the camaraderie was enjoyable.

Because we tried to start at 6 pm the heavy traffic may have prevented others from joining us. Maybe next time.


Soliciting interest from club members for sponsoring a regional convention in 2019, or an international in 2020?

CTCI will assist in either endeavor. Anyone interested should contact me.

Roger Kelley 360-896-5096

Please Welcome Michael & Carol

Ransom from Portland

They own a 1956 Thunderbird

Please Welcome Dan & Cindy

Penn from Molalla

They own a 1957 Thunderbird


Sept 13th Beaches - Host Betty Mathews

Sept. 16th Road Rally host Cliff Colvin & Marilyn Kirkland

Oct. 14th Tech Session - Brakes & Ignitions Union Hall host John Sailors

Nov. 11th Veteran’s Day Commemoration host Wayne Newell & John Soukup

Dec. 2nd Christmas Party Union Hall host Cliff Colvin & Marilyn Kirkland

Birthdays Sonje Ernst Sept 4 Carl Cook Sept 8 Joe Wise Sept 13 Martha Brunelle Sept 16 Charlie Cutter Sept 16 Cheryl Hartley Sept 19 Lona Jensen Sept 21 Marva Adams Sept 21 Sharron Sharp Sept21 Diane Clark Sept 25 Sandra Ferland Sept 27 Mary McNally Sept 28 Barbara Jones Sept 30

Anniversaries Craig & JoAnne Pubols Sept 1

Bruce & Becky Jensen Sept 10 Wayne & Sandi Newell Sept 16 Jerome & Lucile Harden Sept 17 Ron & Helen Bartlett Sept 18 Jim & Mary Petersen Sept 21


BirdWatcher Yellow Page

1) Members that are willing to work on Birds for a fee and 2) Reviews of commercial shops that members could recommend.

While we can’t guarantee the quality of work in these shops it would be helpful for members to be aware of shops where other members have had good experiences. Members could also contact the reviewing member for more details.

If there are members willing to work on Birds, please let our editor know what types of repairs you are comfortable doing and what your hourly rate would be.

If you have had good luck with a repair shop, let our editor know the name of the shop, type of work they did for you and any comments.

Shop Type of work Comments Member reviewingPortland Engine Rebuilders Engine rebuild Quality rebuild,

fair price Al Hillier TransAction Transmission Quality rebuildTransmission rebuild fair price John Soukup

Superior Radiator RadiatorRepair Quality work Al Hillierfair price

Auto Battery/ Rebuild Quality work Al HillierElectric Generators fair price

Checkpoint Motors Engine & Quality work Jim SweetOregon City Transmission fair price


From Zane & Diane Clark


Classified Ads

Relays rebuilt with modern components. OD, ’56 & ’57, Window Safety and ’57 Easy-Entry relays (all on engine Firewall) $50. Window and Seat $65. ’57 Dial-a-Matic $145. Specify 6V or 12V. Add $25 for each 6V relay. 10% discount to Rose City Thunderbird members 503-648-7250 [email protected]

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