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Volume 12 Issue #2 March-April 2018

Smoky Mountain Classic

Thunderbird Club

A CTCI Multiple GOLD MEDALLION and GOLD AWARDS Winning Newsletter

Look inside this issue for more stories/pictures.

CTCI CHAPTER #116 OFFICERS

PRESIDENT

RICK RAWE 865-539-6022 H 865-599-9350 C

[email protected]

VICE PRESIDENT

JIM NORGAARD 865-408-7658 H 219-771-2242 C

[email protected]

SECRETARY

CHARLA NORGAARD 865-408-7658 H 219-771-2242 C

[email protected]

TREASURER

FRANK NAVRATIL 865-458-0935 H 412-512-9002 C

[email protected]

DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE (‘18-’19)

BILL JURKONIE 865-932-0470 H 865-406-8829 C

[email protected]

DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE (‘17-’18)

CHARLIE HENSLEY 865-482-6536 H 865-805-7898 C

[email protected]

NEWSLETTER EDITOR

BILL LONG VOL-458-0426 H VOL-256-1116 C

[email protected]

MEMBERSHIP CHAIR

ANN BLY 865-657-9494 H

[email protected]

Email addresses are

hyperlinked.

Visit our website:

www.smokymountainthunderbirds.org

Again in 2017!

2018 Membership dues and CTCI dues are past

due now. Renew before you miss something!

CLICK HERE for Registration Package!

Look inside to see who

won the Gib Giberson Par-

ticipation Award for 2017!

WHO is this man and why is

he having so much fun?

mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.smokymountainthunderbirds.org/http://www.smokymountainthunderbirds.org/Registration%20Package_2018-1.pdf

President’s corner… by rick rawe, club President page 3

Meeting minutes… by charla norgaard page 4

Christmas party… by charla norgaard page 5

No meeting breakfast… Bev Hammond; giberson award page 6

Dinner and play...hosted by Sylvia witt page 7

Convention baskets...by donna navratil Page 8

Convention thoughts…by bill long Page 9

Tech Tips… 1955 New auto age road test Page 10-14

Meet a member.. Could be you! Page 15

Classified ads page 16

sponsors page 17

Coming attractions page 18-19

Events calendar page 20

Smctc application page 21-22

Ctci application page 23-24

Birthdays / Anniversaries

For Bird Lovers

When? Thursday, March 15 , 2018

Where? Calhouns; Maryville; 751 Watkins Rd.; near Target and (former) Kroger

Time? 7pm for meeting, come earlier for dinner

April Birthdays

March Birthdays

April Anniversaries

March Anniversaries

Parris Puma 1

JB Morgan 13

Janice Rawe 15

Larry Kivel 19

Marvin Hill 25

Bill LaBelle 26

Yvonne King 9

Alyce Anthony 11

Denise Trulli 14

Barb Mabry 18

Bob Helsel 18

Katherine Abernathy 29

Jerry Cardwell 29

Bob & Lin Helsel 11

Robert and Sandra Quillin 20 (1971)

Grace & Roger Phillips 18 (1986)

“The President’s Corner”

EDITORS CORNER

THE BIRD WORD publication is issued near the middle of the EVEN-numbered month by The Smoky Mountain Classic

Thunderbird Club. Send articles and items of interest to the Editor, Bill Long, at the email address on the front page.

Rick Rawe

The Registration Program for

“Thunder ‘n Lightnin’

in the Smokies”

Is on the club website now.

“www.SmokyMountainThunde

rbirds.org”

2018 Membership dues and

CTCI dues are due now.

Renew before you miss

something!

Looks like we are off to a strong start for the new year. We now have 62

memberships - up from 49 at the end of 2016 - and a total of 115 members, counting

spouses and significant others. Our general meeting in January was a record turn-

out of 41 people, which is pushing the seating limit of the restaurant; however, there

is always room for a few more. We are looking at other meeting alternatives, and

would welcome your suggestions.

Winners of the Giberson Award for 2017 were Kathy Fahey and Charlie Hensley.

Frank Navratil was presented with a Past President’s Award for excellent service.

Bob Bly and Peggy Cardwell were recognized for their past service as Treasurer and

Secretary, respectively. Congratulations to Bob Witt for being elected to the vice

presidency position in CTCI, and to Bob Bly for his election as a CTCI Director at

Large.

Preparations for the convention in August are firming up rapidly, and your convention committee is hard

at work on the details. We need your help, so contact Bill Long if you are able to help. As promised, many of our

near term activities will be tied into the convention, and feature activities we think will interest you regardless of

your intentions with respect to attending the convention. Of note is a tech session to help you evaluate your car

condition with improvements that you might consider for better presentation and operation. The focus would be

more on Touring Car aspects rather than authenticity. We are planning a tour of the convention facilities, cou-

pled with a downtown Knoxville tour of site activities, including riding the trolley system which should be fun for

all. We are also planning at least two great drives in the Spring featuring one of the Whiskey Trails and the Foot-

hills Parkway - both with lunch along the way. Hope you can join us!

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Meeting Minutes

Welcome: Rick Rawe welcomed 41 members in attendance at Calhouns in Maryville. What a way to start the New Year with a record number.

Membership: Ann Bly was not present. Mike Crothers, William Spencer, Bill and Jesse Brown were welcomed as new members. We now have

59 members, 112 with spouses.

Giberson Award: Jim Norgaard stood by the door and had everyone sign the book as they came in.

Minutes: Charla Norgaard stated that the November 17, 2017 General Meeting minutes have been distributed and posted on the website. Mo-

tion was made and seconded to approve them.

Treasurer’s Report: Frank Navratil reported the balance as of December 31, 2017. Motion was made and seconded to approve the report. Audit

is in process by Rich Rawe and Bill Jurkonie.

Newsletter Report: Bill Long thanked everyone that sent in articles. If anyone would like to add to the newsletter, please send to Bill Long.

Sunshine Report: Cards were sent to Brenda Morrison and Bill LaBelle.

2017 Giberson Award Winner: Charlie Hensley and Kathy Fahey received the award this year. Thank you for all that you did this year for the

Club. They received a $50.00 gift certificate from Hills and their name on the Award Plaque.

Recent Events:

December 2 - Breakfast “No Meeting” – This is always fun getting together.

December 9 - Oak Ridge Christmas Parade- Lots of fun by all. Cold, but lots of cookies!

December 15 - Christmas Party- Thirty-six attended this year. The food was great and the laughs were many.

Old Business:

Meeting Location is still being discussed. As of now the location is still Calhoun’s of Maryville. The menu can be changed.

Convention Promotion-Bill Long. Our 2018 Club events in March, April and May will be dry run practice to get directions and stop ideas for the

events planned for the convention.

At this time, we have 480 people that have booked hotels. The Holiday Inn is booked. There are still rooms available at the Crown Plaza. Bob

Witt is talking to Hyatt and Hampton Inn. If you have not booked your room PLEASE get on it.

Bill Long gave us the agenda for the convention. We will need lots of volunteers. PLEASE VOLUNTEER!

New Business:

By-Law Revisions was presented by Rick Rawe: Club checks will only need to be signed by one person, either the treasurer or president. A mo-

tion was made and seconded to approve the revision – passed.

CTCI Meeting Report. Bob Witt and Bob Bly gave a report on their trip to California. Our convention was discussed. SMCTC had the largest

attendance at the New Jersey Convention last August. This was Bob Bly’s first CTCI Meeting. Bob Witt was voted in as Vice President of CTC! It

was a wonderful trip for both.

Upcoming Events

2018 Activities- Grace Phillips passed out the 2018 Event Calendar.

February 3- No meeting breakfast- Please contact Bev Hammond if you plan to attend.

February 10- Dinner and Play- Please contact Sylvia Witt.

Carol Anderson is looking into the car show in Rugby, TN on June 9th. More information to follow.

Chris Manning has asked if we would be interested in bringing our cars to a car show for the Rotary Club fundraiser in North Knoxville. More

information to follow.

Website Update

Donna Long passed out sheets that showed the hits on our website over the past months. The cost is around $230 a year. After the convention

we might want to discuss whether we will continue it. Alex Miller informed us that Facebook would be free and would reach MANY. We asked

Alex to set it up and we are proud to say we are on FACEBOOK.

Other

Frank Navratil was presented a plaque for being the past president.

Club Shirts- Contact Sylvia Witt for information

Chapter Report to CTCI- Bob Helsel has volunteered to do this.

CTCI Membership- Steve Pribanich – Our membership is down, we need more young people coming in. Having modified Thunderbirds added

could bring more young people in.

We still need sponsors for the Club for the year. The cost is $100.00.

Technically, all of our members are supposed to be members of CTCI. The cost is $37.50 a year or $105.00 for 3 years.

Adjourned - A motion was made to adjourn the meeting and it was seconded.

January 18, 2018

A Event Report

On December 15th we hosted the Christmas Party for the first time, ending the

Rawe’s string at nine. Thirty-six people attended the 2017 affair.

The food was wonderful with everyone bringing a dish. The annual gift exchange

was enjoyed by all. The verdict is still out on rather we continue the practice of

having two different types of gifts, nice ones or white elephant, or just go with the

fun ones. Janice Rawe did a wonderful job with the help of Alyce Anthony of keep-

ing everyone under control while opening gifts. As you can see, the party brought

out the humor in our guests.

We also took this opportunity to draw for

the winner of the free registration fee for

one of the people who did the early regis-

tration for our upcoming convention. Turns out, the winner, who was the 47th one to pre-

register, came from the same club in Oregon where the winner in New Jersey came from.

Jim and I truly enjoyed hosting all of you.

Happy New Year!

Jim and Charla Norgaard

Christmas Party by Charla Norgaard

2017 President Frank Navratil enjoys his last official act.

Grace helps Bill select the winner of

the free Convention Registration

Fee, #47, Cliff Colvin.

CTCI Region #4 Director and Vice President,

Bob Witt, shows off some nice head cover

that was a coveted gift.

Newly elected CTCI Director at Large Bob Bly doesn’t let Perry’s conversation get in the way of his mealtime.

Frank unwraps some

nifty underwear that is

sure to impress Donna.

A Event Report

“No Meeting” Breakfast - February 3, 2018 It was a cold Saturday morning and twenty hearty members and guests gathered at the

Airport Hilton for food, fellowship and warmth. Only two Classic Birds made it to the

breakfast. The Navratil’s car won the free breakfast. We might have had a few more in

attendance but the “Flu” bug is running rampant.

Bob Witt reminded everyone of the Dinner and Play scheduled for the following Saturday

evening.

Next Breakfast is April 7, 2018. Location is Airport Hilton. Weather should be nice by then.

Contact Bev Hammond to confirm your attendance or not. Frank and Donna’s Breakfast-winning car in a

sunnier setting!

Airport Hilton parking lot from a

previous Saturday Morning

Breakfast. Get your car in the

next Breakfast picture.

The Alden R. “Gib” Giberson Award* for this past year’s efforts goes to the team

of Charlie Hensley and Kathy Fahey. You have no doubt seen them spreading

themselves around this past year, doing things like coordinating MockingBird

Run IX, the Eclipse Party and the Oak Ridge Parade. Charlie also served as a

Director at Large for the Club.

*Gib Giberson is universally recognized as the

individual who is credited with naming the

Thunderbird while working on it in the 1950’s.

Gib Giberson Award for 2017

Gib Giberson. Kathy accepts award for she and Charlie.

A Event Report

Dinner and Play at the Flying Anvil hosted by Sylvia Witt

Sylvia Witt arranged for about 20 SMCTC members to have dinner at the Sullivan's in Rocky Hill on the Saturday evening of Febru-

ary 10th. The group enjoyed a delightful dinner, most with stuff to take home. We then moved to the Flying Anvil Theater nearby

for a love story of a play, just in time for Valentine’s Day. The play was an excellent production of Mary’s Wedding and was emo-

tional at times. The two person cast was outstanding. The rain was torrential outside so no one was in any car that might leak.

Thus, no pictures from the parking lot and the group in the theater was not photographed either.

Copper Wire Discovered After having dug to a depth of 10 feet last year outside of New York City , New York scientists found traces of copper cable dating back over 100 years. They came to the conclusion that their ancestors already had a telephone network more than 100 years ago. Not to be outdone by the New Yorkers, in the weeks that followed, a Los Angeles, California archaeologist dug to a depth of 20 feet somewhere just outside Oceanside. Shortly afterwards, a story appeared in the LA Times which read: "California archaeologists report a finding of 200 year old copper cable and have con-cluded that their ancestors already had an advanced, high-tech communications network a hundred years earlier than the New Yorkers." One week later, a local newspaper in Decatur, Alabama, reported the following: "After digging down about 30 feet deep in his pasture near the community of Trinity , Bubba, a self-taught archaeologist, reported that he found absolutely nothing. Bubba has therefore concluded that 300 years ago, Alabama had already gone wireless". Just makes a person proud to be from the South doesn't it.

You ain’t just whistling Dixie!

Major Discovery Reported on the Internet — It Must be True!!

A Feature

“My car is not a show car, so why on earth would I be

interested in going to a CTCI Convention?”

Actually there are a number of good responses to this comment!

#1 FUN, FUN, FUN! The CTCI Conventions are a lot of fun for all attendees. And, if you have not been to a CTCI Con-

vention, it might surprise you that only about one half of the Convention attendees actually have a car there. All the

people at the Convention are car people, ie. Thunderbird people, who share the love for our little classic cars with eve-

ryone else there.

#2 Thunderbird Knowledge. The Convention is filled with knowledgeable Thunderbird minds who are more than willing

to share their knowhow with any one they meet. At the International Convention, there is a “Meet the Experts” session

where any one can ask questions of the panel on any Thunderbird issue they want to discuss.

#3 Thunderbird parts and other stuff. Most of the Thunderbird suppliers are represented at each Convention and

sometimes they offer show discounts on some of their products. Generally, door prizes are presented during the

event.

#4 Driven cars are welcome on all the tours. There is also a place for driven cars in all three categories of cars in the

show. Driven cars, along with trailered cars are judged in the Concours Class. Touring Class cars have to be driven to

the show, some coming from all across the county. And Display cars are not even judged.

A word from Knoxville Convention 2018 Raffle Coordinator, Donna Navratil ….

With the New Year upon us, it is now time to really get our gears in motion for our upcoming International Convention in Au-gust. With that in mind, I am still looking for club members to commit to putting together and donating raffle baskets. With a club membership of 100, we certainly should be able to get more than 12 members participating! If for some reason you find you will be unable to attend (Oh no! You’ll miss all the fun!), this is the perfect opportunity to support your club and get in-volved! You need not spend a lot of money, just keep your eyes open for things that you think a convention goer would love to go home with. Total value of each basket should be $25 - $50. Shop after-holiday sales and discount outlets and you will spend less than the total value. Go with a theme – a yellow (or some other color) basket, Christmas, cigar aficionado, chocolate lover, kids or grandkids, tea drinker and so on. And remember, these classic T-Birds don’t have much trunk space, so stay away from large items that would be hard to haul home. Remember, gift cards need to be from national chains, as we already have 142 folks pre-registered from 30 states and 4 countries!

Contact Donna Navratil at 865-458-0935 or by email: [email protected] to say you will help BE PART OF THE FUN! BE SUPPORTIVE OF YOUR CLUB! BE A RAFFLE BASKET DONOR!

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A Feature

What will happen at OUR International Convention? (These are the Preliminary plans and many items are subject to change.)

Wednesday: * Arrival and registration for most * Driving Tour routes available— On-your-own driving tours * Concours cars entering Showroom (also on Thursday) * Board Meeting for CTCI Officers/Directors — OPEN to all attendees * CTCI Membership meeting - OPEN to all attendees * “Ask the Experts” panel where any T-Bird question can be asked - OPEN * “Welcome to Tennessee” Party - Dinner, contests, mixer (FREE to registered attendees)

Thursday: * Breakfast in KCC. Hospitality room later in the day (FREE to attendees) * * Thunder Road Driving Tour for cars not in the Concours - hosted (pay your own way) OR * * Volunteer Princess Cruise & Lunch /tour of Tennessee River $ (You cannot do both of these) * Remaining Concours cars and Touring and Display/Special Interest cars enter Showroom * Judges Training for judges * Evening dinner show at Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mtn. Adventure (bus transportation) $

Friday: * Breakfast in KCC . Hospitality room later in the day (FREE) * Driving Tours for cars not in the Concours - On-your-own * Concours judging * Ladies Luncheon and fashion show - Club LeConte penthouse $ * Knoxville downtown street party

Saturday: * Breakfast in KCC. Hospitality room later in the day (FREE) * Driving Tour/lunch in the Smokies $ * Awards Banquet $

Do you Want to Help With the Convention But Don’t Know What You Could Do?

Can you drive a car (yours or some one elses)? Have a cell phone?

One of the largest needs we have for help is for day-time parking lot observers covering 2 hour shifts. The job here is just to be

stationed in one of our parking lots, drive around it occasionally and observe what’s happening. If you see something out of the

ordinary or something unusual, make a call to the names provided. At certain times, you may also pick up a Convention attendee

and take them to their hotel. That’s it!

If you think you could help with this, even if you are not going to register for the convention, please contact Rick Rawe.

In a departure from the normal Tech Tips this month, let’s go back to the early days and see

the New Auto Age, May 1955 edition to see the Road Tests of our babies.

Page 10

In a departure from the normal Tech Tips, this month let’s go back to the early days and see

the New Auto Age, May 1955 edition to see the Road Tests of our babies.

Page 11

New Auto Age

May 1955

Thunderbird Road

Test con’t.

New Auto Age

May 1955

Thunderbird Road

Test con’t.

Meet a MemberMeet a Member Page 15

If you want to tell your Thunderbird story and have it appear here, write it up and send it along with a good picture of you and your car to the editor. If you don’t care to test your story telling ability, just reply to an earlier e-mail questionnaire that was sent by the editor. If you don’t still have that email, drop the editor a note and he will resend it to you.

Would you like to see your pic-

ture and your car on this page?

Contact the editor Bill Long,

email address and phone num-

ber on the front page, to see

how you can be featured.

Our own Sharon Jurkonie is a busy gal even when she is not doing

stuff for our club. Here she is receiving the prestigious Jim Gillen-

waters Award, presented by the local AACA Chapter each year to

the club member who has made significant contributions to the

success of the club during the year. She served as secretary for the

Smoky Mountain Region of AACA. Her name is added to the tro-

phy and she will keep it until next year’s winner is announced.

(Ed. Note: Somewhat equivalent to our Giberson Award.)

CLASSIFIED ADS

Page 16

FOR SALE:

* Convertible top (‘57 style) for ‘55-57; Needs canvas &

weatherstripping (clamps included) otherwise good

shape,,NOW $2500, new price!!

* Complete set of ALL “Early Bird” magazines…$350

* ‘84 Avanti car in very good condition…$10,000

* 1—1957 plastic model car—1/25 scale…$20

* 2—1956 plastic model cars—1/24 scale…$20 each

* 1—1956 metal model car—1/24 scale…$25

* 2—1955 plastic model cars—1/16 scale…$30 each

* Or all model cars (all Thunderbirds) $75

MORE ITEMS JUST ADDED!

* Hard top back window—GOOD condition (minor scratch)…$20

* Good used water pumps (3) …$5 each

* Good used gas tank—1957 …$15

* All this and MORE good T-Bird “STUFF” … Inquire

Contact Perry at “[email protected]”; 865-360-7724

For Sale: Women's New, size small, short sleeved Polo Shirt with our SMCTC insignia. It has never been worn and is our club color (Maui Blue). The chest measures 40" and the length is 26.5 ". $22.00 Contact: Carol Anderson [email protected] 865-742-1686

For Sale: 4—14 inch white-wall tires with about 2000 miles. They are 7 years old. $100 takes all 4; Contact Ted: 513-673-3642

Here is a 1956 Thunderbird Franklin Mint crystal and 24K gold model car which is very nice! Seller asking $80.00. Please contact Alex (865)-210-7793 if interested!

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COMING ATTRACTIONS

Our regular bimonthly meeting for March will take place at our normal meeting place in Maryville.

Join us to get the latest on plans for the Convention and the 2018 plans for fun.

Thursday evening, March 15, 2018; Maryville Calhouns

Watch your emails for dates and times for these“Dry Run” events to get ready for the Convention in August.

** March 24th — Tech Session to learn more about CTCI Judging and Classes for cars.

** April 21st — Downtown event to get familiar with Knoxville Trolleys and the area.

** May 19th — Do a run on the Smoky Mountain Foothills Drive to finalize details and

celebrate Thunderbird Appreciation Day.

** July 7th — Make a test run on the Thunder Roads Drive to finalize details.

Thunderbird Appreciation Day May 19-20, 2018

Based on the smashing success of last year’s inaugural

celebration, CTCI has joined with ITC and VTCI again this year to

call attention to our little Birds, and all years of the Thunderbird,

by encouraging each of us to get that Bird out and take it where

ever we may travel on that day.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

“Thunder ‘n Lightnin’ in the Smokies”

August 15-19, 2018

NOW is the time to make sure you have your hotel reservations if you plan on staying near

the Knoxville Convention Center. You can also now register for the event and any or all,

activities that you plan to attend. It’s gonna be a “FUN-FUN-FUN” time for classic

Thunderbird owners, AND NOBODY is gonna take your Thunderbird away!

(Apologies to the Beach Boys!)

CTCI

Become a new member or renew your membership.

Each membership includes a subscription to the bimonthly, award

winning, Early Bird magazine along with member access to CTCI

events, publications, the CTCI website, FaceBook page and mem-

ber store, a roster of your fellow Thunderbird enthusiasts, and

individual technical support, just to name a few of your individual

benefits.

Calendar year membership for renewing members is now only

$37.50, quite a bargain for what you get.

“www.CTCI.org”

http://ctci.org/

CLICK HERE for Registration Package!

https://www.ctci.org/http://ctci.org/http://www.smokymountainthunderbirds.org/Registration%20Package_2018-1.pdf

Copy this page and put these dates on your calendar and/or in your phone.

UT Home games: Sept. 8,15,22; Oct. 20 ; Nov. 3, 10, 17

Current issue on our website:


Month Event Date Time Host

January Club meeting January 18, 2018 7pm Calhoun's Maryville

February Breakfast Airport Hilton February 3, 2018 9am Beverley Hammond

Dinner and a play February 10, 2018 TBD Sylvia Witt

Club meeting March 15, 2018 7pm TBD

Tech Session March 24, 2018 10:00am Bill Long, Bill Jurkonie, Bob Witt

Breakfast Airport Hilton April 7, 2018 9am Beverely Hammond

Knoxville Tour and Lunch for

ConventionApril 21, 2018 TBD Bill Long and Rick Rawe

Club meeting May 17, 2018 7pm TBDSmoky Mountains and Lunch

for ConventionMay 19, 2018 8:30am Bill Long and Rick Rawe

Breakfast Airport Hilton June 2, 2018 9am Beverley Hammond

Secret City Festival Parade June 8, 2018 TBD Charlie Hensley

Club meeting July 19,2018 7pm TBDCumberland Gap and Lunch

for ConventionJuly 7, 2018 TBD Bill Long and Rick Rawe

t

Breakfast Airport Hilton August 4, 2018 9am Beverley Hammond

CTCI Convention Knoxville August 15-19, 2018 SMCTC

Club meeting At Club Picnic TBD TBD

Club Picnic TBD TBD

Breakfast Airport Hilton October 6, 2018 9am Beverley Hammond

Smokies Auto Fest October 12-13, 2018 TBD Bill Jurkonie

Club meeting November 15, 2018 7pm TBDVeterans Day Parade November 11, 2018 TBD Dorian Abernathy

Breakfast Airport Hilton December 1, 2018 9am Beverley Hammond

Oak Ridge Christmas Parade TBD TBD Charlie Hensley

Christmas Party TBD TBD James and Charla Norgaard

Scheduled Tentative Not Planned New Event Club meetings

November

December

March

April

June

May

October

July

August

September

Smoky Mountain Classic Thunderbird Club 2018 Chapter #116 Event Calendar 1-17-2018

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http://www.smokymountainthunderbirds.org/

221 Chickasaw Lane

Loudon, TN 37774

Rick Rawe, President

Jim Norgaard, Vice President

Charla Norgaard, Secretary

Frank Navratil, Treasurer

Ann Bly, Membership

865-657-9494

Interested in meeting some folks with the same love

of the Classic ‘55, ‘56, ‘57

Thunderbirds that you have?

Smoky Mountain Classic Thunderbird Club... is a not for profit organization based in the greater Knox-ville,TN area. There were a total of 53,166 Classic '55, '56, '57 Thunderbirds pro-duced during this period with well over 60% still registered and enjoyed by their owners and the public at large. As the primary focus of the club is the restoration, reser-vation, and enjoyment of the Classic Birds, our events in-clude tours, parades, public displays, technical sessions, and participation in Regional and International Thunderbird Concours events.

Please mail this completed membership form to:

Frank Navratil

221 Chickasaw Lane Loudon, TN 37774

Rick Rawe, President

Jim Norgaard, Vice President Charla Norgaard, Secretary Frank Navratil, Treasurer

Ann Bly, Membership 865-657-9494

Club meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of every other month beginning with January (odd months) at

various locations in the Knox-ville area. Meeting

starts at 7pm. Come early for dinner on your own.

Call Ann Bly at 865-657-9494 for details.

Visitors Welcome!


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