![]() ![]() “We have a good time running into each other and reuniting again each year. “People come from all different areas and we share the same hobby,” said Silveira. He was happy to be sharing his love for T-Birds with other enthusiasts near and far. Silveira bought the car in 1980 from a seller in Salinas after searching for years, and works on the car himself, despite not being a professional mechanic. Like Baltuch, Anthony Silveira of Santa Cruz still drives his 1956 colonial white T-Bird on a daily basis. I take it to Costco and run errands in it,” said Baltuch. During the offseason, business hours are Monday to Friday, 9:00AM. However as for the buyer’s ability to enjoy this T-bird, the torquey 351 was built by a Top Fuel drag team’s mechanic and. it has a freshly rebuilt T5 5 speed transmission with new gears, syncros and backed by a strong, locking Ford 9 in rear. San Mateo resident, Ian Baltuchis the proud owner of a red, 1960 T-Bird, and despite the automobile looking like it should be preserved in a showcase, he drives it everywhere. All phone orders end two hours before the start of each home game. For Sale is a 1955 Thunderbird Restomod hot rod with a sporty 351w, and 4 wheel disc brakes. He points out that the club was formed in 1958 and is the oldest T-Bird club in the nation. Though Ford was pleased to see sales of the Thunderbird rise to a record-breaking 21,380 units for 1957, company executives felt the car could do even better. ![]() Verhoek’s 1955 T-Bird is restored to the exact specifications found on the data plate built into the vehicle which includes the car’s original exterior and interior colors, whether it is a hard or soft top, and other information. “When we do events, we caravan, so we get a lot of thumbs up and people waving on the way here,” said Verhoek. He said that sometimes the drive down from the East Bay is as much fun as the event. Nick Verhoek of the Bay Area Thunderbird Owners Club was out on the wharf with his 1955 T-Bird or as many of the aficionados call it, a baby bird, was stoked to be on the wharf. “There’s lots of little fine details and that’s the fun of it.” “It’s about keeping the car as historically correct as possible,” said Hart. ![]()
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