![]() The mother and son, both mechanics, like to work on the car together as a family. Santa Cruzans Susan Schambeck of Norton Labs in Felton and her son Norton Schambeck of Norton’s Fab Lab in Santa Cruz were showing off their 1963 T-Bird, which he bought in Monterey and had a weathered style that set it apart from the rest of the bright and shiny birds on the wharf Saturday. “But I was turning 50 and I said to my husband, life is short, and I’d really like a cute convertible. “I didn’t specifically say I wanted a car for my birthday,” said Kay. ![]() Patrick Dike stands next to his black 1955 T-Bird, which he said was actually made in 1954, at the T-Birds on the Wharf car show Saturday. The classic car was a birthday gift from her husband 31 years ago and she has cherished it ever since. Kay was also a participant in the car show and had her red 1957 T-Bird on display. For me, I look at the color and if it’s shiny or if it needs some work and just the overall condition.” Sandie Kay of the Santa Clara Valley Thunderbirds, which hosted the annual event this year, was an official judge of the car show and was examining each T-Bird to determine who would take home the awards and bragging rights this year. It has air conditioning, and Kelsey Hayes rims, which are spoked rims.” “Landau means it has special trimming and wood grain interior on the dashboard and the steering wheel. “The Landau model is a special edition,” said McCoy. Kyndall McCoy of the Old Skool Classic Car Club in the East Bay was showing off his light blue, limited edition 1966 Ford Thunderbird Landau on the wharf Saturday. ![]() I paid like three grand for it and that was a good price.” I bought it in Sacramento after I saw a little ad for it in the Sacramento Bee, which I cut out. “It was actually born in 1954 so it’s one of the earliest models. Although it sat in the garage for a decade or two, he’s restored in the last few years, and also made some modifications that stray away from the bird’s original form such as adding portholes and sun visors, but the baby bird still features its true color. Patrick Dike of Hollister said he sneaked into the yearly car show at the last minute to show off his black 1955 T-Bird, which he bought in 1973 and drove when he was attending Fresno State. T-Birds of all colors and years were on display at the 24th annual T-Birds on the Wharf event Saturday. SANTA CRUZ - Owners of classic Ford Thunderbirds from the Bay Area and beyond flocked to the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf on an intermittently sunny Saturday for the 24th annual T-Birds on the Wharf event.įrom the original “baby birds,” which range in year from 1955 to 1957 to the controversial “retro birds” made from 2002 to 2005, nearly every year and style of the Ford Thunderbird was on display on the Santa Cruz Wharf for fellow enthusiasts and passersby to admire.
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