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Heritage Happenings often features one of our own residents. This month is a special treat because this resident is a talented webmaster and wrote his own page! Without further ado, here is Peter E and his hobby. |
| Retirement is Cruisin’ with my 1957 Thunderbird |
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| Retirement at Heritage Plantation is following my dream. I’ve always liked cars, convertibles especially, and now have time to enjoy it. Here is my first T-Bird at a Charleston Air Show with an original Thunderbird Jet Aircraft. |
| Through most of life I’ve always had at least one convertible in the garage, but the one car I have always admired is the Ford Thunderbird… not just any Thunderbird, but an original, 2-seater, Ford Thunderbird. So when I retired, I bought a 1957 Ford Thunderbird - a Starmist Blue car with a White interior. I also joined the Thunderbird club, CTCI (Classic Thunderbird Club International) because I wanted to meet other Thunderbird owners and learn about the car. CTCI is an organization dedicated to support and enjoyment of the original classic Thunderbird with a membership of about 6,000 worldwide. |
| I soon discovered that the best way to learn about these cars was to be come a judge for CTCI. I have subsequently become a Senior Judge and have performed that duty at numerous Thunderbird conventions held annually around the country. I later was elected to the position of Director for the Southeast Region, a position I held for 4 years. One of those years I also served as Vice-President. |
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| My Present Thunderbird at an old Texaco Gas Station near Green Pond, SC |
| I now own another Thunderbird that I know you have seen cruising the neighborhood. Also a ’57, it is Gunmetal Gray with a Red Interior. The fun about having a classic car is to drive it, and drive it I do… since acquiring the car four years ago, I’ve driven it to Thunderbird Conventions in Kansas City, MO in 2003; Miami, FL in 2004; Cleveland, OH in 2005 and Wichita, KS in 2006. This year I participated in the Air Show and Classic Car Show at the Marine Air Station, Beaufort, Run-to-the-Sun Car Show and Kustom Car Show both in Myrtle Beach. Later this year it will go to New Jersey for the 2007 Thunderbird Convention. I also participate in various local car shows and cruise-ins around the Grand Strand area. So if you see me cruisin’ around the neighborhood or down the highway, be sure to wave! |
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| With Blue Angel Jet # 2 at Beaufort Air Show. | At local car show in Myrtle Beach, SC. |
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| At the Thunderbird Convention in Wichita, KS |
Thanks to Peter E for sharing his addiction with us. Hope you viewers enjoy as well.
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