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. 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. He points out that the club was formed in 1958 and is the oldest T-Bird club in the nation. 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. Having grown up around one, Hart has a keen eye for authentic T-Birds, but he doesn’t want to seem snobby about it. His late father owned and drove a 1957 T-Bird his entire life and passed it to Hart when his father died in 2013. Redwood City resident Brad Hart of Santa Clara Valley Thunderbirds was judging other T-Birds based on their fidelity to the original design. “It’s a representation of that era,” said Paul Norton. The brothers both favored the late 1950s models. “Because we are celebrating cars and the biggest thing that we do at Partnership for Children is provide access to medical care by providing rides, so it goes hand in hand.”īrothers Paul and Bruce Norton of Watsonville and Santa Cruz respectively, made their way to the T-Bird gathering on bikes to check out the classic cars despite the cloudy weather. “It’s a really beautiful partnership,” said Jennifer Ramirez, of Partnership for Children.
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