2012 Officers Vice President’s Note Inside this issue:
Gail Wilfing—President Early Birds of Hoosierland (574) 232-6521 CTCI Region 2, Chapter 45 Volume 3, Issue 11 [email protected] December 2012 http://clubs.hemmings.com/ Diane Kopscick-Vice President earlybirdshoosierland/
(740) 427-2637 Gold Medallion Award Winner [email protected] 2011-Gold Award Winner 2012 What FUN we had at the lovely home of Joe http://www.ctci.org Ken Shaw-Treasurer and Jan Baker on November 10. Over 40 mem- bers of Early Birds of Hoosierland gathered to (812) 294-4898 celebrate Thanksgiving and commemorate Vet- eran’s Day. As usual the food was delicious and Club Officers 1 [email protected] & Vice President’s Note plentiful. Thanks to all members who brought their favorite dishes to share with the group. Duane Johnson-Adv. Council Rep. Meeting Minutes 2 Bobby Carroll offered the blessing, then we all (765) 628-7668 dug in. The weather was nice enough that some Club News & T-Birds Facts 3 dined out on the patio. This makes about five [email protected] November Meeting Photos 4-5 out of the last six Thanksgivings at the Bakers where the weather was wonderful. During our Meeting Info & T-Bird Facts 6 Ron Marchand-Two-Year Director meeting, Bruno Uryga asked that we recognize all club members who are veterans. Our veter- Calendar of Events 7 (574) 967-3640 ans stood and got a round of applause. Joe and [email protected] Jan deserve all credit and our thanks for making this such a fun event. Dottie Pierce-Secretary Our Christmas party will be on Saturday, De- (317) 849-6868 cember 1, at 12:30 pm at Hillcrest Country [email protected] Club in Indianapolis. More details are inside this newsletter. An invitation was mailed to mem- Bev Lucas-Newsletter Editor bers not at the November meeting. We will have some entertainment, and lots of door priz- (317) 748-7599 es. If you have an item you’d like to donate as a [email protected] door prize, please bring it with you, wrapped and ready to present. We will be collecting food January Meeting for two different Indiana food banks. Don’t for- Indianapolis, Indiana December Meeting get to bring your food items with you. Indianapolis, Indiana EBOH Planning Meeting Club officers are chosen at our November Saturday Afternoon EBOH Christmas Party meeting. This year’s officers have agreed to January 26, 2013 Saturday Afternoon serve for another year. We are looking ahead 12:00PM to 2013, and our annual planning meeting will be December 1, 2012 MCL Cafeteria 12:30PM on Saturday, January 26, 2013, at noon at the MCL Cafeteria, 5520 Castleton Corner Lane, RSVP: Diane Kopscick [email protected] Indianapolis, IN 46250. If you know about some- or (740) 427-2637 (H) or thing fun to do in Indiana, please bring your idea (740) 815-4278 (cell) with you to the meeting. Even if you don’t want (details on Page 6) to organize an event, don’t hesitate to make suggestions, as someone else may take it on.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and RSVP: Greg & Gail Wilfing friends. (574) 232-6521 or email
Diane Kopscick [email protected] Volume 3, Issue 11 Page 2 Meeting Minutes from November Meeting—Daleville, Indiana
E.B.O.H. MEETING Gail Wilfing, Pres., Diane Kopscick, VP and Bev Lucas, Newsletter Editor, held the club meeting at the home of Joe & Jan Baker in Daleville, Indiana on November 10th, 2012. Another beautiful sunny day!
CALL MEETING TO ORDER 1:30pm (Attendance 47)
BLESSING FOR FOOD GIVEN BY Bobby Carroll TREASURERS REPORT Not available MEMBERS OR RELATIVES IN DISTRESS Everyone is doing well, nothing to report.
NEW BUSINESS / SPECIAL EVENTS / FUTURE MEETINGS
A big THANK YOU to Joe & Jan Baker for our Thanksgiving meal today!
Great newsletter Bev Lucas!
Diane Kopscick, VP talked about the E.B.O.H. Christmas Party that will be held on Dec. 1, 2012 at the Hill Crest Country Club. The charities chosen this holiday season are the Come to Me Food Pantry of Noblesville, IN and Ivy Tech College Food Bank of Sellersburg, IN. We asked the E.B.O.H. to open their hearts and donate to the needy at our Christmas party this year. Please R.S.V.P. to Diane for the party by November 23rd.
We will hold the 2013 Planning Meeting at the MCL Cafeteria, Castle Corner Lane, Indianapolis, IN, on January 26th @ NOON.
The 50/50 ran by Greg Wilfing and Don Lucas brought in $67.00 for the club and our winner was Dave Columbe!
The Hawkeye Classic Thunderbird Club will host the 2013 Regional in Des Moines, Iowa at the Sheraton Hotel, on August 21st – 25th.
Our men and women military club members stood as we honored them with a moment of silence for Veterans Day.
OLD BUSINESS REMINDER - Club dues are due January 1st, 2013
MEETING ADJOURNED To View All Upcoming Car Shows & Events Around Indiana check this website: OldRide.com
Congratulations to our club members Jim & Hilda Moe for their 1957 classic thunderbird featured as the cover photo taken in Memphis at the home of Elvis Presley in Graceland on the Nov.-Dec 2012 Early Bird Magazine! Page 3 Hoosier Bird News
EBOH Club News & T-Bird Facts!
CLASSIFIEDS! For Sale: 1956 Fairlane Victoria, green and white exte- rior, 51,000 miles, 4 door, hard top, new wire wheels, new tires and new paint. $18,000. Contact: Delmas Stapleton (765) 675-4998. December Birthdays For Sale: 5 Ed Pierce 1955-57 T-Bird Body Rotator, used one time on a 1955 T-Bird using 5 Kent King Casco Plans. Very Nice! Located in LaPorte, Indiana. Pick-up only. $500.00 or best offer! 8 Missy Starsiak Contact: Bill McShane @ (219) 851-7681. 10 John Feistritzer 13 Tedd Fones EBOH DUES ARE DUE 17 Ann Slagle $30.00 DUES ARE 20 Juanita Corson 21 Roger Corson DUE AND PAYABLE BY 30 Hilda Moe JANUARY 1, 2013 December Anniversaries Please send check for $30.00 4 Doug & Sandy McClain Payable to EBOH to: Ken Shaw 9 Delmas & Sue Stapleton 6707 Hwy. 160 E. 30 John & Leatrice Royer Henryville, IN 47126 30 Bob & Judi Keeney Thank you! MoreT-Bird Quick Facts
To order EBOH gear, sweatshirts, jackets, Thunderbird Advertising Slogans: t-shirts, sweaters, golf shirts, hats, patch- "A new kind of Sports Car" es, etc. Contact Laurie @ T&T Sales & "Enchantment Unlimited" Promotions - 15320 Herriman Blvd., No- blesville, IN 46060-4207 Phone (317) 774- "Totally NEW, Wonderful Too" 7106 or [email protected] or “The New Personal Car with the Sports Car Flair” www.tntsalespromo.com
Significant People in Thunderbirds Development: Lewis D Crussoe, Ford General Manager George Walker, Chief Stylist Frank Hershey, Designer Bill Boyer, Manager Thunderbird Studio Bill Burnett, Chief Engineer Albert Giberson, credited with coming up with the name “Thunderbird”
Popular Body Styles and Models: Coupe Removable hardtop convertible Volume 3, Issue 11 Page 4
Photos from November Meeting—Daleville, Indiana
Another beautiful day in Daleville, Indiana!
Happy Thanksgiving from The Baker’s
Donna Carroll & Sue Stapleton share a smile!!
Kim Uryga, John Feistrizer, Don Hartman, and Joel McShane are here!
Duane Johnson, Les Freed, Bobby Carroll & The Keeney’s and Karol Bartlett are getting ready!!! Doc & Jean Runner make the trip to Daleville! Page 5 Hoosier Bird News
PhotosPhotos from from November September Meeting Meeting——Daleville,Vevay, Indiana Indiana
Happy Thanksgiving from The Baker’s
What beautiful birds!
“Damnit Broke Again Award” passed from Greg Wilfing to Don Hartman!
The Columbe brothers and sister Diane Kopscick , along with Larry House, enjoy the outside dining experience! Bummer Dude!!
Gail Wilfing & The Lucas’s check out the pies!! WOW— everything looks wonderful! Volume 3, Issue 11 Page 6
DECEMBER MEETING—INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
December 1, 2012—Saturday Afternoon — EBOH Christmas Party—12:30 —1:30pm Social Hour, lunch immediately following located at the Hillcrest County Club, 6098 Fall Creek Road, Indianapolis, IN 46220 (317) 251-1425 www.hillcrestccindy.com RSVP: Diane Kopscick at [email protected] or (740) 427-2637 (H) or (740) 815-4278 (cell) no later than November 23rd. The price will be $25.00/person this includes tax and gratuity, and a cash bar will also be available. Our entertainment for the Christmas Party is a wonderful Christmas choral group from the Emmanuel United Methodist Church located in Noblesville, Indiana.
Our charity donations this year will be the Come To Me Food Pantry and the Ivy Tech College Food Bank of Sellersburg, Indiana. Please open your hearts and cupboards and bring your canned goods, and nonperishable items, etc. to support Hoosiers families in need of assistance. Your generosity is very much appreciated.
January Planning Meeting for 2013 —Indianapolis, Indiana
anuary 26, 2013– Saturday—2013 Planning Meeting —12:00-3:30pm at the MCL Cafeteria located at J 5520 Castle Corner Lane (86th Street & Allisonville Road—right behind Castleton Square Mall) Indianapolis, IN 46220 (317) 845-5717. www.mclhomemade.com. RSVP: Greg & Gail Wilfing (574) 232-6521 (H) (574) 276- 6496 (C) or email [email protected].
Please come and enjoy lunch and bring some great ideas and suggestions for our 2013 monthly meetings!
T-Bird Quick Facts
Quick Facts about the Thunderbird: Thunderbird History Timeline: The Thunderbird was the first US car to use tubeless tires as 1953, May 18th a painted "clay model" was standard equipment presented to Lewis Crusoe The original speedometer reflected a "top speed" of 150mph 1954, February 20th, a wood mock up un- The 1955 Tbird outsold the Vette veiled to the public at the Detroit Auto Show 16,000 Thunderbirds sold in the first year 1954, September 9th, first production Thunderbird off the assembly line Page 7 Hoosier Bird News
EBOH Calendar of Events 2012 January—Saturday, January 21, 2012 - @ 12:00pm—EBOH Planning Meeting — MCL Res- taurant & Bakery located at 5520 Castle Corner Lane, Indianapolis.
February—No Meeting
March Meeting — Drive & Dine—Saturday, March 24th @ 11:30 Tour the Athenaeum followed by lunch at The Rathskeller, Indianapolis, IN—RSVP Bev Lucas (317) 748-7599 or email [email protected] by March 17th.
April Meeting — Drive & Dine—Saturday, April 21st—11:30 AM—Guided tour of the Scottish Rite Cathedral followed by lunch at the Elbow Room—Indianapolis, Indiana. RSVP Bev Lu- cas (317) 748-7599 or email [email protected] by April 15th.
May Meeting —Sunday, May 20th—EBOH 40th Anniversary— Brown County State Park– Nashville, Indiana –10:00AM Caravan from south side of Indy—Meet at the Abe Martin Lodge at 12:00 Noon—Buffet at 12:30—$10-$11per person. Followed by fun & games. RSVP: Ken & Martha Shaw (812) 294-4898 or email [email protected] ASAP.
June Meeting—Sunday, June 24th—Wallace, Indiana Trip — Meet in Lebanon, IN at 10:00 AM at McDonald’s at Exit 140 at I-65 & 32. Caravan to Wallace, Indiana and tour the Model T Museum owned by Mick & Thelma Ellingwood and tour additional warehouse parts buildings owned by Kevin Cork. We will cross the main drag and have lunch at the Highway 341 Country Café owned by Tony & Linda Shuman at 12:00 Noon. After lunch we will motor back to Lebanon for a refreshments at the Caylor’s. RSVP Bill Bishop & Bobby Carroll (765) 453-2358.
July Meeting—Saturday, July 14th—8:30 AM—Tour Carmel Farmers Market– 10:00 AM Tour Palladium located at One Center Green, Carmel, IN 46032 and at 11:00-11:30 AM walk up Monon Trail for lunch at Bub’s Burgers & Ice Cream locat- ed at 210 W. Main Street—Carmel, Indiana, 1:00 PM possible view the Museum of Miniature Houses. RSVP: John & Judy Gersting (317) 253-6965
August Meeting —”Birds on Beale”—Memphis, Tennessee—CTCI Convention August 21-25th, 2012.
September Meeting—Saturday & Sunday—14th-15th & 16th— Overnight —Vevay, Indiana—Friday night Cruise-In and Saturday Car Show. RSVP Joe & Jan Baker (765) 759-2289 or email Jan.Baker2011@gmailcom.
October Meeting — Auburn, Indiana - Auburn Museum Overnight Trip—Saturday & Sunday— October 6th & 7th RSVP: Greg & Gail Wilfing (574) 232-6521 or email [email protected].
November Meeting—Saturday, November 10th —Thanksgiving at the Baker’s— Arrive at Noon—Eat as soon as possible! RSVP Joe & Jan Baker RSVP Joe & Jan Baker (765) 759-2289 or email [email protected].
December Meeting—Saturday, December 1st —EBOH Christmas Party— Hillcrest Country Club—12:30-1:30 social hour—lunch immediately following, $25.00/person. RSVP Diane & George Kopscick (740) 427-2637 or email [email protected]. Bev Lucas 10632 E. 79th Street Indianapolis, IN 46236
oosier Bird News is published monthly and is the official publica- H tion of the Early Birds of Hoosier- land, a club dedicated to the preservation of the 1955, 1956, and 1957 Thunderbirds. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in the Classic Thunderbirds.