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We welcome you to join BATOC and come travel with us on the open road in a group of Classic and Vintage Ford Thunderbirds; what an awesome experience – One you don’t want to miss!
BATOC is affiliated with the Classic Thunderbird International Club which allows us to stay connected to other Thunderbird clubs around the world http://www.ctci.org
Guests are welcome to attend our breakfast meeting in person or remote. Our club meets the 2nd Saturday of every month at the Buttercup Restaurant, 660 Ygnacio Valley Rd, Walnut Creek, CA 94596.
We start gathering at about 9:30 and start the meeting at 10:00 or join our meeting remotely (click here)
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President’s Message
We started off the New Year with our President’s Mystery Tour to the Winchester Mystery House. We arranged to meet up at the Starbucks in Pleasanton to begin our journey down 680 with 14 cars in tow. It was an easy drive and everyone seemed to make it there on time and ready to engage Sarah Winchester’s ghosts.
None of us experienced an unworldly haunting in the course of our tour (Darn I was hoping for a bit of excitement!) Our tour guide was pleasant and well informed; she added additional rooms to our tour for us as an added bonus. For those of us that have some hearing issues, the guide was a little soft spoken and she talked quickly and some of the interesting history was missed by some, including me. It was, however, still a fascinating place. We had some time to kill before heading off for lunch. It was sunny and warm winter day, so a flock of us enjoyed the grounds after the tour.
We then traveled down the road to Campbell for lunch at Effie’s Coffeeshop. Matthew and I had discovered this old-time place while visiting my Model A parts house in Campbell last year. Effie’s has a large variety of breakfast, lunch and dinner items along with the daily specials; it had something for everyone and folks had no trouble finding something that suited their palate. The service was excellent and everyone seemed to enjoy their meal. I believe everyone had a good day and we all headed for home about 2:30.
Thanks to everyone who attended. I certainly enjoyed seeing and chatting with you all. We are very blessed to have such a great membership and to be out in our car for the day—especially in the middle of winter, when so much of the country is frozen.
The February meeting is on the 14th and we will be meeting at the usual time. Larry & Karen Blodgett are dressing up our club house (okay…our little room
at the Buttercup) for Valentine’s Day. Larry has some trivia and goodies planned for everyone, so please make sure to come by and celebrate Valentine’s Day with us. We will have a light meeting schedule, so you will all have plenty of time to mingle and have fun.
For those of you who are unable to attend the meeting, our thoughts are with you all, as always. Enjoy your Valentine’s Day with your special someone.
PLEASE consider organizing a tour. It is not too late to schedule a tour in late February and we could also use one in April. Nick and I will work with whoever wants to organize an outing.
Happy Motoring
Joe Adams
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BATOC is affiliated with the Classic Thunderbird International Club which allows us to stay connected to other Thunderbird clubs around the world
