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We welcome you to join BATOC and come travel with us on the open road in a group of Classic 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
Winners of the 2025 Birds on the Wharf Car Show
Hello to everyone out in Birdland! Fall is my favorite time of year; warm days and cool but pleasant evenings leave me more relaxed and content. Fall colors abound around Matt and me on and near our little hill in Lafayette; our vegetable gardens have been cleared as we enjoy the last of our harvest. Alas, it has been a tumultuous year for our bees. We had colonies come and go, robber bees that stole honey and other bee life-cycle changes that ate away what would have been our 2025 honey harvest. We will have to wait for 2026 to enjoy our honey again and to share some with you as we did at last year’s holiday party.
Unlike our bees, BATOC members are ending the year with a surplus of treasured trophies. Recently at the Birds on the Wharf event, our members won five awards across multiple categories. Congratulations to our winners and a big THANK YOU to all who participated, and an even BIGGER THANK YOU! to the Santa Clara club for organizing and managing such a WONDERFUL event. It was a beautiful day on the Santa Cruz pier; the weather could not have been more perfect for the occasion. To celebrate the weather and beautiful scenery, several of us followed Dave Adams on a lovely tour up Highway 1 to Half Moon Bay before heading east. It was such an enjoyable day that on Sunday, I suffered my usual “BATOC hangover” from too much sun, fun, travel…and many enjoyable Tbird conversations!
Looking ahead, we still have a few events to round out the year: the Friendsgiving Dinner, holiday giving club activity, and the annual holiday party. Details of these and other events are shared later in the newsletter.
Some of our members will also be attending the Good Guys Car Show in Pleasanton. If you have not signed up and would like to attend, contact Larry Blodgett or John Hager ASAP.
Matthew and I will be on a much-needed vacation so, unfortunately, we will not see you at the November meeting or Friendsgiving, so you all have a great time and we will see you at the holiday party!
Happy Motoring
Joe Adams
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