Throwback Thursdays - A Trip Down TBN Memory Lane

[5bird7]

and that is why I have no record of it in my photos... I remember getting a box of goodies from him but everything might still be packed in the box??

[2K2BIRD]

That's right, David. It was the event that never happened due to the hurricane. Everyone was completely bummed out about it. A couple of weeks or so later we received all the goodies in the mail from Van Gale that we would have received at the event, including the dash plaque in the picture, a larger participation wall plaque, hot sauce with the event label, plastic cups and beads with the VTCI, Acadia Club and TBN logos embossed on them. I'm sure it would have been a great event.

[DavidA]

Who remembers this event? I remember getting ready for it.

How many TBNers attended? Nobody attended

What was the highlight of the weekend? Hurricane Ivan

[2K2BIRD]

Hey, where did Thursday go?

Here's a quickie for some input.

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Who remembers this event?

How many TBNers attended?

What was the highlight of the weekend?

[yelobird2002]

I have plaque for "Cleanest Engine" hanging in my garage.

[2K2BIRD]

To clear things up for those who need it...

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Now there's a fun group.

[2K2BIRD]

Nice new avatar, Paul.

Thanks. Can't get anything past you and Ron.

The characture was done by a guy at our local Ford dealership's Customer Appreciation Day over 10 years ago. Just happened to have on the Merlot cap with the Thunderbird emblem on it.

[2K2BIRD]

Since Paul alluded to his trunk, I suspect that DavidA got the right event but I think it was a "trunk show". I do have a pic of Paul's clean trunk. Would show a pic of our trunk but George kept getting in the way rearranging stuff so never got one.

It seems the trunk was one of the categories of the day as were the glove box, front fascia and slow drags. There were probably others.

Comments from Judge Lou indicated the $50 I left in the trunk may have swayed the judges more than anything else. Any body that knows me, knows that definitely didn't happen. Of course, Charlie wanted to know if I always carried a large black trash bag to put stuff in as he found one near my car with a bunch of trunk junk in it.

Trunk cleaning seems to be something that I excel at, especially in the desert. This quote from Jeff Poole regarding Desert Thunder I car show awards 4 years earlier shows that our trunk is a double award winner:

"We had our Desert Thunder show and shine on Fremont Street Saturday morning. Judging was TBird Tim, Jerry from Kustomotive 2000 and myself. No one knew exactly what was being judged so most were ready for your normal classes, well how do you judge a new car ??? I came up with a few new catagories and Tim help fine tune them and here they are with the winners:

Most bugs on the bumper: Dave & Karen Tallha (Red Bird Dave)
Don't post a picture Dave it was ugly.

Cleanest / Coolest trunk area: Paul & Rosetta Thomas (2K2BIRD)
Post a picture some time Paul so others can see what you have done."

What a great thing to be known for, ha.

[2K2BIRD]

1. What event? Desert Thunder II

2. What was the specific location of the "car show" during the event? Las Vegas Motor Speedway Parking lot

3. Who made the award plaques for the event? Lon O'connell

4. Anyone else have another car show award from this particular event? Jeannie got one for winning the Slow Drag

Correct on 3 out of 4. Dennis Christensen (Chriscrete) did the usual fine job on these plaques as he routinely does with event name tags and other plaques/memorabilia.

Here's a picture of the actual plaque:

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[2K2BIRD]

4. I think I have one for most bugs on front of car, but I can't find it.

Checking an old thread seems to confirm this. Sally appears to have won the award for "messiest glove box" as well. Not sure who all the judges were, but Bunny Lou and Margaret definitely were.

[2K2BIRD]

1 - Thunder Fever

2- Parking garage - the 4th or 5th level

3- ?

4- no wooden plaque but did receive a paper certificate: "Special Achievement Award" signed by all the Judges and the organizers of the event.
For: Outstanding Thunderbird Detailing Performance, Inner Automobile Organizational Skills, Creative Modifications, & Sense of Humor.
Judges were: (can't read one), Sally Wisdom, Judith Best, Rusty Frye (Doug), & Joanne Campau
organizers were: Blunbird and CaptainKen

Wrong event, but another fun "car show".

Here's the certificate Dot is referring to:

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I believe the hard to read signature is Gerald Best (Jerry Best). Doug's picture seems to confirm this.

[RustyFrye]

Thunder Fever....Judges were: (can't read one), Sally Wisdom, Judith Best, Rusty Frye (Doug), & Joanne Campau

To clear things up for those who need it...

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[007Cruiser]

Nice new avatar, Paul.

[5bird7]

Since Paul alluded to his trunk, I suspect that DavidA got the right event but I think it was a "trunk show". I do have a pic of Paul's clean trunk. Would show a pic of our trunk but George kept getting in the way rearranging stuff so never got one.

[15AGAIN]

4. I think I have one for most bugs on front of car, but I can't find it.