VTKC Annual Spring Drive to the north of Kansas City along Missouri Highway 36. Visits to Hamilton, Lacede, and Marceline are scheduled. Gayla Honeycutt is organizing (816-525-2527). Meet at McDonald’s in Liberty at 8:30am.

Annual VTKC Kick-off Show at O’Reilly’s Automotive, 24 Highway at Sterling, Independence, Mo. 10am to 3pm. Lunch provided by the club with door prizes by the club and O’Reilly’s. Anyone owning or interested in the Ford Thunderbird is welcome. Gerald Embree is the contact. 816-796-8815.

VTCI South Central Regional Convention in Oklahoma City, Ok. Hosted by the Sooner Thunderbird Car Club. We will have a caravan leaving on Thursday, June 4. We will meet at 8am in Gardner, KS at the McDonalds, Hwy 56 Exit. Don’t forget, the earlier your registration, the more chances for a free night of hotel. Let Tim Pundt know if you are caravanning to this event. tpundt@att.net

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VTKC Car Show at Thoroughbred Ford, Interstate 29 @ Barry Road, Kansas City (north), Mo. 10am to 2pm. Anyone owning or interested in the Ford Thunderbird is welcome. Contact is George or Deb MacEwen at 816-436-4563 or geodebmac@yahoo.com.

Tiblow Days Car Show in Bonner Springs, Ks. Held on Main Street immediately following the parade. We will attend as a group. Free show but pre-registration is required. Warren Hanks is contact, 913-441-1854 or vtkc_hanks@yahoo.com

VTCI International 2009 will be in Coshocton, Ohio. More about the event, entitled “Thunder on Main Street”, can be found on the VTCI website. Start thinking about your fall travel plans. Make it known to Tim if you are going so a caravan can be organized..

Old Settler’s Days in Olathe, Kansas. 9am – 3pm. Plan to arrive early so the club members can park together. Event held in the parking lot behind Olathe’s City Hall at Chestnut and Santa Fe, downtown Olathe, KS. (West of I-35 on Santa Fe)

VTKC Rally is being planned. Trip is being planned from the northland area towards Weston, Missouri. It is recommended that each vehicle have at minimum a driver and passenger for the drive’s activities. The MacEwen’s are planning this fun Rally. 816-436-4563 or geodebmac@yahoo.com

Typical weekend for a car show at the Douglas County Fairgrounds sponsored by the Antique Car Club of America. Free show. We plan to attend as a club. Contact Tim – tpundt@att.net or Warren – vtkc_hanks@yahoo.com if you are interested.

VTKC Annual Fall Drive. Destination for the drive is to be determined.

VTKC annual progressive dinner. This year to be held North of the river. MacEwen’s and Grindel’s have offered their homes for this event. We need one more Host volunteer who lives North of the River to round out the dinner plans. Please contact Tim Pundt if interested.

VTKC Annual Holiday Dinner at Jack Stack BBQ in the Freight House, downtown KC. More info to come in the fall.