tbird Archives - Best Classic Games in History and Old Gaming Consoles

1966 Ford Thunderbird: Jay Novello

By GlenStapletonPosted on April 21, 2014Posted in Ford, Ford BrandsTagged 1966, actor, barrington, car, Catlow, classic, classic recollections, classics, daily herald, ford, I Love Lucy, il, Jay Novello, matt avery, tbird, thunderbird

Few things rekindle family memories quite like watching home movies. When Jim Cairo wants to relive recollections of his late great uncle, he has his pick from a plethora of major motion pictures. The Lake Zurich, IL resident’s relative was character actor Jay Novello. Novello’s silver-screen career spanned from the 1930s to the late ’70s. […]

FEATURE: 1961 Ford Thunderbird

By GlenStapletonPosted on September 20, 2012Posted in Feature Story, Ford BrandsTagged nautilus, night, old, paint, palatine, recollection, recollections, restoration, restore, t, tbird, thunderbird, vintage

Despite their deep love and devotion, it’s not uncommon for collector car enthusiasts to let go of their special four-wheeled rides. Most things are, after all, for sale if the numbers are high enough. But as Lee Bakakos found out with his 1961 Ford Thunderbird, sometime that massive pile of cash just isn’t worth it. […]

DREAM GARAGES

By GlenStapletonPosted on January 20, 2012Posted in Chevrolet Brands, Classic Recollections, Ford BrandsTagged 2012, 98, apple, avery, candy, chevrolet, chevy, classic, convertible, covertible, crocus, eight, ford, garage, garages, hot, illinois, matt, matthew, ninety, oldsmobile, recollections, red, rod, rods, tbird, thunderbird, v8, vintage, yellow.

With the Mid West preparing for another round of heavy snow, it seemed like the perfect time to be thinking, and dreaming, about all those special places where our favorite classic cruisers get parked to wait out the arctic winter months. One such garage-mahal belongs to classic-car enthusiast John Petras. This is where he keeps […]