Bristol Auto Club Cruise Night, May 1st, 2010

The Bristol Auto Club (BAC) kicked off its 2010 season with a jam-packed Cruise Night on Saturday, May 1st. A beautiful cherry red Ford Roadster, a green Ford Mainline, a cherry red ‘60s Mustang, a Ford Galaxie 500XL and a gray 1968 Chevy II/Nova (355ci) were among the crowd pleasers. This weekly event is always a well supported evening and well worth a visit.

Founded in 1975, the BAC has worked to educate and serve the population in the realm of automotive heritage. For the first thirteen years, the club was limited to a single car show & two dances annually. Besides cruise nights, the Bristol Auto Club sponsors car shows, street festivals and a variety of charitable endeavors.

The Bristol Auto Club is proud to add significant value to it's local community by providing entertainment at no charge which brings many spectators to view an ever changing assortment of automobiles from almost every era.

Cruisin's Star Cars

Two beautiful Ford Thunderbirds finished in a dead heat for Star Car honors.

Jonathan purchased his 1956 Tbird with soft and hard tops in 2001. After getting it up and running, he had it painted a ’56-only peacock blue. The original bill of sale, which Jonathan just happened to have a copy of, listed the original retail price as $3,182.22, including 10 gallons of fuel, which added $2.22 to the bill. The bill of sale makes for some interesting reading. The hard and soft tops cost $202.50, rear fender shields were a whopping $18.75 and the engine dress-up kit cost $15, those were the days!

Dick has owned and enjoyed his 1957 Thunderbird ragtop, a beauty done in Tbird bronze, for 12 years.